Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Illinois - University Library

Nov TU da GRAND LODGE OF ILLINOIS, I. O. O. F. 363
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That it is the sentiment of the Sovereign Grand Lodge that
corporal punishment should be abolished from all Odd Fellows' Homes
and milder and more humane methods of correction should be used.
A Grand Body may provide in its Constitution that Grand Representatives
shall be recognized as elective officers thereof, but this
shall in no wise render them ineligible to any other elective office
in such Grand Body.
That the Committee on Printing Supplies be authorized and empowered
to have any or all of the odes, now used and controlled by this
Sovereign Body, sung into and placed upon record plates, so that the
same may be obtained and used in the Lodges throughout the different
jurisdictions.
REPORTS SUBMITTED AND ADOPTED.
Report No. 126. By Rep. Rinehart, of Florida, from the Special
Committee on Codification of Laws:
To the Sovereign Grand Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows:
Your Special Committee on Codification of Laws report that con-
siderable progress in the work of codification has been made; the
research and analytical character of the same has made the task
arduous and has required practically constant devotion of time. At
one period during the progress of the work it seemed to your committee,
by reason of the confusion of the many laws created and
enumerated by the numerous committees of this Grand Body, that
codification was not possible, but as the work advanced the difficulties
were overcome and your committee are able to assure the Grand
Body that the work will be completed and ready for presentation at
the next annual session. Your committee, therefore, offer the follow-
ing:
Resolved, That leave be given the committee to continue the
work and report next session, and that their report, together with the
codification, be printed when ready, and placed upon the desks of the
members of the Grand Body at the next session.
Report No. 119. By Rep. Brown, of Illinois, from the Committee
on Odd Fellows' Homes:
To the Sovereign Grand Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows:
Your Committee on Odd Fellows' Homes, to whom were referred
the reports of the Grand Secretary on the Homes and Superintendents
and Matrons of the Homes, report that we have carefully considered
the same and from them have compiled the following, which we submit
to you: