Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Illinois - University Library

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J GRAND LODGE OF ILLINOIS, I. O. O. F. A.2I
.Nov. 10. 1913. '_
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or under his control, belonging to the Lodge, to his successor in
office, or to such person as the Lodge may appoint to receive the same.
Resolved, further, That Article II of the Grand Lodge By-Laws
be amended by adding thereto the following new section:
Section 12. The Finance Committee of the Grand Lodge shall,
not later than the first day of March of each and every year, provide
for the security of all funds and property of the Subordinate Lodges
which may, from time to time, come into the hands of the Financial
Secretaries and Treasurers of the Subordinate Lodges, or any of them,
by a suitable contract entered into between the Grand Lodge, as the
insured, for the use of any Subordinate Lodge as its interests may appear,
as party of the first part, and some responsible surety company,
authorized to do business in the State of Illinois, as party of the second
part; such contract to be made subject to the approval of the Grand
Master and the premium therefor to be provided for by appropriation
and paid out of the Grand Lodge funds.
Fred B. Merrills. P.G., 650.
Laid over one year.
DOCUMENT NO. 47,
By James Ewing Davis, No, 450.
To the Grand Lodge of the State of Illinois, I. 0. O. F.:
Whereas, The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Independent Order ,
Odd Fellows, at its recent session in Minneapolis, committed every
Odd Fellow in the world to wage a war on gambling and all other
vices, and
Whereas, The nation-wide movement against gambling, -started
by the fraternal orders in Illinois in 1912, has grown into a worldwide
movement of crime prevention; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows in Convention
assembled at Springfield, 111., in 1913, that we pledge every Odd Fellow
in Illinois to follow out the suggestion of our Sovereign Grand
Lodge in waging unrelenting warfare on all vices in Illinois and help
make the State of Lincoln, Grant and Logan a happier and better place
in which to live and do business.
Referred to Committee on State of the Order.
Adopted.
DOCUMENT NO. 48.
By James Ewing Davis, No. 450, and W. A. Hubbard, No. 342.
To the Grand Lodge of the State of Illinois, I. 0. 0. F.:
Whereas, At the session of the Sovereign Grand Lodge at Minneapolis
last September, Past Grand Sire E. S. Conway and Past Grand
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