Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-10-03
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.

The Grand Lodge Of the United States which, addition
the elective officers composed of Representatives Of the
various States and Territories of the Union, held
the city of Baltimore week, and occupied
for five days dsposing Of the presented for consid
Grafton
Tuesday being the appointed day for the election of officers
the Grand Lodge according CUSTOM selected
the gentlemen who fill the highest offices Of honor
by choosing oRS R. KsEAss, Esq Of Pennsylvania the
Grand se and NEwALL A. THonpsos, Of Massachu-
sctts Deputy Grand Sire Mr.. KsEAss is resident of
Philadelphia, aud gentleman highly esteemed by all who
know hun. Mr. THOMPSON is well known the
of this article, but his selection is deemed be equally u
dicious. JAMES l.. RIDGELr and ANDREW E. WARNER
Esqs, both Of Maryland, unanimously elected the
stations which they haveheretoore worthy hed
Secretary and Grand Treasurer The newly elected officers
will upon the duties of their respective until
the meeting of the annual of the Lodge
the regulations require them be chosen one year in adj
| vance of their installation.
From the annual reports Of the Grand and Subordinate
Lodges learn that during the past year, the Lodges
throughout the United States have increased 992 that the
number of new limitations 80, suspensions
explosions 493 Past GTand up Grand Lodges 500
and the increase Of Past Grand Masters has The
of the Subordinate Lodges during the year has been
S7os 2o5 40 The number of contributing members at pre-
connected with the order 90 753 The number of wild
Der of brothers buried by the order For the relief Of
brethren the paid by the Lodges have amounted
Sl54 47 60 since the last report and for the re-
lief Of widowed families SIS Csc H. The sum Of So 674 %
has been paid for the education of the orphan children of
ceased members of the order and S22 7s6 OF for the burial
Of the dead The total paid fer relief during the year
has been sl9737 The increase of Lodges as compared
with s45 has been 3O7 Of income $685. l6 of mem
bers $4,000; of amount Of relief afforded, s7956. The
progress of the order represented by Grand Sres re-
port to have been very great throughout the limits Of the
Onion, and nowhere than in Washington and the
District of Columbia.
In addition to the above the Baltimore Sun furnishes the
following of interesting ceremony which place
during the session
MAGNIFICENT PREsEST-We yesterday magni-
gold hunting watch which has been and
by the Grand Lodge OF the United States The In
dependent Order of Odd Fellows, +. G. NJ James l..
Rdgsy, in compliment him for his us Gand
retry &c The ceremony of presentation took place the
Grand Lodge Thursday last The works Of the watch
made by Tobns, Of Liverpool with sixteen jewels,
pressy order, and brought New York. where
the and other work completed. The
very heavy the edges back and 'front.' heavily chased
Of rich scroll work the centre of the front the eagle
holding his beak the three links and in his talons the
Shield and the right interviewer in the scroll work. is the
cornucopa and the left the hand and heart On the back
Is the all seeing eye and underneath the emblem OF charity
The face OF the watch presents the jewel of Past Grand
Master resembling five pointed star, encrced by splendid
wreath Of fifty nine diamonds. The inscription upon the
side as follows
81 o. o. r.
. Presentedby the G.. L. Of u. s. to 4. g. NJ James L.
Rngcy, acknowledgment Of merit, evidence OF
the aectonate regard which held by the Sep
TENDER Session, 1876.
Altogether the presents rich one will be held as in
valuable 10y the gentleman TO whom made It cost in