The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-09-04

showing the following items of their ah"r<:
Initiated ID; by dispensati"n 4: admitted
by Card, Is; Withdrawn, l6; Withdrawn tc
/" join other Divisions, l6; Broke the Pledge
%; Broke the Pied &c scrond time, s; Signed
over, 7; Expelled, %; Suspended, |; Deaths
6; Number Of Members, 1884; Receipts Of
the Quarter. 81 ,05507; Percentage To Grand
Division, S59,20; Brnefts and Relief, $sl co.
Current Eypcn.cs, s7Os,O5; Balance in Trea.
sury, *l,s56,53
| have us usual the same complaint Of tardi.
ness TO urge against a number of the Divi.
sions.* and do it with the more regret as it
was to he expected that the meeting of the
National Division and the influences there
cyerlrd would have given new impetus tn the
working Of the oider, and each Division would
ha." F"cm anxio.s to show its strength and
increase at this >cssinn as an earnest Of what
might he expected Mt the next Annual session
In this have been Disappointed, as you will
rs'.'!!', perceive.
i"r also /" regret that have no new
'':.:,'"'' To- report and | would take oc'a~ion
- '';;~ -" i" cal the attention Of the Grand
ii''.' ;;ic Division Of our order in either
- :. !''""irg Districts, viz: AbbcvilIe,
B'aH;'."'. i.i.;"!ieid, Georgetown, Lanrens.
NcA mr. ' ahh Union; there have bee Divisions
in each ard mIg be again it proper exertions
w"re rnae t. revive the old or organize new
ones, and al must see the expediency not to
II! necessity "fhaving ut least one Division
in every District If our State Past experiences
ha< shown rh" d tfirul'y Of keeping up tho
meetings anl sustaining the Divisions in those
portions "r the country that are thiuly popuIa
ted, hut hclicve that no such excuse can lie
pleaded at the corpurated Towns and Villages
and where the Court Houses are located; and
some plan should as early as possible be adopt
Ell to impress upon those who have been mem.
bcrs, aud are still favorable to the prosperity
of our Order, the necessity of revivins the
Divisions to which they once belonged, but
which are now extinct.
have hcretofnre called the attention of
the Grand Division to the necessity nf having
the Ritual Bn"ks and Cards Of extinct Divis.
ions srarrhrd up and returned to this office aud
would now reilerate it the necessity frr this
is obvious, aud should therefore claim attentions
but the Grand Division mnst adopt the means
t" secure proper attention to this matter in
.'urr.
a. ikc EAIri session Of this body held on
tir" tit uIln", the G. W Pin hi. Reports saws
L NV b 81 t H." Percentage paid by Suhnr
- 3D.. ... .v', under the late change is
..'"-..--... g so Inc poWcr t" increase
.. go = ">"E.is'. S" innrehiatcl,
d; tb
.'.o;' .:. ,ni iu"d,.nrr n"e necessary 10 secure
49,. al arqni"scrnce in the MEASURE" From
-, I.n>iii'lI. | AIN rlahlrd 10 knew sonnet hing
'.'.rr han any other the income AID expendi
tar of the Grand Division and must say that
>"r'e means of increasing the income must
'e aIoptrd - the expenditures are governed by
circumstances entirely. am Of the npnon
that if at the next Annual Session, the Percent
aye was increased to ten cents for each con
Irihuting member and that to be tried for a
sperifird time, say one year, the Treasury Of
the Grand Division wou be sufficient for all
its necessary expenses: exclusive IF the monies
derived from the sale Of Books, Cards, Char.
tiers, &c.
Thee matters ! suggest for your considera.
tion reminding you that they cannot be acted
upon until the regular Annual session.
The percentage paid by thirty one Divisions
for the Quarter ending April lst 1855, was
sG4,40 this multiplied by q, will show the
Rrvcmu' f'r Il year from this source only, to
be S257 60: to double this amount if but for
one year will make the Revenue from This
source s5l5.20-the necessity Of such STRIP
think must bc sef.evidcnt to every one
h,ve thus laid before you such state
mert rs the nature OF my office enables me to
d." r.. wing y"u the difficulties underwhich we
lL' i". "a: we have the means to meet
- q. .''.' 'i"s; and trusting t" your wis'lom
-, =, .-s.,..' - drriSing further means, not
n'. g.. ..cr' i.ul 'verc"ine them.
I','', .l""an: :;ssion, as is my custom,
/ pr.;,..' r.t',s'. "u full aud detailed Report
"I III, ::,';:.a and d"inss for the year. regret
that .i!arn .ta'ices beyond my control prevents
me from being at my post at this time.
With III" SINCERE h"pe that our business my
b" accom- l,l'>hr'i in harmony, AMI that much
g"d may he effected, beg leave to submit the
above Reror, for Your consideration and nc.
reEance.
Respectfully, yours,
In L. P. and f.,
z. ]. DEHAY.
Grand Scribe.
Office G. Scribe, Camden, July "a, 1855
Referred to Bros. A. B. Towers, A. o.
N"nis. }. D. A. Murphy.
The Grand Treasurer made his Report:
Referred to Committee on Or. Scribe's
Report.
The G. s. read accounts from National
Division and J Phinney g. Co. Referred to
Com "n Finance, Bro Gardiner, Chm.
BIO B. d Townsend made verbal report
Fl ON the Committee on Tascts of the e. D. of
). G.
p NJ. W. p 3. ONealI offered th.