White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-10-14
From the Washington Star. 2IstI
A Years History Of the Odd r.i,.

FROM tne Wasnington Star, 2lst1
A Years History Of the Odd Pello,.
The Grand Lodge of the United ST.,
II. o. o. F.. representing the great bro.s'
/ erhood of Odd Fellows of the TD;. l,
States. yesterday commenced the holJ;sl
of their annual sessions at the Odd T.GY
lows Hall. Baltimore. 's''
The body received the report of Il.
Committee on Credentials; and after ~; 's
heard the report of the Grand Secrets
which, after aOme preliminary mat,.:.
gives the condition of the Order thronrS'
out the Jurisdiction of the Grand Iods.
In West Canada the Order is prosDs.
Gus, there being now Is active Lodgs.
with nearly 1000 members. In e.,
Canada the Order has entirely died on,
and no effort appears to be making to "a
susciIate it. In the lower province, =,
British North America there is an i'm
proving condition. Michigan shows n.
Order to be in as healthy a condition -
at the time Of the last annual report, Will
Vermont languishes. In Maine there !,
comparative prosperity, and also in Mas.
sachuetts. New Hampshire and RboIs
Island reports show dininution Of mem.
bers, and a like condition is presented
from Connecticut. From both sectioD,
of New York there are not favorable "a.
ports, but New Jersey presents a healthy
condition. Pennsylvania does not show
its usual prosperous condition, though in
Delaware the order is prosperous, and in
Maryland Odd Fellowship occupies an
eminently prosperous position, and is er.
err advancing. In the District of Colum.
bia there is prosperity. but in Virgin,
there is a falling or of Lodges anil mem.
bershiP, attributed, as in most other in.
stances, to the financial panic. North
and South Carolina, Georgia, FloIl,
Mississippi and Alabama show no visible
signs Of prosperity. while in some of these
Jurisdictions the 0rler has reduced. In
Louisiana, Missouri, Illinois, Inliana
Ohio, there is a marked prosperity. In
Kentucky there appears a general falling
off in both branches Of the Order, but the
number Of lodges anil encampmcn,s Is
greater than last year, and the order j,
vigorous. From Tennessee. Arkansas
Iowa, Texas. California. Minnesota. Or.
egOn, Nebraska, Kansas, Sandwich Is.
lands, New-Mexico and Washington Ter.
ritories, the reports are flatterins to the
Order, showing health and vigor in both
branches. There is no report from Wis
conSin.
The whole receipts up to the close Of
the year, from all sources, were Sl2.l9
10. anil there is still due the sum of S..
3130S, of which il is estimated $500
will be paid during the session. The
whole amount appropriated at the last
session was SIS, S6275. and the actual
amount expended. S16.3lS.30-leaving
an excess Of appropriation over actual
expense of S2,544.45.
From the Baltimore Sun, ef Thurs,lay.l
AT the meeting Of the Grand Lodge
yesterday. the greater portion Of the day
was spent in the submission Of reports by
none Of which. however, were
acted ON. P. e. NJ. Joshua Yansaut,
Grand Treasurer, laid his report before
the Lodge, showing its financial cOndi-
ton. 1t shows that the receipts proper
for the year up to the 2lst inst wers
Sl6.943.72. showing a decrease in the
annual revenue, notwithstanding an adj
vance Of fifty per cent. in the representa-
lion tax, of S660.SS. The expenses for
the year were less than for 1851. leaving
a balance in the Treasury Of l0,43306.
while at the end Of 1851 there was bal
arco of $40, 443.24. 1t states that SILL
800 will be required to pay the mileage
and per diem of the representatives at
The present session, and that Sl,0S6.76
will be needed more than is in the Treas
nry. In addition 1000 will be requir-
ID for the printing of the daily journal.
The Grand Treasurer says that it will be
necessary to negotiate loan of $500
On the notes Of the Grand Lodge, to be
discounted as the wants Of the Lodge
suggest. Last year the credit Of the body
vas used in the same way for 49, $50.