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United States Grand Lodge fndepend..
-. ent Order OF Odd-EelloWs.

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| in tho ohair and all the grand officers present..
! The Grand Lodge was opened with prayer
| by the Grand Chaplain, Rev. Paul Repit on,
after which tho Grand Secretary announ ,ed
| that tbero were present representatives ron,
twenty-thrce Grand Lodges. .,li
The Grand Master then appointed con INIT
tee on credentials, when representative s tusrt,
of r. l., presented protest from D. Y Iilkin-
son against the right of thomas Stee' o to O
seat in the body from the Grand Enca, npment
in that State The protest was refsrre to the
proper committee.
Rev. Paul Rspiton not having beer present
, when elected to tho chaplaincy Of che Grand
Lodge, the usual charge was deliver I'd to him
by the NJ. W. Grand Master, after which the
body took recess. ... ~.
On the re- assembling of the body Graz I'd Sire
Craighead presented his annual report, The
report speaks of the general condition 'of the
order as prosperous. In the immature avs Of
the order, whom it was less careful and ci rcum-
spect than at present, many out Of mere
thoughtlesness, some from idle curiosity and
some from purely selfish motives, sought and
obtained admission to its fold but not ha wing
been imbusd with the ennobling principles Of
brotherhood, which constitute the life Of the
fraternity, they had proved unworthy, and to &.
.ebVS~sShe, III 'otiVuc Way o llhu bVuo VuI kioin
It,. The winnowing time was approaching, and
the order was moving on to its high and holy
mission with q new and confident impulse. J /
speaks &C the influence shed by the celebrate IN
4 Of the anniversary of the founding of che
order, and recommends that the Goth day n,
April in each year be observed, as far as .,rac,
ticable, as day sacred and peculiar to odd.
Fellowship. After noticing in appr oprinte
terms the deaths Of several P. G. Rep .esenta,
tives since the last meeting Of the ,ody, the
report refers to the system Of public installa.
tions, recently adopted, as destined to become
an interesting and popular feature of the asso.
citation, and so far had been follo1 xed by profit
able results. ..... ~
No applications had been .eceiyed for new
Grand Lodges or Grand F F,ncampments since
the last meeting, but wa rant had been issued
for an encampment in X Ansas Territory. Par.
adise Lodge, No. 2, at Santa Fe, N. g., had
recently surrendered its charter on account of
discordant elements that had crept into it, but
an application ha'A been received for charter
tor new lodge End for q new encampment at
that place. Vie Grand Encampment of Della
ware mad voluntarily surrendered its eharter
IN fepru Iry, and P. G. Rep. II, Eckel had
neen ppointed Deputy Grand Sire. The
'rand Encampment of North Carolina had
MADE no report for several years, though the
noo y meets regularly and performs all its du-
- save that Of reporting to the Grand Lodge
# the United States, which omission arises
from the fact that it is without funds and un-
able to pay its dues. The attention of the
Grand Lodge was called to petition from the
: Victoria Grand Lodge of Australia Odd-Fel.
:. lows, praying for recognition and for charter
upon the same terms aS that issued some years
y ago to the Grand Lodge Of British North
America. There are now seven subordnato
lodges in that jurisdction--all in excellent
y financial condition, and apparently embued
. with the genuine spirit of Odd-Fellowship.
But there were questions of greater policy to
a be considered in connection with the applica-
, tion, and former experience should admonish
| to prudence in attempting to erect independent
I soveregnties of 0dd.Fellows. o..
i After speaking Of some matters affecting
0 only the workings of the lodges, the report
Q calls attention to the financial condition Of the
= body. 1t would, as heretofore, be necessary to
8 pledge the credit Of the Grand Lodge for the
necessary expenses Of the meeting. I'd.
Grand Secretary RidgeIey then presented his
report. 1t speaks of correspondence with the
: Australian 0dd-Fellows, which correspondence
: is submitted for the consideration Of the body.
q The return of the Grand Lodge was not com
d plete, but as far as heard from, in British
4 North America there is prosperity, with
i twelve lodges, and in the lower British
q province the order had materially increased
o In Michigan there was much prosperity; Yer.
mont has not advanced, but the order is ami
mated by q good spirit; in Maine the order is
in more prosperous condition than during
y the former year; Massachusetts, q decided i'm
provement; New Hampshire, in sound and
healthy condition; Rhode Island, prosperous;
Connecticut, prosperous; Southern New York
Y more favorable than for years past; Northern
New York, materially improved last year; New
!, Jersey, not much progress during the last year;
% Pennsylvania, prosperous, with three new
>. - lodges; Delaware, very prosperous, with two
y y new lodges and two hundred and thirty three
IL limitations; Maryland, sound, healthful and
u advancing; District Of Columbia, prosperous
y Virginia, decided progress; North Carolina,
prosperous, with an increase of lodges and
d members; South Carolina, slow, but decided in
If crease over last year; Georgia, in a healthy
"a condition, with one new lodge; Florida, pros
IL porous, with one new encampment; Mississippi
v four new lodges; Alabama, u decided Improve
ment; Louisiana, an apparent stand-Stll in tht
order; Missouri, continued prosperity; Illinois
Is highly prosperous, with sixteen new lodges
II Indiana, steadily advancing, with new lodges
\. and encampments; Ohio, highly prosperous
lt Kentucky, condition encouraging; Tennessee
prosperous; Arkansas, very prosperous; Wis
II consin, more prosperous than for several years
# Iowa, a falling off; Texas, prosperous, will
4 nine new lodges; California, highly prosperous
a with twelve new lodges; Minnesota, not muol
progress, two new lodges; Oregon, prosperous
Nebraska, the order feeble; Kansas, progress
Is ing slowly; Sandwich Islands, no report; New
y Mexico, in disorganized condition; Washing
e ton Territory, no report ...
d The report states tho amount of receipts fo
the past year to have been, from Grand Lodge
;, $9,8O4 81, and from Grand Encampments ST.,
u u 33S rs. The gross receipts Sill 1920 %, will
- q balance due Of $685. Ss, making total 0
>, ST., ,436 10, being an estimated deficit Of $2,
70 7l3 30. Of the amount appropriated at tn
last meeting, $3,240 were not required, whicl
- will leave SIG 1910, a sum within the actual re
,r cepts, and adequate to meet the legitimate OK
IS penses Of the Grand Lodge.
Rep. Hoke, Of N. O., offered a resolution
granting admission to the sessions Of the Gran,
/ Lodge to members Of proper rank, who may b
Z, vouched for to tho Grand Guardian by the rep
IL resentation of the jurisdiction from which h
halls. Adopted. -,.-a,.s
J. An invitation was presented from John A
j. Thompson, of the committee Of arrangements
inviting the body to join in the procession
y of the order on Wednesday-whi was &C
: ceptsd. r- rs 1 g..a
l. q, Rep. Patton, of Ca, presented resolution
requesting the legislation committee to pre-