Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-09-20
MeetIB& OF she Grand Lodge Of i
d. q. II, of the limited States

BALTIMORE, Sept. 1S.-The annual meet
ing of the Grand Lodge of the Independent
Order Of Odd Fellows of the United States
took place this morning in the hall on North
Gay street, Grand Sire Isaac M. Veitch,
presiding. Representatives from nearly all
the States In the Union and several of the
British Provinces were In attendance. This
Is the first occasion within the past fve
years when brethren from all parts of the
country have mingled together. Mutual
congratulations were interchanged and
much friendly feeling evinced. =, 7
r The Grand Sire presented his annual re-
port In which he, with no ordinary emo
tions of pleasure, congratulated his fellow
representatives at being assembled in an
other annual Convention of the Supreme
Grand Lodge, under such peculiarly inter-
estipg1 and auspici0us circumstances, and
he expressed his highest satisfaction and re-
joicing that he was permitted to meet again
the representatives of nearly all the juris-
dictlons, who had been precluded from fell
lowship and communication with the other
| representatives tor the last four years. The
retrospect of the year furnishes abundant
cause of congratulation that the Order has
survived the severe ordeal through which
1t has passed, and which Threatened to i'm
peril It's unity. He referred to his efforts,
which were successful, in reopening COM
munication with the Grand Lodges of the
various Southern States. The financial con-
dition of these jurisdictions rendered it i'm
possible for them to meet the Representa-
tive tax imposed blythe laws of the Grand
Lodge, and he, in his correspondence, indi-
Gated that this would be no impediment to
the standing of their Representatives, and
that the Grand Lodge would gener-
ously remit the tax, as was done in
the case OF the jurisdiction of
Tennessee In 1868. Reference is also
made, TO his acts in connection with the
i bWildey monument the9ormal presentation
OF which will be made at this session. 9th
er matters of interest to the Order are al
luded to by the Grand Sire, who pays a
tribute to the memory of Past Grand Sire
r. d. Boyleston, of South Carolina, whose
death occurred recently 10 EyES.cA
The report of Grand Secretary Ridley
was also submitted, embracing detailed
report of the condition of the Order in the
various Jurisdictions, In all of which the
Order is in very prosperous state. Dur
ing the fiscal year ending September LIST, of
the present year, he had received from the
State Grand Lodges and Encapments the
sum of $l6.93l.l1, while there was remain
ing unpaid $2,480,05, making an aggre-
gate OF $l9,4l6.l6-a larger sum than
has ever been received since the organiza-
tion of the Supreme Lodge. Contributions
to the Wildey monument fund to the
amount Of l,473 have been received up
to the 1st of January, 1865, which had been
increased to nearly $4,000 by interest on
the fund invested.
The cityris thronged. with strangers to
attend the Idedicating display on'Wednes-
day, and every train brings accessions to
the gathering. ,.-..........f..
BALTIMORE, Sept. 19.-An Ohio delega.
ton of Odd Fellows arrived this morning,
accompanied by band of music. They
were received and escorted to their quarters
by the committee of Reception. -