Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-09-25


community that they give to their readers
accounts of our annual meetings and oi
our proceedings" and the report suggests
that If in every city, town and village
where lodges are located a small amount OF
money was expended yearly in giving no
tice Of the place of meeting, of anniversa-
ries and public meetings. it would be the
means of keeping the Order before the
public. and would repay the Order huE-
dredtold. The report also recommends
that the magazines and periodicals. of tie
Order receive generous support.
The report announces in fitting terms
the death during the year of p. 6. NJ. and
necticut, and P. G. M. and P. q. Repre-
sentative John w. Hodgson, of the District
of Columbia. 1.s. ..,t.
General James L. Ridgeley, of Mary
land, Grand Corresponding and Recording
Secretary, also submitted a very elaborate
report. After giving detailed account of
his action with reference to the series of
resolutions adopted at the last session of
the Grand Lodge, the Grand Secretary
says: ~ l
Il have great pleasure in reporting that
the correspondence of the year manitests
the decided onward progress of the Order
"a general increase as we'll in its numeri-
cal strength as in its resources and ability,
not only to meet all just demands upon its
treasury, but largely aecumulatiDg ex-
cess for provident investment against all
possible future casualties"
In referring to the working of the Order
in the various States, the report contains
the following in reference to Maryland
The very able Grand Secretary of the
Grand Lodge OF Maryland, Brother J. B.
Escavaille, accompanies his report with the
following very gratifying statement of the
condition of the Order in the State &,
The high degree of prosperity which
Odd Fellowship has reached in all its de-
partments is just source of pride to the
brotherhood; and the success which has
crowned their labors has had the happy eff
feet of stimulating them for still greater
distinction and usefulness. The report
shows solid column of thirteen thousand
moving on, with a firm and undertaking
tread, upon the path which leads to victory
over vice in all its forms.' Its trophies for
the past year will be seen in its disburse-
ments during that period for relief of over
sixty thousand dollars. The strength of
the State Is small, comparatively, with
some of the larger Jurisdictions, but in no
quarter is the work and practical business
OF Odd Fellowship enacted with greater
fidelity" ....--... ......-. ....
The annual report of the Grand and
Subordinate Lodges shows the number of
Subordinate Lodges in the State to be Sc; /;
number of limitations during the year,
1850; reflections, 40; admitted by card, so;
withdrawn by card, 146; reinstatements,
165; suspensions, 546; expusions, 8; deaths,
136; number of members, 13025; members
relieved, 1,577; widowed families relieved,
16S; amount paid for relief of brothers.
$3l, 2.SS: paid for relief of widowed fam
lilies, $2l.121.3O; amount paid for the edu-
cation of orphans, So 2l4 49; amount paid
for burying the dead, SIS, 1877 80; total relief,
$62.77647; amount of annual receipts,
Sis, 1926. The annual report of the
Grand and Subordinate Encampments in
Maryland shows the following exhibits:-
Number OF encampments, II; limitations,
15S; reflections, 8; admitted by card, 4;
Withdrawn by card, IA; reinstatements, 8;
suspensions 80; expulsion, l deaths, 16;
number of members, 1920; members re-
lieved, 2S3; widowed families relieved II;
amount paid for relief of members, So
$50; amount paid for the relief of widowed
families, 81 PA; paid for burying the dead,
1910: total relief, $S,074; amount of annual
receipts, $9,541.43.
p. Hall Sweet, Grand Secretary of the
Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia,
on transmitting his report to the Grand
Secretary, says: sit affords me great pleas
ure to state that the Order in this jurisdic-
tion is in the highest degree prosperous,
and promises for the time to come increas-
ing usefulness" The Worthy Grand
Scribe, c. B. R. Colledge, adds that .'Our
success in the patriarchal branch has been
greater this year than that of last" In the
District there are thirteen subordinate
lodges, with 2,412 members; limitations
during the year, 2S5; admitted by card,
So; withdrawn by card. 80; rein
statements. %; suspensions, 144; expulsions,
2, deaths, %; total relief paid, $ll, ,24S IS
animal receipts, $2300S 46; number of en-
campments, 4, with 765 members initia-
tions, SO: reflections, 4; admitted by card,
6; withdrawn by card, 2; reinstatements,
4; suspensions, Is; deaths, s; total relief
paid, $l,566 80; annual receipts, $4,066 IL.
The Grand Secretary reports that the
revenue of the fiscal year, up to and inclu-
120 60. Of the amount due and unpaid, the
report says there will be received bevond
doubt, $4,000, making total of $30,020 go.
The aggregate exceeds the revenue of the
last fiscal year. This is considered partic-
ularly gratifying, in view OF the fact that
very considerable reduction was made at
the last session in the price of charge and
degree books, and in diplomas and digests
There have been received to the credit of
the Southern Relief Fund the following
amounts during the year: California,
Sl,393 81; Ontario, Sill SO; Maryland, $50;
Oregon, $415; Massachusetts. S56 so; Wis
consin, 500; New Jersey, $15, making a
total OF 50, 1872. 1Ha ll,ia
Referring to the fact that before another
assemblage OF the Grand Lodge, time, in
its transit, will have completed the cycle
of fifty years since the foundation of the
Order, the report states that " In 1919 Odd
Fellowship set on foot its mission under
the auspices of five plain and unpretending
citizens; with feeble voice it uttered its
proclamation of peace and good will to men
ON earth; its banner was flung to the breeze
of Heaven, with its noble motto in
scribed upon its folds, Friendship, Love
and Truth, the fatherhood of God over all,
and the universal brotherhood of man.
Moving forward from this noble stand
point, in half century it has enrolled in
its army over half million of votaries,
most of whom this day are at active labor.
To single lodge of five members it has
added thousands upon thousands, scattered
over all the wide earth where civilization
prevails, and still its stately tread is on
ward among the islands of the sea-
The greater part of the days session was
devoted to the reading and consideration OF
these reports. A communication was re-
ceived from Mr.. John 7. Ford inviting the
members to visit HOLIDAY Street Tneater
this evening; also communication from
Henry Tyson, Esq. president of the city
passenger railway, extending compliment
tary tickets over the line OF the company.
etBy invitation OF the Order in Maryland,
the delegates in attendance partook of
collation. at the Gilmor House at II o'clock,
served up in Mr.. D. A. Kirkland's best
style.-W ashington Erpress, Sept. 22d.
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