Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-29
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Proceedings of the United states
Strand Ledge,
Encouraging Prospects Of the
Order.
From the Baltimore Sun, 2sd.i

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1 The report c0ngrstuiates the members
upon the continued and uneXampied
! growth of the order, and says that the
| psst year has mere fully developed its
I greatness. From nearly every luI1sdte-
1 ton come up the sounds or rejoicing.
| Toe Grand Sire says "that from the re-
ports of the r. W. Grand Secretary and
| Treasurer it viii be perceived that never
I since our existence as an Order have We
/ received ia one year 80 numerous body
OF members into our fold nor is this ex-
| ercise confined TO any particular Juris-
/ dicLon. All seem TO have enjoyed the
| fruits OF prosperity, and from nearly
every jurisdiction come up the glad
sounds OF victory. The number Of
members received the past year into our
sub0rdinate lodges exceeds forty thou
sand. The finances of our OrGer, not
onIv in the Grand Lodge, but IN our
subOrdiuRtes, never were IN better cOndi-
ton. Our treasures are augmented,
and every where peace and prosperity in
our Order is the standing word.
During the year the Grand Sire visited
seventeen State jurisdictions, and in ali
of them found that the spirit Of the or
tder had been fully established. The 18th
dEy Of April, 1863, Tiil be the semi-cen-
tsnniaf Anniversary OF the Order in the
United Ststes, and the report recommends
that some action be taken ia reference
| thereto, teemilg 1t necessary ana pro-
per that the day should be celebrated
rather more than on ordinary occasions" "
| Ia response 10 the inquiries made Of the
| Southern Grand Lodges, E5 30 the exact
condition of the order in their respective
/ jurisdictions, the Grand Sire says that he
t4
I Texas. south Carolina, Georgia, Ala
bama and Arkansas. These reports
show Z slight increase in membership
during the past year, and that Lodges
! that have become dormant on account
of the war are being raEuscitated. The
relief furnished them the past year by
! the Grand Lodge and the Order gene
| rally, has been gratefully received, and
/ has besn the means Of cheering the
! hearts of the brethren who have been
struggling mRufully against what
| seemed to them almost death to the
I Order.
In referring TO the press, the report
/ says that much OF our success in years
/ past has been accomplished through and
/ by the influence of the public press, and
] it is another evidence OF the position we
/ hold before the community, that they
give to their readers accounts of our AZ
| nuRi meetings and Of our proceedings !"
and the report suggests tha5 if in every
city, town ard village where lodges are
| located, a email amount OF money was
| expended yearly in giving notice Of The
place Of meeting, Of anniversaries anu
public meetings, il would be the means
/ Of keeping the Order before the public,
and would repay the Order a hundred
/ fold. The report also recommends that
/ the magazines and periodicals OF the Or
/ der receive a generous support.
The report anDCurCes, in Hitting terms,
/ the deaths during the year Of ?. q. NJ.
| and G. Representatives, @. L. Towns
| end, OF Connecticut, and P. g. N. and
! P. c. representative John W. HoGgsOn,
| OF the District Of Columbia.
Gen. James Z. Ridgeley, Of Maryland
Grand Corresponding and Recording
! Secretary, also submitted s very eiabO.
| rate report. After giving 8 detailed aC-
count OF his action with reference to the
series Of resolutions adopted st the last
! session of the Grand Lodge, the Grand
| Secretary says:
81 have great pleasure in reporting
/ thet the correspondence OF the year
manifests the decided onward prOgres.
/ Of the OrdeF-R general increase as wei
/ in its numerical strength as in its re.
sources aad ability, not only to meet al
/ Just demands upon its treasury, but 8
| largely aceumuisting excess for prOvi'
| dent investment against all possible fu'
! tUre casualties
| In referring to the working Of the Or
| der in the various States, the report con.
! tains the following in reference to Mary
| land The very able Grand Secretary o.
| the Grand Lodge Of Maryland, Brother
| J. B. Escsvaille, accompanies his report
with the following very gratifying state
ment Of the Order in the State:
| I" The high degree of prosperity which
! Odd Fellowship has reached in al iUs de-
| partments is q just source Of pride to tft
! brotherhood aud the success which ha.
| crowned their labOrs mas had the happy
effect of stimulating them for still greater
/ distinction and usefulness. The report
| shows a solid column Of 3.000-mOviDL
on, with firm and undertaking tread, up
on the path which leads to victory Ove
vice in ell its iOrms.' It's trophies fol
the pase year will be seen in It's disburse
| naents during that period for relief Of owe
sixty Thousand dollars. The strength
of the State is small, comparatively, witt
some OF the larger Jurisdictions, but il
nc quarter is the wOrk and practical busi
! ness Of Odd Fellowship enacted with
greater fdelity.N
The annual report Of the Grand anC
subordinate lodges shows the number o
subordinate lodges in the State to be IS
nun Der of initistions during the year
1880: rpiections 40; admitted by cart
50; Withdrawn by card, I45 reiBstate
ments, 1856; suspensions, $40; expuisions
9: deaths, 1856; number O.! memb berg, l3,
Oz5; mem bsrs relieved, / 57 widowet
fam lies relieved, 1853; amount paid 70
relief OF brothers, S3l ,2j2 So; paid fo
relief of widowed families, 81, III 80
amount paid for educa1son OF orphans
$, ,2l4 49; amount paid for buryIi,E Tn
dead, IS, ls7 50; total relief, S62 776 AZ
amount of annual receipts, $lIS, l49 26
The annual report OF the Grand and Sub
ordinate Encsmpments in MaTylauC
shows the following exhibit: Number o
! encampmente, T.; i1itiatiOns, l59 Tejec
ti0ns, admitted by card, Il reinstate
ments, 9; suspensions, 80; explosions, I
deaths, 10 number of mem bers, 1920
members relieved, 283; widowed familie
! relieved, u; amount paid for relief 0
| mem bers, $3.50; amount paid for tht
| relief OF widowed families, Sl2l4; pai,
for burying the dead, $3.50; total relic
SS074; amount OF annual receipts, 50,
541 4S.
The Grand Secretary reports that tht
revenue Of the fiscal year, up TO and in
elusive of September l, 1868, amounts e
S2B, 120 60. OF the amount due and un
paid, the report says there will be re
ceived, beyond doubt, $1,000, making
total of $50, ,020 60. The aggregate ex
ceeds the revenue Of the last fiscal year
This Is considered peculiarly gratifying
in view Of the fact that a very coDside
rabIe reduction vas made at the las
session 10 the price Of charge and degre,
books, and in diplomas and digests,
There have been received to the credi
to the Southern relief fund the following
amounts during the year; California
SI393 81 Ontario, Sill So; Maryland
$50; Oregon, S415; Massachusetts, S5
so; Wisconsin, Si00; New jersey, SIS
making total of S2l32
Referring to the fact that before anoth
er essemblage Of the Grand Lodge, time
in its transit, will have completed tn
cycle of ffty years since the foundation
Of the order, the report states that " Il
1870" Oddfellowsbip set on foot il
mission under the auspices of five plsi
and unpreteDdiDg citizens; with feebl
voice it uttered its proclamation OF pese
and goodwill 10 men on earth its bRnne
was flung TO the breeze of Heaven, wit
It's noble motto inscribed upon its folC