Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-04-24

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Great preparations are being made in PhiIa.
delphia tor the semi-centennial celebration O,
Odd Fellowship, at d 1t is expected that II will
be one Of the largest, II n OF the greatest, csle
bTations which has ever taken place in TINS
country. The grand procession will have iu
line from thirty TO forty thousand member.
including q delegation from the District OF
Columbia, numbering from Eve to seven huo,
bred. Most Of the District delegates will leay.
tomorrow morlIng in q special train. And
reach Philadelphia to- morrow afternoon. IT.
thi. connection brief history Of the order il
this country Will be of interest. Several az.
tempts had been maze in New York and otnsr
places, IN the early part OF this century 20 es
taolish the order, but failed, until on the 26,n b
April, isis, Tnoms: Wildey, by advertisement
for meeting OF dd.Fellows at the Sc We a Stars
Tavern, In Second street, Baltimore. gathered
four others, who. with himself formed the nm
cieus OF the order in America. which has flour.
mesa ana prospered greatly beyond the expec-
tations OF those who formed the first Lodge,
which was known as Washington, No. 1. The
following statistics will show the present con-
dltion Of the order:
OF the United State7, TO the 30th Of June last.
sbowsa total NUM- Der of 8 l95 Lodges, OF which
pennsylvania has SIG. Ohio 353, Illinois 2s6,
Indiana z73, Maryland Sc, and the District %.
The number of limitations were 40,08D; relec
lions, ASIA; admitted by card, 7,205; withdra wn
by card. S095 reinstated, 4,259; suspended,
IL 800; explosions, SOS; deaths, 2322; members.
2i5O36; mem bers relieved, 2l.3ii; widowed
families relieved, 3,9i1; amount paid for the
relief OF brothers, As paid for relief OF
widowed families. Si13, 275.b2; paid for educa-
ton of orphans, SO s57 20; paid for burying the
dead, si03,sE.50. Total amount expended for
relief, s69j, 6ie.26; total amount of annual re.
ceipts, 81. lIO, 95I.66.
The report Of the Patriarchal branch of the
Order to the same date shows total of 99j En-
campments, in which there were S,7I7 initta-
tons, 26S relectIous, 1,OS7 admitted by card,
Liz Withdrawn by card, 72i reinstated, $50
suspended, 33i expelled, 800 de1ths, s5,i1s
members, 1891 members relieved, 163 widowed
families relieved, $50, 1868 paid for relief o:
members, $i,0i7.25 do. widowed families.
S1c.los21 do. for buryIng the de1d $40, AZ. 95
total relief S252, 3.4.5i total receipts The total
amount OF receipts in both branches of the
Order, for the year ending jane aOth las,
is - o6s5.296 20, and the total amount expended
for relief S766, 056.2I.
The report to the Grand Lodge of the Dis
trict OF Columbia, for the year ending Ssptem-
Der Both last, shows the following: Number of
limitations, 1876; admitted by card. 81; reinstate-
LAG; explosions, S; deaths, 81; Ie,ections, 30:
Past Grand Masters, 20; Part 9rands, iO7: con-
tribuiing members, 2,i00; revenue to school
fund, 3, 233 Sc; revenue to general fund, SII,-
O6OO2; revenue from special tex, &C., $3.50 e.
total amount of revenue, s2i, s23 Sc; amount of
contingent expenses, $l0,eW %; percent ge TO
Grand Lodge, 81, ll0.4s number of brothers re-
lieved, 391; widowed families relieved. 1872;
paid for relief of brothers, S5,5O6:sS; lid for
relief of widowed families, 2.s77.6O; for bury
ing the dead, Lose 81; for the education of or.
phans, I.4sS2l; paid for relief, &c, SIO,96i go
amount Of school fund on hand, S2,iU3 ls gen.
eral fund on hand. 81, sS.57; invested, IS
invested and ON hand, S36.U76.g5
The report to the Grand Encampment for the
year shows Encampments, which Initiated
50, rejected 4, admitted by card, gave 3 with.
drawal cards, reinstated 4. sus pended 49, deaths
{, mem bers 165, relieved 70, widowed families
relieved ID, amount paid for relief of brothers
Sl,0l7 81, do. families $500 do. burying the dead
$780, total relief, Sl,566.50 amount Of receipts,
Si.066.l1.
Quite a number Of the Daughters of Rebekah
(the wives and widows Of members who have
taken the degree Of that name) will leave to.
day and Tomorrow to witness the procession.
The members Of the Onder here can procure
their tickets (Which have been fixed at IS for
the round trip, good for ten days,) from any
member OF the committee, who, for the purposS
will be at the 9TH street hall from = to 9I
o'clock tonight. and as stated previously the
larger portion OF the members will leave to.
morrow morning, forming in procession at the
9Th street hall at O'Clock and marching to the
Depot. @. John y. Shafer, of Excelsior
Lodge, the Grand Marshal, With p. G. Geo Y.
Collision, of Columbia Lodge, p. G.. Pm Alfred
II. Gawler, of Ridgely Encampment; p. II. p.
Peter II. Stutz, of Mt. Nebo, and p. G. Samuel
=. Turner the Observation-Disclosures by Healds
band, and leaving in the O'Clock train.