The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-17
THE ODD FELLOWS
Annual Session Of the Grand Lcs -.
Of New York-Instal-
and Appoint. asnt Of Committee.
tho Ensuing Year.

ROCHESTER,, N. T., August 49, 1870
Tne 9.ahd Lodge OF the Independent Order OF
odd Fellows OF the State Of New York convenea
In an dal session In tins city at nine O'Clock this
nv ming tho elective grand officers all being
Iesent. After prayer ny the Grand Chaplain the
Grand Lodge was declared open for business.
Grand Master N. L. Petit, appointed ne Couy,y,
tee on Elections Representatives Ashe AshtN,
and Croft; ana on Credentials William p Holland.
Chairman, &c. The Grand Lodge degree was com.
ferred upon seventy nine Past Grands There bov.
ing been no choice by the election In ,odo.. "a
Grand Warden and Grand Representative 70 En-.
Grand Lodge Of the United States, ballot,nr 20.
proceeded with, and resulted In the election =,
william Lacy, Of Albany, as Grand Warden. and
Edward j. Hamilton, OF New York, as Grand Repre-
sentative.
Deputy GraLd Sire Frederick d. Stuart, or wasn.
ington and J. W. Smith. OF Connecticut were intro.
duced with the grand honor, and the former was
made the guest Of the Grand Lodge during his STAY
In the CITY. Among the most distinguished mem.
bers OF the Order present Past Grand Sres John
A. Kennedy and James p. Sanders: Past Grand Mas.
ters ana Past Grand Representatives Barnard.
Clayton, Langdon, George Smith, Mercer. Stein.
Glen, Barnes and Lent; Past Grand Masters Mad.
den, Could Gardner and MedoIe and Grand penra.
sentatives White, Russell and Terwilliger
After recess from one to three p. M teleoranhfc
greeting was received from Grand Master d. w.
Dannals Of the Grand Lodge Of California, now in
session In North san Juan, to the Grand Lodge here
which, upon being read. was appropriately re,
Grand Master Pellet then read his ANNA,
report In which, after abiding to the general prOs
perty OF the Order throughout this Jurisdiction and
the decisions rendered by him during his term, some
interesting suggestions were made, tue substance of
which will appear hereafter: The Grand Secretary,s
annual report was then read. BY condensatio Of
the report the following facts and figures are OBJ
tained:-Dispensati0ns granted by Standing Com.
mittee to working lodges, 70; Grand Lodge eertia-
oases Isl aggregate recepS Of STana fEe eSTs
s64s9; gain In membership by initiation, Dy card
and reinstatement, 4S22; loss by card. Suspension
and death, 2040; net gain during the year, 2.7S2:
making total membership In this Jurisdiction OF
20, 1872. Aggregate revenue Of subordinate lodges,
brothers and widows, and burial OF the dead $50 41
The installation OF grand officers being the next
business in order, Deputy Grand Master Daniel WOOD,
Grand Master by retiring Grand Master Pettit,
Grand Master Wood then Installed the following
Grand warden, William Lacy; Grand Secretary,
Charles v. Clark Grand Treasurer, Jacob Russell.
The 0se e
Conductor, A. b. Caldwell; Grand Guardian,
william B. Preston; Grand Herald, Charles Nc.
The following committees were appointed
On Finance-Royal G. Milliard, Geo. Smith. Geo.
+. Miller, VIM. P. Holland, Chas. Vandervoort r. J.
Reede. ~
On correspondence Medole, H. c. Reynolds,
on Appeals-D. P. Barnard, J. II. White, william
Gould, Mercer Stern, Abraham Lent, Thos. P. 81.
John Elijah White, j. b. Dem0net, Jacob Fonda
On Laws-M, b. Pitts, f. ]. Peck, Gustave Leweck,
e. A. Barnes, ThOs. Lawrence.
On Petitions-T. r. Morgan. James Irwin, r. H.
yobaes, W. y. Collins A: G. vosburgh, J. f. Houck,
VIM. Bradford, II. s. Andrews, John GalDraith.
State Of the Order-James p Sanders, John A.
Kennedy, Cornelius Glen. II. @. Cline Il. G. A. Sauer,
Albert Rowe, WIN. II. Barnes, Abram Lozier, J. G.
Clayton.
The discussion Of the resolutions, which were vari.
ously referred occupied the time till the close OF the
afternoon session.