Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-10-13
C1iored Odd Fellows.

ANNUAL MEETING IN THIS cry.
The twcnty-sixth annual meeting of tho G. o
o. o H., was opened at National Hall, Ninth and
Walnut Sis, Wednesday, by the Most Worshipfu
Grand Master, John G. Bowers, of Pennsylvania
and u. B1wser, Grand Secretary. The meeting
was opened with prayer.by Bro. Noble Watkins, o
Annapolis. Md. Tie roll was then called, ant
the following lodges answered TO the call =
Bay State, Boston. No. Sli; North Star, No
1872, Worcester Hope 1lg; Providence, II. |.
New Philomaihean GIG; Hamilton 40
Terry, 91D Howard Union, 1887 Star of the
West, Balilln, l2li; Entorprising Sons of New
Jersey 18Th
Pennsylvania Pirnix, 99i Iashon, 1880
Covenant. Sd. Mount olive 96i; Fratcrnal
| s93; Carthagenian, .l0i Mount Lebanon, 1918
| Friendship, S9I; Equity, 1871; Good Hope
| ll22 Radiant Star, lOt3; Brotherly Love, 500
.Joc!iahed. Heading, 1906 Salem, Darby, 1861
| Olive Branch, Columbia, 1877.
Delaware of bethlehem, SD7
| Mary lalid-Eden, 9D2; Olive, 967 Crystal
| Fount, 1861 Mount lebanon 1887 King David,
Davis 7l4 Frederick Douglass, us; Lincoln.
1902; United Sons of the Morning, 1ll8; Mount
Zion, 1885, Mount Nebo, 1866; Evening Star,
1873; Union Bethel, 1875: Humane, 1il1 John
A. Bridge, 1il5; D. II. Hall, lil6.
Washington. D. C.-Union Friendship. s91
Eastern Star, 1928; John +. Cook, 1885; J.F.N
Wilkinson, 1913; Potomac Union,s92 Rising Sun,
1865; Star of the West, 1869 Peter Ogden, 1874
Columbia, 1876; Western Star, 1880
| Virginia-Eastern Star, 1904; Harmony, S1S
Free Virginia. 963 United Sons of the Morning
| 1884, Lone Star, 1910; Noah, Petersburg, 1867
Fidelity, 1879; st. Joseph, 1882 Eureka, West
| Va, 1907 Jonathan, 143i.
Kentucky-St. Johns, Louisville, 1864; St
Luke, 1871 Lone Star, 1910.
Ohi0-0lio, 1l1s, Cleveland; Hutchinson
| Chicago.
| Province Of Ontario-C Chatham, 1865; Prince
Albert, 1917 Dresden, Ogden, 8l2; Toronto
| Bermuda Islands, Somers Pride of India. 800
Alexandria, 1026; Hamilton, Victoria and Albert,
| Somerset, 1927.
The NJ. W. G. Master then delivered his an.
nual address, which was placed in tile hands OF
| committee for publication. The A. NJ. c.. was
organized by electing Bro. $. W. Chase, of Bal.
timore Nd, Presidents Nice-President, Bro
James II. Lewis, of New York; Secretary, Bro
Isaac $. NIullin, Portsmouth, Va. Chaplain
| Rev. Noble Watkins, of Annapolis, Nd; Tiler
| Bro. Henry johnson. of Petersburg, Va. Com
mittee on Credentials, Bro. I,oht. Jones, Pa
Zachariah Sharper. Nd, James II. Lewis, N. Y
THrRsDAy's pRocEEpINGs.
The Convention was called TO order by Bro.
| s. w. Chase. Presidea' aoe,s With prayer by
| Bro. Noble Watkins Giata!n.
Minutes of last meeting was read and approved
| of, and the unfinished bu-ii.Hs was then taken
up and disposed of in due form.
Bro. ID. Bowser. d. q. NJ, presented memo
rial relating to Grand Secretary Bro. James
| Needham.
The proposition from Unity Lodge, No. III
| was then taken mp and adopted, Proposition %
with Sections /, 9, and 4, after a lengthy debate
were ruled out by the chair Proposition 4th was
then taken mp, the hour for adjournment
having arrived. Adjourned to three o'clock.
Tho afternoon session opened with prayer by
the Chaplain; minutes road and approved. Prop
4 and s werc iakci, M and passed, and some
other important business of tho order trans
acted, and the time having arrived for the elcc
ton of officers for tho next year, which election
resulted as follows
Bro. robert Jones, Of Philadelphia. Crane
Master; Bro. Jos. W. johnson, ID. q. NJ. Bro
ID. b. Bowsor, q. Secretary Bro. Henry Gordon
Treasurer.
Drcctors--P. G. NJ, Il. Scott, 7. q. NJ
Charles Simpson A. j. Mercer; j. Nixon.
Adjourned to meet ON Friday morning, at
o'clock. to appoint the next place of meeting
for the A. M. q.