The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-10-14

4; Hon. John ]. Rogers, P. M&P.GR.
and +. B. Sherman, p. G., of Chicago. bs an.
pointed Committee by this Grand Lodps to
conis. With the II. w. Grand Sire. and r. W.
G Grsn9 Secretary Of the G.. L. Q. g., and tho
.n ulanG CIncers OF other jurisdictions throughoue
'as UNITED States and the Provinces, to solicit
siI ron the entire membership Of the order
HesNred, That the same Committee be autbo,-.
l1eo ana empowered by this Grand Lodge to.
receive ana dispense all contributions which
msy % 5eceivea as may deem advisable. with
power to add to their number for that purnos.-
Trad fSep' Elffs rose to question Of privil-
ese. dc stated that the Grand Representatives.
had prepared reports, and had 1900 copies Of
tho ssne printed, but the same had been de.
s'roysd BY the hre in Chicago, and asked leave
iof Time 70 make another report, to be incorpor-
ated in tho journal Of tha session. The matter
was referred 10 the committee on the state of the
order.
Grand Rep. Ellis also made statement that
the digest which was to have been prepared BY
Brother Rucker had not been made, owing to thu
sickness Of Brother Ruoker This matter va.
referred to the committee on the state Of the
erder
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Telegrans in regard to the Chicago calamitv..
announcing the appropriation of money for the
relief OF the sufferers, were received daring the
day from the Grand Master Of Ohio, tho Grand.
Enoampnsnt Of Maine, the lodges at Decatur and
elsewhere. Answers to these telsgrams were
sent anneancing tho appointment of commit.
tee 10 distribute these fands for tAe use of the
sufferers. This committee is composed of Past
Grand Master Ellis, e. B. Sherman, ESD, and
Judge Rodgers, Of Chicago. d.
The secret work was given by Grand Repre-
'sntatives Ellis and Furst.
Tha election Of officers being the next special
order, resulted in the election of the following,
persons as officers of the Gaand Lodge for the
ensuing year.
Grand Msster-John G. Smith, Of Lodge No
H. Galens.
Deputy Grand Master-Samuel Flagler, of
No. 233, Carbondale.
Grand Warden-Jas. H. Miller, of No. 90 Dam.
vile.
Grand Secretary-N O. Mason, of Peoria, the
present incumbent, by acclamation.
Grand Treasurer-F: G.. NJ. Barry, of Lodge
No. 1 Alton, the present incumbent, BY ACCLAIM
alton.
Grand Representative-Grand Master T. B.
Needless of Nashville.
The Strand Secretary made his annual rerort,
from which we condense the following items
The increase of working Lodges is "a, and of
membership $3.50: but two Lodges have become
defupct.
The following statistics, from the Grand Lodge
o. the United States are given:
No. of members per last repoet. lS.sss
Initiated during the year. 34S6
Admitted oy card. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 976
Relnstated ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 549
Total Observation-Disclosures. 9l.S9s.
Withdrawn by card d............. l,l9O
Suspended and dropped. ed...-......... 1899
Deceased Observation-Disclosures. l3l
- $3.50
Now in membership. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S,566
NSmber Of lodges. sos sSa
RELRF.
Brothers relieved. Observation-Disclosures. ll9S
widowed families reiieyed.. ............. 2O4
Paid for relief Of Brothers. ........... $l5sl3 G.
Paid for relief Of widowed families s. 1856 81
| Paid for education Of orphans. l72 10
/
Total revenue of lodges. ........... i62, $50 70
| The total receipts of the several lodges in the
state during the past year were S16,2G7.35. Dis.
bursements $l6.067; balance in the hands of
treasurer, $1s,6l5,sa.
| m.-MISCELiANEoUs
| CHANGE IN THE STATISTICAL YEAR.-The
Grand lodge of the United States, at its recent
session, enacted that hereafter the year shall
end with December, and that the Annual Re-,
ports of the Grand Bodies shall be made.
up to the 3lst of that month, instead of
the eOth Of June, as heretofore. This will make
1T necessary to require the Annual report from
Subordinate Lodges in January instead of july.
and ask necessary legislation in the case.
GERMAN JOURNAL FOR 1S70.-As fast as the
English edition of the Journal of your last ses-
sion was printed, I sent sheets to the Chairman
Of tho committee having in charge the translat-
ing and printing Of the German edition, hoping
thus to expedite the work. The German edi-
tion was received from the committee August
alst, aud Immediately distributed to the Lodges
entitled to it, Bro. Miller, O. the committee,
kindly undertook the distribution to the Ger
man Lodges in Chicago, thus saving to your
treasury quite bill of postage and express
charges
Journals Of the past and future ysars.-The
Journal OF the last session completes 500 pagea
of Volume ". l recommend that this close the
volume, and that Volume V begin with the pres.
ont session, making hereafter volume every five
years. It would be we'll, too that the sheets on