The New York herald., 1873-09-18
I. o. O. F.
Meeting or tho Grand Lodge-Various


Meeting or the Grand Lodge-Vari0us
Proceedings.
BALTIMORE, Md, Sept II, 1879.
The Grand Lodge OF the United States OF l. o. O.
p met at nine O'Clock A. M. to-day. Deputy Grand
Sire Durham announced that the report Of Grand
Sire Logan had been received this morning. II
was laid before the Lodge and ordered to be
printed The report reached New York yesterday
by the Ocean Queen from Aspinwall, and was Inn
mediately forwarded to Baltimore. The report OF
the Committee on Mileage and Per Diem Of Repre-
sentatives, fixing the mileage at five cents going
and returning and the per diem at 50, was
adopted.
petition was received from colored citizens of
Delaware asking permission to join the order,
which was referred to the Legislative Committee.
Amotlon by representative from Pennsylvania,
that the annual Communication Of the Grand Lodge
In 1915 be held In Philadelphia during the Centen-
Of
Empire was received and referred to special CON-
mlttee.
Committee on the subject OF arrearages and pass
words and discharging the committee from fur
ther consideration thereof, the Grand Lodge
resolved itself into secret session, and continued
therein until the hour OF recess.
Afternoon Session.
After recess the Grand Lodge resumed it's secret
session, which was continued until adjournment.
The subject under consideration was the report Of
the committee appointed two years ago on revls-
ION Of the ritual, which report was amended and
adopted.
During the secret session number Of reports
from various standing committees were submitted
and ordered to be printed.
The report OF Grand Sire Logan was submitted
this morning. After referring to the financial and
general condition of the Order in the United
States 1t treats OF its standing abroad. The Grand
Lodge OF the German Empire was formally insti
tuted at FrankfOrt-On-the Maine December rs, 1872
and under It's auspcl0us beginning result will be
achieved sufficiently satisfactory to the most
enthusiastic devotee OF Odd Fellowship. In
Switzerland three lodges have been hsti-
stituted and the Grand Sire, believing that the
true policy OF the propagandsm OF the Order
has been struck In the Organization OF parent
bodies in foreign countries when circumstances
and numbers warrant 1t, recommends that
proper measures be taken for the organization OF
Grand Lodge In Switzerland. The report recon-
mends that measures be taken to assist the Order
In Australia, From the West Indies nothing has
been heard, the color question having apparently
decided the case against US. The Lodge at Homo
lulu, Sandwich Islands, Is increasing In num-
bers. In Peru the lodge at Lima is dong
well and an application for lodge at Callao hos
been made. The Grand Sire found i've members OF
the Order In Valparaiso, Chile and proposes estab
fishing lodge in that city. There is no reason
why the order cannot flourish In South America.
Since the last annual session warrants have been
issued for one grand encampment seven sub
ordinate encampments and eight subordinate
lodges. The report earnestly urges the compila-
tton Of history OF the order and evinces through
out deep interest 10 its prosperity.