The New York herald., 1873-09-16
THE ODD FELLOWS.
Forty-nfnth Annual Communication or
the Grand Lodge OF 1. q. q. +.

bALTlHORE, sept. 1910.
The forty-ninth annual communication OF the
Right Worthy Grand Lodge Of the United States OF
J. .. o. +. commenced at Odd Fellows Hail, In this
city, this morning. At nine O'Clock the various
encampments OF the Order accompanied by Bunker
HUI Encampment, No. s, OF Charlestown, Mass,
escorted the Grand Lodge from their headquarters
at Barnum's Hotel to odd Fellows Hall, on Gay
street, where the Grand Lodge Immediately organ
lied, Right Worthy Deputy Grand Sire M. J. Dur
ham. Of Kentucky, occupying the chair in the
absence OF Most Worthy Grand Sire O. A. Logan,
who s at present abroad as United States
Minister TO the Republic OF Chile. After
prayer by Right Worthy Grand Chaplain Rev.
]. w. Venabe, of Kentucky, the Deputy
| Grand Sire addressed the body stating that he
had been called most une xpectedy to preside and
regretting the absence OF their much loved CHEF.
| He then read communication from Grand Core
! spending Secretary Rdgeey announcing the fact
| that the annual report OF the Grand Sire. with
| vouminous accompanying documents, had failed
| TO reach him. The report and documents were
| forwarded by the steamer which left Valparaiso
July 26. All efforts to trace or recover the docu-
ments have been so far unsuccessful. The COM
| munication also stated that extraordinary pains
| had been taken by the Grand Sire to insure the
sale transmission Of the package from Valparaiso
to Baltimore, concluding that while great dlsap-
pontment will be experienced in The absence OF
these most important documents, yet 1t would not
| necessarily embarrass the
| PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE.
| The Order then proc eeded to business. A Com
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| sequently reported forty-one grand lodges and
| thirty-tive grand encampments duly represented
The report OF James M. Ridgley. Corresponding
| and Recording Secretary, was submitted and pro-
perry referred ruv ,r.ovr
shows the following condition of the Order COM
pared with the returns Of lS71:-
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Grand Sire Logan has not in the slightest degree
| Interrupted the prosperous career OF the Order,
| than at present.
| recess was taken at noon.
Evening Session.
en the Nj the aes s ne
fellowship SUBMITTED ,a report which, under 5S
The report states there is an abundance Of ma.
terial from which a ull history Of the order may
done is for the Grand Lodge TO direct the manner
in which the work snail be performed; that the
lected, and, to some extent, coIiated iull
notes and memoranda OF the historical and bio
ssv has % his sussS ana G
his knowledge an amount OF information which,
wn tine 1ne to be obtained
Of our loving brothers, will enable the Grand
Lodge to procure a complete and excellent history
OF ODD Fellowship. The report concludes with
resolution that Grand Secretary James L. Rdgley
be and is hereby appointed historiographer for
the body, whose duty It shall be to assume and
exercise all powers and perform all the duties de-
VOWED upon the Committee on the History OF
Odd Fellowship, and, in addition thereto, TO write
cause to be written history of Odd Fellowship.
Representative Porter, OF California, under in
struction OF the Grand Encampment OF that state,
tp1 a Of q tn tha cn pati.
tuition OF the Grand LODGE which were appropri-
Amended constitutions of the Grand Encamp.
ment OF Delaware, the Grand Lodge of New York,
the Grand Lodge and Grand Encampment OF Rhode
Island, were submitted and referred to the Com
mittee on Constitutions.
| request OF the Grond Lodge OF Georgia that the
next annual communication OF the Grand Lodges
! he held at Atlanta, Ca, and also from the
! Grand Encampment and Grand Lodge of Indiana
that it be held at Indianapolis, were laid on the
table
Reports were submitted tfrom the Grand Lodges
OF Ohio, Pennsylvania. tennessee aud Texas; also
several communications from the Order III Ger
many
| Sessions OF the Grand Lodge we're ordered TO be
! from nine O'Clock A. NJ. to halfpast twelve p NJ,
and from two to four O'Clock p. NJ, each day.
An adjournment then TOOK place until tomorrow
morning ar nine O'Clock.
The following Grand Slres were present to-day
william Ellison; OF Massachusetts,; James b:
Nicholson OF Pennsylvania; J. y. Handlers, OF
New York; E. D. FarnswOrth, OF Tennessee
+. d. Stuart, District OF Columbia. Several Past
Grand Masters and Past Grand Representatives
were also present, including Past Grand Edward
i. Newell, editor OF the Gems or Odd Fellowship.
A grand banquet was given tonight at the
Carroton Hotel to Bunker Hill Encampment, No. 5,
OF Charlestown, Mass. by the subordinate en-
campment of this city, which was presided over
by Grand Patriarch Honmeister, of Maryland A
dresses were made by Chief Patriarch Seaver, OF
Bunker Hill Encampment, and Past Grand Master
Thompson, Of the District OF Columbia.