The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-08-12

Master, we learn that new Lodges have beer
instituted; that the older Lodges which have il
times past been fading, have begun the work o.
Odd Fellowship anew, and the property of the
Order was never so fourshing, or on so sound a
basis as at the present time.
From the report of the Grand Secretary,
Joshua Davis, we obtain the following Stats
tics:
| No. of members last report, 1857
" of limitations during the year, 110S
=" admitted by card, 166
Reinstated, rs
5,S9
" Withdrawn by card 149 y
g Suspended, 81
| Expelled,
| Present number of members, 4,915
| Increase for past year, LOIS
The report of relief shows as follows:
| Number of Brothers relieved, 299
g @ Widowed families relieved, %
| " Brothers buried, Is
sc 90 Weeks sickness for which benefits
| were paid, S2,l76
| Amount paid for the relief of Brothers. s. 1888
Amount paid for the relief of widowed families, 6l2
*" 9 Education o. Orphans, $50
- :" Burying the dead, 1,O64
Total amount for relief, IL ,749
Amount of annual receipts, 36,O50
Current expenses. II ,t72
Invested funds, 93,2lS
The amount received by thu Grand Secretary
for the year has been 1854, which was paid the
Grand Treasurer.
From the report of the Grand Treasurer, S.
X. Dyer, We learn that the amount received by
him has been expended for the uses of the
Grand Lodge, and that there remains mex
pended, to be carried to the new account, $2S17.
The funds of the Grand Lodge now amount to
$4S17.
After the reference of many matters of i'm
portance to the appropriate committees, the
Grand Lodge proceeded to tho election Of cffi-
GERS, with the following result:
NJ. w. Grand Master-F. M. Langhon
r. w. Grand Warden-B. G. Stone
r. w. Grand Secretary-Joshua Davis.
X. w. Grand Treasurer-S. X. Dyer.
r. w. Grand Representative--Geo. A. Cal
lahan.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved That in case of indefinite suspen-
sion for the non-payment of dues, the matter of
reinstatement shall be left to the discretion of
the respective subordinate Lodges in which such
suspension may take place.
The Grand Lodge then adjourned till o'clock
The Grand Lodge met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
The Lodge was occupied until O'Clock by an
exempliication of the secret work of the order.
: The Finance committee then submitted for
the approval of the Grand Lodge the following
recommendations, viz:
That a donation of 800 be made the Grand
Secretary for extra services during the past
year; that the salary of the Secretary for the
coming year be fixed at 5000, and the salary of
the Treasurer be fixed at $50 that certain
moneys once paid into the funds of the Grand
Lodge by the Lodge at Gardiner. be paid them;
that $50 be devoted to Samaritan Lodge, the
same being the charter fee; that the price of
cards be reduced to % cents, and books So. so
each.
These several recommendations were adopted.
The Committee ON the State Of the Order re-
ported they deemed it expedient and recon-
mended the following: To grant charter to a
Rebekah Degree Lodge at Kttery; to grant
charter for Lodge at North Lowell, to be
called Crescent Lodge, and their recommended
tions were adopted.
The following resolution was then adopted.
That the course of the M w. G. NJ. in giving
the members of defunct lodges to new lodges
be approved, and the g. NJ. be requested to
grant no new charter numbers to Lodges until
all defunct numbers be filled.
On motion it was voted that we adjourn to
II o'clock.
- EVENING SESSION.
The Grand Lodge met pursuant to adjourn
ment
The Constitution of the Grand Lodge was
then acted upon.
The following important changes were made:
To hold the sessions of the Grand Lodge at
least once in two years, in the city of Portland,
and to reduce the per capita tax from ten to five
cents. The Bylaws and Rules of Order for the
Grand Lodge were then adOpted
1t was voted that Samaritan Lodge, No. 80,
be added to the Sixth District.
The following resolution received passage:
That P. G. Nj. N G Cummings, P. G. Alfred
Woodman, and p. G. HI. G. Barnes, be COM
mittee to present to this Grand Lodge, at it's
next session, constitution for the gov
eminent O. Rebekah Degree Lodges in this jul
risdictiOn.
1t was voted that the Grand Secretary be au-
thorized to have as many copies of the Consti-
tuition printed as he may in his Judgment deem
proper.
The officers elect were then installed into
their various Offices
The Grand Master then appointed the follow
ing subordinate officers and committees:
Grand Marshal, e. A. Buck; Grand Con-
ductor, j. w. Toward; Grand CHAPLAIN, C. IT.
Bloke; Grand Guardian, FL. P. Cox; Grand
Herald Edgar McAleSter
Committee on Credentals-N. G. Cummings,
A. D. Smith, G. A. Drew.
Committee on Finance-J. e. Haseltine,
Joshua Nye, Ell. Z. Cox.
Committee on Appeals-Geo. S. Hale, c. H.
Rich, ii. G. Wyman, G. I'll. French.
Committee on Petitions-N. Morrill,, Mark
Prince, r. Williams.
Committee on State of the Order-O. B.
Written, J, B. Neatly, G. A. Callahan, j. w.
Sargent. E. P. Banks.
Dist. Dept. Grand Masters-No. 1, Deputy
Grand Master. ex-off.; 2, j. N. Read; 3, Grand
Warden, ex off,; 4, w. E. Hogan; S, Hiram
Snow; 6, FL. G. Wyman; Z, S. 6. Hills; 8,
Grand Master, ex-off
The Grand Master and the Grand Secretary
were authorized to make such Compensation to
the State ADnalist as they may deem proper.
The Treasurer was authorized to invest the
funds of the Lodgein city or state bonds.
The Grand Secretary and Treasurer were
ordered to procure regalia and jewels for the
| newly appointed officers.
The following resolution was adopted
| Resolved That the sum of five hundred
| dollars, or so much thereof as may be neces.
| sary, be appropriated for defrayiDg the eX-
penses of revvns defunct Lodges and institut-
| ing new ones.
| After the usual votes of thanks to the
| closed.
| Excursions To-DAY.-To-day the nanufac-
turers and furniture dealers this city close
their places of business and go on an excursion
to Peaks Island. The committee have pro-
| vided excellent music and made arrangements