New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-21
GRAND LODGE OF ODD-FELLOWS

ADDRESS OF GRAND SIRE DURIIAM-PEoGRES5 OF
THE ORDER DURING TIE YEAR-REroHfs OF
THE TREASURER AND SECRETARY.
frRou A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBuSr,I
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 2O.-The Grand Lodge
of tho United States, l. o. o. F. met to mold IL ty'iS'
commcmoraticn, in this city. to-day. NJ j. Duihahi
Kcntucly, Grand Sire presided and fIlll quorum OF
officers and representatives, wcse rreSeht Aner eA''n
nation l. W Stokes u. g. Sire. proclaimed the Gfahu
Lodge opcnod for husne.s. Prayer was offered ny VIC
Rev T. w. yonable Grand Chaplain Grand sire Durham
ten made his annual report The following are extracts
from the report:
Rr,prs,xrArfyrs: one year ago We mot IN J. ss2tye
Co,,nc;I IN mo s,mu, South IN her Empire State; to-day
W. meet IN INC e5at mississippi Valley, in orc OF its
No. ncrious and pnvroIIul states. Inege wcro wei
ni, W. HAL hos69ble re- non by the athyro OF one
her most beautiful cities, by ~ hohofet anu p
Here The authorities Of this great ana pro'ro'u' .tto
and OF this beautiful Giy. tao reDre .h'a. o. ZIP
hororcd ard enlightened iui;5uicton ahd 81 Ills teli
cent fraternity welcome lie 10 tdeir midst 10 her noinr
lld tleir hospital les. These eFt,enc 81 h'i' ~
re-poct should mprcss IL with the hgi POSITION -.
faned hy this body IN public esteem, and stimulate US
10 maintain in the future it' past reputation hhd t!nu
ing. The failure success Of THIS Institution III
the condition of mankind in eieYatiG me chf3lci u
our momOers or in mailing Honorable iiis ~; Dolly, a.,
pcnde greatly upon The care hni lennon VIZ " ii'
vour cItbcrafions al married.. NOtLn" icrus 80 H'h
10 letard our progress as nasty ann caf.' ~ Or
arf Therefore ass Oi on 2icaO care '.if s't III au,
deliberations. that The laws passed ana Gec'i'. mace
" yOa may b. in accordance with our tou-'' it."n o.
in Harmony with the spirit and genius OF CIR ritual.
rli e,ad TO he able 10 annourF to Jon tic cCnnfl l
and PROSPERITY 81 our order nj uoic fh 40 ~
aud - KIND Providence We shonld Iender hcdiy gss
for al Is aer'cs 10 ns indisintip ana coz, iie'
bon ir cat bnt ior tne tgGr'n ~ 'nc'a t V
end d.srcE o. the country, when nas ca ca lu1 "iyt
ping of navy good and uGo men VINO nave Deen uhAole
grest ISny questions have been propounded to me
lie | have not doomed it, ncce~3rt 20 lei"'t II n
Many questions haze been rr"pourd"i by suDpdnh'e
led scs aud the private members under tie verona s't''
Jun Lcuons me ',V 5I a., 80 49,, II ,, moi
a.. fsf III I ions,
of Hose iursdic Or ny augNenE qufiiOuS which ihcy
laI light - decide Ia instances hese qncs ions
.ad officers fhe fir section " tie rouIth article oltbe
and ON side OF tElt cannot eo. The following ~ sg1i
Tirrf: n, Der m eooi sai.dn IL his l0dgr is mil
ted to PEE nialy benefits vnle SEX pi rnro 90 attend
4, hi, oldinary at1cltion aithough he may haf- i'll
sSc3nd: il "a i&wfu Tor .,,orduao lodge 70 donate
s fni fol any il.poso within he Object ana scope C.!
51ad: The general m9nagCm ent ana conduct Of DE-
gree lodges subjects OF local J. g'.ia'ion.
fo'vth: Ih-t ,IaAd ioisg of "tdte must gran, en-
appeal from s decision t9 The Grand Lodse o. nc tni'
states; and That in vacation The Grand Master cannot
I'M: That q Subordinate oncampment should no; uso
lis funds 10 procure street uniform.
S.hh. ana, lacuIer oi subordinate lod@c desiring
10 Join -Aca.uba4o 8. cui ion t1e ne.foat eHrSnp
ScrsnM: That brother i'll good s:ardin cannot 10
lcrt out Of hid grand subordinate lodge nile the mia
ut %; Inc pre-, dug meeting re h " IL u.s'4''
~ enter ana wOlh Ms va mo mo lodge.
EighH: Ihat thc Grand l.ncImrnent OF ONO mas no
right 10 a'sisn rs reprcSenta I'VE 90 a"isti'' !t
ar IA who 7 member OF entanaiont IN the us
t..t he is assigned 20 represent.
NifN That the law authorizing the y. q. or 4 lcdFc
TO communicate tbs semi-anuui p. sword 90 brother
Of ao her lodge at the request 81 lhe y g. OF he oige
to which he may belong unde, the aea! of The lodge ap
plies To to v az ~ the SANS yi7dctlJn INA ho' III
different Jurisdictions.
The reports OF the Grand CorresI ndins and Eecor linz
Secretary, Nr. j. /. Rdlcy. ana Of Mr.. !. 'ansaAt
Grand Treasurer, then read. chow ns That during
lie ycer 1874 the number Of subordinate lodges Increased
5O1 Rebcs.l ., r,c iolscs 10; grand ru,du plncals
.; subordinate cuelmpmcnis IL; lodge members,
- $50; encaMpmcD aem PRS, 3,3li; rcrcf y lodges
$35,sO5 j relic BY oncuumcn.s SsH2l 30; Iee. Dy
h Lah lodse- $500 Is reCnpc J lodges, 9oG131 ST.
and the reyenAe Of RebcLah lodges T-a.925 -. On
Dec 81 1874, the order made III follows Grand
lod es, 4G grand cncan plrnts ~; subordinate !Oigps
. 0s7; slDOul'I a'e cucampricnts, 1850; oiga
bcgs, 4oS,7OI; enca npiI, u; members, SJiiJ. rom
1880 o Dec 81 1914. there have been OF l2s iIi H.
ions; Gsj90J mcupc, r liagcG 3l.o9j families re
leNed; GO,17G have died; @JJ,3. ii - have been
received and 49I u have D. ,pcEsd ,'r tie
relief Of member Of Families ~ mc-bc~3 81 a. Orer
During the past year 1899 ben Is ha'o boon pld
J97O families relieved; ISIS members az TIE Orier
buried: 33,s}2 relieved; 1888 9JI - plid fof the
lief OF brothers, $lGOssj % for widows and their fam
lies; SlG7sG IS paid for the education OF orphans
Sl23 f. " Tor bury ING tie dead; s}6l4J 81 for
special relief; tot ';Or relief Sl37l3li - In the
cncapmtnt or psiiar, hal branch o. tie Orcr thcre
were 2GeTO wccns benefits pad; 10 widows and their
families relieved; 1857 pataicl5' fanatics relieved
al paIiachs bari u; pl2l,t-5 OI Iaid for tie relief
ratiiarch3; S90,7 II for Tho relief o. fuLi 3
$40 IS FOR education; s22477 - for bury io-
the dead Sl,J73 81 for special relief; total, $685.
$40 So The cash balance OF the Grand Lodge was an
AolDcod 10 have been $is,iso so on Aug 81. 1871,
received durin the year up to Au ~, 1870. ,7J2 IS;
disbursements, gl3,593 % balance, $iG"36 Cd.
The following the Cnairmcn OF Tie standing Com
mittces appointed b. G.and sire DURHAM:
state of the Ordcr-White Of New-YOrx
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of Pennsylvania.
Jcgsiatye-Garcy Oi Mary laud.
Fuance-LeecA Oi Iowa.
Appotls-POltcr Of 'iifOrnia.
Foreign Relations iizigi OF VIRGINIA.
Degree 81 l. beta--I A0mps0n o. Missouri.
Correspond uCt-B Barney ~ TDnncs, q.
fIiloaci and Per D,ln-Tyson of GcJTGa.
Observation-Disclosures OF Lsinia.
PctitiOnS-A Al X.uirr a. l'l4Iu'e.
History al Odd lciiOnsi p-lIatnCn o. California.
Pc'IIis-Bu~loa o. SuGth Carolina.
Grand Bodies JnIcprcsented-I,e lIucro o. II aIsCAn-
sets.
Miscellaneous Hitaincs>-BuiiOvs I'll tiSsi>'iDpi
Al , o'clock the Grand Lodge was cS.or..i 20 .he
academy OF Music. whore formal e.e!ti. zfycn
them. Addresses OF welcome u.-e 1y Coy.
Hendricks on tho plrt of the state 10y ST. ven Ter
tlc city, by Past Grand Master O. r. lio CA ,hc part
OF the Odd Fellows Of The city. and Pas u1,ti Repie-
sentative Cotax for The Grand Lodge and Grand In
cainpInent OF Indiana The addrcsscs ~ Welcome were
responded to b. Grand sIe Durham am Grand e-rc-
tary ldssly. grand procession, III whi'i al the Old
Fellows Of tlesate and many rom other SAFE All pa
i.cp0te, will take place On Wednesday,
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TIE EEW-JERSEY SrATL FAIR.