The Portland daily press., 1875-08-11

Meeting of the Grand Lodge-Reporls nnd
Elections OF Officers.

The r. w. Grand Lodge convened yesterday
morning in Odd Fellows Hall The following
officers were present:
F. M. Laughton, M. w. Grand Master; E. p.
Parcher, R. w. Deputy Grand Master; B. G.
Stone, R. w. Grand Warden; Joshua Davis,
Grand Treasurer.
There was a full represe ntation from all the
lodges in the state, it being the fullest attend
ance for many years.
The Grand Master read his annual commu-
nication, from which it appears that the order
is in an exceedingly prosperous condition.
There has been instituted during the past year
Is lodges, as follows:
Good Cheer, No. 81, Guilford.
Crescent, No %, North Lowell.
Monami, No. 40, Mechanic Falls.
Star of Hope, No. AZ, Vinal Haven.
Eagle, No. Al, North Berwick.
Highland, No. 4s, Limerick.
Manners, No. 80, Round Pond.
Oxford, No. 81, North Waterford.
Abou Ben Adhem, No. %, Auburn.
Saco Valley, No. 43, West Buxton.
Fryeburg. No. 49, Fryeburg.
Belfast. No. Al, Belfast.
Knox, No. 20, Rockand.
Two Rsbekah degree lodges have been in
stituted, one at Kittery, York No. 3; the other
Evangeline No. Z, at Biddeford.
0From the Grand Secretary's report the fol-
lowing statistics are obtained: Number Of
members at last report, 49l5; number of initia-
tions during the year, 1884; number admitted
by card, 1853; number reinstated, AZ; number
deceased, 81; number withdrawn by card, 1874;
number suspended, 113; number expelled, 4;
present number of members. 6199; net increase
during the year, 1884; number of lodges, 81;
number of Rebekah lodges. q; number of
brothers relieved for tho year ending December
81, 1874, 346; number of widows relieved, As;
number of brothers buried, SO; number of
weeks sickness for which benefits were paid,
2S42; amount paid for the relief of brothers,
$13,01S.4 6; amount paid for the relief of wild
owed families, $1,47O.97; amount paid for the
education of orphans, $115.54; amount paid for
the burial of dead, $1,47267; total amount
paid for relief, $l6.O77.63; amount of annual
receipts, $50S05.21; current expenses, $19,-
214.67; invested funds, Sill ,910.69
The Grand Treasurer reports as the receipts
of his office, $5,919,41; expenditures, So, 219 Sc.
The Grand Lodge has in funds invested and
otherwise, $5,6s9.S5.
The next business of Importance was the
election of officers which resulted as follows:
B. c. Stone of Bridgton, M. W. Grand Master.
S. X. Dyer of Portland, R. w. Deputy Grand Mas
ter.
W. E. Hogan of Bath, R. W. Grand Warden.
Joshua Davis of Portland, r. W. Grand Secretary.
d. w. Nash of Portland, Il. w. Grand Treasurer.
F. M. Laughton Of Bangor, X. w. Grand Repre-
sentative.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Grand Lodge was called to order at d
o'clock p. m.
The committee upon the celebration of the
der into Maine, held last year, reported the
success of the celebration, and that the excess
of the receipts over the expenditures were
$54442 which sum it was voted be paid over
to the Grand Lodge.
The finance committee found all the accounts
correct and recommended 800 additional sal
airy to the Secretary's Office, and that the
Grand Treasurer be committee of one to pro-
cure suitable Office for himself and the Sec
rotary, and these recommendations were adopt
ed.
Asylum Lodge of Augusta extended an in
vitation to the Grand Lodge to meet at that
place next year, which invitation was accept
ed.
The state was re-districted into fifteen dis
tricts.
Resolutions of respect were adopted upon the
death of Charles Holden, j. Fl. Williams and
Job M. Cook. members Of the Grand Lodge.