, 1876-09-03
ODD-FELLOWSHIP.

TILE HUN f. ALEAAS4|LAs
The Hon. j. F. Alexander, ?. G. II. and Grand
Representative, died i'll Grccnyille, ILL.,, on the
2oth ult., after an Illness Of about four weeks
He had been member OF the Grand Lodge OF
Illinois for nearly twenty years, and was elected
Grand Master in 1865. In 1860 he was elected
Representative to the Grand Lodge Of the
United States, and in 1871 was elected to the
same Office from the Grand Encampment,
which position he has held by reelection from
then until his death. He was during
all this time q valuable member
of the Grand Lodge Of Illinois, being
Committee. In the Grand Lodge Of the United
States MIR. Alexander was highly esteemed for
sound Judgment and an accurate knowledge OF
tile jurisprudence Of the Order. He had been
for many years Treasurer OF the st. Louis q
Southeastern Railroad Company, and when it
vas placed in the hands of = Receiver by the
Courts. AIr. Alexander was appointed to that
responsible place, and continued to
discharge the duties Of that position until the
day Of lis death. The decease OF Dr.: Floyd,
REPRESENTATIVE, aud by the death Of Bro. Alex
ander the other Is now vacant: The office Will
be filled by appointment Of the N: ". Grand
Patriarch, the Hon. Jacob Krohn, Of Frecport.
THE ORDER IN NEW YORK
The Grand Lodge of New York met at Roch-
ester last week. The Grand Master reported
that that there was great activity in the Order,
and that the lodges arc IN Hour
ishing condition. The following are the
statistics received and reportca ,n, IRON 5uiy !,
ed, 342; number of members July l, 1873, Il
6;9; initiated from July !, 1915, to July l. 1S!D,
1851; admitted by card, SG2i rcnstated, 5l6,
total, 81, Ssh; withdrawn by card 'M; suspend p
i.5oS; Is present membership, 3o,37s; paid for re,
,i.f of brethren, Stl;, ,474. 40; paid to widowed
families, sl4, ,5W. IS; paid for the education OF
orDbaps, S5OO.47; paid for burying the dead,
s2o997.31; total, SIZE, ,455'1s; total reeelpts'
s4Ss,277. c. The Grand Secretary reports the
recciDts at S7GS5.70; total increase OF members
lurinr the wear, 1,514; making total contrib
uting membership, SO, 0f3 and Ill lodges total
Of tie relief fund Tor the year RECEIVED, sS15,-
AZ NJ: total relief fund paid, S147, AZ. r. The
Grand Treasurer's report shows oalance Ill tle
Treasury, Aug. !, s7G,sgg:so' .sg5s
The Grand Lodge Of the United ata1es Will
meet in Philadelphia on tho 18th INST.
Joseph A. Mccartney has returned from IN
extended trip through Nebraska, Kansas anu
Missouri.
J. N. Stone, P. G., Metropolis, ILL.,, is a hard
worker, and has instituted two new lodges III
his section recently.
Gen. j. C. Smith, Grand Scribe and Secretary
of the Centennial Board, returned from fhlla-
delphia Monday Est.
The Odd-Fcllows Of Minnesota are contcn-
plating IN excursion to the Centennial.
Committee has been appointed to make the ar
rangcments.
A new lodge has recently started with fat
tering prospects at sedalia, Mo. Also another
l5agc ut Independence, Mo-, under charge OF
Sd. Childs.
The excursion Of the Chicago Battalion OF
potriorrhs. which includes Old-Felows and
their friends, will leave Chicago for Philadelphia
on the 9th inst.
Capt. L. T. Brown, n. g., Of Fort Dearborn
Lodge No. 214, has returned from his vacation
IN tfe Green Mountain State. He has the same
facility Of expression which characterized mm
carly in the season, ruralizing seeming not 10
demoralze him in the least.
The Board of Commissioners of the Odd-Fel-
lows, Institute held session at Lansing, Mich,
Wednesday, and accepted the building Only
five rates arc to be put it. Arrangements we're
madc for on excursion to Philadelphia on the
18th inst, the fare being SIS.