, 1876-06-04

| referred to. il 5S1.
! shows the following as the financial sttaus: Bal
ancc lsHt report Sc 343 .24; received during the
year. sle. OIL 03-S18, 3a5 II. Disbursements,
H. Sa::ss 81 leaving balance On hand '' s0'
The following arc the officers for the ensuing
year:
Nathan Jones. Crcatline. Grand Master.
W. S. cappellar, Mt Healthy, Deputy Grant
Amos Moore, Cincinnati, Grand Warden
William c. Earl, Toledo. Grand Secretary.
George D. Winchell, Cincinnati Grand Treas
uTer,
john E. Bell, Cincinnati, and A. C. .'Deucl, Ur-
| bana. Grand Representatives:
J. Il oonk, Dos!on, Grand Chaplain
Rodney Foos, Columbus, Grna Marshsl
William r. Hart, Mt: Vernon, Grand Guardian.
Thomas H. Cahoon, Cleveland, Grand Herald
T5ns!essr Gs2Wi5;en i MetSn C. Z R.9foek and T.
The next session will be held At Stcnbenvilic- :.
The session was very pleasant M one, and 13ns mnsh
business was transacted. me bretn1cn OF Clese.
on the lake OIL Tuesday afternoon. anc on Wcdnes-
day evening the members Of the Grand Lodge sis-
itcd the new Opera House.
GRAND EScAMPMEST. :;:;5:::L:
The Grand Encampment Of the State of Ohio
met at Springfield. The status Of the Patri-
archal branch Is IS follows:
Number Of members as per lsst report, II, 233; :;
initiated during The year; 07o; admitted by card,
H.3Ds FE1QGtAkEQv 14o-44 4Ips LOl1ls O9t NHAl-
Der expelled, II; dropped, 6o3; withdrawn 256;
deeeasc.l, Eli, OBI. Number Of members re-
naining Il, 5os: Number Of Past Chief Patri~
archs, =, G17- Net increase Of membership, 325.
balance Of cash on hand, as per last report
so7 oil. IS; Investments, sl47, s42. As; receipts
during the year 1875, s7l, $40. 80; total S24b.-
s633, III. s3-s1s3, 5s.. 73: The semi-annual re-
port shows cash on hand 81, 15l IS; Investments,
Sl52, 65l. 70; total, SIT so3. 81. Number # Pa
lies relieved, n Amount paid for relief Of Pa
triarchs s221. o9D. 81; widowed families SALE. 50;
burying ths dsad d., s. 1ca, o. Total amount paid
The following arc the officers for the ensuing
year:
II. K Marshall, circ1eville, GRIND Patriarch.
A. II. Rcuss Cincinnati Grand High Priest
f. P. Moorhcad, GAINESVILLE, Grand Senior
r. ii. Cshoon, Cleveland, Grand Junior Warden.
Joseph Dowdall, Columbus, Grand Scribe
Armstrong. Cincinnati, Grand Representatives.
Nathan Stewart, Cincinnati, Grand Messenger.
George L. Conn: sten.e2yil1e Grand Sentinel.
Trrstees-John Zehring, James Turner, and e.
L. Russell. Clcrk-Joscph Dawda1l.
The next session will be held at Steubenyille.
MISSOURI GRAND LODGE.
The thiTty-scyentil annual session Of the
Grand Lodge was held at st. Louis on May l6,
large representation being present
Grand Master Alfred y. Bennett reported
having visited nearly every portion Of the juris-
diction during the year.
The following officers were elected for the Gu
suing year:
Z. Il. Thselkeld. Grand Master.
E. H. sioan, Grand Secretary.
". Il. Thompson, Grand Treasurer.
Alf. Bennett, Grand Representative.
Grand Secretary E. Al. Sloan reports the number
of Lodges with unrcclaimed charters as :96.
Number Of members last report, L, 615; initia~
131-tot1l, Il, J13.
Withdrawn by card, 513; suspended, 1895; e1-
psSa eoarSaas io asaa nsm5sr, toa fa.t arands
number ,of brothers relieved l,a4a; number Of
widowed families relieved, 323.
Amonnt paid for the relief Of brothers, s1o,-
l47. so; for the relief Of widowed families, Sb,-
828 IS; for the education Of orphans, 81, 70s. 45
foE b1Eyias ths s.,s dsad ss + total amount Of
s s. s; ss 9si;s s:s; 2sases
S349, 557. 5s.
INDIANA GRAND LODGE,
The Grand Lodge OF Indiana met In semi-an-
uual session at Indianapolis Wednesday, May
Ii. The meeting was largely. attended, Grand
Master J. B. Kimba1l presiding, with all the
and Gses Mess pssept@ @ @1Gsp d Ma0
were instructed In the P. o. and Grand Lodge
degrees.
The Grand Masters report is h5ef and COM
plete, showing the Jurisdiction to be in a pros
term dispensations for sixteen lodges, which,
added to the seven instituted BY charter, makes
twenty-three new lodges for the term. Seven
RcbeEah Lodges have been instituted. He re-
fers to the unusual mortality in the Order, aud
speaks in glowing terms OF the approaching
Centennial meeting at Philadelphia il septem-
ber.
The Grand secretary's report furnishes the
following statistics:
Number Of effective lodges, SOC; number Of
members, 26, ,932, resources Of lodges, $1,l06,~
55l.5s; paid for relief, s35,276.35.
The following Brothers were nominated for
Grand Officers:
Grand Maater-Leonidas Sexton.
Deputy Grand Master-W. R. My.rh
Grand Warden Sixteen candidates
Grand Seczetary-B: F. Foates-
Grand Trcasurer-T- P uaughcy-
Grand Representatives.. 3. kimba1l
p n, after laborious session Of two daya.
GRAND ESCAMrMENT.
The Grand Encampent met Tuesday, the I7th
Grand Patriarch ]. " Smith presiding.
The Grand Patriarch reports propserttY ii
this branch OF tue Order Eight new Encamp-
ments have been instituted
The Grand Scribe's report contains the follow
ing information:
Number Of Encampments. lac; number Of mem.
relief. S.. o28. Il
The following were nominated tor Grand
Officers:
Grand F4tf1AfCn-Jonu AlQfE8p
Grand high Pries-Georgs a Milnes.
Grand Senior Warden-G L. Curtis snd John
F. Mattck-
Grand Junior Tarden-Twelve cnndldateA
Grand Scribe--B F. Foster.
Grand Treasnrer-T. F. Haughey.
Grand Representatives. " Smith.
Very little business OF tmportancc was before
the Grand Encampment, and after days ses-
sion it adjourned to meet in annual session In
November.
NORTH CAROLINA
The Grand Lodge Of North Carolina convened