The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-10-20
Grand Lodge I. O. OF.

| -'o1 AoSS "OCn1 Woo AuHy ahAChuSu
from all sections of the State. The
Wichita Eagle furnishes an account
OF the proceedings from which we
extract portions of general interest :
1--WE learn the folio wing facts from
the Grand Masters report: "New
lodges installed the past year, eleY-
en-; dinety-seVen lodges were visit
ed' by him, travelling $500 miles
or hisvisit to Wichita he makes
the following reports"
On the 26th of April, the fifty
seventh anniversary of our order,
had the pleasure OF visiting Wichita
Lodge No. SO, at Wichita, and par
ticipating In their anniversary cell
ebration, public procession, and
other festivities appropriate to the
occasion. By invitation 1 delivered
a public address on Odd Fellowship,
at Eagle Hall. In the evening we
Toasted at one OF the finest suppers
have ever seen in the State, given
by the brothers of Wichita, at the
Occidental Hotel. Every luxury
and delicacy of the season were
provided in great abundance and in
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the Occidental, where we met the
beauty and elite of the city, conclu-
ded the festivities of this interest
ing anniversary.
He gave fifty-eight official decis-
ions. John Martin, Grand Repre-
sentative to Grand Lodge, resigned,
and s. F. Burdette was appointed in
his stead"
Grand Secretary Burdette read q
full and exhaustive report, from
which we Gull the following items :
The number of lodges In actual
operation, 40; number of members
June 80, 1879, 4,841, an increase of
~ during the year. Lodge receipts
$36,624 63; expenditures $22, 406. "a.
The assets of the lodges aggregate
sos, 1853 o.. Relief paid last year
50, 63S.O2. Thirteen deaths occur
red among the members Of the
Funeral Aid Association during the
fiscal year ending Septemb Der Both,
and $l9,590 have been promptly
paid to the heirs of the deceased.
The death roll was made up by ten
males and three females OF an av.
erage age of forty eight years. The
total number of deaths since organ
izatiOn is sixty-one.
The Eagle has brief synopsis of
the Treasurer's report, but has the
figures so badly mixed that we can
not make any sense of them.
Grand Representative T. H. Bet
tan, on behalf of himself and S. +.
Burdette, made his report, which is
complete in it's details, from which
we make the following extracts OF
interest to the general reader. a.
we'll as members of the order:
The Grand Lodge of the United
States assembled in Philadelphia
September 18th, and continued in
session to September 23d, inclusive,
every jurisdiction being represent
ed. Number of Grand Lodges un-
der it's jurisdiction, 48; subordinate
lodges, $685. total revenue, $4,7I4,-
24l 20; number of lodge members,
454, 6S9; expended in relief the past
year, 5 sos, 868.O2. The order has
been extended during the year to
Chilli, south America, Province of
Quebec, Indian Territory, Great
Britain, the Netherlands, Bolivia
and Peru. j. w. Stokes, of Penn
sylvania, was elected Grand Sire,
aud j. B. Hartman, of California,
Deputy Grand Sire. The Grand
Lodge visited Independence Hall
and the Exposition buildings in a
body. The parade made was the
largest, numerically, ever held in
the city of Brotherly Love. The
number in line was estimated from
10000 upward. Ninety-eight bands
enlivened the march, and 1000 DO
licemen kept perfect order. Over
$4,000 human beings witnessed the
procession.
The following are the Grand Of
ficers for the ensuing year; M.W.G.
M, John Charlton; r. w. D. G. M,
j. G. Northcraft; r. W. G. W., w.
II. Pilkinton; G. s., s. F. Burdette
G. T., Lewis Mayo; G. r. to G. L.
u. s., John NJ. Price.
The Grand Encampment met the
9th-tEirty-one encampments were
represented.
The most important business trans
acted during the session was the
adoption of the following amend.
ment. which separates the annual
conversations of the Encam pment
from the Grand L odge:
| RESOLVED, That section one. OF
article six, be amended so as to read
as follows:
The Grand Encampment shall
meet annually on the second Tues
day of March, in the city of Topeka,
at 8 a. IN, and continue in session
until all the business before the
Grand Encampment is disposed of.
Special sessions may be convened
on the call OF the NJ. w. Grand
Patriach, whenever he may deem il
requisite. by giving one months
notice OF the same
The following officers were elect
ed and installed: S. H. Kelsey, NJ.
W. G. p; Samuel Black, NJ. E. G.
II. p; N. Sonnet, R.W.G. S.W.; S.
R. Burch, R.W. G. J.W.; s. f. Bur
dette, G. S.; L. Mayo, G. T.. L. N
Ravens, q. r. to G. L. u. s. Sam.
uel Orr was appointed Inside Sen.
tinel, and c. c. Furley Outside
Sentinel.