The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-05-18


II. b Green, Representative to the
Grand Lodge, from this city, returned
on Saturday morning last. From him
We learn that he had very pleasant
trip, and that the Grand Lodge was
largely attended and its meetings har-
monious. He reached Cincinnati early
on Sunday morning and spent pleas
ant day visiting with the brethren.
He visited the rooms of the Relief Com
mittee, and found nearly all of the 80
Lodges of the city represented. This
Committee was instituted sixteen
years ago, and consists of one member
from each lodge. It meets regularly
on Sunday morning, and its province
is to afford immediate relief in deserv-
ing cases, where it would not be expedi-
ent to await the action of any of tine
lodges. Its average disbursements |
amount to about 800 per month. |
There are ali average of six lodge meet |
ings every night in the week, a: which
applications for relief are frequent, but
the Relief Committee sits in tie inter
i'm; and so well organized is it, and so
widespread its charity, that no worthy
cases ever apply in vaiD On Monday
afternoon, in company with a numer-
Gus body of Representatives, he left
Cincinnati for Portsmouth, where they
arrived on Tuesday morning in time
for breakfast. At 9 o'clock, the Grand
Lodge convened, and received the re-
ports of the Grand Officers, for a copy
of which we are indebted to Bro.
Green. From the Grand Masters re-
port we learn that 42 subordinate
lodges have been instituted during the
past year. Two Rebekah Lodges, one
at Columbus Grove, Putnam county,
the other at Gerretsville, Portage |
county, we're also instituted. Here we |
may remark, that the rule respecting |
Rebeksh Lodges, adopted by the Grand
Lodge at its meeting in 1876, was re
recinded at its recent meeting. Dur
ing the year past there has been a de-
crease in the membership of 4S2-the
total membership in Ohio being A, Oil.
The receipts during the past year were
1922, 134, 90. and disbursements for
relief amounted to 11i, 743 q. There
have been 1866 brethren relieved aud |
43S widowed families assisted; benefits
paid 23y270. The total amount OF
Lodge funds is 81, 412, $40 SO.
The Grand Lodge remained in ses
sion until Wednesday noon, wlieri IL
adj ,urned, aud liz the afternoon, l,av
ing accepted an invitation of the order
and citizens to visit Ironton and par
take of their hospitalities, the Repre-
sentatives went on board a steamer
and proceeded thitherward. When
about two miles from Ironton, they
were met by a steamer having on
board committee of the Order, the
Mayor and Councils and COMMITTEES
Of citizens, as a Reception Committee.
The cannon belched forth its welcome,
and minute guns were fired until the
boats touched the wharf. The visitors
were then marched to the depot Il the
iron railroad, where II speech of wei
come was made and responded to by
Grand Master Jones' Invitations to
visit the Etna Furnace. the lalges: in
the country, and also from Belfont
works, and the iron and steel works,
as well as a tender of a free excursion
on the Iron Railraod, were read and
and the brotherhood were
soon on a visit Of inspection to the diff
ferent works along the line of the road.
to Ironton, they were feast
at two of the principle hotels of the
place, the citizens joining the fraternity
in doing honor to the guests. Altogeth-
er the session of the Grand Lodge
for the present year with its attendant
greetings and Festivities will long
be remembered by those in attendan ;e.
The next session of the Grand Lodge
will be held at Canton, Stark County.
We are pleased to learn that the Broth
erhood remember with pleasure the
handsome manner in which they were
entertained in our city, three years