The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-01-29
GRENADA.

l Htli SbtCiit dlIuCNtty IN inc distribution
OF the relief to tnIS place. | sent funds to
Bro. w. E. Hughes until he was taken sick
On the 6Jn OF September | saw it stated that
Bro. Wm. j. Ayres, Noble Grand Of the
Old Fellows Lodge, was still on duty. |
expressed him five hundred dollars Onthe
day following, | received a telegram from
the Express Agent that the money was re-
ceiyed. but that Bro. Ayers had died the day
The package lett Jackson. Other amou hts,
s aaudt IL 5ee by their survivors
Eighteen members OF Grenada Lodge, No.
81, and eleven o her mem bers of the Order,
aud tuTtY-tWO members of their families.
died IN Grenada during the epidemic, leaV-
ing seven widows aud forty-seyen orphans.
Fourteen ODD Fellows, and eighteen mem
bers of their miles, also died of the few
er-leaVing four widows and twenty orph-
ans to the care OF Grenada Lodge, No 6.
Our Masonic brethren, and the Howard
Association in New Orleans, and the How
ard Associations of Canton, Vicksburg and
Port Gibson, had telegraphed their grateful
thanks TO the country, stating that enough
had been received for any probable demand,
and that further contributions should cease.
|. therefore. felt impelled to do likewise,
although against my Judgment, fOr | had
reason To believe that other infected points,
not so accessible, would need assistance be-
fore the close of the epidemic. When |
sent out The appeal on the 2lst of August. |
supposed that the last three pages of my
cash book would be sufficient for the entry
OF the few thousand dollars that mi ght come
in response; and when the card of Septem-
Der 23I was Issued, | took it for granted
chat funds would then cease coming. Since
that date, however, | have received up
wards OF twenty five thousand dollars-the
last contribution to hand being on the 3D.
inst.
The receipts from foreign countries in
cude 500 90 from the City of Mexico.
through United States Minister Foster; two
contributions from the Odd Fellows of
Honolulu, and several amounts through the
Hon. VIM. NJ. Evarts, Secretary of State,
Washington, at the instance of Hon. o. X.
Singleton.
PERSONAL DISTRIBUTION OF RELIET.
Ny own reflection, as well as limitations
from Grand Master, resulted in the setting
APART of about twenty five thousand dol
lars for the widows aud orphans of our
brethren who could not be reached during
the epidemic through Relief COMMITTEE or
otherwise. On this point, the following
was issued:
II order to carry out more effectually the
object thus indicated, resolved on per-
sonaI visit to each Of the afflicted localities.
Want of time, and the extraordinary labors
incident To the work EN- braced in this Re-
port, prevented the complete carrying out
OF this programme. The places visited are
as follows:
Lake, October 3lst; McComb City. No
vem Der 18th Bolton. November 10Th Win
ona, November 20 b; Grenada, November
Both Osyka, Decent Der Atm Holly Springs,
December l4th: Water Valley. December
18th. In lieu of visit to Dry Grove, | re-
quested the Wor. Master and Secretary of
Lodge No. 32l, TO come to Jackson, and
alter iulI conference as to the necessities
of families in that neighborhood, handed
them nearly eight hundred dOlloFS for dis
tribution.
OF some of the details Of this method of
distribution. / ask the Indulgence of the
Grand Lodge while | submit a verbal state
ment, as it might not be proper TO place on
record the personal references necessary 70
explain and commend this course to your
approval. Here made verbal statement.l
And now. brethren. there is a resi- ectable
balance on hand, for the reason that did
not have time to dispose of it. / have set
part $1,000 90 for Greenville, and have
promised visit TO that place immediately
after the clos of the Grand Lodge | wish
also to visit Meridian, Canton aud other
places. so as to complete the statistics of
death and orphanage that L am compiling
an appendix 10 this Report.
Deducting the $1,000 90 set apart for
Greeuviie, the unrxpended balance is
$i2,2l7 81, which is derived from the three
funds-Masonic, Odd Fellows and Miscella-
neous. The two latter funds constituting
about a third Of the total receipts, and the
same proportion being deducted from the
total now Oh hand, the Masonic proportion
of the reserve j. $3.50 CO. AS to the dis
tribution of the Quo Fellows proportion of
the fund, the Grand Master of that Order
will be consulted; and as to the Miscella-
neaus portion. there are eases of restitution
resulting from the yellow fever where it can
be at once and judciously applied. Should
the com APPLETON OF this work be eoniided to
your Grand Secretary. L would dispose OF
the Masonic proportion within the next
thirty days. upon the following basis, sub
ject TO such modifi alton as personal inVes-
tigation might justify;
The brethren at Macon had contributed
more than six hundred dollars for relief The
recent di astrous fire at Macon, though not
destroying their hall, crippled their ability to
pay debt on same-hepee $500 % Of their