Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-29
The Odd Fellows.
ASsUAL HgETIsG oY THE WORTHY GRAsI
LODGE ~ HARRISBURG.

LODGE ~ HARRISBURG.
The Right Worthy Grand Lodge Of
The Independent Order Of Oddfellows
closed their annual session in Harris.
burg on Wednesday. There we're COS
lodges responded to the call as being
present. The following summary Of the
Grand Secretary report will show the
condition and work Of the order for the
past year:
SYNOPSIS or RELIEY REPoRT.
Number Of members relieved, l0,s79;
number Of widowed families relieved,
| l,52s paid for the relief Of members,
S263. .696.Gl ; paid for the relief of Wild
owed families, Sl2, 5j00i paid for the
education Of the orphans. $3G9.23; paid
for burying the dead, $GT, ,7Os. 10; total
amount paid for relief, $343, ,72I.58; de
creased amount Of relief from preced-
ing year, 81 ,s4Ll7.
Total amount Of the receipts Of the
subordinate lodges, 1903, ,76lO6; de.
creased amount of receipts from the
preceding year, A7,43799; total
amount Of assets dcpositcd by subordi-
nate lodges, S2,49i, 1920; decrease Of
assets since the last annual report, SlG,.
2s9G2.
During the past ten years there has
been disbursed 10y the lodges Of this
Jurisdiction for the relief Of distress the
sum Of $3,43l ,274Oi.
STATISTICAL TRroRT.
Number Of members a. per last an.
nual report, 1861 number Of initia.
tons during the year, 3,sj2; number
admitted 10y card j33; number rein
stated to membership, 1872. Total, CO.
AS.
Number deceased, sC3 number with.
drawn by card, III number suspended.
s,G9ii number expelled, -. Total, lO,-
80.
Prc-ent number Of members, SOILS;
net loss IN member.hip, 8 ,2i5 number
rejected, 20; number Of Past Grands,
I7.ssg.
Number Of working lodges reported
last year, 500 since dciuuct, 6. Total
s?3. Revived. 4 instituted, :. Pres
eni number Of working lodges, g0j net
increase during the year, G.
The annual report of the Grand
Treasurer as subm!tied, makes the fol-
lowing exhibit: Balance May 10, ls7S,
$40 41G.s9: loan made 10y Orphan Asy-
!um Fund, Ss5j.I3; receipt during the
fiscal year, : ls,6lG.s4. Total. S30.434. g..
The payments during the same pc
rod amounted to $2O,+2j.-3. leaving a
balance on May 40, ls7g. Of $l00l3.73,
which sum will be ahsur ted by mileage,
to be paid 10 the representatives. at the
close of the session Tho Treasurer also
reported that the Orphan Asylum Fund
has accumulated to sl5.2sJ.l0, of
which sum $l2,42l. 81 has been loaned
Hs, . Ia 4. ! I
Sl,lll invested in City skies, and the
balance IN cash, $3.50, remaining in
that officers hands.
he Finance Committee. through It's
chairman, rresented the report OF their
uanfaciion. for the past fiscal year, aud
submitted the figures Of estimated re.
ceipts and expenditures for the ensuing
year, the former aFgregating the sum OF
slS,"5l, and that OF expenditures Sl9,-
$50 -. The assets Of the Grand Lodge.
on May 10, 1879, amounted TO $l5..
sis.ll, and the liabilities $l2,42l.j4,
making the net assets $3.i2G 81.
f The tellers appointed TO open and
count the returns OF the annual elec.
ton, report the following as the result
T NJ. w. Grand Master, John A. Myler,
OF Allegheny City.
*. w. Deputy Grand Master, Alfred
X. Potter, Of Philadelphia.
+ r. W. G. Warden, Robert +. Wright,
I Jr., of Allentown
II. W. Grand Secretary, James y.
Nicholson, Of Philadelphia.
/ X. w. Grand Treasurer, NJ. Richard
Muckle. Of Philadelphia.
X. W. q. X. to q. l.. L. s., Isaac A.
Sheppard, of Philadelphia.
NJ. w. Grand Master John A. Myler
announced the following appointments.
+ NJ. W. G. Chsplain-Rev. J. J. NJ.
i Illyer Of No. AS.
Grand Marshall-lIenry Stemnine-
we'll, Of No. 24l.
4 g. CT. NJ. Rca. Of No. 50.
Grand Guardian-Rev Z. McCabe.
Grand Herald-Leonard F. Bailey, Of
No. %.