The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-02-10

| Total. ........................".$I ,oJo 10
The story of this relief work was told at
laStGrand Communication, and has Deen
detailed in volume of 2l6 pages, two
thousand copies of which have been DIS
tributed to the generous contributors IN
every State and Territory and TO several
| foreign countries.
| From every quarter, ! have received
gratifying, and often extravagant express
sions of satisfaction, Of the exhibit which
has thus been made Of the large sums OF
money which poured in upon us in the
time of pestilence and death. | trust that
am truly grateful for the opportunity
afforded me of dispensing the benefactions
of the humane and generous everywhere, to
our stricken and impoverished COMMUNE
ties and if, in the discharge of the duties
and responsibilities which the emergency
seemed TO warrant me in assuming, | have
acquitted myself so as to merit the approval
Of you, brethren, who best know me, 1t
will be ample reward for the heavy labors
and anxious cares attending the disburse-
ment of so large sum, with unlimited dis
erection as to how, and to whom 1t should be
distributed. In reviewing my work, |
would not recall single disbursement,
and nv only regret is that ! could not give
larger amounts in many instances. While
| rejoice that this work has been brought to
! a close, it will be matter of regret that |
cannot respond to the occasional calls for
assistance that am sure will be made upon
me.
The Committee to whom my books and
, correspondence have been referred will
make their report during the session, and |
aatter myself that they will.find every dis
! bursement sustained by satisfactory
voucher,
: The disbursements of the past summer
d include $500 90 to Memphis, $500 90 to
: Concordia, 300 90 to General Hoods chill
dren, and 800 90 toward sending some
orphan children to relatives in England,
their father and mother having died OF
yellow fever at Concordia. 1t has been my
privilege TO send several children orphaned
r by the plague, to their friends in other
4 States. Two that sent to Ohio were received
aud cared for in Chicago, and forwarded to
their present home at Lima, by our Grand
l. Representative, Past Grand Master Dewitt
i G. Creiger; and two that I sent to Charles
I'll ton were tenderly cared for on the route,
!, and at Atlanta, by friends to whom l had
telegraphed Mr.. Clarke, General Manager
r of the Chicago, st. Louis, and New Orleans
A Railroad, very kindly furnished free trans
. portation for these children-two of them to
. Grand Junction, and two to Chicago The
Memphis and Charleston Railroad also
r made generous reduction. Indeed
o all the Railroads, and the Express
!. Comnanv. honored the many de-
mands which made upon them in prose
cutting the work of relief. 1t has been said
that railroad corporations "have no souls
but after many calls made upon railroad
managers, during many years, in behalf Of
those destitute of means to travel, can say
that not one has been denied, and that, as a
f rule, railroad men have much of the "milk
. of human kindness" in their composition.
e had set apart, and invested in a Mis-
. sissippi per cent. bond, the sum of $500 0C
toward the support of the infant daughter
!. of Bro. NJ. ID. Bond, the Senior Warden Of
> Rising Glory Lodge, No. 215, the father
!. and mother having died when the child was
, only four days old. When visited Osyka
4 on relief business the child was six weeks
;. old, / told the grandmother that the Ma
sons and Odd Fellows of Mississippi would
n adopt the child and Bro. John II. McKen.
ze then Grand Master of Odd Fellows
who accompanied me on my visit, heartily
ratified the proposition. | left 800 90 for
the immediate care of the child, intending
to send the interest of the $500 90 to be
It invested semi.annually to its grandmother
# During the epidemic had received large
) contributions through Bro John d. Cald
!. well, Grand Secretary of Ohio, and pack
r ages amounting to about 5000 90 haC
: marked on them instructions to this effect
: "to be invested for some child or. children
|. orphaned by the plague" | concluded tc
|. concentrate these special contributions on
n this special object. | asked for and wa
: granted the privilege of naming the child,
G and named it Mary Caldwell, after the wifi
a of Grand Master Cunningham, of Ohio, anC
after the worthy Grand Secretary of tina
jurisdiction, both of whom expressed great
satisfaction, and stated that the Grand
Lodge of Ohio would see to it that Mary
Caldwell should be provided for in tn
years to come. But this child, on whom Sc
many had centered substantial interest
a died on the 25th of May last, and the eX-
u penses attending its sickness and burial con
n stitute one of my vouchers. OF many at
l. fecting incidents in the relief work, this on
n touched me most, and although not per
| mltteu TO CaTIl OuV OuE SOOu AhNChelOhsi W.
: have the satisfaction of knowing that tn
s object thereof is secure forever against al
want and care, and sorrow and sin. 5
mote it be!
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON THE RELIEF
WORK.
IN GRAND LODGE, Feb. 3, 1880.
To the NJ. W.. Grand Lodge Of Mississippi
y The Special Committee appointed at tn
Sixty-hrst Annual Communication, t
which was referred the r.. w. Grand Sec
retarv's ''Report of Relief Work during thu
Epidemic of 1875" having completed tn
examination begun twelve months ago, be-
leave to report that the receipts were a
follow, to.wit:
Masonis sources, ............"...,.. S4S,3oI 1,
Odd 1850 81
!, Miscellaneous. ...... I2,T51 2
Total from all sources......... 81, 269 81
That the the total disbursements
$ amount to the sum of......... 1855 IL
Showing an excess of disburse-