Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-10-14
ODD FELLOWS.
Annual Meeting of the Grand Lodge
OF Delaware-A bstract OF the Pro-
ceedi0gs.

Annual Meeting of the Grand I.onue
OF Delaware-A bstract OF the p,n-
ceeaings.
The Grand Lodge of Delaware, / 0. n.
met III annual session at the hall in
TINS city yesterday morning, at 1870
Inc nrst business on band was the reading
OF the reports of the retiring grand
officers.
Ora Master j. Clayton Massey
reported that the past year had been
marked with unusual prosperity to the
order. de bad granted eight dispense
uors, presided at two public installations.
received appeals for aid from Chosen
Friends Lodge, of Shelby vile Tenn and
Eureka Lodge, Of Deadwood, Dakota.
he also spoke of the celebration Of the
slxty.hr anniversary of Odd Fenowshlp
IN America referred to various decisions
made on application from State lodges and
recommended that his successor be EN-
powered TO APT oint a deputy to visit
lodges end give instruction in the un-
written work of the Order, in the event of
his inability to attend personally to this
work The report also Confined an
account Of the dedication Of NV Castles
new hall The most sguni xantplo of
Improvement in the lodges of he iurisdic-
ton ia the present prosperity Of Fidelity.
No %. For several years II seealed about
to die. but f-w aluus brethren yent
actively to WORK, enlarged the member.
ship, infused vigor into the lodge and
few weeks ago moved the meeting place
to Fraukford. Susstx county. where th.
lodge liz now dong so well rs to promise
to become one of the strongest in the
State
Grand Secretary Isaac W Hallam re.
ported gain III membership of n during
the year. The present me mbetstip is
2,3S7 number of lodges, 33. The relief
and financial exhibit of the years work IL
as follows
GUNNER renewed. e. ;.'..,...,.......... aGG
hummer oil weeks sickness. ......,.... $50
Number OF wldOwed families relieved. 28
Nuintr OF brothers hnrled ........ 10
Number OF brothers wives buried .... II
Amount paid Tor we ky benefits. & G5Ib 10
Amount paid for relief Of widowed fam
lies. Observation-Disclosures. $40 90
Amount paid for burial ul the dead . 80. l,gO 90
Amount paid Tor charitable purposcs.... 2IO3
Total amount pad for Northumberland 1876 ~
Total amount pad Tor other expenses. 2O,22Ii2
....----
Total cXpenditnrH...,..,.... ......... s29, s1J7g
Iolal receipts .....s.......... I'l322i
Receipts exceed expenses. SIC CPS 10
Compared with last year, the item of
"other expenses" shows an increase of
~, 900; but this is offset by the erection
OF two fine buildings for lodge purposes,
one at New Castle and the other at
Laurel. The item of receipts" shows a
gain of $50, 900, Sl2,3G7.jo Of which has
been invested AZ permanent gain.
Grand Treasurer Il. Ill. EwbaDks
reported that he had paid bills to the
amount of $3, 1876. %, leaving II balance In
bank of $3.50 81.
Grand Representatives John t. Jakes
and f. IL. Spencer presented lengthy
report OF the proceedings OF the session
OF the Sovereign Grand Lodge, at Toronto,
beginning September 18th, at which they
were present
The reports were adopted and referred
to the Committee ON Distribution.
Twenty-Five lodges were represented at
the meeting. =...
The representatives. to the Sovereign
Granu Lodge presented supplementary
report, stating that the appeal taken by
Mechanics Lodge, of this city, had been
sustained, thus reversing the action OF the
Grand Lodge.
The Printing Committee reported that
they had'awarded the contract for print.
ing to the James ~ Webb Company.
The Committee on State of the Order
recommended the appointment OF an i'll
struciOr in the unwritten work.
A resolution recommending the repeal
of Act 1, section 2, of the Constitution,
was referred to the Legislative Committee.
Ar amendment changing the terms of
Jure and December was passed.
Twenty eight new membets were ad-
mitted.
THE ENcASIpMENr COMMITTEES.
NJ. W. q. p. Joseph Ii Seal, of tue
Grand Encampment, las announced the
following standing committees for the
year
State of Order William W. Crawford,
No. L; Thomas q. Doud, No 3 Freder-
lex kuott, No. 2; f. W. Cooper, No. >;
j. Il Nicholson, No 4.
Appeals Jefmon }. McMullen, No. 8
Peyton q. West, No. | Alexander H.
Mason, No. 3
Constitution aud Laws Henry Il Ben
nett, No. .; William b Rowland, No. Il
James Egilnton, No. B
Credentials and Returns-JOhu Z.
Jakes, NJ - Morris Kirmse, No. . b
W }rereton. No. o.
Flnance-DavId Downs, No. | {: John
+, Jtkes, No :; William II. Foulk, No. 3.
Printing Edwin Hrst, No | E. IL.
spence, No. 3; Jeptha lockwood, No. ..