The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-02-11


ONLY four DAYS old When I visited Osyks
on relief business, the child was six weeks
old. l told the grandmother that the Ma
sons and Odd Fellows Of Mississippi would
adopt the child and Bro. John I'll. MckeIl-
zie 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
10 send the interest of the 500 90 to be
invested semi-annually to its grandmother.
During the epidemic | had received large
contributions through Bro. John ID. Cald-
we'll. Grand Secretary of Ohio. and pack
ages amounting TO about $500 90 had
marked on them instructions 10 this effect:
TO be invested for some child or children
orphaned by the plague" | concluded to
concentrate these special contributions on
this special object ! asked for and was
granted the privilege of naming the child,
and named it Mary Caldwell, after the wife
Of Grand Master Cunningham, OF Ohio, and
after the worthy Grand Secretary Of that
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 the
years TO come. But this child, on whom 50
MANY had centered a substantial interest,
died on the 18th Of May last, and the eX-
penses attending its sickness and burial con-
stitute one Of my vouchers. OF many af-
fecting incidents in the relief work, this one
touched me most, and although not per-
mitted to carry out our good intentions, we
have the satisfaction of knowing that the
object thereof is secure forever against all
want and care, and sorrow and sin. So
mote it be
REPORT OF COMMITTEE on THE RELIEF
WORK.
IL GRAND LODGE, Feb ;, 1880.
To the IL. ". Grand Lodge Of Mississippi:
The Special Committee appointed at the
Sixty-hrst Annual Communication, to
which was referred the R.. w. Grand Sec
retary's Report Of Relief Work during the
Epidemic of IS7S,' having completed the
examination begun twelve months ago, beg
leave 10 report that the receipts We're as
follow, to wit:
Masonis Observation-Disclosures. S,357 "A
Odd Fellows. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6,l0O 90
Miscellaneous. Observation-Disclosures. 12,10l n
Total from all Sources. 81, 269 81
That the the total disbursements
amount to the sum Off,. 81 1913 Is
Showing an excess of disburse-
ments over receipts Off,. 1928 81
This excess disbursements resulted from
the Grand Secretary having charged him
self twice with certain receipts aggregating
that amount.
The Committee, acting upon the express
ed wish of the Grand Secretary, and in view
the great responsibility deyolving upon
them. have made their examination
thorough and critical, and are prepared to
report that the extraordinary trust sudden
" imposed upon r.. w. Grand Secretary
Power, as the almoner of the bounties of
the generous and charitable of all classes,
has been wisely and faithfully discharged,
and that his report Is supported by proper
voucher. for every dollar disbursed
The Committee therefore recommend:
1st. That said Report be approved and
adopted, and that that the same, together
with the accompanying vouchers, be filed
among the archives of this Grand Lodge.
2l. That r.. w. Grand Secretary j. /.
Power be reimbursed out of Grand Lodge
funds for the sum shown by this report to
have been disbursed by him, in excess of
receipts, to-wit: the sum of one hundred
and twenty-eight dollars and eighty-four
cents.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT G. PATTY,
C.. l.. LINCOLN,
~ NJ Hicks,
b. I. kMBRoUGH,
J. ). JONES.
Committee.
The report of Committee was adopted by
Grand Lodge, by rising vote and on mo-
ton of Past Grand Junior Warden II. NJ
Street, the public press generally was re-
quested to publish the same.