The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-10

The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows met at the
hall of the order yesterday morning at clock.
The following grand officers were present:
Grand Master-Henry P. Cox.
Deputy Grand Master@Byron Kimball.
Grand Warden-Silas w. Cook
Grand Secretary-Joshua Davis,
Grand Treasurer-Daniel W, Nash.
Grand Representatives-W. H. Smith, John
Read
Grand Marshal-Freeman T. Merrill.
Grand Conductor-Owen Bridges.
Grand Chaplain-Rev. Thomas lyric.
Grand Guardian George T. Springer
Grand Herald-C. M. Morgan.
Eighty past grands were admitted to seat
at this session, besides which there was a good
attendance of members previously admitted
The communication of the grand master,
Henry P. Cox, showed the order in Maine to
be in very prosperous condition and working
in perfect harmony. No appeals have been
taken to the Grand Lodge from any part of the
State.
The report of the Grand Secretary, Joshua
Davis, exhibited the following facts:
Present number of lodges ................. 80
Number at last report..... ...-............ II
Increase of lodges during the year .......... 8
Present number of members. ............... 10 $50
Number at last report 10 142
Increase of membership Observation-Disclosures. 718
The following is the Relief report for the
year ending Dec. 80, 1880:
Brothers relieved. Observation-Disclosures. 1927
Widowed families relieved. ................ 23
Weeks sickness for which benefits were paid 8.oO1
Amount for relief of brothers. $26, 927.57
Relief of widowed families ............ 1,093.73
Education OF orphans. ...-..... S.56
Burylng dead ....,....-............. 2,4S9.o5
Total amount paid for relief $50, 519.71
The amount of annual receipts was $74,-
46S.sS. The current expenses, separate from
benefits and charters were $20.909.41. The
total invested funds amount to $24S,SO22S.
The report of the Grand Treasurer, Daniel
W. Nash, was as follows:
Funds of Grand Lodge at last report .SS,671.29
Payments during the year .............. S,971.74
Present funds of the Grand Lodge....... S,676.39
The Grand Lodge proceeded to elect officers
for the ensuing year as follows:
Grand Master-Byrot Kimball, Bridgton.
Deputy Grand Master-Silas w. Cook, Lew
iston.
Grand W LEM. Henry Crockett, Port
land.
Grand Secretary Joshua Davis, Portland.
Grand Treasurer-Daniel w. Nash, Port
land.
Grand Representative Henry P. Cox, Port
land.
The Grand Lodge then adjourned until
o'clock p. m.
The Grand Master appointed and installed
the following oficers
Worshipful Grand Marshal-M. Gleason Bridg-
ton
Worshipful Grand Conductor-Geo. W. Burkett
Belfast
Worshipful Grand Chaplain-Rev. Thomas lyric,
Auburn.
Worshipful Grand Guardan-Dayid Coffin, Lowell
Worshipful Grand Herald-Andrew j. Cummings
Portland.
DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS.
First District-W. S. Hasty.
Second DISTRICT. l.. Stone.
Third Dlstrict-Geo. o. Wilson.
Fourth District-E. G. Libby.
Fifth D.strct-A. U. Abbott.
Sixth DISTRICT. H. Crockett er-obfcio.
Seventh District--Aug Pennell.
Eighth Districts. d. Wadsworth
Ninth Districts. B. Bean.
Tenth District-T. s. McIntire.
Eleventh Distrct-A. j. Eastman
Twelfth District-A. S. Kimball.
Thirteenth District-A. NJ True
Fourteenth Dstrict-A j. Rowe
Fifteenth District-A S. Austin.
Sixteenth District-A. L. Gaubert.
Seventeenth Districts. w. Cook, cT-obicio.
Eighteenth District-F. e. Roberts.
Nineteenth Dstrict-Z S. Spaulding
Twentieth District-R L. Rundlette.
Twenty First Dstrict-M NJ. Rhoads.
Twenty--econd DISTRICT. Il. Arnold.
Twenty-Third Dstrict----.
Twenty-Fourth District-A. A. Beaton.
Twenty-Fffth District-E. H. Haney.
Twenty-Sixth District-E G. Bryant.
Twenty Seventh District. L. Towne.
Twenty-Eighth District j. B. Young.
Twenty Ninth District-Dayid Cargill.
Thirtieth District-Chas. Mcguire.
Thirty First Dstrict--T. p. Elliot.
Thirty-Second District-G. w Pratt.
Thirty Third District-E. W. Conant.
Thirty Fourth District-G. M. Park.
Thirty Fifth District-F. A. Powers.
Thirty-Sixth Dstrict-J. A. Miller,
Thirty Seventh District-N. M. Parker.
Committee on Credentials. F. Clark, j. B. Dun
bar, Addison Frye.
Committee on Finance-Samuel Freeman, j. H.
Russell, f. w. Buxton.
:. Committee on Appeas-E. P. Burnham, B. c.
Stone, A. e. Chase, A, S. Austen, Simeon Merrill.
Committee on Petitions-,J. n. Read, F. W.
Brooks S. +. Spofford.
Committee on the State of the Order-N G. Cum
mings, S. K, Dyer, John Read, Henry P. Cox, G. n.
Weymouth
The next session of the Grand Lodge will be
held at Auburn in August 1882. After the
regular routine business, the shortest and
most harmonious session for years of the Grand
Lodge adjourned sine die.
The Grand Encampment will meet this
morning ut 9 o'clock.