The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-10-12
FIRST EDITION.
THE oDD FELLows.
Annual Meeting or the Grand Lodge
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Annual Meeting or the Grand Lodge
Of OfDelaware-OhiciaI Reports.
The Grand Ledge of Delaware, 10,
.. F., met in annual session, this
morning, in Odd Fellows Hall, this
city, Grand Master d. w. Brereton
presiding.
Previous to the opening of the ses-
sion, the Wilmington Battalion, Uni
formed Patriarchs, under command of
Chief Captain j. Fl. Seal, Sub Captain
A. p lCarnagy, and Junior Captain
j. r. Shakespeare, and accom- mponied
BY the First Reeiment Band. marched
from the Hall to the depot for the
purpose OF receiving some Of the Grand
officers who were expected to arrive
on the train from the Delaware Rail-
road. The guests-Grand Master
Brei eton, Grand Chaplain Nicholson
and Grand Representatives J. t..
Jakes and E. II. Spencer-were placed
iu q barouche and escorted, after q
short street parade 10 the hall.
The morning session was devoted to
the admission of new members and the
reception OF official reports, summaries
of which are herewith given:
GRAND MASTERS REPORT.
The Grand Masters report opens
with cOngrat ulations upon The pros
porous condition of the order in this
jurisdiction, and then details at lenR
the incidents connected with the in
PRODUCTION Of the revised Secret Work,
as ordered by the session of the Sover-
eign Grand Lodge, held In Toronto,
Canada, in June, 1880. The revised
work was exemplified by the Grand
Master, Grand Representatives and
also by p. G. David Downs, who was
specially authorized to visit every
lodge in the Jurisdiction, as the Official
Instructor II the Grand Lodge. In
this connection the report says:
From my observations among the
Lodges have visited, and information
from the Deputies and other members,
| am inclined to the op' nien that, so
far as this jurisdiction is concerned,
the new work is success and that
in reducing the five subordinate de.
grees to three, thereby simplifying the
work, the Sovereign Grand Lodge
has met the demands Of our member
ship.
Upon the whole am convinced that
after the Lodges have gotten over the
necessary outlay of money which has
been necessitated, and have become
more familiar with its workings, the
new work will cause an impetus tall
along the line.o ! sincerely trust that
the memt ship in our jurisdiction
will not c, SO their efforts until gen
eral revival of interest will obtain in
every lodge,
The report then recitss the decisions,
official dispensations, proclamatlons,
etc., for the past yearand recommends
the continuance of the instructor of
the revised woik, and the adoption of
a uniform price, $1.50, for the new
Charge Books and Degree Rituals
REPORT OF THE GRAND TREASURER.
The report of the Grand Treasurer,
r. Ii. Ewbanks, is, in substance, as
follows:
z q. - gs& ApR. mn
To balance in bahk..a.aa.... 3 750.61
To amount rec'd from Grand
Secretary.................. 2,540.06
r.' u
Total receipts. ........... SS,290.67
; scps,
By amounts paid. d............. 81, 343. 70
BY balance in bank. .........,.. 946.8S
SO, 290.87
REPORT OF GRAND REPRESENTATIVES.
The report of the Grand Represen-
tatives TO the Sovereign Grand Lodge
gives an interesting resume of the pro-
ceedings of last June's session of this
important body. iu
The Grand Representatives were E.
II. Spencer, of Wilmington, and j. T.
Jakes, of Wyoming.
The Grand Master, In conclusion, re-
turns thanks TO his official associates,
and tenders his best wisies for the good
Of the order. ''sN - '''H
DEPUTY, GRAND MASTERS REPORTS.
The Right Worthy Deputy Grand
Masters-Alonzo X. Fell, OF No. /,
Sam'l II. Barker, OF No. 2, Jacob Y.
Foulk, of No. 8, and Thomas W.
Ralph, OF No. 4-also presented re-
por's, giving in detail the result of the
years labors among the lodges of their
respective districts.
Instructor David Downs reported that
his exemplification. OF the revised secret
work was generally attended with good
lodge meetings aud commendabIe pro-
gress on the part of the brethren.
GRAND sKcRETARY's REPORT.
The report OF the Grand Secretary,
Isaac W. Hallam, presents the following
Interesting statistics:
Number reported last term. ,...... 2,3S7
Initiated during the term. ,........ lat
Admitted by card d................. 10
Rslnstateu,... ...... .......... 40
f. @T ~ 2,58O
Withdrawn, n,........"..s.......o
Suspended. ...............59
Expelled.
DIED.. u,.................. ~ 90
.GurE IrHF
Present membership. 2,474