Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-19
FINANCES.
The net receipts for the fiscal years have .. O7o

not slumD ereQ where Luebe NOIthg bAOthSAS law
moved.
The net receipts for the fiscal years nave o-o nc
PAID " A. Barry. grand treasurer as per
receipts herewith exhioited.--.--.''- ''o'' ~
You will observe that the receipts are not as
TACT that last year t1e sale OF rituals brought
us in a considerable revenue, and our prohls on
were furnished to lodges in exchange at cost |
took the liberty of doing this because tne iooses
at considerable cost that felt they should be fur
nisAed this year as cheaply as possible .ssets
$685. So iabilties sl792 10; excess OF assets over
liabilities, $243 80. supplies on hand, sSs 70.
DELINQUENTs.
The following lodges are delinquent both as to
reports and per capita tax i'm ,,e ION 100 1ss 40
49, IT, ia, $50, POI, 2O4 and 2l5 owe one report
Nos IT, 2S 81 s5, 1ss, 142. 49, 165. 16l, 1884, 176.
Nos 20 90 Ss ~ ifs ie5, i7s and 2O2 owe four
No. lss owes five reports.
No. 100 owes six reports
Nos OIL and % owe ten reports
Nos. 70 and IS owe fourteen reports. ,oo,.roo
Some of these lodges should have been ueclsreQ
defunct at your last session, but were not; l
would recommend that all lodges owing s;H more ore
sioI. and steps taken at once to get possession OF
their charters and other property.
DEFUECT.
At your last annual session the following lodges
were declared defunct Nos 4, 81, A, 81 1o2, ia
Ihave received the CHI after and effects of Nos;
49, a. 54 90, H. 141, 1853, 40, Ill and 202 had
repeatedly written for the charters of Nos. and
81 but for some reason they are not sent: IreIer
garding Nos 81 and 93 No. 90, which has been
regarded as deunct for some time was al tae iast
Philadelphia and reorganiZed, but 1t was not done
No. 1o2 consolidate during the year with no. d I
permission having been granted at your last SEES
sion for that purpose: -,
Iauthorized brother to take charge OF the cnar
ter and property of No ia, declared deiunct al
your last session but some of the members begged
him to allow them to remain in the hope that tney
would soon be able to reorganize, and he compiled
Ripley Lodge, No e. Is deiunet beyond all nope nope
| by a brother Feltenthal, former member, who
refuses to give them up because he claims the lodge
Lynnvilie Lodge, No. "A, owned an interest in a
hall Bro Farmer ,np Proposes SPSSs ito to pay 5he
| which he says will amount to sS4 80.
1 am informed that Franklin Lodge, No: 4, now
| defunct owed a debt amounting TO about $500,
and that its hall is not worth more than 5000 me
most of this indebtedness, and perhaps al, is to
| gained last year, has not had another meeting,
and owes now ten reports fear IT Will never ia be
| winter TO reorganize it, but failed.
No. 20 burned out last year, and No 81 this year,
at reorganization has been made by either
Union Lodge, No. 10, surrendered with its char,
| ter $50 in cash. which have paid to the grand
| / have been informed that the judgments IN
| favor of Perkins Lodge. No. 156, men toned in my
report last year. all settled by that lodge be-
| fore it became defunct
| NEW LODGES.
Three new lodges have been instituted during
| the year and are in successful operation. They
Crockett Lodge. No ZIG, located at Crockett
| 1852, by ]. NJ Cochran. special deputy grand mas
Ter, with the following charter members: J. E
| W F. Carmack, sid. Avery, J. R. Sims and J. t.
PuIe Fountain Lodge, No. 217, located at Smith
| vile, DeKslb county. was instituted by J. II.
champion. D. D. G. NJ. August Is 1852, with the
Brien, James NJ. Hays, John B. Robinson and c.
Ridgeiy Lodge, No. 21s located at RogeIsyiIle
| Junction, Hawkins county, was instituted Octo-
| Der 4 1884, by NJ. q. Price, d: d. g. NJ, with the
/ Albright. S. A. Lady, C. D. Willis. l. B. Hartman
| and T. Il. johnson. I recommend that charters
| be granted TO these new lodges
REoRGANIZED.
| somerviIle Lodge No. IA, Ches tnut Bluff No.
| SO, Floyd, No. LOG. Union City. No 122 saltillo,
! No $50 and Maryville. No. ls4, have been reor-
gbnt linton civ. IS and saltilio. 10 IsO have
| failed to send in reports for last term.
REBEKAH DECREE LODGES.
| 1 have received no reports during the year from
inSto5 no II. located at Knoxville 1t appears
| be in prosperous condition
BURNED.
Five lodges have had their charters and other
namely, Madison, No. I6; Robertson, No. 81; New
bern. 30 90; Dukedom No %. and Beech G sl
| No 2O4. 1 recommend that new charters be issued
| to these lodges without cost
| NEW RITUALS.
AS stated in another part of this report, the Sow
| ereign Grand Lodge has seen fit during the last
F r a ehase bof ana the degree BOOK IN
| As it was not made obligatory on lodges 70 e1-
| many of them have not done SO. These nave been
furnished with pamphlets containing all the
should procure the combined ritual as the cost is
| light and the advantages great.
THE HoNoRED DEAD.
It's with profound SORROW that announce the
death of our beloved and distinguished brother,
| Hiram T. Johnson p. G. NJ. and P. G. R., which
| sad event occurred July q, 1882 II is indeed sad
in the prime Of life. He was bright ana shining
light in our order and will be greatly missed in
| our councils. Suitable action should be had re-
specting his death
RIDGELY MONUMENT FUND.
have in my possession $40 65 contributed by
lodges in this State toward the erection of mon
| ument to James L. Ridgely, late grand secretary
| lodges would considerably increase the amount
| ENDOWMENT.
| Tb.re is still considerable complaint in this
| jurisdiction because the Sovereign Grand Lodge
| system Of endowment suitable to the require
| ments of the order. Many believe that such q
sal in its applcation would cause great increase
| in our membership It seems that giving state
iurfsiictions to carry an endowment organiza
tion the very thing to weaken il and prevent lis
| success None but the stronger jurisdictions can
| succeed and Odd-Feilowship in these does not
feel the effect of the opposition of endowment so
cieties 1t is felt in the weaker sna
especially in Tennessee In view of these facts. !
| suggest the appointment Of a committee to memo
risIize the Sovereign Grand Lodge on the subject,
with instructions 10 ask the cooperation of every
| grand lodge in the United States
CONCLUSION.
| UhiIa we meet with many discouragements in
the prosecution of our work as Odd Fellows, there
| Is much that should excite our gratitude and
| make us hopeful for the future We are engaged
| in noble cause, which must and Will succeed.
| providence has smiled upon cur beautiful State,
pesce and plenty fill the land, and If true to the
| cause we have espoused, shall surely reap the
| reward OF the faithful. Fraternelly submitted
| J. R. HARWELL, Grand Secretary.
The Good Templars-
NASHVILLE, October lS--The Grand Lodge
of the /. o. G. 7. of the State met in the hall
| OF Representatives Al the Slate capitol at III