The daily gazette., 1883-01-18
A MILD DAYS NEWS.
ODD FELLoWs'HALL COMPANY
MEETING.
A GOOD SHOWING FOR A YEAR.
POlico Matters--Gaities Last Night--Ma-
sonic Officers ChOsen--A Well Known
Citizen MarrIed--A Quarantine Onlcer.

At the thirty fifth annual meeting Of the
Odd Fellows Hall Company, yesterday
afternoon, the following officers were
chosen President, John G.. Yates; Secre-
tary and Treasurer, Henry Eckel: Board of
| Curators, Andrew L. johnson, William H.
Foulk, Merritt G. Perkins, Edwin f. Nor
row, Thomas w. Stimmel, Isaac P. Naylor,
Isaac w. Hallam, John Greiner, George
Morrison.
The following are the standing commit
tees: Building Committee-William H..
Foulk, Andrew l.. Johnson, John Greiner,
Thomas W. Stimmel, Edwin F. Morrow;
Renting Committee-Merrit G. Perkins,
lsaac'P. Naylor, George Morrison: Auditing
Committee-Edwin +. Morrow, Isaac w.
Hallam, William H. Foulk.
Henry Eckel, treasurer, reported receipts
during the past year from rent of stores,
rooms and basement as So, 2,436.50; to cash
from rent of lecture room, S3l7 90; to cash
from insurance policy dividend, S4.56; total,
S2,75806; cash in hand at last report,
522.22; total, 50, ,2S0.2S. The total expendi-
lures for the year were 81, ,591 .72, leaving a
balance on hand of $6S9 SO.
The treasurer also reported as follows
Zone year ago took occasion to allude to
the manner In which the Indebtedness of the
company could be removed and suggested that
If sanctioned by the Board OF Curators had
hO uOuDJ DuL III WOulu uOJ only leAu 10 q
rapid eXtinguishment of the permanent debt
but would also have the tendency to produce
balance of cash at the close of the year
sufficient to resume semi-annual dividends
steadily If not permanently thereafter. The
board promptly accorded to the Treasurer
the privilege of carrying out the suggestion,
and the result is that we have paid off In full
every dollar of our indebtedness-per
nent and floating-and have besides a bal
ance of cash in hand more than equal to the
requirements of dividend and all current
expenses. For "a years the COM
pany has been laboring under the
pressure Of a slowly reduced perma-
nent debt, and during that period has
paid large sums in the way Of interest, but
its credit has always been good, and it has
met all its obligations honorably and
promptly. Its stock has for 80 years OF
more been above par, and to-day 1t stands
largely increased in value With none in the
market, although applicants for stock are
numerous. For this creditable and salts
factory condition of the company's financial
affairs, much is due to the practical knowl-
edge and economical management of those
to whose keeping its interests have from
time to time been officially entrusted In
view of the facts herein stated with reference
to our financial condition would
recommend that the payment ofsemi-annual
dlVluenuB be resumed, changing the times
of payment from January and July to
April and October. The change could work
no detriment TO the stockholders, while 1t
would remove a long felt inconvenience to
the treasurer. At the present time over /,
seven-eighths of the stock is held by lodges, |
and 1t would seem to be desirable that the |
sole ownership should be vested in the order, |
under whose energy and direction the com.
pany had its being and has secured its ulti- /
mate prosperity The acquisition of 204 /
more shares by the lodges would accom-
plish that result The ripple of agitation /
which last winter found its way INTO the |
the several lodges of the city concerning the |
purposes for which the lecture room should /
be used in the future had the effect |
desired by the board, and the interest which /
has since been taken in it by the lodges is
fully shown by the increased use of the lee
ture room for the objects for which it was
originally intended. Lectures, meetings /
and concert entertainments have also been /
held in the room more frequently during
the past year than in any year for a long
time previously, and from present indica-
tions we have encouraging reasons for be-
lieving that it will continue to be so. In /
with this report the books, papers
and vouchers belonging to the treasurer's
office have been examined by the Auditing
Committee and certified to as being correct"