Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-11-20
ODD FELLOWS
SEMI SESSION OF
the GRAND LODGE OF THE
STATE or DELAWARE.

At the afternoon session of the Grand
Lodge, of Delaware, i. o. o. f., on
Wednesday, con siderable minor busi-
ness WAS transacted and the following
officers elected
Grand Master, Joseph 81. Seal Of
Hope Lodge, No. q, of Wilmington
Deputy Grand Master. Henry r. BEN
nett of Philodemic Lodge, No z, OF
Dover q. 8. W., W. II. Cloud of Fair
| g., Isaac W. Hallam, Hope Lodge, No.
81, of Wilmington G. T., Richard
H. Ewbanks, Eden Lodge, No. "a, of
Wilmington Grand Representative,
R. w. Cooper, Amity Lodge, No. 20, Of
Camden.
-Four life-sized portraits were present.
e1 to the Grand Lodge a. follows
Past Grand Master Alonzo r. Fell, by
Thomas G. Daud Pas. Grand Master
Benton v. Weldon, by the Rev. w. B.
Gordon Of Morning Star, No. 6; Past
Grand Master D. W. .Brereton of Lewes,
by j, H. Appleby of Asylum, No. %
| Past Grand Master Rodney of George
town, by D. G. M. Thomas w. Ralph.
The first three were received by the
| Grand Chaplain, the Rev. Robert Gra-
ham, Centreville Lodge, No. 81, and
| the last by Past Grand Master Henry
Eckel. Grand Master Weld on present.
ep Grand Secretary Hallam with q
handsome regalia and the jewel of his
lofice.
During the session it was decided to
send q telegram to the Grand Lodge Of
New Jersey, now in session at Trenton,
and the following missive was accord
1.-THE Grand Lodge of Delaware, in
semi-centennial session assembled,
sends fraternal greetings, and hope
that the land of the peach and potato
may always be united in the bonds Of
friendship, love and truth" The reply
as follows !: The Grand Lodge Of New
Jersey sends its fraternal greetings to
the Grand Lodge of Delaware, and
wishes 1t "a happy session and God speed
in their good work"
l Delaware Lodge, No. I, and Eden
Lodge, No. "a, the patriarchial and
In FAINT lodges of the city. held a special
session in Institute Hall last evening,
when the secret work was exemplifed
by the degree staff of Eden Lodge.
The Grand Lodge will continue its
session to-day, and the visiting mem
bers will probably be shown the
various points of interest in and about
= the city. The demonstration this even
IluR III Iuo OpcId hOubO IIOmiS0S W uc
: q grand affair. Past Grand Master
> Weldon will preside. Vocal and in
strumental music will be furnished re.
t spectively by Prof. @. B. Rhoads and
8 the First Regiment band. Addresses
will be delivered by Grand Sire Henry
t F. Carey, of Baltimore, and the Hon.
John W. Stebbins, of Rochester, N. Y,
Grand Representative. A history OF
!. the order in this jurisdiction will be
read by Grand Secretary Hallam. Fol.
i lowing the public entertainment q
" supper will be served in the lecture
n room of the Opera House.
Among the most prominent visitors
q present were Theodore A. Ross, of Bal
!. timore, Secretary of the Sovereign
lGrand Lodge /; j. f. Phemmer, Crane
Master Of Maryland John NJ. Jones
IGrand Secretary of Maryland JohI
IT. Jakes, of wy oming, Grand Marshal o
the Severe Ign Grand Lodge Hon
Johu W. Stebbins, of Rochester, New
York, Representative In the Sovereign
Grand Lodge Past Grand Maste
Samuel Reed, of Mt. Holly, New Jer
sey P. G. M. Benjamin T. Bright, o
Bridgeton, New Jersey, P. g. p
Joseph Sweitzer, of Baltimore p. @
M, George Hawkes. Of Philadelphia.