Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-11-19
The Odd Fellows,
GRAND LODGE OF DELA WARE
-OFFICIAL REPORTH.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS

The annual session OF the GRAM
Lodge, l. o. .. r. of Delaware, conven
ed In the Odd Fellows Hall, Third an,
: King streets, yesterday morning, with
drand Master Joseph III Seal in tn
chair. The attendance was large, an,
forty five new members were elected
Irhe Committee or Appeals made tw,
reports, both OF which were sustained. -
1.-THE Finance Committee reported bal
lance In bank to the credit of the Crane
Lodge
Crystal Fount Lodge, No 10, of Milford
Through Joseph Pyle, presented tn
Grand Lodge with handsome ant
lifelike portrait of Past Grand Mas;e
Joseph Y. Foulk, and 1t was recei We,
with an appropriate address by John J
Gallagher.
A telegram conveying the good wish
Ies of the Grand body was sent to til,
Grand Lodge of New Jersey, whicl
was in session at Trenton.
The Grand Master presented his an
nual report, In which he says:
While We are making no gain, W,
are taking no steps backward. Brother
of the various lodges appear to be ex
Iercising unusual care In selecting thos,
whom they are willing to admit al
members, and this may account fol
the small number OF limitations. | re-
Icommend to your favorable notice the
action of the Sovereign Grand Lodge
in providing for, and encouraging, the
formation of the Patriarch Militant.
If we wish to maintain our strength
and keep pace with other orzaniza
tlons. we must have attractions for
young men TO unite with MS. To the
solid teaching Of our ritual, 1t will Dc
no harm to add beauty of appearance
and precision OF movements. For
several years q company Of enthusiastic
IOdd Fellows have maintained Bat
TALON of the Uniform Corps. at heavy
lexpense to themselves, receiving from
the Grand Lodge he use of a room fol-
meeting, free of expense. 1t would bea
merited arrangement TO give the samt
facilities fox the ensuing year"
The Deputy Grand Master and the
District Deputy Grand Masters pre-
sented their reports, which were OF the
most encouraging nature,
Grand Secretary Isaac w. Hallan
lpresented his report, which showed tht
following state of the order Numbe
OF members last term, 2,52l initiated
1875; admitted by card. 8 reinstated, 9
l SuopChdUAY iOf
50 present mem eership, 2 2,49l; loss il
mem bership, 80; number of lodges, 80
brothers relieved, 1862 weeks sickness
I2,820; widowed families relieved, 16
brothers buried, SO brothers wives
buried, 81 amount paid for weekly
benefits, S12, ,206.34 relief of widowed
families. S354,45; burial of the dead
lS5, ,730 10i charitable purposes, s5l7. 95;
I UnthaH
penses, S39, ALI total receipts, S36,
ls11.B6; expenses exceed receipts
l$2, ,472 81. The stagnation in trade, and
the consequent lethargy in business
Icirclcs, has had a depressing effect on
the growth OF the order. The addition,
number I44, Of which l26 were by
Initiation. The losses are 17l, one .fif ftt
of that number being caused by death
The death rate, one in every rs, has
been exceedingly heavy.
The financial exhibit of the lodges Ii
as follows: Cash in bank, S. 03S .66; per
sonsl property, Sl4, 242.37; real estate
S54, ,4S7 48 stocks, 81, ,56l.57 bonds
l$l, 1882. so; notes. $l4 ,551.55; mortgages
l$l2,175. The invested funds last yea
lamounted to $l26, ,446. 30, showing n gaiI
for the year just ended of 50 ,372.8l, ant
lproving that some Of the lodges are IL
the habit OF considering their invest
ments as expenses In conclusion
Secretary Hallam said The worl
of the year shows that sickness anc
death have been largely on the increase
ICompared with the last statement, ther,
is an excess of 355 weeks, for which
benefits were paid. The deaths mum be
l67, being l6 more than last year. Thi
unfavorable feature has made heavy
draft upon the finances of some of thu
lodges, but has caused no permanen
Embarrassment. 1t Is a source of con
lgratulation that we have been able tC
Iprovide for all emergencies, as they
! come TO- our notice, promptly and faith
fully, and though our wealth may hav'
lsuffered reduction, we have bettel
showing In good works. and a warm wei
come in many thankful hearts"
The Grand Treasurer reported bal.
ance OF 81 ,2l5 Us In bank 10 the credit
of the Grand Lodge.
Ths reports of Grand Representative
IJohn j. Gallagher aud e. w. Cooper
were presented, and wita tne
reports of the other officers were refer
ed 10 committees, after which n recesi
WAS taken until 2 o'clock. A part oi
the afternoon session was consumed IL
the exemplification of the secret work,
after which the following were elect
cd
Grand master, George w. Williams
of Oriental Lodge, No. II, of New
ark d. &. M, Samuel +. Smith o
lCharity, No. "a, of Laurel; G. W., j
liz. Blythe of Hope No. 81, of Whining
Itou: G. g., 1. w. Hallam also of Hop,
lodge; G. T., A. G. Robinson of Eden
lNo. "a, of Wilmington; representative
to the Sovereign Grand Lodge for two
years, Alexander Guthrie of Friend
ship, No. 90 of Hockessin.
Grand Treasurer r. II. Ewbanks
who has held the position for sixteen
years, declined reel ection, and PAS
IGrand j. II. Appleby offered series o.
com plimentary resolutions, which wer'
Unanimously adopted, and ordered To
be engrossed for presentation 10 MT
Ewbanks.
The following officers were appointed
lby Grand Master Williams:
Grand Marshall, Norwood Palmer o
Erie ndship, No. %, of Hockessin
Igrand conductor, Lewis G. Sasse o.
Hermann, No. 29 G. g., M. G. Perkins
of Hope, No. 81; g. H., Edgar O. Pierc,
lof Fairfax, No. 2S; Grand Chaplain, e
liz. Spencer of Delaware, No. l.
At the evening session retiring GRAND
Master Seal installed Grand MASTER
Ieleot Williams, who then installed the
Iother officers. The Grand Lodge com
Ipleted It's labor and adjourned about
O'clock, when the members were escort
led to Farra g. Lewis dining saloon
where supper was served.
No preparation could have made
.,,l, q ranutation "a Salvation Oil haf