Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-26
THE !. 0. 0. +. COMMITTEES
STANDING AHD SPEoIAL OF THE
GRAND LODGE.
The Election Of OfEicers-Tbe Tonsts
Responded 40 at she BRnquet
Showing tise Visitors Around the
n1tV.

Upon the reconyening of the Crane
Lodge of Delaware, /. o. o. f. YESTERDAY
| afternoon week, the secret work of tht
order was exemplifed.
] For the ensuing year the following
| officers were elected: Grand Master
George w. Williams of Oriental Lodge,
| No. IL, of Newark; d. G.. M, Samuel +.
Smith of Charity, No. 81, of Laurel; G..
W., j. p. Blythe of Hope, No. 81, of Will
mington G. s., Isaac w. Hallam, also OF
Hope Lodge; G.. T., A. Gilbert Robinson
of Eden, No. 34, of Wilmington. Il. H.
Ewbanks declined TO be a candidate for
reelection as grand treasurer. Alexander
Guthrie of Friendship Lodge, No. 20, of
Hockessin, was elected representative TO
the Sovereign Grand Lodge for two years..
16 years and months. A series of COM
plimentary resolutions, offered by Past
Grand J.. H. Appleby, were ordered to be
engrossed and presented to Mr.. Ewbanks.
Grand Master Williams made the fol-
lowing appointments Grand Marshal,
Norwood Palmer of ofFriendship, No. %, of
Hockessin; Grand Conductor, Lewis O.
Sasse of Hermann, No. 80; G. g., M. @.
Perkins of Hope, No. 81 G. H., Edgar
Q. Pierce of Fairfax, No. 28; Grand
Chaplain, E. H. Spencer of Delaware,
No. J..
The installation of officers occurred in
the evening. Several speeches were made
and the lodge adjourned about o'clock.
After the adjournment of the grind
lodge supper was given in honor of the
representatives of the Grand Lodge of
Maryland at Farra q Lewis. The retiring
Grand Master j. H. Seal presided, and
after the spread had been discussed called
the following toasts which were responded
to as given "0ur Guests" p. G. M.
Joseph Pyle; Sovereign Grand Lodge"
g. r. John j. Gallagher "Grand Lodge
of Maryland" g. M. Louis Grauer of
Maryland; P. G. Joseph Schwartzer of
Maryland was called upon for a con-
tribution to the entertainment and
in humorous manner gave an
impersonation, in gesture and movement
of an egotistical captain and his COM
mand "Grand Lodge of Delaware" G.
R., DIR. e. w. Cooper; Baltimore, the
Cradle of Odd Fellowship" G.. s. and G.
R., John NJ. Jones of Maryland 1.-THE
ladies'" G. M. and s. G. L., John L.
Jakes; "The Grand Master of Our State,n
p. g. M, e. #. James; "The Patriarchs
Militant" P. O. p, B. f. Shakespeare
""The City of Wilmington" P. G., j. H.
Appleby. The evening was most pleasantly
spent and the guests dispersed in that
particularly happy mood which proverbi-
ally follows good dinner and season of
good-fellowship.
During the evening the grand lodge
and its guests visited the gymnasium of
the Warren Athletic Club.
The visitors from Baltimore, accom-
panied by Past Grand Master Joseph H.
Seal and others, were shown points of in
tsrest in and near the city Thursday
morning.
Grand Master George W. Williams an
nounces the following standing and special
committees Of the Grand Lodge of Della
ware, l. o. o. E., to serve during the en-
suing year:
State Of the order-Hsnry Eckel, Lodge
No. =. ". Cooper, No. 20; John J. Gala
CHER, No. q; J.. II. Appleby, No. 23; Henry
@. Long, No. 25.
Legislation-E. G. Moore, No. 4; Joseph
II. Seal, No. 81; W. H. Foulk, No. &c; ID. W.
Brereton, No. 10; e. s. Gilmour, No. 12.
Constitution and Laws-JermanJ ]. .McMul-
len, Lodge No. 81; j. NJ. whitford, No. "a;
X Burton, Jr., No. 2; 1. O. Doud, No. 8; W.
Correspondence-T. N. Williams, Lodge
No. IA; Samuel p. Vail, No. 80; Lemuel
Mari, No. 26; Nathaniel Short, Nos ; Charles
H. Tuthill, No. 10.
Appeals-A. II. Fell, Lodge No. 8; G.. W.
Pyle, No. 81 @. p. Maroney, No. 23; George
IL. Taylor, No. 1 Samuel Frizzell, No. IS.
Finance-Norwood Palmer, Lodge No. %; |
W. 7. Clymer, No. "a; G. Spoerl, No. 30;
David Downs, No. q; George H. Shipley,
No. IA.
Hall-John p. Taylor, Lodge No. "a; Isaac
G. Saxton, No. 81: A. II. Lewis, No. 8; John |
G.. Yates, No. 2; John L. Pierson, No. /.
Printing-Isaac W. Hallam, Lodge No. 81 /; |
H. A. Roop, No. 81; T. E. Young, No. "a; W.
Z. Whitford, No. "a; William II. Shippers, |
No. IL.
Accounts-W H. Robinson, Lodge No. "a: |
g. M. Fisher, No. 20; Edward T Kemp, Nos;
George W. Springer, No. 2; F. Hoffecker,
Returns and Reports-W. H. Foulk Lodge
No. 20; Jose phi A. Suydam, No. 9:Joseph B. |
Pyle, No. 81; William Bright, No. IL l.. Ii.
Hardesty, No. 80.
Indigentand disabled Odd Fellows-E. H.
Morrow, No. @; A. II. Lewis, No. 8; John G.
Yates, No. 2. e. H. Jefferson, No. 4; W. II.
Foulk, No. 20.
Semi Centennial Anniversary (continued)
e. f. James, No. "a; A. r. Fell, No. s; E.
A. Cooper, No. 20; B. v. Weldon, No. 6; Il.
II. Ewbanks, No. "a: j. Y. Foulk, No. 10.