Smyrna times., 1885-11-25
Annual Session of the Grand Lodge,
l. 0. 0. F., of Delaware.

The annual session of the Grand Lodge
of Delaware, met in Odd Fellows Hall
Wilmington, last Wednesday morning with
n large attendance and Grand Master
Joseph IL. Seal presiding.
Encouraging reports were made by the
deputy grand master and the district deputy
grand masters.
The report of Grand Secretary Isaac w.
Hallam contained the following statistics :
Number Of members last term. 2,52l; mi
tlated, l26; admitted by card, 8 renstat-
ed, " withdrawn, 8; suspended, 1874; died
30; present membership, 249l; loss in
membership, 80; number Of lodges 81; !;
brothers relieved, 362 weeks sickness
2,o3Oi widowed families relieved, l6; bro
theirs buried, 33; brothers wives buried. 81 :;
amount paid for weekly benefits, Sl2. 2OG. "a !;
relief of widowed families, 1884. As burial
OF the dead, 50, $50, 10; charitable purposes.
S04i,9o; other purposes, $50, COS. SO total
expenses, S39, 444l7; total receipts. S36.-
gll.36i expenses exceed receipts, 81, 472 81.
The stagnati0n in trade, and the consequent
lethargy in business circles, has had n de-
pressing effect on the growth of the order.
The additions number l44, of which l26
were by Initiation. The losses are ia. one
NTH of that number being caused by death.
Inc Death rate, one in every IS, has been
exceedingly heavy.
The financial exhibit of the lodges is AS
follows; Cash in bank, So, 8,O3S. Go; personal
property, Sl4, ,242.37; real estate, S54. .487. .48;
stocks, 81, ,56l.57; bonds, 81, 49,. so; notes,
SI4, ,o2l 80 mortgages, Sl2175. The in
vested funds last year amounted to Sl26 .
446; 81, showing a gain for the year lust en-
ded OF S3,372.Sl, and proving that some Of
the lodges are in the habit of considering
their investments as expenses.
Grand Treasurer, II. H. Ewbanks re-
ported that there was Sl,2l5.65 in bank to
the credit of the Grand Lodge.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Grand Master, George w.
Williams of Oriental Lodge, No. II, of
Newark d. q. NJ. Samuel F. Smith of
Blythe Of Hope, No. q, of Wilmington
q. s., Isaac w. Hallam, also of Hone
Lodge q. T., A. Gilbert Robinson of
Eden, No. 81, of Wilmington Represen-
tative to the Sovereign Grand Lodge for
two years, Alexander Guthrie of Friend
ship, No. y. of HOckessin.
As Grand Treasurer, r. II. Eubanks. who
has served in that capacity for sixteen years
and seven months, declined to be II candi-
date for reelection. Past Grand J. H. Ap-
pleby offered n series of complimentary re-
solutions which were ordered to he engross-
ed and presented to Mr.. Eubanks.
Grand Master Williams appointed the
following officers: G. NJ, Norwood Pail
mer Of Friendship, Ne p, of Hockessin;
&. G., Lewis G. Sasse of Hermann, No. %
q. G., N. G. Perkins of Hope No. 81
q. H.; Edgar 9. Pierce of Fairfax, No. %;
Grand Chaplain +. II. Spencer of Della
ware, No. |.
GRAND ENCAMPMENP.
The Grand Encampment of Delaware
l. 0. o. F., met in Wilmington last week
ana elected officers for the ensuing year AS
follows G.. p, S. Fl. Barker of Dover En-
campment, No. 5, of Dover; G. II. p,
Isaac j. WOOten of Sussex Encnmpment.
No 4, of Laurel; G. S. w, w. j. Quigley
Of Reynolds Encampment, No 3, of Viii
mingtoni &. j. W., Rodney +. Lyons of
Ocean Encampment, No. 9, Of Lewes
G. s., Edwin Hirst of Delaware Encamp-
ment, No. !; of Wilmington g. T., 4. II,
Spencer of Reynolds Encampment, No. 3,
of Wilmington.