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Srnmc Lodge Histoty.-Grand OFF,
ccrs : Heports Submitted nt To-
Days Annual Session.
The Grand Lodge of Delaware. l. q q
f., met In Odd Fellows Hall, This eity,
yesterday. The body Is So years old. II
was instituted in 1888, on the 9th dav AZ
June, by Grand Sire Wildey and bis aa-
sistants. Grand Sire Wiidey was the
founder of the order in this country. The
Grand Lodge was instituted in the build
ing then known as 81 Market street, but
now as So9, and the following were the
olhcers installed James s. White, Grand
Master; Joseph 9. Hedges, Deputy Grand
Master Jacob X. Higgins, Grand Score
tary; Thomas Hill, Grand Treasurer
Jacob Nj. Garrettson, Grand Warden
simon Robinson, Grand Representa-.
tive, all now dead. In 1913
the grand lodge moved from
81 Market street to Temperance
Hall, in the old Naff building on Fourth
street between Market and King, and
from there in 1919, to the present odd
Fellows Hall at Third and King streets.
Both occasions were celebrated by pro-
oessions and orations. There were two
subordinate lodges working at the time
the grand lodge was instituted. They
were Delaware Lodge. No. / and NJ
ohanics Lodge, No. Jefferson M .
had been organized before INF ,yas 40
working at the time. II resnmad aftar'
wards. Bayard. No. 3. had also hea,, i,
existence, but had dissolved al tbat data
Mechanics' IA the oldest lodgs i, tha ~
der in this State that has neyer ceasaa ~
work. Delaware Iodge HAVING ceossd ~,
season. AT the present Tina thara ara
38 working lodges. one degree Iodoa ond
one depree'of Rebelab Todoe ray,resa,, '
in the grand lodge. s''S.,'e>'
The grand masters OF the grand lodaa
since It's institution have been Jansa
White. r.. b. McDonneIl Jacoh 9;n
gins, james w. Waples, Zenaa r. Glo1ia5
John Scott. William Mari Holm Marn
Edward McIntire. John n smith n r
Reynolds. O. p. Matlack II A Wil,ard
DR.. Henry r.. Aakew w n p;nrca
James Elliott. John a Yatea Inc;an M
Chase, Levi ii. Springer. n. n, Yarnall
Jacob Richardson. John Stevena TIanry
Ezekiel. w. p. Williamson Robert Cars
we'll. w. q, Seeds. Jacob v FoniL
Joshua Maris. JoHeph pyle. William n
Hvland. n. II. Jefrersnn .Iobn N Rod
new. Daniel Farra Josbna 4 voIa,t;ya
q. 4. Spealtman. lubn w. Sbarn Jobn
L. pierson. II Il. James. John W Roona
Edwin q. Moore. n. w Oooner Jobn +
Gallagher. w. II. Fonlr r fIayton Mac.
sew. b. w. Brereton. A. r.. Fall I IT
Chandler. Benton v. Weldon. Josarb n
Seal, George w. Williams.
The grand Representatives durinq that
time bsya been. Simon Rob;nson b r
Glazier, q. r. Tindall. r.. b. MeDonneli
f. III. REYNOLDS. Edward McIntire. George
E. Gill. Il. 8. Harris. George n. Dickson,
John II. Smith. Jnnea Sfuart w ri
Gear. Nelson Carlisle r.. r. CLARK Henry
/ Eckel q. r.. LAYTON. C A 0owoiIl Job1
ID. Rodney. Joseph Richardson. A. N.
Hall. W. B. Hyland, George n. Kay. n
n. Jefferson i w. sbarn Joshna Mar;a
q. ]. WRIGHT i. Y. Foulk. ri w Raker
r. III. Mcdaniel. Z. q. Wallace, the REV
| GAYLORD u. More. ID. w. Brereton. 5ohr
i n. Jakea. IL. Fl. Snencer i. T. Gallagher
la. M. Simpler. Il. w. Cjooper. "a M
Fisber. AleT Guthrie.
The report of Grand Master Williams
read before tbe GRAND lodge to-day. re
orets a large decrease in membershi,
throughout the ,urisdiction during TIN
wear. but commeuds the zeal Of tn
brethren. The grand master has mad
but two decisions during the wear.
District Deputy Grand Master jaime
Il. Appleby in his report states that tn
second installation Of officers of subordi
nate lodges and the annual session of I'll
GRAND lodge come SO close together tina
L does NOT give the grand officers time !
nronerlv nerform their duties. He suo
eests that the grand lodge take the matte
mo oonaiderafion. DnYino the wear h
has been called upon to mako but one dc
cision. Ia RECOMMENDED the introductio
of electric liphts in odd Fellows Hal
and nm appropriation for the benefit q
Delaware Canton. No. /. Patriar ,hs Mil
: FAINT
a Ranorts were also received from Di.
tr;ct Denntv Grand Master Hiram Reed
of d;striet No, 3. Samuel II. Smith Of M
and r. n. I,vons of No. r.
Isaac W, HailSm, the grand secretar,
y renorta a loss in membership during I'll
wear Of es of which number 81 wei
caused by death. He also gives reason