The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-18
THE GRAND L0DGEI.O. Of
PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST DAYS
SESSION AT CHATTANOOGA.
Grand Sire Underwood Present-He
Makes a Ringing Speech-Gre tifying
Report as to the State of the Order.
speclal plspntch to The Annual.

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Special Dispatch to The Appeal
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Oct. 1.-The
forty-seyenth annual session OF the Grand
Lodge Independent Order Odd Fellows of
Tennessee began here today. The attend
ance, including today, was 200 represent
atiyes from eighty lodges out of total Of
l27 lodges within the State. The hall of
Gutenberg lodge was used for the DELHI
erations.
Grand Sire John c. Underwood, OF
Covington, Ky, made his first official Wis.
it TO n grand lodge since his election last
month, at Los Angeles, 10 preside over the
order on this continent. lie made ring
ing address, was royalty received and of.
ticiated tonight in comforting the canton
or patriarchial degree on J. l.. Weak
ley, of Nashville. lie returns home to-
night and the grand lodge will conclude
its business tomorrow so thatthe delegates
can depart in the evening for their homes.
The most OF the business performed to-
day was OF u routine nature and the after
noon was spent in mn excursion to Lookout
mountain.
Officers will be chosen to serve the en-.
suing year tomorrow, and indications are
more favorable for the selection OF A. s.
Dawes for sovereign grand lodge repre-
sentative than they appeared TO be last
night. John j. Nolen, OF Nashville, is
likely TO succeed J. j. Cileas grand master,
and Indications favor Peter Harris for
deputy grand master, J. II. Harwcll, ior
grand secretary, and Joseph l.. Weakley
for grand treasurer. The last named was
chosen yesterday to represent the grand
encampment IN the sovereign grand lodge,
and X. i. Webb was made grand treas
urer. With those exceptions the cncamp.
mcnt officers were as reported TO you last
night.
In speech Of welcome TO the visiting
Odd Fellows, Mayor John Il. Nicklin
said that this was the first time the grand
lodge had met here for eighteen years,
while Memphis was favored four years
ago.
The state OF the order in Tennessee
shows an increase Of three lodges within
the past year; 500 new members were
elected, lony-livc have died, and the net
increase was 3ll. Members relieved by
the order were 500, also eirhiy-ninu
widowed families aud 2I2 orphans were
cared for. The money paid for relief
summed up ST., 500. The total revenue OF
all lodges was S3O,6Sl, and the gross assets
Of the entire l22 lodges were Sl0G, 200.
Eghty-one lodges had limitations ranging
from thirty-two down 10 one. the Guttcii-
berg lodge, OF Chattanooga, heading the
list, with Mountain City, Hampton, Nor.
ristoWn, Chattanooga, Dayton. Golden
Rule, Columbia, Clinton. South Piitsburg.
Athens, Pine Mountain, Strangers
Refuge, Campbellville, Day, I,rown and
East Tennessee next in the order named,
and varying from twpn,y-scvcn down
Ia ten. largely increased cNpcndi-
turc for the relief Of brethren over pre-.
vious years Is shown. aud the bcnCiicCnce
o, the order Ia Tennessee has kept pace
with the general prosperity, the activity
aud general condition OF the brotherhood
throughout the State being very gratifying
more 50, indeed, than for several year,
past. The order in the United States ha.
expended SlO,OOl,OOO for relief during the
past sixteen ycars, and the average Tor lh,
past three years has been S2,2JO, 900 poi
. alnum, where the receipts ayerag,
\ -, 10000 per annum. Tho membership
increased nearly 5000 last year, IN,
total being 560,0O0, while there are IN
subordinate lodges, iifly-iour grand lodge
and iorty-lOur cncampmcuis. The Ordci
| has It's greatest strength in Ohio. Pcnnsyl
yania, Indiana aud Illinois, but is flourish
| ing and rapidly increasing ia California
and the western Territories In the south
/ the progress has been rather slow. ~ com,
pared with the north, but the brotherhood
/ regards the situation n highly cncour8g.
| ing all over the country. The weather
I here has been delightful and tho visiting
/ delegates are well satisfied with the corlin
greeting extended 10y their brethren and
the people Of this historic city.