The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-27
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CoLunBrA O., Sept ls.-In tn. Sow.
ereigu Grand Lodge, 1 O. O. F.. First
Grand Guardian John n. Perkins OF Mas.
sachuserts, qualified and Past Grand e
H Archer, Of this city, was appointed as.
sistant grand messenger OF this session,
after which the report Of Grand Sire un-
de-wood was read. It said that the order
has never ~ in . more prosperous con.
dition than now. the increase in member
ship during the past year being greater
than the annual increase has been within
thep past fifteen years The following fs-
ures show the strength OF the order:
Number OF white Odd Fellows on the
globe January L 1883, Independent order,
g.. Isl: Manchester Unity, 6SS 49,; totai,
1,34l. "a. fully $4,000 mere than b a re-
ported BY the rex, largest civilized secret
society; number OF patriarchs militant
DEPARTMENT, Am increase OF /; com.
ponent cantons, 54e-in increase OF Is.
and band cantons, San increase OF >;
chevaliers, 3,l6-an increase of -, and
canton members, l9,22S-an increase OF
1,14l; value Of military outfits and ether
assets Of cantons, SIS. 5cs-sn increase OF
$1Is.ssa
Grand Secretary Theodore A. Ross re-
ported that returns from the grand lodge
Of Australia for the ear ended Decem-
Der 81, 1855 showed 2l9 lodges, 1850
members and $S5s.l7 in lodge funds and
$50, 0SS paid out to the sick during the
Reports from thirty.s:x jurisdic-
tons in the United States showed an ag-
grexats total Of expenses OF subordinate
bodies, separa,e from benefits and chari-
ties. for the year 1855 and tie amount OF
invested funds December 81, 1855, - FOL.
lows: Grand lodges total current ex-
penses 81, 7.5,6s4 invested fundA S14 $685.
ssS; grand encanpment., total current
expenses Sis. o5S invested funds $l,67.,.
IA Sixteen jurisdictions failed to report
but q careful estimate indicated that the
total current expenses in lodges amounted
to g 4Sl 092 and in encampments S-26. 90
q total Of s. GO. IS. The invested funds
in lodges vere SCI, AOS, e3j and in enoamp.
ments 81. 4SL $50. . total Of 81. $3.50. The
strength of the order on December 81 1883.
WAS as follows: One sovereign grand
lodge, two independent German En-.
pire and Australial. fcrry-eight subordi-
nate grand encempmenta sixty-four SUBJ
ordinate grand lodges el0l subordinate
epcampmeut4 s..9i subordinate lodges
10I. 344 encampment members. o., 531 lodge
members, I. .s3 Rebekah lodges with $3.50
female and Il. ls6 male members. 5i66
cantens OF patriarchies m litant with g.
900 che walters, rank and file. The Rebekah
branch has prospered faely, since their
available assets at the close Of the year
amounted to 500. go. against S179,2. for
1851. Their total expenses were $lu9 $40.
while the receipts were $50 4so. Grand
subordinate lodge reports show that dur.
Ing the year there were 55,l22 persons in.
itia,ed and 5. IS? r~e;nstased-a totalof g..
s6k TIE ~suspensiona w~ithdNwSls and
deaths were - 5e3
The financial statement OF the sovereign
lodge shows 81. 7S5 ordinary revenue and
Sc. 66l total cash paid to grand treasurer.
The total expenditures OF the year just
closed were So, 9SS Of which $A,65s was
mileage paid the grand representatives,
last e The assets Of the lodge amount
to SOL. 800, OF which Sa4 439 is cash, $4,000
in Government bonds $1l li6 steel and
electro plates and the balance in other
property. The cost OF the session at Los
Angeles was S,6 Al more than the one
held at Denver Ia ISIS. and ST. So more
han the Boston session in 1856,