Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-23
ANNIvERsARY ExERo1sBs.
The Eortieth Rirthday Celebration
of HOPE Lodge.

o hAupS AUuENS
Pleasant exercises and sumptuous
banquet were the features of the 40th
celebration of Hope Lodge, /. o. o. F.,
last evening week.
The lodge assembled at its headquar-
ters, in Odd Fellows Hall at 7.30 O'Clock,
and at 9.15 o'clock, when it's business
session had closed, marched in body TO
Masonic Temple lecture room, where the
banquet Tas served. Three prettily
adorned tables extended nearly the full
length of the room. The menu consisted
OF oysters, meats, ice cream, fruits, cakes
and other delicacies. Covers were laid
for about I60 persons.
Among those present were: Grand
Master e. M. Fowler, s. II. Baynsrd, W..
II. Curry, w. II. Kramer, James II.
Appleby, Harry G.. Robinson, Thomas
Mitchell, Benjamin Murgatroyd, E. M.
Sargent, Nathan Lieberman, b. ".
Weldon, j. W. Canary, Isaac W. Hallam,
A. Gilbert Robinson, Joseph X. Adams,
A. B. Jones, b. f. Strickier, Milton
Lackey, Frank Stout, George O. Maris,
George Turner, Robert G.. Titas, John
Fuhr, benjamin F. Furry, John NJ.
Whitford, William Stewart; Eenry H..
Dure, j. h. Mari, Willieu. Macklin,
Charles Reese, Richard L. Poynter, e.
Bucher, George W. Remington, William
G. Robinson, Samuel Murphey, .Jr.,
Charles Hallam, H. A. Roop, Joseph
Patton, John q. Baker, John j. Gala
CHER, Harvey Fl. higgins, J. CLAYTON
Massey, l.. W. Palmer, James Mckay,
David Downs, Harry Stradley, N. Gookin,
Thomas Pennington, g. w. Pyle, Edmund
Il. Patton, John Talley, William o.
Brown, George Ingram, M. O. Perkins,
Samuel Cann, William l.. Cohran, James
Reese, Thomas Kemp, William B. Wiley,
e. Il. Speakmsn, Evans Penrose, W. b.
Adams, Harvey Wiley, Il. W. Perkins and
Frank Howard.
B. v. Weldon asked blessing and
feasting followed.
at the conclusion of the feast the
literary part of the exercises began
Thomas Mitchell presided and delivered
an address of welcome. Singing by 8
quartet, composed OF James j. jackson
| Eugene Start, o. II. Start and John Bern
hard, followed. Isaac W. Hallam CAV,
q sketch of the lodge, saying in part
"Hope Lodge was instituted by thu
officers of the Hope Lodge of Delaware OF
May l4th, 1849, in the building which
was known as Temperance Hall, on th,
south side of Fourth street between
Market and King. Grand officers presen
on that occasion were; Grand Master
John A. Willard, Deputy Grand Master
William Park Boyce, Grand Marsha
William Sink, Grand Warden John Fair
fax Smith and Grand Treasurer Edward
MeIntiye. The charter members of the
lodge were Jacob Riohardson, Talbot
Turner, William J. Gallagher, Jamet
Scott, John P. Springer, Joseph Richard
son, Jr., Peter Turner, Frederick
Watson, John Tageert, Samuel Murphey,
Milton Lackey, Robert McFarlar
james Mc(sill and james Stroud. Sever
of the charter members are dead and th
other seven are in good standing on tn
books OF the lodge. The first officerH 0
tine lodge were: Joseph kiohardson, Jr.
N. g.; William J. Gallagher, v. G.; jaime
f8cott, Il. b.; JsDob Risnardsun, I. Hop
Lodge has always been foremost in work
of charity and deeds OF encouragement
During ths 40 yesrs OF its chartered ex
istenee $50 654 has been paid into il
treasury. This amount has been disburset
rs follows Weakly benefits, $46, $50
funerals, $l5,773; donations, 81, ,S95
other expenditures, 1921, 1896. The repo.
for the term ending March Both last, i
as follows: