Evening journal., 1889-08-31
STATE COUNCIL. o. u. A. M.
Forty-second Annual Meeting # George
town This week-New oficers.


town This Week-New Omcers.
Special correspondence EVENING JOURNAL
GEORGETOWN. August 31-The forty
second annual meeting of the State
Council of Q. U A. NJ met in the rooms
Of Georgetown Council, No. 10, at
o'clock Wednesday. This is the first
time the meeting has been held outside
OF Wilmington since its Organization,
and the down state councils were not
benefited by it, The up state members
were much pleased with Georgetown
Council, and call it the banner council of
the state. The council numbers about
104 members and is growing in member
ship each week.
The meeting was called to order by
State Counsellor F. r. Irons. The fol-
lowing members from other lodges were
present S. T. Reeves, ]. S. Mymich, NJ
A. Jones of Wilmington Council No l ;
J. M. c. Forkum, Joseph T. Moreland Of
Delaware Council, No. q John Walker,
Jr., Of Wilmington and Brandywine
Council, No 3; f. r. Irons, George y
Mckee, J. NJ. Whiteside Of Wash
ington Council, No. 4 William J. .Lyttle,
A. NJ Loodman, +. A. Slower, d. b.
Markley, David w. Gathchell Of Jeifer.
son Council No. 10, @ Il. Taylor, James
a. McGlothen. W. s. Walls, ]. w.
Faucet, George W. Wilson Of George
town Council No 12. s. r. Johnson, A.
}. Lynch Of Rodney Council No. 13.
George S. Mckee OF Washington
Council No 4. Wilmington and w Scott
Walls Of Georgetown Council No 10,
were in the absence Of the examiner and
protector, appointed to fill their posi-
tions.
The following members were reported
by the committee on credentials to be
entitled to a seat in the council. At this
meeting: Mark A. Jones of Wilmington
Council No. / d. w. Gatschell Of JEFF
ferson Council No 10; p. O. Green OF
Georgetown Council, No. 12, and A. J.
Lynch Of Rodney Council No. 13, Of
Angola.
The committee on widows and orphans
reported $S36 % in hand A resolution
was passed to petition the next Legisla
ture at Dover to pass an act to compe
the American flag to be displayed ON al
the public school buildings in the state
The meeting then adjourned until
o'clock Thursday morning
On Wednesday night, the members oi
the different councils from up the stats
and Of Rodney Council, No. 13, o.
Angola, were taken in charge by George
town Council, No. 10, and after severa
speeches from the members were treated
80 sn abundance Of ice cream and cake.
Council met at 80 o'clock on Thurs
day morning pursuant 10 adjournment
with State Counsellor +. r. Irons in tn,
cnair. The following officers wer,
elected to serve for the term Of one year
G. H. Taylor Of Georgetown Council, No
13, s. G. F. A. Stoon of No. 10, s. r. G.
j. M. @. Forkum Of No. 2, s. c. secre
tary John Walker, Jr, Of No 3, S. O.
treasurer; s. X. Johnson Of No. 10, S. G.
l. l. N. Anderson Of No 3, S. c. Elk.
w. A. Jones Of No. /, S. O. p.
The following trustees Of the widow
and orphan fund were elected w H. II
Eharpless of No 2, and l. +. Mynick Of
No. l for one year and w. /. Little o.
No. TO- George S. Maker No. A. anC
James H McGlothen Of No. 12 for tw,
years.
The following were appointed com
mittee TO the National Council s. ]
Reeves, James Il. McGlothan and d. B
Markley. all of whom were installed bl
ex-State Councilman Goodman. A shor
session was held yesterday Afternoon
when resolutions were passed thanking
Georgetown Council, No. II, for its gen
erons hospitality on this occasion. after
which they adjourned sine die The nexi
annual meeting will be held in Whining
ton in August, 1890