Daily Republican., 1889-05-16
HOPE LODGE
THE FORTiETH ANNIVERSARY
LAST EVENING.
How the Members Celebrated the
Event A History of the
Lodge Showing What
Has Been Done

lIONBt, NO. L. ". W Ctlt-
brated It's fortieth anniversary last even
Ing, and after meeting at the Lodge
room the members and Invited guests
marched to the lecture room OF the
Opera House, where supper was served
In Farra's best style. There were four
long tables which were filed by about
one hundred and fifty guests. Thomas
Mitchell occupied the head of the main
table, and acted as toastmsster, but 1t
was noticed that he did not take his seat
until he was satisfied that every one
present had been attended to by the
walters.
A blessing was asked by Past Grand
Master Benton v. Weldon, after which
the guests were told 10 make themselves
a. home. When all had finished eating
Thomas Mitchell made br!ef address,
In which he spoke OF the first anniver-
sary of the lodge which was celebrated
five years after Its organization. lie said
that 1t was decided about two mouths ago
to celebrate the forteth anniversary by
good old-fasbioned supper, and that the
committee had faithfully attended 10
their duty he thought all present would
testily. Some excellent music was then
renaayed by male quartette, aud when
they hIshed Grand Secretary Hallam
gave histo,y OF the lodge, OF which the
lOilOWlnR 10 bynuDgjg.
Hope Lodge wss instituted by the
grand officers OF the Grand Lodge of
Delaware, In the building Shen known as
the Temperance Hall, located OH the
southerly side of Fourth street, between
Market and King streets. The cere-
monies took place on Monday evening,
May IA, 1919, the grand officers presen;
being John a. Willard, grand master;
William Park Royce, ID. g. M; William
| Sink, grand marshal; Joha Fairfax
Smith, grand warden, and Edward Nc
/ Intre, grand secretary.
5 The applicants ioF the chatter having
: answered al, Questions satisfactorily, the
/ o. B. waa administered and proclamation
made that Hope Lodge, No. 81, l. o. o.
f., had been formally instituted and was
entitled to be recognized as working
lodge uader the jurisdiction Of the Grand
Lodge of Delaware. The following is q
8 list OF the names of those present at the
y organization of the lodge and considered
e as charter members: Jacob Richardson,
: Talbot Turner, William j. Gallagher,
e James Scott, John P Springer, Joseph
y Richa dscn, Jr., Peter Turner, Frederick
: Watson, John Taggart, Samuel Murphey,
s Milton Lackey, Robert McFarlan, James
9 McGill. James Stroud, who was absent,
4 Seven of this list are dead; the other
seven are in good standing on the books
of the lodge.
The first officers of the lodge were
: elected at this meeting and installed into
. their respective positions as follows
!, Joseph Richardson, Jr., N. e.; William
:. j. Gallagher, V. G.; James Scott, II. s.
2, Johu p Springer, 2. g.; Jacob Richard
q SOD, treasurer.
t, At this meeting four propositions wer
q received and three were reported OF
!, favorably and elected The laws of Del.
aware Lodge, No. /, were adopted TO
working purposes until their own coult
be formulated and adopted. A commit
toe ges srrc..,cs r I. procure a Sssl
another to OPEN sn accUG@l With IN
Bank of Delaware, after which SO Wa
borrowed from the members present t
a give the lodge a start The receipts O
e the evening were: Borrowed, $50; propo
J. sitions, "a; dues, 10 cents; total, S4j. as.
e The next meeting OF the lodge was hell
in the room which we now occupy. Flv
propositions were received at this meet
ing, and John Wood was initiated, beinI
the first Initiation made by the lodge, th
II others having been initiated in slste
e lodges. The treasurer reported that b.
!, had opened an account with the Bank o
u Delaware, and he was instructed to N K,
. deposits as often as he had five dollars ii
his custody. The receipts at this meeting
IS ere t2G. 90 The treasurer was requiret
;. to give II bond as security to she amoun
of $50.
The first term of the lodge ended Sep
h tember 20, ls49, being nineteen weeks
a The fret report was made as follows:
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