The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-08-16
lReportcd for the TInEsl
Grand United Order Of Odd Fellows in
America.

America.
District Lodge. No. Is, Of South Carolina,
met in Union August 6, in the Hall OF
Palmetto Lodge, No. 2,276. c. d. Lowndes,
Of Columbia, was elected Chairman /; G.
w. Ford, Of Beaufort, ce-Chairmau.
W: II. Rutherford, Secretary, furnished
Us with the following status Of the order IN
this State:
Number Of Lodges, 60; P. G. NJ. Councils,
8; Households Of Ruth, 10; Membership,
I,649; members buried during tho year,
26; wives buried, is; children buried, "a.
Amount paid TO the sick, 81 $40 70.
Amount paid for funerals, 1924 92.
Amount paid for Charity, $2O8 22.
Amount paid widows and orphans,
$299 S5.
Total amount collected during the year,
S6,913 40.
Amount paid out for all purposes during
the year, S6,596' 73'
Cash, in funds, bonds and property,
$l8,365 OF.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
District Master-C. d. Lowndes, of Colum.
bia.
Deputy Master-F. w. Williams, OF
District Secretary-W. II: Rutherford. of
Columbis.
District Treasurer-W. p. Cole, Of
Charleston.
District DIRECTOR. b. Motto, OF Chsrles-
ton.
District Chaplain-W. II. jenkins, of
Charleston.
District wardcu-V. o. Mcleod, of Sum
ter.
District Guardian "A. d. Jeter, Fish DAM
Auditing Committee-J. j. Kiuard, Mt.
Tab~r; G. P. McClary, Charleston s. F.
wiggine, Spartsuburg.
There were forty Lodges represented.
At this session there were seventy-four
officers, members and delegates present,
coming from every part Of the State.
The next meeting will be held at Beaufort,
Sc
THE ORDER.
This is branch of the English Odd
Fellows, and known amoug the fratern ity
az the Manchester Unity Odd Fellows.
The Lodges on the American Continent
receive their "dispensetions and Rituals"
from England. The Lodges in the United
States use the same "secret works' as the
English Odd Fellows throughout the world:
The Quarterly Password is sent to the
Lodges in this country from Manchester,
Englund.
This Order is the strongest ono among
tho colored people In the United States I,
Canada aud the Indies, there are one hun
dred and sixty five thousand members.
Their property is valued at two hundred
thousand dollars.
GOVERNMENT OF THE ORDER.
The supreme authority of the order in
America is vested in convention, consist
ing Of ono delegate from each Lodge. This
convention is stylci 'rho Bi-Aunual Nov
able Committee" because il meets in differ
ent parts of the States every two years.
During the adjournment of the "B. nj. c."
the business Of tho Order is conducted by
a committee, known as the Sub Committee
of Management" consisting of nine officers.
The State is governed by tho District Lodge,
(eaoh State being numbered,) consisting Of
. delegate from each Lodge.
The following resolution was uuani
mously adopted, by the Lodge:
Be IL Rcsoided That we, the members of
District Lodge, No. IA, of South Carolina,
do hereby tender TO the members Of Pal
metto Lodge, of Union, our heartfelt thanks
for their hospitality towards US, and to
his Honor, the Mayor, the Wardens and
citizens of Union for their generous ho.pi-
tality and k:sd stteution during our stay
in their beautiful city.
We desire to express TO the community
of Union, that in face of all that has been
said against Union and the treatment it
gives strangers, we have never met in q city
where we were better treated. To US, it
seemed that the citizens with one &c
cord joined hands in welcoming US to
Union, and We shall ever remember the
noble hearted citizens of Union. And to
the world we say, if you want to find a
community of true hearted and generous
people, SO to Union, South Carolina.