The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-17
SOVEREIGN GRAND LODGE.
The Odd Fellows Annual En-,
campment at Columbus,
THE GRAND sIRE's REPORT
Shows the order in Good Condition,
A Great Increase shown by tho
Financial statemsut1IEhous,
auds of Delegates Present,

COLUMBUS, o., Sept 16,-The Soyer
eigu Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows con
yensd in annual session at noon to-day
with representatives present from every
State and Territory and from oanadl
and the British Provinces, The dele.
gates were welcomed to Ohio by Gov,
ernor Foraker and to the city by Mayor
Brack, and on behalf Of Ohio Odd Eel
lows by Grand Master Mckinley and
Grand Patriarch Frost The Sovereign
Grand Lodge holds its sessions in the
House Of Representatives hall. Grand
Sir T, @, Underwood, President, and all
the grand officials were present, The
usual standing committees were ap.
pointed and reports Of the grand off.
GERS were submitted at the afternoons
session.
Asteady rain pouring down all after.
noon and evening, seriously interlered
with the musical and military pro-
grammes, and making the reception OF
visitors uncomfortable work. Visitors
came in nsby the Thousands during the
day and evening, however.
The business Of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge meeting began at noon, The
lodge was called Ito order by Grand Sire
John Underwood. First Grand Guard.
Ian John w. Perkins, OF Massachusetts,,
qualified, and Past Grand 3, II, Archer,
Of this city, was appointed Assistant
Grand Messenger Of the session.
The report oil Grand Sire Underwood
says that the |, o. o. F. was never in a
more prosperous condition than now.
The Increase in membership during the
past year was greater than the annual
increase has been within the past fifteen
years, The following figures show the
strength OF the order: Number OF
white Odd Fellows on the globe January
!, 1889, independent order, 872, 2,7S7;
Manchester Unity, 6SS,402; total l,S47,-
275, fully one quarter Of a million more
than that reported by the next
largest civilized secret society. Nun.
ber Of Patriarchs Militant depart
ments, AZ, an increase Of one; com.
ponent cantons $40, an increase Of 35;
Band Cantons 8, an increase Of 2;
Chevaliers made, s, 3,l85, an increase OF n;
canton members 1928, an increase of
1,74l value OF military outfit aud other
assets OF cantons, S7S2, ,62S, an increase Of
$ll9,694.
THO Grand Sire makes number OF
recommendations, among them that the
constitution be changed so as to admitto
the order, with the consent OF guardians,
young men IS years old that the soyer.
eign Graud Lodge reiterate its re-
Cognition OF the military move
ment in the order, with the state.
ment that the Patriarchs Militant
are tho only authorized branch Of Odd
Fellowship, and the juniors prescribed
for chevileirs OF cantons shall not here
after be changed that the committee on
appeals be constituted Of nine members
appointed by the Grand Sire, who shall
oil vacancies; that all unnecessary
disqualiiying words In titles oil officers
and names OF bodies and lodges be
dropped. The most important recon-
mendation OF the Grand Sire Is that
suggesting the raising Of a million dol.
lars or more to build temple or perma.
nent home for the highest body Of the
order.
Reports from thirty.slx jurisdictions
In the United States show aggregate to-
tails OF the expenses Of subordinate bod.
les, separate from benefits and
charities for the year Of 1883,
and the amount Of invested funds De.
cember 81, 1888, as follows: Grand
Lodge-Total current expenses Sl,776,.
$50; invested funds Sl,46S,2S. Graad
Encampments-total current expenses,
$ll9,05b; invested fundB $l,072, $3.50.
Sixteen jurisdictions failed TO report,
but q careful estimate indicates
that The total current expenses In
lodges amounted to $2,473,093 In en-.
cam pments, $220665; total, $2,699, ,75S.
Invested funds oflodges, $2l Al s, ,235 In.
yentments, 81 ,4Sl, ,6SS; total, $l4, ,606, 1856.
The financial statement Of the sovereign
lodges shows $45,7S5 ordinary revenue,
and s82, ,6Bl total cash paid 10 the Grand
Treasurer,