The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-08-16

Grand United Order Sof oda Fellows In
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! District Lodge. No. ID. Of South Caroline, I
mst in Union August 9, In the Hall Of
Palmetto Lodge, No. 2,276. @. d. Lswndes,
Of Columbia, was elected Chairman q.
w. Ford, Of Beaufort, vice-C Chairman.
w; II. Rutherford. Secretary. furnished
us with the following status Of the order In
this State:
Numbsrof Lodges, e2; p. q. NJ. Couuoils,
S; Households Of Ruth, Is; Membsrship,
1,649; members boried during the year,
26; wives buried, Is; children buried, "a.
Amount paid 70 the sick, $3.50 78.
Amount paid for funerals, 1924 02.
Amount paid for Charity, $206 20.
Amount paid widows and orphans,
$299 IS.
Total amount collected during the year,
| $6,9l3 40.
Auoun. paid out for all purposes during
the year, $6,595' 73.
$18,366 OF.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
District Master-C. d. Lowndes, Of fColum.
bia.
Deputy Mas,er-F. W. Williams. OF
| Columbia.
District Secretary-w. z: Rutherford. Of
Columbia.
District Tressurer-w. P. Cole, Of
Charleston.
District DIRECTOR. d. Motto, OF Charles
ton.
District Chaplsin-w. II. jenkins. of
District wardeu--v. O. Mcleod. OF Sum
| ter.
District Guardian "A. d. Jeter, Fish Dam.
Auditing Committee--J. j. Kiuard, Mt.
Tsb-r; G. p. MoClsry, Charleston; 8. F..
wiggins, Spartanburg. q
There were forty Lodges represented.
At this session there were seveuty-four
officers, members and delegates present,
coming from every part Of the State.
8. c.
THE ORDER.
This is branch of the English Odd
Fellows, and known among tho fratern ity
~ the Manchester Unity" Odd Fellows.
The Lodges on the American Continent
| receive their "dispensetions aud Rituals"
from England. The Lodges in the Unitod
States use the Same "secret works a. the
English Odd Fellows throughout the world:
Tho Quarterly Password is sent to tho
Lodges In this country from Manohe ester,
Englsnd.
This Order 10 the strongest ono among
the colored people. In tho United States
Canada and 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 stylei "he Bi-Aunual Nov
| able Committee" because II meets In differ
ent parts Of the States every two yespS
During the adjournment Of the "B. NJ. e."
the business Of tho Order is conducteE by
q committee, known as the "Sub-C Comufttee
Of Management" consisting of nine officers.
The State is governed BY the DISTRICT Lodge,
(eaoh State being numbered, oonSistiug OF
= delegate from saeShh Lodge.
Tbs following resolution was unsni-
f>mousy adopted. by the Lodge:
| Be II Resolaed, That we. tho members of
do hereby tender 10 the members Of Pal
mstto Lodge, of Union, our heartfelt thanks
for their hospitality towards US, and 10
his Honor, the Mayor, the Wardens and
citizens Of Union for their gepsrous hospi-
talNy and Kind Attention during our stay
in their beautiful city.
We desire to express to the community
| Of Union, that in faoe Of oil that has been
| said against Union and the treatment IL
| gives strangers. We have never met in city
whore We were better treated. To us, Il
| seemed that the eitizena with one no.
| cord joined hands in welcoming US TO
Union, and We shall ever remember the
| noble-hearted citizens OF Union. And to
the wsrld We say, If you want TO find q
community Of true. and generous
| people, 60 to Union, South Carolina.