Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-11-21
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THE ODD BELLoWS.
Annual Session of the Right
worthy Grand EncRmpnient.

tween 40 and so members were present
au1 Most Worthy Grand Patriarch Edgar
O. Pierce presided. Eight new members
were admitted.
Reports of the most worthy grand
patriarch, Right Worthy Grand Scribe
Edwin Hirst, Right Worthy Grand
Treasurer E, Il. Spencer and Grand
Representative George O. Norton were
presented.
Most Worthy Grand Patriarch Edgar
@. Pierce briefly reported his official acts
during his term of Office. During the
year be granted dispensation TO Christine
Ercampment to admit, advance and exalt
p. Harry Barnes to the sublime degree.
lie recommended that the Grand En-
campment make an appropriation each
year of I25, or as much thereof as may
be necessary, TO enable the most worthy
grand patriarch TO visit all OF the SUBJ
ordinate enosmpments in the Jurisdiction
| and to perform such other mission work
as he may be able to do; that the Grand
Encsmpment provide suitable regalia for
Its grand officers, also jewels for those
grand officers who are not now provided
for; thst the action of the grand officers
in delivering charter to Christine En-
campuent be ratified and approved.
The report OF Right Worthy Grand
Scribe Edwin Hirst contained ths fol-
lowing statistics Receipts for supplies,
\ 81 81; for dispensltions, 81; for per-
centsge, 5lS0S5; balance in hands Of
right worthy grand scribe rs per last
report, Sl2,l4; total, S20l.90; paid to
right worthy grand treasurer as per re-
ceipt book, SlS2.14; balance in hands Of
right worthy grand scribe, Sl9,76; dis
. l. a.. a. a.
balance in bank ss per last report,
I SlS3 0G; balance now on hand and in bank,
&59. 12; number Of encampments, o; mem
bers as per last report, 1893; members sd-
mit.ed during the year, Al reinstGtad, 6;
suspended, 81; died, 4; present member
ship, 40s; patriarchs relieved, 20 (37 the
year previous); weeks sickness, 2l0, (235
the week previously; patriarchs buried, o, q
year previously pRtriaEchs wives buried,
l, @ the year previously; paid for the relief
of patrisrcbs, $566.50, (i595the year pre-.
vious), buryiug pntriarchs, S229.50,
I (S229. ~ the year previous); educating aud
boarding orphan, Sl7e.il, (S37.l8 the
year previous); other charitable purposes
$l5.96, (Sl350 the year previous); total
PAID for relief, $9GS Al, ($s55. 40 the year
previously; total for other purposes,
81 40 90, C$S77. 10 the year previous);
neor n,sv;onsS. fatal f,om ali sonrcas
az 7sp So 20 e9s "a tbs vear nrevions9,
essata of snbor5,,ata encamrn,ents
S., 253 SIS, (S5, 326 46 the year previously.
sc,iha stated tbat liz orgapizat;on ~
ann,hsr oc,,tor ~ tba patr;srcbs Militant
"a a. sa.,,onj.ot;na - ITnion Fncomn,
liant n th;s ~, 90 n,ahabis
pi,,ht yyorthy sss,pd Trsosr,a, u
snanear,s ranort contained tbs toilow;no
$3.50. pan.t,t, ;rcInS;,a balance Is
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: p i,S,a.On So ., o,hnn ouat..auie
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. 1 @ e,eaa i,
y. pSi P.ePstey, 90, 20
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: ~ oosas, eoUU Al nosoS, S1 20 go 70
/ oeiYet, iIoli III soufaes, et,it o. 70
. SeNes H ~ WIZ 80 OK 20 pAiu y
uIah1 EnoAni ptnen,S 'oa DC pe oo "
! uue IL 1.io nn.h 80 ~ ~. e. ~ ~,
FERN enulng . une 2u,n 'As na Eneaiipmepts
. ~ nouiosfs suinIt.ea' 90 telhSss'eu, y
r suspsnueu, :. ~ a'eu, = ueuteaae, -, tota
4 iaehoersnip, H'G ineLuoeiooi p1'r'arona
! usRs.e' p 9olu sa- tute aestes' toya
!, pu,pls ueeree, "a psst 0niei lA'ti lh
!loi Ps.Iia n.4',, ICE, "a WseSs s'cknfs
4 tot Muien oonoLt9 WeEs paie' 40: pa'ti
/. nlcns rsneNeu' "a WiuoTea iSuuilies re
8 lle'es' PA'.'atohs ous snna pau 10
r ~ 81 81 ps, ,as S'oz oyi 1afylni
!. patriarohe, Ti6oi otner charitable pm
r poses, Soo,+oi .r .o1al rehes 5000 30
. othe or purposes, Stvy,oii tosAi expenses
+ 'Soe sSi amount 1l pstaoaal properly
NJ Sl,!oo Io N og .n savings iuHa
q treasury, @i,u'o.'S' III stocAs ana rea
|. esthte, 40, Ooi IN pohds' S5uo; II
: notes, ,iol.iu; total value, w 253.55
d received from al sources, $l,ol3.ll; re
2 e S en- VINCE psre si ~, Is PAID Y
I Grand Eneempment, Sl,Oli'l9; percent
\: worthy grand patriarch were adopted