Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-24
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Annual, session of the Grand lodge
OF Deiawarc-Interest Report .


Annual, session Of the Grand lodge
OF observation-disclosures Report
Ihe eunual session OF the Grand Lodge
of Delaware, X. of F., which is being
held In Castle Hall (Smyth Building),
began at 10 O'Clock u. Wednesday, with
about J5b msmbers present, and Grand
Chancellor William j. Moreland presid-
ing.
Tho morning was taken up principally
with routine busiuess.
The Grand Chancellor read his annual
report. Eo said "the order il in "a
healthy and prosperous condition
throughout this jurisdiction and the best
OF feeling Seems to exist between its
members aud lodges. We have good
cause TO congratulate upon the growth
and progress OF our order during tue
past year. III subordinate lodges, with
one or two exceptions, ars in prosper.
Gus condition, Their membership is in.
creasing. Two new lodges have bsen
added to our roster: Talleyville, No.
10, at Talleyvifle, aud Fidelity,
No. 30, at Hockesgin, and it is only
question OF short space OF time when
several more lodges will be added. Since
our last session we have been called upon
to mourn the loss of Past Grand Cham
cellor Norris W. Talley, most ardent
worker in the ranks of our order and
constant attendant in this Grand Lodge.
wish to say word about that which
every organization of this character has
lately become deeply interested in,
some Of which much older than our
own, have seen from past experience,
that to be alive with the times and
TO accomplish that which is essential to
build up an order with new and young
material, it Is necessary, when btfore the
public, to appear to advantage, not only
In department but in appearance. am
sorry to say that this order lie deficient in
this particular point, from the fact that
the members of lodges do not make an
effort to dress in uniformity, whether it
be OF the funeral Of worthy brother, or
upon public occasions. II it were not for
the Pythian spirit that exists In the mem
bers composing the uniform rank of our
order in this jurisdiction, Il am slow to
say, yet speak the truth l must, this
order of ours would be placed at disad-
vantage, SO much so, that If, by chance,
our name was used in connection
with other organizations, the inquiry
wouId be, who are these Knights of
Pythias? I have never seen them
trust the members will consider this sub
ject WE'LL and those that are able to help
swell the ranks of the uniform part of
our order, will do SO, and those that are
not, will take pride in the appearance
of their different lodges when before the
public" After making few recon-
mendations and giving in detail his
official actions during the year he con-
cluded with thanks for the assistance
which had made his term of Office
pleasant.
Reports read by Mark l.. Garrett, Grand
Keeper of Records aud Seals, and Lemuel
Mari, Grand Master of Exchequer, con-
tanned the following ststistics: Assets,
$551.70; liabilities, $349. 40; net re-
sources, $202.30; balance on hand o.
tober LIST, 1883, $32l.s6; receipts during
the year, $974.58; expenditures, $942.74;
cash now in treasury, $353.70.
George w. Pennington and Owen w.
Everett, the finance committee, reported
that the accounts Of the grand keeper of
records and seals and the grand master
of exchequer are correct and recon-
mended that to meet expenses which will
accrue during the ensuing year the per
capita tax be put at go cents.