Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-21
ODD FELLOWS WORK,
First Days Proceedings Of the Grand
Lodge, Now in Session.
INTERESTING REPORTS ARE READ
And the Official Result Of the Election Is
Annoupced.
DAUGHTERS OF REBEKAH ALSO MEET

The Grand Lodge I. o. o. T. was called
to order at 8 o'clock yesterday morning IN
Carnegie Library Hall, Allegheny, by
Grand Master Graft. There were about 600
subordinate lodge representatives present,
but that number will be increased to about
900, as many came to Pittsburg not in pos
session of the Grand Lodge degree, which
they must receive before gaining admission
TO the hall. The Grand Lodge degree was
conferred upon about 400 Past Grands yes
terday morning. After the Grand Master
had called the lodge to order, Grand Chap
lain McIllyar offered an eloquent prayer, in
which he asked that the representatives
might receive divine guidance in the trans
action of the business that will be done.
The Committee on Credentials was busy
during the entire morning receiving repre-
sentative certificates which was a very
tedious undertaking.
Following the invocation offerNd by the
Grand Chaplain, Grand Master Craft pre-
sented his report of the affairs Of the order
during the year just closed. In his report
Grand Master Craft dwells at length upon
the state of the order, showing that its con-
tion Of nurse funds, the following decision
was rendered:
MUST BE KEPT SEPARATE.
"The nurse fund of a lodge, whether
raised by weekly dues or otherwise, must be
kept 10 a separate account from the other
funds Of the lodge. Members Of lodge in
this or another grand jurisdiction are enti-
tied TO receive the same care and attention
from nofh 1nAs de flaxy
may be visiting or residing. as this latter lodge
extends to its own members. Attentive bene-
fits are fraternal obligations due TO n brother
as a brother and member OF the order; sicK
benefits are financial obligations dependent
upon he law governing the lodge to which the
member belongs. Lodges in this jurisdiction,
whose bylaws provide for the payment of
nurse, are bound 10 refund the amount thus
necessarily expended by another lodge upon
their members under its care, or so much there
OF as their bylaws provide"
The Grand Master states that the report Of
the President of the Odd Fellows Home of
pennsylvania at Philadelphia shows that the
home is being well supported. The report was
received and ordered TO be printed on the re-
port Of the Grand Lodge.
James b. Nicholson. Grand Secretary, sub
mitied his report. He mentioned the fact that
y years had elapsed since the Grand Lodge
met in Pittsburg. The report continues: The
receipts of the Grand Lodge for the last official
year we're S23 96S 49, OF which SlSO9O 10 were
received from the per capita tax. There were
SRebekah degree lodges that surrendered their
charters during the year, and l5 new lodges of
the same degree were instituted These l06
Rebekah degree lodges that reported on De-
ceDber 81, 1889, with a membership of 7,34,
net increase of last report of 2,2Sl paid for re-
lief of members, 81, 75S so; paid for relief of
widows and orphans. s., ,346 81; paid for expenses
t6.9S3 OF, making total of Sl0.03S l8 Receipts
were Sl2S9O A. and the available assets are
fl2255 IL.
SURRENDERED CHARTERS.
The following subordinate lodges have sur.
rendered their charters since the last annual
communication: Center Moreland lodge, No.
SSs Center Moreland, Wyoming county; Elder
ton lodge, No. Sj5. ElGerton. Armstrong county;
Pioneer lodge, No. 994. Shingle House. Potter
county; AdelpAic lodge, No. 26S Roseville,
noga county.
',As shown by a summary of the relief report,
there we're l3, l29 members relieved; widowed
families. l.466; paid for the relief OF brothers,
1884, $40 06; paid for relief of widowed families
s., lU5 20: education Of orphans So 2I9; paid for
burylng the dead, Sll20il 62: special relief S3l,
796 81, making the total amount paid for relief
S4S9.742 81. The increase in the amount of re-
lief over last year was Sl9.36S 37 Assets Of
working LODGES S3,224. $50 g. showing an in
crease Of Sl52, $50 81. The relief amounted to
tl-344 80 per day. During the past % years the
lodges of Pennsylvania have distributed for
relief SIS, ,09S 2S6 IL. which, added to the amount
grand total of 50, ,265 9O3 AZ"
The reports of the Grand Treasurer and the
Finance Committee were read and received.
The Grand Master announced the following
as the result for the election for Graud Lodge
officers. TO serve during the coming year:
Grand Master, Charles ID. Freeman Philadel-
phia; Deputy Grand Master w. Edward Marsh,
Cory; Grand Warden, VIM. A. Witherup
Philadelphia: Grand Secretary, James b. Mich.
olson, Philadelphia; Grand Treasurer NJ Rich
ards Muckle, Philadelphia; Assistant Grand
Secretary, Augustus Pfaf Philadelphia; Grand
Representatives. Robert E. Wright Allentown.
and Francis NJ. Rea Philadelphia. The Grand
Lodge officers will be installed tomorrow after
noon.
peals in cases of death benefits. Every dele
gate present had one or more cases to present.
and the entire afternoon was consumed in a
discussion of the merits of the several claims
The work was completed by o'clock, when the
session adjourned Tor the day.