Evening journal., 1890-11-19
The GRAND LODGE. / Q. 8. :
II Meets This Morning ~ odd Fellows
Hail and rransacts fta Business.

It Meets This Morning ~ ODD Fellowa'
HAn and Transacts fta Business.
The Grand Lodge, O. o. F., OF the
State Of Delaware met in its fifty
seventh annual session in Odd Fellows
Hall this morning at 10 o'clock.
The report Of Grand Master Gold
smith O. Nailor was read and adopted
The report gives all the transactions
made by lodges In the jurisdiction in the
past year.
The grand master spoke as follows.
''To day brings us to the City seventh
milestone Of this grand lodge, AS we
look upon it and consider the purpose for
which 1t was planted, there is nothing
occurs to as which has tendency to les.
sen our confidence in the wisdom of its
founders, or weaken our admiration and
love for its nobe ard genuine princi-
pies. Here he thanked God for his kind
ness and wisdom in bringing the repre-
sentatives together again as delegates of
the lodges under the jurisdiction OF this
graud lodge
He then continued: "As IL is nv
privilege on this occasion, as your pre-
siding officer, to meet you, the repressn-.
tatives OF the various lodges softhis state.
bid you hearty welcome. A review OF
the work Of the past year shows an ia.
crease Of $50 members and two new
lodges These new lodges have doubled
in membership during the first six
months after their institution. / have
visited each lodge in the state and fnd
all Of them. With two exceptions. in ex-
cellent condition, both in membership
and finances have divided the iurisdic
tions into six districts District No. |
comprised fifteen lodges, and one Of the
d. Of r in charge Of myself; No. 2, four
lodges, in charge OF Il w. Jester, depCty
grand marshal; No. 3, four lodges, John
NJ. Ross, P, G, Of Wyoming, In charge
No. A. three lodges, William N. Sipple
Of Milford; No 5, three lodges.
John Melton, P. g., OF Sea
ford, in charge; No 9. three lodges, Il.
L Burton, p g. Of Lswes. These men
who werep placed In charge Of the lsdges
were commissioned as deputy grand
masters.
Here followed a number Of communica
tions which the grand master received
from vsrious lodges asking him for per
mission to have celebrations, end asking
him to explain technicalities in the
uniform constitution. He read the
answers which he had sent to these com
municstions snd also to other communi
cations " whieh be had received. Most Of
these letters were inquiries concerning
lodge work and the manner of doing 1t.
The next article in his report related TO
the trouble between Brandywine Lodge
No. IL, and Eagle Lodge, No 80. The
latter lodge charges the other with
having violated the uniform constitution
in having invited men into their lodge.
who lived nearer the Eagle Lodge The
| grand master called the attention Of
Brandywlne lodge to its violation OF the
constitution aud this was answered by a
communication asking that committee
be appointed from each lodge to settle
the matter. This was done and the
matter is no longer held as a grievance
by either lodge.
Here followed list Of special dlspen-
sations which had been granted TO various
lodges.
! The report stated that IL had coma TO
the notice of the grand master that Me-
chanics Lodge was giving every new
member one quarters dues in order to
have more members. This was imme-
distely ordered stopped. and the grand
master recommended that the Grand
Lodge take some action on this matter.
The Centreville Lodge was censured for
not having replied to communications
sent IL by the grand master The matter
was concerning the resolution passed at
the last session OF the Grand Lodge
ordering those lodges which had not
made their by laws conform to the uni
form constitution 20 do so at oncs. This
was not done, aud no letters of excuse or
mitigation Of the ofense had been sent
l TO the grand master.