Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-11-19

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The report of Grand Scribe Edwin
Hirst contains the following statistics:
Balance available as per last
| report. ........,...............S b3,4B
Received during the year. ....... 293.70 ss47. II
| Expenses as per check book. 49,. 293 4,
balance available. ......... 1871
FER capita tax due.... 1874
S 900:
Encampments .......................
| Members per last report .............4l2
| Init tod during the year,. 50
Admitted by card .....................
=, iotui... ..:-....... .................. al
Members Withdrawn by card........ 2
| Members suspended. So
Mnmbers deceased. .................. 3
lptuls.s........++ ..s................ 3,
Present membership. ................ a.!
| Patrlarchs relieved. ......... ii Il
| Week sickness ............. l3S 33l
Patriarchs buried .........
Patriarchs' wives buried.... 2.
Paid for relief of pntriarchs s2,n4s.0O S Dln
For Durying patriarchs. 800 10 2g5OO
FOR bnrying patrlarehs'
wives NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5000
For charitable purposes. 1d.DO
Relief OF widowed families, 600
Total paid for relief. ......... I,HlB50 13iT IN
Total Tor other purposes...... 2,G32,i2 l,a,i.Ol
lotai expenses. ..s........... f,hla " 2,7QO.ui
Receipts from all sources !, ASS 81 3,031. s3
Total assets of subordinate
encampments ....;........ts,5OOi1 t7,l1l.oa
tReturns not complete.
In conclusion he refers to the pleasur-
able duty of continuous service as
grand scribe for more than 20 years and
mentions some of those identified with
the order quarter of century ago.
Only five of the past grand patriarchs
OF that time are living and borne upon
the rolls-Levi II. Springer, joseph
Pyle, Enos II. Jefferson, Allen Smith
and Jacob Y. Foulk.
The following is synopsis of the re-
port OF Grand Treasurer E. IL. Spencer:
balance in bank at last report. b 4s
Received from grand scribe. COS. 10
Sgi7. Id
EApehuitures....'.. ..........,....".. 1880
balance in 6ank....... ...........,......s 53.76
The report of Grand Representative
George Q. Morton gives an interesting
account Of the recent annual session Of
the Sovereign Grand Lodge.
After the annual reports of the grand
officers had been submitted Grand Scr Q
Edwin Hirst presented to the grand
body R bound copy of its proceedings
from 1S4S to 1890. The valuable gift
was accepted on behalf of the recipient
by the grand patriarch and ON motion
of Past Grand Patriarch William II.
Foulk the donor was given a rising vote
of thanks. The recommendation of
the grand patriarch that regalia be
gotten for all the grand officers and that
jewels be gotten for the grand officers
not yet supplied were fayorably CON
sidered and n committee was appointed
for the purposes named. Heretofore
the grand officers have had no regalia.
The per capita tax for the ensuing year
was put at 81.
The annual election resulted as fol-
lows: Grand Patriarch, L. w. Jester:
Grand High PRIEST w. II. German;
Grand Senior Warden, John NJ. Collins;
Grand Junior Warden, George NJ.
Grand Scribe, Edwin Hirst;
Grand Treasurer, Il. Fl. Spencer. The
grand patriarch was installed by
the retiring grand patriarch, after which
the former made the following appoint
ments: Grand Inside Sentinel, i. &.
Burton; Grand Outside Sentinel, Abel S.
FAIRIES; Grand Marshal, George NJ. Pyle. |
Next, Grand Patriarch Jester installed
the other ofiicers-elect and the appointed
officers.
GRAND LODGE OF DELAWARE.
The 5Sth annual convention of the
Grand Lodge of Delaware, l o. o. r..
began yesterday at 10 a. m, in Odd |
Fellows Hall. Grand Master Il. w.
Jester presided, rs lodges were repre-
sented and all the grand officers were
in attendance. Forty new members
were admitted.
The report of the committee on con
was accepted and recorded, as
was also the report of the finance COM
mittee. The latter reported more than
81 900 in bank. Reports Of the grand