The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-11-18
ODD FELLOWSHIP.

the Grand Enoainp ment Last night,
and the Fifty Eighth Annual Com
munioation Of the Grand Lodge 1. o.
o.. +, To-Day. ....
The forty-second annual communi-
cation OF the Grand Encamp ment /. o.
o. f., of Delaware was held last night
in the Odd Fellows Hall, Third and
King streets, Grand Patriarch Hubert
Roop presiding.
In his report Grand Patriarch Roop
congratulated the brethren that there
had been no friction In the work of any
of the encampments, not single APP
peal has been taken from any action,
nor has daath broken single link dur
ing the past year He recommended
that regalia and jewels be procured
for the officers not yet supplied; that
the ianitor be compensated for 8 ervi-
ces rendered at the annual session OF
the Grand Enoampment; that the APP
preparation Tor the use of tho Grand
Patriarch be increased and that the
per capita tax DO increased.
Grand scribe Edwin Hirst reports
the balance available at last report to
be $3.50, receipts since then,
$29S. 40. total $S47.16. The expend.-
lures were $298.40, leaving a balance
of $3.50. The per capita tax due
would run the balance up to S66,92.
The whole number OF enoampments is
0; members last report, 4l2; Initiated
l; total, 4i6. Withdrawn by card, q;
suspended, SO; deceased, 5; total, 81;
present membership, 400, patriarchs
relieved, 81; last year, 43; weeks sick
ness, 438; last year. 33l; patriarchs
buried, 4; last year 5; paid for relief
OF patriarchs, 82o4S. 90; last year, 500, :
50;paid for burying patrlarchs, $4,000;
last year. secs. 90; paid for burying two
patriarchs' wives, S35. 90; paid for relief
OF widowed families, 5000; total paid
for relief, SlS96. 50 last year, $l347. 40;
paid for other purposes, ~, CSC. ~; last
year. Sl27i .04; total expenses. 81, 529, :
%; last year, 81. 7g0.03; receipts from
all sources, 81. 48s. 81: last year, $685.
So total assets OF subordlnate encamp-
ments, S3,500.1l; last year, W., OF.
The Grand Scribe very pleasantly re-
ferred to his rs years continuous SER
vices in the same office and mentions
a number cotemporaneous with him
the past grand patriarches OF that time
are now living and borne upon the
rolls. They are Levi Ii. Springer, Jos.
Pyle, Enos II. Jefferson, Allen Smith
and Jacob Y. Foulk. The latter is of
Milford and is brother of William H.
Foulk of this city. Grand Scribe Hirst
presented a bound copy of the pro.
ceedings of the Grand Encampmsnt
from 1913 to 1890 as mem orial to the
members. The gift was accepted In
behalf of the encanpment by Grand
Patriarch Hubert A. Roop, and on mo-
ton OF Past Grand Patriarch William
II. Foulk, rising vote Of thanks was
extended tho grand scribe for his pres
ent.
Grand Treasurer, E. II. Spence, re.
ported In bank at last report, So. 40
received since $293. 40; total $347. is; ex.
pendltures s293.40; balance in bank
S53.76.
Grand Representative George G.
Morton gave very interesting account
of the recent annual session of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge. In tho even.
ing the following officers were eelcted
L. w. Jester. G. p; W. Ii. German
G. II. p: John NJ. Collins, &. S. W.
George NJ. Stevenson, G. J. w; L. Il
Spencer, G. T.; Edwin Hurst, q. S.
Grand Patriarch Roop then installed
the Grand Patriarch elect, who in turn
installed the other officers elect and
the following appointed officers:
l.. q. Burton, G. /. S.; Abel S. FAIRIES
G. o. s.; George W. Pyle, q. M.
The Grand Encampment adiourn2G
sine die at / 80 o'clock.
THE GRAND LODGE MEETING.
At o'clock this morning q very full
meeting OF delegates from the various
subordinate lodges IN the State assem-
hled at the Odd Fellows Hall, and the
Fifty-Eighth Annual Communication
| of the Grand Lodge, l. o. o. +. of Della.
ware was opened in due form.
The report of the GRAND Master, Z.
w. Jester, was very full OF encourage
| ment.
The Grand Secretary Isaac w. Hal
| lam, in his report gives the following
statistics: Number of members pre-
yiously reported, 2T95; Initiated, 1877
admitted by card, 80; roinstated, 81
| discrepancies, 10; total, 305l
Number withdrawn, IS; suspended
no; expelled, l;died, 30; discrepancies
| IS; present membership, 2S35; gain In
membership, SO; number OF lodges
| 81.
Brothers relieved, 406; number o
weeks sickness, 1907; widowed fam
lilies relieved, 10; orphans educated. .
brothers buried, 2S; brothers wives
buried II.
Amount paid for weekly benefits,
| SIS, 92S.0i: paid for relief of Widowed
families. $3.50 20; paid for education
f24 90; paid for burial of dead males
&, 153 10; for females, $D75.0 co. paid TO
charitable purposes. Sl05.66; total fol
relief, SlS.9T0. 93; total for other pur
poses, $40, 1861; total amount expend
ed, S3s 0l730; total amount OF re
eeipts $50, 40 SO.
Cash in hank, $7,77l.39; persona
property, al6, $50. &c. real estate, S6l,
| 1898; stocks, $50, 1925; bonds 80
0S1 IS; notes, S7,9l6.2S; mortgages, IS.
| $4,000; total funds invested and other
wise, Sl3S. 52g5S.
Grand Treasurer, A. G.. Robinson
| reported balance at last report, $40. IL
receipts from Grand Secretary, 81, 40.
SIS; total, S3,21996; expenditures
81, 204 93; balance in cank, l,016.02.
| Grand Representatives, James II
Appleby and l.. w. Cooper NJ. d.
gave very full and interesting 70
port of the Sixty.Seventh Annua
Conyocation of the Sovereign Crane
| Lodge held in st. Louis in Septem
Der last. From their report it is learn
ed that there are in the order includ,
ing Australia andGermany, 55 grGnc
| lodges As grand contemporaries; a,ljt
| subordinate lodges; 2l9S subordinate
encampluents; 23l4 Rebecca degree
lodges; 6s,29j initiated during the
year; l2,392 encnmpnont limitations
tii9, 102 lodge members 1854 eneamp-
ment members; pAid for relief by
lodges. s., go 436 70: by eneampments
$3.50, 4-0,57; by Rebecca lodges, 81,
S3l. A total relief, $2,gl7, 65S.l3; reTe
nue. OF lodges, 81. d5g, l0l.9S: total rev
enue, s. ,24i.427. 80.
. 4rI.. ~ Ia