The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-03-18
FOURTH EDITION
Grnnd Lodge Mcetinr.

The twelfth annual session OF the
Grand Lodge, A. o. U. W., convened al
noon yesterday, at the Odd Fellows
Hall In this city, with Grand Master
Workman WalterA. Barrows presiding.
About 100 members were present, l8C
of whom were delegates from the var.
ious lodges In this jurisdiction. The
members were welcomed by Mayor
Harrington, who was responded to by
Grand Master Workman Barrows. The
reports OF the grand officers were pre-.
sented and referred to the proper com.
mittees.
The membership of the order In this
jurisdiction at the beginning OF the
year 1890 numbered 6,592. They were
divided as follows: Maryland, 9,802
New Jersey, 1897; Delaware, 1901; vir.
glnta, 485. The net gain during the
| year Is 623.
The report OF the grand recorder, A.
+. Colbert, showed that sixteen assess.
| ments had beon called during the wear
and the sum of al15, AL had been col.
lected. The amount on hand at the
commencement of the year was
$l,7l2.35. Fifty-elght death calls had
been made and tho sum OF $1l5, 900 was
paid on beneficiary certificates, and
S994. 80 were paid for relief call No. IS,
leaving balance In the hands of the
grand receiver OF 81, 1888. The gen
eral fund during the year amounted to
SIS, 05B.5 90. The balance in hand to gen
eral fund at the beginning OF the year
was T42.29.
The following from the grand re.
corder's report shows the condition OF
the lodges and the amount paid to the
general and beneficiary funds: Mem.
herShip, 2,S02: paid to general fund.
~. 1927; paid to beneficiary fund, S37,
GIT: total, $40, s892T. New Jersey
membership, 1897 paid to general
fund, S4,573. 10; paid to beneficiary
fund, S54, 033; total S5S,60810. Della.
ware = membership, 1,03l paid to
general fund, 81, 460.55; paid to benefit
eiary fund, $4,000; total, as1s, 257.55
virginia = membership, 4S5 paid to
general fund, S952.40; paid TO beneil.
ciary fund, 90, 932; total %, SSi4O.
There are IS lodges In this state,
year they paid SI,250.55 to the general
fund, and s16, 1917 to the benefit fund.
AT noon the grand body took recess
until $50 O'Clock, and when the meet
ing reconvened there were fully 200
delegates present. The proposition to
divide the jurisdiction was taken lD
Tor consideration, when the following
three propositions were presented:
/. 10 set New Jersey apart as a
separate beneficiary jurisdiction, leav-
ing the rest of the jurisdiction also TO
compose one separate beneficiary ju-
risdiction.
2. To SGT New Jersey and Delaware
apart MS a separate beneficiary jurisdic.
ton, and leave Maryland and Virginia
to form one Jurisdiction.
q In form fhpaa 20 i,,.f.sIsa
tions, New Jersey to form one; Della
ware, one; and Maryland and Virginia
together to form one.
These propositions were referred to a
special committee consisting of Samue
Eccles, DR., ]. A. Nanzant and John j.
Gallagher, which committee reported
that 1T is inexpedicnt to divide this
jurisdiction at this time"
This report caused along discussion,
and a ballot was not taken until near
ly 0 o'clock, which resulted in the
adoption of the report by n vote of S.
ayes to 45 nays. An adjournment was
then taken until O'Clock this morn.
ing.