The morning call., 1891-05-13
THE ODD FELLOWS.
Annual Communication Of the
Grand Lodge of California.
Reports of the Grand Officers Progress Made
by the Order During the Past Year.
The Committee of Appeals.

The thirty-ninth annual communi cation
OF the Grand Lodge of California, !. o. o.
F., was opened in regular form yesterday
morning at o'clock.
The Committee ON Credentials reported
245 Past Grands as entitled to the Grand
Lodge degree, which was conferred upon
them.
TIE Grand Master filed the vacancies on
the various committees, which. as perfected.
are as follows:
Committee on Credeptals-C. E. MulIoy of No.
16, c. w. Savage of No. 50, A. P. Morse Of No.
146.
Committee on Finance-A. W. Scott OF No. l,
W. X. Vandersllce of No. II, Jacob Nickels of
No. 49, E. h. Cooper OF No. 155, Henry S. Mar
tin of No. 2O7.
Committee on Correspondence-J. Fl. Simpson
of No. 8, A. w. Beam Of No. 329, j. A. Maben
OF No. 8.
Committee :on Appeas-Davis Louderback OF
No. 10, Grove L. johnson Of No. 81 Wesley
Minia Of No. IL. w. ". Shattuck of No. $40, g.
NJ. Harrison OF No. 1o7.
Committee on PetltiOns-JOhn A. Mace OF No.
so, w. r. Schlosser OF No $50, b. ". Barnes of
No. So I. K. Dave OF No. 1885, A. +. SwantOn
of No lat.
Committee on Laws of subordinates-C C.
Terrill of No. 1913, l.. l.. Dennery of No. II,
George I. Shaw of No 275, j. H. Peters of No.
122, A. }. Cleary OF No. 1874.
Committee on state of the Order-H. T. Dor
rance of No. 5, :. B. Smith OF No. 4, Samuel 70.
lack OF No. 20. NJ. I. Moses OF No. $50, c. J.
Owen OF No. l42.
Committee on Leglslation-Abram Block OF
No. IL. w. w. Lyman of No. 167, \. j. Bird of
No, 222, {. W. Baker OF No. 2. j. f. Thompson
Committee on Mneage-P F. Doau of No 8.
ID. Becker Of No. 1872, j. A. Foster or No. 15, &.
Welt OF No. Is, j. A. Dunbar of No. 168.
Committee Oh Printng-W. b. Lyon. Grand
Secretary (ex-oficioli Nap Donovan Of No. 236,
Daniel Stewart OF No. 81.
REPORTS OF GRAND OFFICERS.
The Grand Master, John Glasson, read his
annual report from ichitappearS that that
officer has made eightY-seYpn limitations to
subordinate lodges and thirty-tw two to Rebekah
Degree lodges. He also dedicated an Odd
Fellows hall at IrvingtOn, and made thirty
six decisions on questions submitted, be-
sides several more on appeals. A number of
special sessions of the Grand Lodge were
held during the year. The report recon-
mendS the consultations of the smaller dis
tricts, and the reduction of the number of
district deputies. Concerning the condition
OF the order In the State, the Grand Master
says: " We have reason for congratulatiou
at the continued advancement both in num-
beTs and influence that our order has made
in our State. Since last we met in this hall,
not e subordinate lodge has fallen by the
waySide, but nine sub0rdnateS AID sixteen
Rebekah Degree lodges have been added TO
the number, and $50 brothers and 4l6 sisters
more than at our last meeting are now in
the ranks of the grand army Of Odd Eel
lows"
The report of the Grand Secretary shows
in detail the growth aud work of the order
during the year. and from it are taken the
following figures:
Number of lodges last report, $685. number OF
lodges instituted during he year, 8; number of
lodges May /, 1891, 342; increase IN number of
lodges 8; number OF members January 1. 1890,
27,475; Initiated during the year, 2O4O; ad-
United by card 347; admitted as Ancient Dad
Fellows, IL; admitted as n0n-Denetcial men,
befs, 2; admitted on dismi> sal certificates, 80;
number Of members renstated, 176; total ad-
missions, 3645; total deductions 1915 net In
cember 81, 1890, 2S.3O7; amount paid for relief
Of brothers, S2l1 545 81; amount paid for relief
OF widowed families, 81 ,626 50; amount paid
for 0urying brothers, S27, 1904 40; amount paid
for burying sisters, S4122 40; amount paid for
education OF orphans. S1O5l IL amount paid
Tor charity, Sl2,67S SO; total amount paid Tor
relief, S26S, 52S SO; total amount paid for cur
rent expenses, SlS6, 100 90; total dsburse-
menis, S454 $50 So; total amount OF receipts,
Sol3 066 -; excess of receipts over disburse-
mems, S5S.430 81; total available assets Of
subordinate lodges, 81, l3S,S75 %.
There has been an increase OF fifteen in
the number of Rebekah Degree lodges,
which now number 147 and which have
AGA members, gain of us.
There is in the hands of the Treasurer, to
the credit of the fund for an Odd Fellows
college and home, S2054 o.
CONDITION OF THE ORDER
The report of the grand representatives
shows the order TO be in prosperous con-
dition in almost every jurisdiction through
out the world. The following ligures are
Of interest: