The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-19
Eebakah lodges number 43 with 4,S47
members; assets S3,3oo. a.
officers Elected.

These officers were elected:
Grand Master-George A. Gilpatric, Kenne-
bunk.
Grand Warden samuel Adams. Belfast.
Grand Secretary-,Joshna Davis. Portland.
-.(frand Treasurer stephan Marsh, Portland.
Grand Representative N. Wey-
mouta, Biddeford
After the installation Grand Master
GiIpatric announced the following ap-
pointments: Grand marshal, Joseph T..
Mason, Biddeford; grand conductor,
Charles O. Small, Madison; grand chap
lain. Rev. A. w. Pottle, Westbrook; grand
guardian, T. ID. Sales, Portland; grand
hefald, O. T. Hodgdon, Portland. A re-
solution was passed empowering the
Grand Lodge officers to appoint com
mittee to get up celebration of the
50th anniversary of the Introduction of
Odd Fellowship into this state, the 25th
of Augusta, 1892. 1t was proposed to
hold the celebration in Portland and to
invite the subordinate lodges of the state
to participate in the celebration.
The constitution was amended so as to
provide far annual instead of semi-an-
nual elections in the subordinate lodges.
The method of semi-annual elections has
increased the possible membership of the
Grand Lodge to,an extent likely to prove
undesirable.
The Grand Encampment,
The annual meeting of the Grand En-
campment was held this evening, Grand
Patriarch Plummer presiding. He re-
ported so encampments, a gain of two,
and 5179 members, a gain of 1S0. The
report of the Grand Scribe shows the
amount paid for relief of patriarchs
during the year ending December 31st,
1891, was $11, ,673.92; receipts, S23, ,054 81.
1t was voted to have an annual election
in subordinate encampments. These
grand officers were appointed and in
stalled:
Grand Patriarch Ernest 7. Lee, Calais.
Grand High Patriarch-George E. Kenwor-
thy, Jr., Portland
e. s.-David NJ Parks Pittsfeld.
G. S.-B. G. Stone. Portland.
&. T.-AlbrO E. Chase, Portland.
Grand Junior Warden-F. L. Pond, Augusta.
&. R.-B. C. Stone.
G. M.-John F, Oliver, Calais.
G. S.-ISaac Goddard Auburn.
d. 6. S.-Josepn Wood Bar Harbos
The Relief Association.
The meeting of the Relief Association
last night was most important one and
was really to decide whether the associa-
ton should stand or whether it should
be declared insolvent. The association
now owes its beneficiaries about $50, 900
and has no money to pay it with. The
last assessment was 81 on each member
of the association, very few of which
have paid this sum into the treasury of
the association. The subject of graded
assessments has been matter of discus
sion among the Odd Fellows of Maine
for several years and the promoters of
the scheme. were out in full force
and carried every point, although they
were stubbornly opposed by members
who did not want any change.
After heated discussion, which last
ed until nearly midnight, the following
amendment to the bylaws was passed
Upon the death of a member whois en-
titled to benefits (prcviGyd the beneficial
fund accumulated under the provisions
of section 3, article Sth, be insufficient to
pay such benefit) there shall be immedi-
ately laid upon each and every survivor
an assessment based upon the age of the
member when he joined the association" :"
The vote was taken amid considerable
excitement as tue amendment has been
under consideration for four successive
years.
Another amendment to the bylaws
was passed as follows: "There shall be
laid upon each and every member of the
association in the month of July of each
year an assessment of 81 to be put aside
for the formation of a reserve fund.-
1t was voted to raise the $4,000 which
the association owes in benefciaries
among the different lodges throughout
the state. The opinion prevailed that
no matter what happens the widows
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