The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-03-26
INDEPENDENT ORDER mEcHAr1cs.
Meeting of the Grand Lodge in westminste


1 The Grand Lodge of Maryland Of the In.
dependent Order Mechanics opened their an
nual sessions in the lodge room in Odd Eel
lows Hall, on Monday night. Thirty lodges
| reported, with about one hundred delegates.
| The hall was decorated for the occasion.
The reception committee. from Westminster
Lodge were John b. Sayor, Benjamin F.
Grouse, George A. Miller, John H. Gerke
and VIM. K. Lease.
The lodge was opened by Grand Chaplain,
}. w. Loane. a number Of reports OF com
mittees were made.
The officers present were S. G. A., j. 7.
Maddox; g. A, \. c. KilIiam; V. q. A.,
John u. Minert; Grand Secretary, VIM. l..
Schley; Grand Treasurer, Charles l.. Smith;
Grand Chaplain, j. W. Loane; Grand Con,
J. W. Jones; G. /. Sec, j. A. Janetzke; G.
o. Sec, George II. Pilgrim; Grand Marshal,
| Philip q. Crane.
Grand Architect, n. c. Kiiianl, presented
his report. On motion of Past Grand Archi-
tect, b. +. Grouse, it was referred to COM
mittee of three-B. +. Grouse, No. II; J. NJ
Wilson, No. il L, 7. Daneker. No. II.
Grand officers were elected for the ensuing
yers as follows: S. q. A., N. G. Kiilam;
q. A., John u. Meinert; V. G. A., Philip G.
Craue Grand Sec, VIM. l.. Schley; Grand
| Treas, Charles l.. Smith; representative to
supreme IHuSti u. i MduuoA' oi NJ Dpi
for two years; finance committee, II. S.
Hartogensis. George Albaugh, John Ham
mer. Twenty past masters were admitted.
TUESDAY.
Grand Architect n. c. Kiliam presided at
the morning session. The grand officers
elect were installed at the afternoon session.
Among these, Col. VIM Louis Schley, the
grand secretary, entered upon his twenty
fourth year Of consecutive service in that
office. The FIVE pr.zec annually offered for
greatest percentage Of increase Of member
ship in subordinate lodges were awarded rs
follows:
First prize, a fine cherry altar, Eureka
Lodge. No. ). of Baltimore, increase $3.50
per cent; second, q jewel case, Blue Ridge
Lodge. No. 80, Salisbury, increase 1871 per
cent; third, fine gilt charter frame, Queen
Anncs Lodge. No. 81, Winchester, increase
) per cent; fourth, fine altar Bible quarto,
Trenton Lodge, No. 50, Trenton, increase
1927 per cent; fifth, set OF silver mounted
maple gaveis, Lafayette Lodge, No. 7, Balii-
more, increase HOS per cent. A beautiful
solid gold prize. added by the grand archi-
tect to the member Of any lodge in Maryland
bringing in the largest number OF members.
goes to Past Master George W. Goddess OF
Eureka Lodge, Baltimore. Permission was
granted the subordinate lodges winning the
prizes to exchange them for something OF
equal value
The grand secretary reported the number
OF subordinate lodges in the jurisdiction as
thirty. three; membership, 3, lG5; limitations,
457: reductions, 33S: gain, l19; revenue OF
Grand Lodge. $l,7l7.s3; receipts Of subordi-
nate lodges for SIX months ending July lst,
1891, Sl3, 554. I6: for succeeding six months,
Sl3, gi227: total for the year, 81, 5lG.43;
total since organization, TG,3l3.5S; benefits
paid out in 1891, SIS, llS.25; previously re-
ported, S279, 4O1; total, S294. 1925: members
relieved in 1891, 800; deaths, 81; members
buried. %; total amount in cash, stocks and
bonds owned by subordinate lodges, S56.-
O7S.6l.
The question of the changing the name OF
the order. which will be considered by the
Supreme Grand Lodge at its meeting in
Washington. d. c., May 10Th, 1892, was re-
ferred to subordinate lodges, with directions
to report in favor or against change, to the
grand secretary, before April 10th proXimo,
the representatives to the Supreme Lodge 10
be governed by the action Of majority OF
the lodges. An application was received
from members OF Anietam Lodge, No. -,
flapsudj for Il renewal of its charter.
In the afternoon the lodge adjourned to
meet in Baltimore next March.