The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-17
ODD.FELLOWS GRAND LODGE
One of the Largest Gatherings the Order
Has Ever Held in Indiana.
Address of Grand Master Wiley-FlOurishing
Financial Condition-Oficers of the
Mutual Aid Association.

The session of the Grand Lodge of the In
dependent Order of Odd-fellows began yes
terday morning in their building. at the
corner of Washington and Pennsylvania
streets. The meeting was one of the largest
ever held in the history of the order In this
State there being fully seven hundred
members In attendance. and the room was
filled to OVERLOOKING. The follow
ing were the officers of the past
year who presided: Grand master,
U. II. Wiley, Fowler: deputy grand master
George Ford, South Bend; grand warden,
Will Talbot. Indianapolis; grand score
tary. B. f. Foster. Indianapolis; grand
treasurer. Theodore p. Haughey. Indian
apolis; representative to Grand Lodge. w.
II. Leedy, Indianapolis; grand marshal, j.
+. Main. Decatur; grand conductor. j. M.
Fowler. Newburg; grand guardian. w. FL.
Willoughby, Lafayette, and grand herald,
Samuel L. Humes, Muncie.
were occupied almost entirely in
receiving the reports of the off,
GERS and the discussion of them.
The first of these was from the grand
m aster, and covered the interim of time
since the semi-annual communication in
May until the present He reported and
congratulated the order on the fact of its
steady and prosperous growth, not only In
Indiana but throughout tho world, and ex-
pressed the earnest desire that the future
might not be less bright. New lodges have
been organized during the past six months
In Mapleton. Sheridan, Hudson, Carbon
and North Judson; q subordinate lodge
resuscitated at Michigantown. and
eight Rebekah lodges instituted.
The grand master. referred to an
appeal which he had received from the
order at Bay City. Mich. where many men,
bers were made destitute by reason or the
recent great contiagration there, and also
to the death of Hamilton Mccoy. past
grand representative. After mentioning
many of the minor details of the orders
business and returning his thanks to his
fellow officers for their efficient work, be
concluded.
The following from the secretary's re-
port shows the relief work which has been
done by the order since the May
meeting: The number OF members
relieved. 4.l00; families relieved. 140;
amount paid for the relief of brothers,
sl.119ss: for the relief of widowed families,
81, SAB -; for educating orphans. Sl656l; Tor
burying the dead. Sl4. .O7; for other char
ltable purposes, S6.s9o.t5. making a total of
S94.7S0.1l. He also reported that the order
was In the best possible condition
The treasIrer's report shows cash bal
ance on hand of sl7.74s.S2 with 1872 shares
of the Grand Lodge Hall stock valued at
So $40, making total of $40. 54S.e2.
The report of the trustees of the Grand
Lodge Hall shows that they had on hand.
at the beginning of the term, S6.65S.yS; that
they have received in rentals the sum of
s499752, and that the disbursements have
been g.. 1885. leaving balance on hand of
81 sg255.
c. G. Binkley and w. II. Leedy, repre-
senratiyes 10 the Sovereign Grand Lodge.
which met In Portland. Ore. IN Septem Der.
made q complete and exhaustive report of
its doings The following Is an extract
showing the condition of the order at large:
The net increase of active lodge member
ship from Jan. ]. 1891. TO Jan. /. 1892, was
IS son. This is the largest increase ever
made in n single year in the history of the
order. The lodge membership In good