The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-16
0DD.FELL0ws IN SESSION.
The Forty-Fifth Annual Convention Meets :
Reports of officers Read.

The forfy-ffth annual convention OF the
Independent Order of Odd-fellows COM
menced it's session at Masonic Hall yester-
day morning. there being large number
OF the orders members present The day
was spent in hearing the reports of officers
and no other business was transacted.
Grand Patriarch j. G. Cooper. of Kckomo.
as head of the order. was fret to report.
and his resume of the years dealings with
it was more than flattering 1t stated that
twelve new subordinate encampments,
with membership of four hundred, had
been added to the jurisdiction of the grand
body; that the total increase OF member
ship throughout the State. after deducting
ell losses. was about one thousand. and
ing encampments. The following is the
list of encampments instituted by dispen-
sation:
Wiley Encempment, No. 1877, was insti-
tuted at Fowler. Benton county. Feb. 8.
1892. by j. w. Cooper, grand patriarch.
Greentown Encampment. No. 19S. was in
stituted at Greentown. Howard comfy.
Feb. L.. 1852. by j. w. Cooper, grand patti
arch.
Kempton Encampment. No. 199. was in
stituted at Kempton, Upton county. Feb.
"a. 1892, by j. w. Cooper. grand patriarch.
Brotherhood Encampment. No. 200, was
instituted at Arcadia Hamilton county,
Feb. 20 1892. by j. w. Cooper, grand patri-
arch.
Pinkamink Encampment, No. 2Ol, was
instituted at Rensselaer,, Jasper county,
March s, 1892. by j. w. Cooper. grand
patriarch.
south Whitley Encampment. No. SoS was
county. April IL. 1892, by j. w. Cooper,
grand patriarch.
Geneva Encampment. No. 9Os. was IN
stituted at Geneva. Adams county, Aug.
%. 1892, by John T. LaFollette, special
North Vernon Encampment, No. 2O4 was
instituted at North Vernon. Jennings
county, July 26. 1892, by j. w. Cooper,
grand patriarch.
James A. Garfield Encampment, No. 2O5.
was instituted at South Chicago. Lake
county. Oct. Is, 1884, by j. w. Cooper,
grand patriarch.
Hardinsburg Encampment. No. 2oe. was
instituted at Hardlnsburg, Washin gton
county. Oct. Is. 1892. by Andrew j. Lee,
special deputy.
Columbia Encampment. No. COZ. was in
stituted Nov. IL, 1892. at Union Mills, La
Porte county, by j. w. Cooper, grand patri-
arch.
Permission was gwen to establish cam
tons of Patriarchs Militant. one each in
Brazil, Jonesboro. Hartford City and three
In Indianapolis.
The following communication was re-
ceived from Grand Sire e. NJ. Camp bell,
dated at London. Ont, and was read by
the grand patriarch:
To he Officers of the Grand Lodges and Grand En-
campments OF the Independent Order OF Odd fel-
lows: Fse
Dear Sirs and Brothers-In accordance with
the duty devolved upon me by the provisions or
the third resolution herewith, adopted at the last
session. hereby extend cordial invitation TO
each and every Grand Lodge and Grand En-
campment under the Jurisdiction OF the Sovereign
Grand Lodge to participate, as bodies or by dele
00mOHetratlOn
cago. OH the fourth Monday in September. 1893.
thrust that every grand body will be represented,
so that the celebration will be commensurate
with the strength and numbers Of our order, In
every way memorable and eminently successful.
The report of Grand Scribe b. F. Foster
showed that the order had spent In lndi-
of slS515.3S. divided as follows: For re-
lief of patriarchs. S15.249.26; of widowed
families, S32.40; for burying the dead, 81
$3.50, and for other purposes, S4O622.
The treasurer's report showed that he
had q balance OF 8. 464.17 on hand. and
that the orders financial condition was in
the best of shape. ssDs
There were q number of minor reports
made. all of which conceded with those OF
the chief officers, and all were adopted. ~
The order proceeded to the election of
officers. with the following result: Grand
patriarch, j. B. Cockrum. Indianapolis;
grand high priest. George Shirts, Nooles-
vile; grand senior warden. j. 5. Byers.
Lazy. Sullivan: grand secretary b. +. Eos
ter, Indianapolis; grand treasurer. Theo-
dore p. Baughey, Indianapolis; grand SEN
tinel. ]. C. Zimmerman. Brownsbnrg and
representative to Sovereign Grand Lodge,
j. w. Cooper, of Kokomo.
A new encampment was authorized to be
formed at Hamilton. Ind, and the one al
Fairvlew to be removed to Albany.
committee consisting of j. Is. Kimball
] Kendallville, and j. +. Bodine IndIanapo-
| lis, was appointed to have in charge the
part which the present meeting shall have
on Odd -fellows' day at the worlds fair, III
Chicago, next year. Adjournment followed
soon after the completion of the related
business.