The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29

accept any substitute II offered.
we have a net gain in membership Of
9S9 This is the largest gcin ever made
in any one year in this branch Of the
order, and should inspire us TO so for
ward and renew our diligence for the
work Of the coming year
A number of the laws Of the encamp-
ment were slightly amended, but these
were not OF general interest.
The ffty-Seventh annual session Of
the grand lodge Of Indiana, I. O. O. F.,
opened Wednesday morning IN grand
lodge hall with the largest attendance
in the history or the order in this state
There were present over eight hundred
members. representing the subordinate
lodges of the state, nearly every one
of which has a delegate present There
was also present a large representation
Of the Daughters of Rebekah lodges.
Among the prominent grand represent
atives here are the following we'll
known names:
William Cumback. Greensburg; Will
lam r.. Myers. Anderson; John y. Cock
rum, indianapolis; W. III. DeWolfe, Vim
cennes; John b. Kenner, Huntington;
Marcus r.. Sulser. Madison: w. II. Ken
nedy, Winchester; j. b. Kimban, Ken
dallville; II. G.. Hogate, Danville; Judge
Monks, Winchester; G.. G. Binkley, Rich
mond: Judge Chapman, Anderson; VIII
II. Talbot Orleans; Harry Ray, Shelby
Vile; John Wildman, Muncie; Martin V.
Spencer, TT. Wayne; A. G. Beecher, La
grange; Cicero Northern, Greensburg; O.
c.. Beharrell, Terre Haute; the Rev. c.
G.. Hudson, Noblesville; Leonard Wild,
Noblesville; \. n. Grant. KokomO; Law
renee Gates. Angola s Il. StrOup, Wald-
ron; J. d. Henderson, South Bend; ].
Wallick, Indianapolis: George Rogers,
Lafayette; c. p. Tooley. indianapolis;
J. w Cooper. Kokomo; H. G.. Thayer,
Plymouth: oliver Bogue, Wabash; A.
d. Mohler, Huntington; j. c. .McAlpin,
Evansville.
campment were devoted to the installa-
ton of the following newly-elected
officers:
Grand Patriarch-George Shirts of No
blesville.
Grand High PRIEST. w. Lang Of
Sullivan.
Grand Senior Warden-John S. Dyer
Grand, Junior Warden-J. L. Bodine.
city.
Grand scrlbe-B. 2. Foster, city.
Grand Treasurer-John =. Reynolds.
city.
rum, city.
Grand Lodge TrUstees-A. c, Daily of
Lebanon; John +. Wallick, city; VIII
II. Talbot Of Orleans.
The Grand Lodge.
The work Of the grand encampment
being completed. the opening of the
grand lodge followed as natural conse-
quence, with the drop of the gavel in
the hands of Grand Master Enoch G.
Hogate of Danville. The ode and open
ing prayer following, the reports Of the
grand lodge officers were the first order
of business and their reading consumed
the morning.
Grand Master Hogate, in his report, adj
dressed the assembled grand representa-
tives in the following congratulatory
words:
at affords me great pleasure, upon the
recurrence Of our annual communication.
to report to you that the condition Of
odd fellowship i'm this state is highly
satisfactory. Notwithstanding the strin-
gency of the times there is a great &C
tivity in the order throughout the juris-
diction. The activity at present, and
for the year past, has not been a spasm,
but has been an active, well-grounded
advance. The increase in membership
for the term ending June 80 has been
1859 and for the year ending at the
same time 1t has been 2,4S4. This is
substantial increase. In the jurisdiction
there are COB lodges with a membership
Ol fl.lOD. mere are dlSO Ofo lOuSES VI
the degree of Rebekah with a member
ship of 900 at least. We are here for
the purpose Of acting for this great men,
bership-the sixth in size in the juris-
diction of the sovereign grand lodge.
We have come to no little task, and I
bespeak, for the good Of the order, that
we come to the work, not only with zeal,
but with a conscientious regard for the
trust in our keeping"
The Ex-Grand Treasurer
From the moment that the delegates
began arriving in the city it became APP
parent that the relation Of the grand
lodge to ex-Grand Treasurer T. P.
Haughey and the financial status of the
grand lodge as regarding that gentle
mans complicated affairs were matters
of supreme importance to all, and the
matter was almost the only one under
discussion in every group of representa-
tives and everything with which Mr..
Haugheys name is connected is listened
to attentively and eagerly.
Speaking of Mr.. Haughey the grand
masters report, listened to with breath
less interest by the assembled represent
atives, continued as follows
ION the 25th day Of July, 1893 the
Indianapolis national bank closed it's
doors and ceased to do business Theo-
dore p Haughey, then the grand treas
urer of the grand lodge, was the presi-
dent Of said bank and all the funds Of
the grand lodge, the grand lodge hall
and the Ode Fellows home were de
posted I'm said bank, In the individual
name Of Theodore p. Haughey, and not
I'm the name Of the grand lodge, or any
particular department thereof to which
any. part of the funds belonged. On the
18th day Of August, Immediately after
a receiver had been appointed for said
bank, / appointed James A. Wildman,
p. G. Rep; John f. Wallick, p. G., and
A. c. Daily, F. G. Rep. as a committee
TO examine the books OF the grand sec
rotary and grand treasurer and adj
dressed them the following commission
"'To ]. A Wildman. j. +. Wallick and
A. c.. Daily:
" 'Brothers-In view of the fact that by
the failure Of the Indianapolis national