Evening journal., 1893-10-25
GALLANT KNIGHTS HERE
Followers of Pythias From All
Parts Of Delaware Confer,
AEDRBD MEN ABECoMNe TONIGHT


Great Council Improved order of Red
Men Of the State OF Delaware to Meet
Tonight.
The twenty.ffth annual meeting Of
the Grand Lodge, X. OF r. Of Delaware,
convened at . 80 o'clock, in the X Of p.
HALL, this morning Every lodge In the
state was represented by delegates
Grand Chancellor Samuel f. Marshall, Of
Washington Lodge No. 1, OF this city,
said in his report
THE onward march Of time brings us
once more to the meeting Of the Grand
Lodge, In annual session. and In accord
anoe with law and custom. lay before
you the record of my official action dur
ing the year, recognizing the response
bility and honor conferred upon me by
your suilrages at the last session, would
say that / have endeavored to fulfll my
trust, aud to the best OF my ability have
done 20
Il have. during my term Of Office
visited every lodge in the jurisdiction
except one, and have installed the officers
Of nearly all the lodges, except a few
that have been installed by deputies
During the term / commissioned the
following past chancellors to install the
officers Of lodges assigned TO them
supreme Representative William Sim
mons TO install the officers Of any lodge
outside the city; s. g. Simkns. OF No.
at FELTON,; p G. G, William A
! Mullen, OF No. 6l6 TO install the X of
r and S, or any officer where a vacancy
may oconr; p c.. Hermon Bothum, OF
No 3, TO install the M. at A. G.. V. c.,
William T. Lincoln 10 Install the officers
Of any lodge in the jurisdiction; Wilmer
Hanson, OF No S 10 install the officers
of Adelphia Lodge, No 8, at New Castle
p q G l. Il Wallace TO install the
officers of Active Lodge. No "a. at Eel
ton. July term.
"lu connection with work Of installing
officers, wish to return my thanks 20
the officers and members who so kiudly
assisted me in the work, and especially Ia
Supreme Representative Simmons, who ac
companied me to all the lodges. and exem
plifed the new ritual which was promul
gated In January.
81 received on April 22d, the following
J query from Lafayette Lodge, No. 9
! Can a man become member Of thi'
order who has part Of two fingers off
without dispensatlony 10 Is necessary
, to have dispensation TO initiate
manned person, provided that sail
person is capable OF making an homes
living for himself and family
Favuis Uniform Rank.
"a think 70 proper and right to cal
your earnest attention TO this branch o
the order, of which am proud TO be
member, believing 1t TO be a power 70
! In "a
d compulsory for any member Of lodge q
joil t., yet IL should and can be made 81
attractive that every knight would b
proud TO say i am member Of the
! | Uniform Rank In this connection
e am requested by a circular from th'
Tennessee Brigade to ask your oonsideI
alton Of the matter OF so changing Il
that it shall be made a higher, OF nd
vanced branch of the order and while
j am Lot in favor Of instruoting on
@ supreme representatives., / would refe
p the matter 10 them through the Granl
Lodge
q believing that public installation
s are source Of much good to the order
would recommend that in order 10 en-
courage them, that the Grand Lodg
shall issue a dispensation free, also a fre
dispensation to lodges to attend churcl
N Words of Thanks.
q In conclusion, permit me TO retur
my sincere thanks for the honor col
ferred on me at your last session, an
for the kind assistance rendered me b
. many of the brothers. as l. at all tim,
is found them ready and willing TO do an
Is thing In their power to advance the IN
terests Of the order, and t1.trust thl
equally willing hands wiils 81 ready
B. come to the support of MY suceess0r
g office, and hoping that the order ms
ID continue to flourish, ! now surrender
you my stewardship, hoping to stl
m merit your confidence.
- The following is the report in pal
Of Grand Keeper Of Records and SCI
Mark l. Garrett:
"The best Of brotherly feeling prevail
through the jurisdiction. There ha'
been no appeal cases or knotty que
ks tions presented during the past yea
On But It is with regret have TO repol
the loss Of one lodge, The matter
charters in the past has not receive
% proper attention, as we have found ol
by the fire we had last year. Oh
y, Grand Lodge charter was so damage
ar that we had TO make application for
new one, and six of our subordina
lodges lost theirs entirely. When q
supreme keeper Of records aud sea
Id undertook to prepare a duplicate cha
ed ter for this Grand Lodge, he could nj
find any record showing that tl
Supreme Lodge ever granted this Graz
Lodge a charter
v At June 30 the lodge had 1877 mel
bers The report Of the Grand Mast
ay Of Exchequer Lemuel Marr, was
follows:
,re RECEIPTS.
av Balance Ia Bank at commencement Of
cd Received Secia from 81. L. Garrett, G.. k.
an. OF X. and s..........-........,.-.... e.
ed Total. go. slO5
Ieo DISBURSEMENTS
m Paid out as per checks herewith pre-
ck Outstanding check No. si............
rsl Tolal........ 80
rH Amount of fun ds available............ II
81 slO5
The Committee on Finance reco
mended that the per capita tax for
d. ensuing year be placed at sixty cents
recess was taken at noon. The lol
'ir will conclude its session about midni
to night