Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-22
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Disbursements. Observation-Disclosures. 279.

Balance in bank, ................ .Sl2l00
Grand Representative BIZ. Shakespeare
gave an account of the annual com.
munication of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge.
The following officers were elected
and installed: George NJ. Stevenson of
Encampment No. 2, Grand Patriarch;
II. G. Clark of Encampment No. 10,
Grand High Priest; William II. Kirby
of Encampment No. IL, Grand Senior
No. 4, Grand Junior Warden; Edwin
Hirst of Encampment No. i, Grand
Scribe; Hubert A. Roop OF Encampment
No. 3, Grand Treasurer; B. f. Shak-
sSeare Of Encampmeut No. 10, Grand
Representative.
The Grand Patriarch appointed the
following officers: Harry w. Grieves
of Encampment No. 2, Grand Inside
Sentinel; William G. Abbott of Encamp-
ment No. 10, Grand Outside Sentinel
Harry Curlett of Encampment No. 3,
Grand Marshal.
He also appointed the following stand
ing committees
State of the order-William Fl. Cor
man, Encampment No. 8; John L.
Jakes, No. b; Samuel 4. Smith, No. A.
Credentials and Reports-G II.
Taylor, Eucampment No. i; q. II.
Spencer, No. 3; d. w. Brereton, No. 0.
Appeals-P. j. Isaac, Encampment
No. IL; William j. Quigley, No. 3; E.
M. Fowler, No. 2.
Einance-Richard Burton, Jr., En-
campment No. 1: William f. Brown,
No. 2; George M. Fisher, No. 10
Constitution and Laws-John M.
Whitford, Encampment No. 12; James
WEIGH, No. 8; L. W. Jester, No. 10.
Printing--Ed Hirst, Encampment
No. |; NJ. G. Perkins, No. 8, James II.
Appleby, No. 10.
GRAND LODGE, ]. o. o. F.
The 6lst annual communication ot
the Grand Lodge Of Delaware, l. o. o.
f., is being held in Odd Fellows Hal
Yesterday mornings session began at 0
O'Clock. Grand Master r. Addison Potts
presided and the attendance was large.
The annual reports OF the grand Off
GERS were presented.
The report of the Grand Master and
the reports of Deputy Grand Masters II.
9. Clark, @. o. Swinney, J. w. Killen,
w, M. @. Hearn, N. II. Irwin, w. G..
Abbott and Robert NJ. Burns, enumer-
ated their official actions.
Following is synopsis of the report
of Grand Secretary Isaac w. Hallam
Members reported last year. 2o9S
Initiated .......-,..........-... III
Admitted by card. ....,.-.,........... I
lfelnstateu ....--.....-........'.
Discrepancies. ..................,.. {
8l3t
Withdrawn. ,......,.............
Suspended, .......,.............1A0
EXpelleu... .....s................
Dled., .'......'...''-..s..s' OIL
Discrepancies ..................... ID
Present membership. .295l
Loss i'll membership. ............,.-.. a
Number of lodges. ,................... "
Brothers relieved. .......... 397
Weeks sickness ............2S74
Widowed families relieved. ID
Orphans educated.
Brothers buried. ........... 81
Brothers wives buried...... 20
Paid for sick benefits. Ii 900. 81
Paid for special relief. Sls4I
Paid for education of orphans. 120t
Paid for burial of dead-males., 3,l6hlI
Paid for burial of dead-females 1,U9l,0
Total paid for relief ........S lT,O2o.0
Total paid for other purposes. l5,S9l.S
Total expenses, .....,.......... 32,923,o
Total receipts. .................. 30, 42g.7
Funds invested and otherwise. 144,46i.5
Paid during recess. l,OS0.3
NAOMI LODGE.
,,,.,...- ..... Brothers. Sisters. Total ,syl
Admitted during year,.
81 e6 II
Sisters:
Dropped.
LIeu ....,.....l
81 az IA
Gain in membership.
Sick benefits. ..,........... 1926
burial OF the dead, SOC
Total relief. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 242C
Other expenses. .................. 494.S
Total expenses. ..................S 746.S
Total receipts. ...................- 59T.t
Available assets, 1893. ............ 1854.
Receipts. .........',........... 591,t
sl,a52.l
Expenses. ...................... T48,t
Available assets, 1894. ............S 81, 205.:
Personal property. ............... 62b,'
Total assets. .............'.''.'.' .Si'ool'
The report of Grand Treasurer A.
Robinson was as follows:
Amount in bank last report. I25,i
Receipts .,......,..''.''..''. l,aio'
60 400