The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-22
GRAND LODGE MEETS.
Sixty-First Session Of Odd Eel
lows Held In Trenton-The
Home in Prosperous
90
Condition.
Special to the Jersey city Ne,cs.

TRENTON, Nov. %, 1S94.-The sixty
first annual session of the Grand Lodge
of New Jersey, Independent Order OF
Odd Fellows, met yesterday at Masonic
Temple. There were about 400 member
in attendance, 1856 lodges being represent
ed at the first roll call. One hundred
and thirty-six Junior Past Grand Masters
were Omitted into the Grand Lodge.
Grand Master Frank W.. Tussey presided.
Yesterday was taken up with the re-
ceiving of officers reports n prepara-
lions for today, when officers will be
elected and many matters of interest to
Odd Fellows will be considered. The
Odd Fellows ~orphanage question, it is
expected, will be up again, and appeals
from action Of subordinate lodges.
The reports show that the order con-
tains 245 lodges and "a, III members when
the last reports were received from sub
ordinate lodge; a net increase of 6O7.
The number of members relieved during
the year was 4,011; number of widowed
families relieved, 102; number of weeks
for which benefits were paid, 22,S64. The
total paid out for relief was s126, $685. SO,
and the annual receipts were $254.025.2 20.
A YEAR OF ACTIVITY.
The past year has been one of great
activity in every department of the order.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge will hold its
mex session at Atlantic City, and the
Grand Lodge will make preparations to-
day for it's suitable entertainment.
The Odd Fellows Home, situated just
beyond the city limits, on Pennington
avenue, was the recipient of donations
from it's friends last evening; a supper
was given for its benefit, and the a~ssoeia-
ton having it in charge held it's annual
meeting.
THE supper and donations We're in
charge of Ruth Rebekah Lodge, No. 8,
and were very successful, although the
kept many away. Yesterday was the
first donation day for the benefit of the
Home, but it is to be an annual insti-
HOME ASSOCIATION.
The Home Association met in Masonic
Temple. There was a large attendance
and reports of the officers were read and
the election of officers for the ensuing
The report of President Henry Puster
showed the assets of the Home to be
$2S,15O, and the liabilities 5000. An effort
is being made to free the Home of the
incumbrance upon it. There was one
death among the inmates during the
year. The farm was not so lucrative as
curing IOTileF years..
The Treasurer's report for the year
1894, showed receipts amounting to ST.
941. II, and expenses amounting to 81, 791. II,
leaving a balance of $3.50.
The Supply Committees report showed
the expenses of the institution for the
year to be 1929 Is, of which amount
$315.62 is still due the committee.
There are now twelve inmates of the
Home.
NEW OFFICERS.
All the old officers and Board of a
gers were reelected. They are as fol-
lows:-President, Henry Puster, Jersey
City; Vice President, Thomas D.. Mills,
Jersey City; Treasurer, Jacob Kugler,
Trenton; Recording Secretary, w. H.
Biddle, Atlantic City; Financial Secre-
tary, J. B. Birmingham, Jersey City;
Managers, Tustin Jones, Hoboken; Will
lam Fl. Allen, Jersey City; R. F. West,
Hamilton Square; A. p. Vandergrift,
Haddonfield; o. H. Knowles, Trenton;
R. T. Richardson, Jersey City; C.. Miller,
Newark; w. H. Stryker, Washington;
w. H. Mccullough, S~wedesboro.