Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-05-17
Conventions of Societies.

Vanla ODD Fellows convened in Altoona
on Tuesday morning, addresses of well
come were made by Mayor Hoyer on be-
half of the city, and by ]. D. Hickson
on behalf of the local Odd Fellows.
These were responded to by Deputy
Grand Master Harry L. Neall. The
report Of Grand Secretary James B.
Nicholson was as follows: Number of
members at last annual report, LOG, ,113;
number initiated during the year, S,447;
number admitted by card, 1,039; number
reinstated, 547 total, 116, l46 number
deceased during year, 1,457; number
withdrawn by card, 71S; number of
members suspended, 5,176; number of
members expelled, 56; present member
ship, 10S, 739; net increase, 1926; appli-
cants rejected, 5l5; number past grands
26,332; number working lodges, 1,070; in
crease in number of lodges, Z.
The relief reports of subordinate
lodges show: Number of members re-
lieved, 1896; number of widowed
families relieved, S94; paid for relief of
members, $500, ,476.O4 paid for relief of
widowed families, $6,S19.30; paid for
education of orphans, So 1853 IL; paid for
burying dead, $13S, l10.10; paid for special
relief, S23, $500; total amount paid for
relief, 1864, 727 "a; decrease in amount of
relief, $l9,554.62; working expenses of
lodges, S294, 400. .65; total expenses for
relief and other expenses, 1855, ,222 10;
receipts of subordinate lodges, 81 ,04S, $50;
assets of working lodges, So, 599, ,271 80;
increase of assets during year, $780,
9S7.74.
The Daughters of Rebekah met on
Tuesday, Sarah ]. Wiley, of Pittsburg,
presiding. A resolution to establish
home for Odd Fellows wives at Phila-
delphia, with Mrs. E. NJ. Erdman as
president, was unanimously carried.
The home will be instituted on June 7.
There are 100 Rebekah lodges, with a
total membership of 10,050, an increase
of $40 over 1S93
The annual session of the great coun-
Gil of Pennsylvania, Improved Order of
Red Men, opened at Bethlehem on
Tuesday. Nearly all of the $50 tribes |
were represented; besides over 100 past
were present. The great coun-
Gil was welcomed to Bethlehem by Bur-
CESS j. B. Kemerer. Great Sachem
Conn responded on behalf of the great
council.
The report of the great chief of records
shows the following: Membership last
report. 32, 12S; adoptions, 1856; reinstat-
ed, l49; admitted by card, 1876; suspend
ed 3,543; expelled, 10; withdrawn by
card, $50, deceased, 321, present men,
bership, 81 ,224; decrease in membership,
904. Laws for the government of the |
great suns councils of Degree of Poca-
hontas were adopted. These laws pro-
vide that past chiefs and past sachems
of several councils in the state may meet
yearly in convention and select from
among their ranks state officers.
A communication asking for the erec-
ton of a hall in the northwestern part
of Philadelphia was referred to a COM
mittee.
The annual convention Of the Catholic
Total Abstinence Union of the Scranton
diocese began yesterday at Wilkes Barre.
About $50 delegates were present when
the opening addresses were made by
President Devine and Spiritual Director
Nelly, of Scranton. The morning session
was taken up with the appointment of
on credentials, resolutions,
etc. The business of the afternoon be-
gan with the reading of the secretary's
and treasurer's reports. They show that
twelve inactive societies, with member
ship of 1000, were dropped as ordered
by the Nanticoke convention, and five
new societies were admitted. The in
crease in membership is 2S5, or a net
gain, after allowing for the dropped So
cieties of 1,2S5. On the rolls are 1926
men, $50 women, 2,9l0 cadets; total,
7 1925. The treasurer has a balance of
$S51.24.
The insurance plan proposed at the
convention was then reported
by its committee. The plan is substan-
TALLY the same as that contained in other
insurance societies, and is to give 81 900
as full rate at the death of a member,
with one-half and one-quarter rates in
Considerable discussion was
had upon the subject, and after several
motions and amendments the plan was
rejected.
The committee on competitive drill
reported they had awarded the trophy
to the Father Witty Society, of Scran-
ton.
1t is expected Luzerne county man
will be chosen president at the election
of officers today.
Prof. A. M. McNulty will continue
teaching at the South Heberton high .
school for seven or eight weeks. Rates.