The morning call., 1894-10-17
ODD FELLOWS MEET.
Annual Session of the Grand
EnCampment.
Officers Present Interesting Reports
Reviewing the Work of
the Order.

SANTA Rosa, Oct 16.-The thirty-ninth
annual session of lie Grand Encanpment
of California, Independent Order Odd
Fellows, convened here at 10 o'clock this
morning.
The following-named grand officers were
present: l.. w. S. Downs, grand patriarch !;
George f. Roesch, grand high priest; :;
George ". Reid, grand senior warden; w.
w. Shattuck, grand junior warden; Will
liam III. Barnes, grand scribe; Geor-e W.
LemoEt, grand treasurer; James Leonard,
grand representative; G. w. Savage. grand
representatives; Joseph Foster, grand SEN
tinel; w. S. Potter. grand marshal; T..
Duuker, deputy grand sentinel.
The roll was called and a quorum Of
members found present. Prayers were
offered by the grand high priest and the
Grand Encampment was declared open for
the transaction of business. On motion of
S. e. Smith. Z. G. P. of No. . the minutes
OF last session were approved as printed.
The grand scribe presented the creden-
tials of members. which were referred to
the committee on credeu tials. The grand
patriarch appointed c. Z. Baldwin, Z. G. p.
OF No. q. to fill the vacancy in the CON-
mittee on appeals. ard w. Il. Sherbarne,
2. c. p. of No. 20. to fill the vacancy in
the committee on credentials.
On motion OF Joseph Winterburn. 2. c.
Z. of No. l, the Grand Encaupment took
a recess for thirty minutes, at the eXpira-
ton of which time Past Chief Patriarch
w. II. Sherburne of No. 42, of committee
on creden tials, introduced large number
of representatives, who received the Grand
EDcampment degree.
The annual reports were then submitted
and referred to The committee on diSlTlbu-
ton. Grand Patriarch Downs has made
good record, visiting tfty-three of the
eDcampments situated in the northern and
central parts Of the Jurisdiction. His re-
port is interesting and exhaustive. Two
new encampments have been instituted
Olive Brancn Encampment No. 8, at Es-
condido, by w. W. Shattuck. G. j. W.. and
Sunset Encampment No. 25 at Alameda,
by l.. w. 5. Downs, G. p.
The grand scrihe's report shows SO en-
campments, with 54O9 members, gain Of
for the year. Relief work has been
Patriarchs relieved, 63S; mum Der of weeks
sickness paid for, 5004; amount paid fol
relief. $21. .205 65; number of widowed
families relieved, IA; amount paid. $422
number of patrlarchs buried in 1898, 62
amour, paid, S244S 90; number Of wives o.
| patriarchs buried. 9; amount paid, S160
| for orphans and charity, 1901 45; tota
paid Tor relief and charity, 500 05. Tn,
assets of the subordinates are S173,092 SS
average assets per member, S32.
The financial statement OF the grant
| treasurer shows in general fund: balanc,
| October ], 1893, S1107 %; receiDts durinl
year, S2J42 %; total, S36i9 81; disbur Sc
menls, $265S 81; balance In general fund
1890 70; mileage fund, balance October /
1888. S1454 SO; receipts of year, SS05 35
total, $2260 10; disbursements, S965 so
balance in fund, 1924 Go. The balanc,
sheet shows net resources OF the Grand En-
campment TO be S24S0 81.
Grand Representatives Leonard ant
Savage presented a synopsis of the legis
Iation of the recent session of the Sover
eign Grand Lodge.
The only appeal before the body wa
that Of Adrian S. Godfrey vs.. Golden Cat
Encampment No. j; the question Involved
being claim for benefits for two months
the appeal was susa aimed.
| Invitations to attend public reception
at the Ather8um at 7:30 o'clock on Tues
day evening, October 16 and TO pariicpat
in carriage ride On Wednesday afiernool
a. O'Clock, were received from the cItZen
and fraternity in Santa Rosa and accepted
The hall was filed tn OVERLOOKING a
night DR.. c. w. Savage presided, and
welcome from the Mayor was res sponde
to by the grand patriarch. Selections o
music were rendered, and Grand Serb
Barnes concluded the programme, afta
| which social with refreshments and
| hall clos cd tho aunniru