The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-16
STATE ODD FELLOWS
ANNUAL MEETING OF GRAND LODGH
 IN WINSTED, YESTERDAY.

Treasurer Submitted Showing That the
 Order is in a Most Prosperous Condition-- ] The Annual Iclection-D. R. filling of ] New Haven Grand Master~-O ficers of
 Home at Groton Elected.
 Winsted, May 15.-The annual meet ing of the grand lodge of odd Fellows of Connecticut opened in the opera house this morning at 10 o'clock. Grand Master Leopold DeLeeuw presided. There were 800 persons present. The morning was devoted principally to routine business and the reading of reports.
 Grand Master DeLeeuw reported that December 31, 1884, the subordinate lodges showed a membership of 14,- S57, net gain of 211 during the year, Among the seventy-nine subordinate lodges are invested funds amounting to $40O, ,279.S6, a net gain of $l1, ,010.09 dur ing the year. There were expended for relief during the year, $64,S99,09.
 The Rebekah lodges of the order also show great prosperity. Two new lodges wer ereported during the year De- cember 91, 1894, there were 1,703 broth- CTS and 2,233 Sisters in the order, giving a total membership of Ss36, a gain of S67. The amount of invested funds is $25, ,927.62, 8 net gain of $1,S17.25 for the year. The sum expended in relief was | $2, ,195.SO
 GRAND SECRETARY,s REPORT.
 The following figures are from the annual report of Grand Secretary Fred erick Botsford of New Haven:
 Total number of lodges, 79.
 Total receipts for the year, $132 22S.50.
 Paid for relief, $64, 1899 90.
 Paid for lodge expenses, $56,31S.51.
 Net gain during the year, $11 ,01009.
 Total amount in the treasury January 1, 1S96 S4o0,527.36.
 During the past year there were ini- tiations, 779i admitted by card, A; rein stated, 35; total, 5,5O4; from which must be deducted, withdrawn by card, 7S; suspended, 427; expelled, 2; deceased, 1S5, leaving the total membership Jan- uary 1, 1885, 14S57.
 In the Daughters of Rebekah there were thirty-six lodges May 1, 1894, to which wer added two lodges established during the year. During 1894 there were admitted to membership 2SS brothers and 336 sisters, from which deduct, withdrawn by card, brothers 13S, sis ters, 83; expelled, brothers 4, sisters 5; deceased, brothers 10, sisters 17. The total membership January 1, 1895, was as follows: Brothers, N1, ,703; sisters, D. 233. The assets as per last report were $23, ,510.37; receipts for past year, $2,- 3S8.41, giving total of $32, S99.78, from which must be deducted: Paid for re- lief, $2,199.SO. and lodge expenses, S5,- 375.36, leaving the available assets, January 1, 1895, $25,S27.62.
 ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
 The following officers were elected this afternoon:
 Grand master-David R. Alling of New Haven.
 Deputy grand master-Lucius H. Full Ter of Putnam.
 Grand warden-John Blair of Water bury.
 Grand secetary- Frederick Botsford of New Haven.
 Grand treasurer-William H. Mari gold of Bridgeport.
 Grand entative-Leopold De- Leeuw of Hartford.
 It was voted to hold the next annual meeting at Norwich ODD FELLOWS HOME AT GROTON. At the annual meeting of the corpora ton of the Odd Fellows home at Gro ton last night the following officers were elected:
 President--Charles B. Ware of New London.
 First vice president-iFrederick Bots- ford of New Haven,
 Second vice president-John w. Smith of Waterbury.
 Secretary-James Bishop of New Ha- ven.
 reasurer-Fredericz S. Hunt of 
 Board of managers-B. s. Keith of Norwalk, George H. Cowell of Water bury, Loren H. Stannard of New Ha- ven, E. B. Korthington of Norwich, c. N. Fowler of Hartford, L. H. Fuller of Putnam, s. Loewith of Bridgeport, H. J. Hirsch of Norwich, W. L. Morgan of New Britain, s. c. Blakeman of Shelton, John B. Freysinger of New Haven L. H. Holloway of Groton. The report of Secretary Bishop show- ed a balance of $21, 1,73248 on hand. Oe this sum $11,10S.35 was received from lodges, $25. 10 from the sale of produce, S100 from donations.
 The report of the officers showed the nome to be in a prosperous condition.