The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-17
Second Day of the Meeting Of tho
Sovereign Grand Lodge.

Sovereign Grand Lodge.
Sovereign Grand Lodge, i. o. o. F., met
this morning at o'clock. The grand
sire appointed the following special COM
mittee on buildings and halls: j. Otis
Humphrey, Illinois; s.. L. Parsons, Mis-
souri,; Alfred $. Pinkerton, Massac hu-
setts; A. G. Cable, Ohio, and FIR ancis N.
Rea, Pennsylvania. The duty of the COM
mittee is to report the condition OF build
ings and halls.
Louis Van NordeD, representative from
Ohio, attempted to have radical change
made in the secret work OF the order. He
offered resolution that a universal pass
word and grip be adopted for the initia-
tory degree in subordinate and Rebekah
lodges; that committee Of three past
grand sires be appointed to formulate the
passwords and grip. Objection was made,
and the resolution was referred TO the
proper committee.
Resolutions bearing on the same sub
ject were introduced by Pennsylvania
and Indiana representatives, but they,
too, were referred to the proper commit
tee.
The Arkansas delegation Is making
strong effort TO secure the next session
of the Sovereign Grand Lodge for Hot
Springs. A resolution to this effect was
offered, but 1t was laid over until Thurs
day morning.
The grand sire appointed Colonel w. +.
Dowd editor OF the Odd Fellows Souve-
mir of ST. Louis, official reporter OF this
session. A number of appeals came up
from grand lodges in New York, Colora-
do, California, Minnesota and British CO.
lumbia. In all cases the recommendation
of the committee were approved.
There was big parade this afternoon.
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following state of the order for tho pass
year; Total number of grand lodges, bd, u
gain Of one; total number of grand en-
campments, 90; total subordinate lodges,
1852, a gain of 297; subordinate encainp.
ments, 26lO, a gain of SO; Rebekah lodges,
3627, gain of 335; lodge limitations, 63,.
Si5; encampmcnt limitations, 0407; total
lodge mcmbers, 100, 795; encampment
members, l3i ,330; Rebekah members. 225,.
ls9; relief paid by lodges in North Amer.
lea, 81 ,993, i57 90; relief paid by encamp.
ments, S2Sl, ,5i0.23; by Rebekah lodges,
Si53730i; total relief paid, 81, 323, 81 ,06:
revenue received by lodges in North
America, s747i, 32S.06; by encampments,
s6l5, 07 by Rebekah lodges, $685., $40;
total revenue, So 427 ,S,053
The report then gives some interesting
statistics of the order from its reorgaulza.
tion in North America in 1880 up To Dec.
81, 1894 including Germany, Denmark,
Switzerland and Australia. Tho inita.
tions in the subordinate lodges were g..
0l2sis; members relieved, 1869, ,562;
widows and families relieved, 26,l7S;
members deceased i'm that time, 1884, se4;
total relief paid, s67, ,S2s, ,670i7; total no.
ccipts, Sl76 7S6, ,202 80.
The report of Isaac A. sheppard grand
treasurer, shows receipts of 500, SOL 80; paid
out from certificate No. 66ss, S62 0s3;
balance in treasury, S2S,60l.02 The re.
port shows that the assets of the sovereign
grand lodge at this time consists OF cash
in treasury, s9s6Ol .O2, $4,000 In Lehigh
Valley RAILROAD bonds and $4,000 in
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
railroad bonds. The total available
assets. ns per his report OF Aug 20, 1894,
were s63 25l25, showing u loss this year
of s4650 %.
A special session Of the grand lodge Of
New Jersey was held I'm the afternoon, and
was visited by the members OF the grand
lodge of Connecticut, who witnessed the
exempIincation of degree work