Evening journal., 1895-11-20


man, Grand Secretary Hallam and the
Grand Representatives The Rebskal
Degree.
in Odd Fellows Hall last night the
forty sixth annual meeting OF the Grand
Encampment OF Delaware, / o. o f..
wss held George NJ. Stevenson, Grand
Patriarch, presiding. There was a large
and enthusiastic attendance.
Grand Scribe Edwin Hurst reported the
| institution of one subordinate encamp
ment during the year Now the mem
bership amounts to 3S7 Hubert Roop,
the grand treasurer, reported $50 35 as
the balance now In bank Grand Scribe
Hlrst has held his tfhce for thirty years,
making him the Oldest grand scribe of
the order, excepting alone j b. King OF
Ontario Illinois bGrand Encsmpment
sent congratulations TO last nights
meeting
| New officers were elected as follows:
Grand patriarch, Il O. Clark. Phenix,
No 10; grand high priest, w. e. Kirby,
Christisns No 10; grand senior warden,
William G Abbott. Kirkwood, No g.;
grand junior warden, Fl Grieves.
Delaware, No. 2; grand scribe, Edwin
Hirst, Delaware, No 1 grand treasurer,
HUBERT A. Roop, Reynolds, No.
{ id Fellows Grand Lodge Meets.
This morning the Grand Lodge Of Del
aware, /. o o f., began ITS annual ses-
sion In his address TO the grand lodge,
| Grand Master William Il. German said:
Officers and Members, Brethren-It is
| with sincere pleasure that extend to you
the cordial greeting appropriate to this
occasion, which affords us the happy op
portunity Of renewing the expressions OF
our interests ia each others welfare and
enables us by the interchange Of kind and
freternal courtesy, to strengthen that
social affection for each other.
Permitted again to meet, to consult
together for the good OF Odd Fellowship
In general, but especially to make such
regulation as shall tend TO promote the
prosperity Of the order in this jurlsdic
tion. 1t Is our duty to return our
thanks to God not only for this privl
lege, but for all the blessings which 10
the past, We and the fraternity to which
We belong have received from His
gracious and bountlful hand. and TO i'm
plore Him to direct our deliberations and
guide our actions at this time, so that it
may conduce to the honor of Odd Eel
lowship and the advancement Of His
glory among men
At the session Of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge at Atlantic City, N September
16 to. 21 last, the following amendment
to the constitution was adopted:
Resolved, That Article xvi Of the
constitution OF this Grand Lodge be
amended by adding thereto the following
section, to wit:
Section g. No saloon keeper, bar
tender or professional gambler shall be
eligible to membership In this order"
The order ut Large.
In this report OF the Sovereign Lodge
representatives. the following statement
was submitted as showing the condition
OF the order, December 81, 1894:
Sovereign Grand Lodge, /: Independent
Grand Lodges German Empire, Aus
trElasis, Denmark and Switzerland,
Subordinate grand encampments, "a
subordinate grand lodges, 66 subor
nate encsmpments 2 $685. subordinate
lodges. 10 $40; encampment mem Oers,
1876 443; lodge mem bers, $40, 947 Re
bekah lodges, 63i; sisters. members oi
Rebeksh lodges, 23,104; brothers,
members Of Rebekah lodges, 1O2. 3O5
Condition OF the Order in Delaware.
Grand Secretary Hallam said In his
annual address:
"a review of the year covered by the
reports that will be submitted to-day
will open our minds to the fact, that
while we have not reached the standard
set up at the commencement, much
excellent work has been done so that We
are not left without cause for congratu
lstion
"The'last session of this grand body
oblitersted a lodge from our rolls, by
authorizing it's management with
another; the grand master will condone
for that loss by presenting you with q
new lodge recently instituted. TIL.
following summary will present the
numerical and financial condition Of the
order in this jurisdiction.