Evening journal., 1895-12-06
CROSSES THE i,iOO MARK.
Wilmington Lodge, No. 1, A. o. U. W..
Second Largest In tho Order-EleotlOH
of oHcers and Presentation of Jewel.


of omeers and Presentation of Jewel.
About $50 membsrs of Wilmington
Lodge, A. o. U w, were present last
evening, the occasion being the election
Of officers and representatives to tbs
grand council. Fifty nine new members
were Initiated, making a grand total OF
J., 1O4 members In good standing. Thil
entitled the lodge TO eleven representa-
tives and makes It second largest ia this
country, Big Six of Detroit, leading with
$500. The following officers were
chosen:
Past master workman, N. L Hsnder
son; master workman, Robert Irwin
foreman, John H. Speakman: oversser.
James Csrgill; recorder, Charles "a.
Nurch; inancier. Charles E Woods
receiver. Joseph K Adams; guide,
Thomas s. Taylor; inside wstchman,
Edward r. Kane; outside watchman,
Charles s. Morgan; trustee for three
years, O. s. Watson; medical exeminers,
E. @. Shortidgo and ]. T. v.
Blookaom. James b. Morgan, George w.
Qlinn, F. h Smith, John O. Fahey, q.
X. eprusnes. Thomas D. Cook, J. L.
France; librarian. William O. Field,
representatives to Grand Lodge, N. l.
Henderson, DR.. j. T. V Blocksom,
Joseph K Adams. Jacob Bulz F. P.
Lackey, 1. NJ Cook, w. O. Field,
Lewis Sasse, O. NJ Mureh, Il. F..
BourdeR, A. B Jones
The recorder was directed to send q
telegram to Grandmaster Workman O B
Prettyman, at Dover. notifying him Of
the fact that the lodge had passed the
], 100 mark aud was pressing on TO /, 200.
point which Msstsr Workman Hender-
son hoped TO reach before he hands over
bis gavel to his successor.
After the eleotlon Past Master Work
man ] j, Gallagher said that the sight
that greeted him when he Grst entered
tbs lodge room carried him back in
memory fourteen years ia the history Of
the lodge when he had tbs honor to
preside IS master workman ard when the
lodge was struggling hard TO reach a
membership of 100 so as TO have q repre-
sentative In the Grand Lodge OF Mary
land, New Jersey aud Delaware. Now
It has over 1, 100 end the fact
reflects great credit on the men who
have occupied the chair during the past
three or four years. In order to achieve
such results it WAS necessary for the
lodge to bold up the hands OF its officers
and this has been nobly done, and for IL
the members are entitled to great credit
It was also fitting that the men largely
instrumental for this condition Of affairs
should be remembered. and a neat way
OF doing this was la the bestowing Of
some mark Of appreciation on the part Of
the lodge 1t had been delegated him to
perform the pleasant duty Of presenting
to Past Master Workman j. T. V Block
som jewel of his rank, which repre-
sentsd in some degree the feelings OF
regard entertained for him. He hoped
be would wear it in memory of the mem
bers of Wilmington Lodge
Brother Gallagher then handed De-
Rlocksom morocco, plush lined case
containing the jewel 1t is Of gold, con.
sisting Of the medal with shield aud
anchor in relief suspended by 8 purple
velvet ribbon from bar on which Is
d and P, the wstchwsrds OF the order
midway is q god bncRls. snd pendant
from the bar is the open Bible. The
jewel Is very rich ana one Of the hand
soonest made
Its recipient sail that while, 10 view
OF the fact that it was customary for
Wilmington lodge to thus honor It's
postmaster workmen, the presentation
was not In the nature Of q surprise, he
could not but be affected by the gift
which far exceeded bis antioipations.
BE felt grsti6ed and fattered at the
kind words spoken and pleased to think
that he had bean deemed deserving OF
the regard shown. he would wear the
jewel not only for his own honor but
that Of the lodge, and, GOD helping,
would labor as hssrtily and zsalously for
tho order In the future as he had in the
mast