The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-16

Grand Lodge contemplates establishing
such q Home in the future, it would
seem that such a generous proposition
should receive careful consideration.
1t is the desire of the executors that the
estate be settled without unnecessary Fde-
Law. | would therefore recommend that a
committee of five be appointed and
clothed with full power to act for the
Grand Lodge in this matter, to accept or
decline the gift and if accepted, to have
the care of sthe same and report to the
next session of the Grand Lodge their
acts. with such recommendations as they
may doom necessary
REBEKAH LODGES.
The membership in this branch of the
Order is increasing with remarkable
rapidly, many new lodges are being in
/ stituted and the enthusiasm and pro-
ficiency of the members is source of en- :
couragement and qualification. The or
ganization of tho Rebekah Assembly last
year brought the representatives from
the Rebekah Lodges together for the first
time, and attribute much of the zeal and
interest that is being manifested to the
| influence exerted by this institution. The
first object and purpose of Rebekah lodges
as defined by the Sovereign Grand Lodge
is "To aid in the establishment and
mainten ance of Homes for age d and IN
digent Odd Follows and their wives. or
for the widows of deceased Odd Fellows;
and Homes for the care, education and
support of orphans of deceased Odd Eel
lows. The work of thu Rebekah Assem-
! bly, has thus far been entirely of a social
! character. sbut if the Grand Lodge should
accept the generous offer OF the trustees
of the will of the late Mr.. Farwell, and
establish an Odd Follows Home in this
State, it would open q field of labor for
! the Rebekah Assembly that would be
gladly welcomed, and the energy and sup
Eport given the enterprise by the rRebekah
| Lodge, would contribute much toward
the success of such ID home.
GRAND SECRETARY'S REPORT.
Grand Secretary, Joshua Davis gives
the following report sof the condition Of
the order:
CONDITION OF THE ORDER.
Number of lodges as per last report, 1879
Number of lodges instituted during
the year, D
Number OF lodges this date, 1877
report, 20, 1873
Number of limitations for the
year ending Dec. 81 1894, 9s5
Mum Der admitted by card, ID
Number re-instated to membership, 81
81, 343
Number members deceased, 239
| Number members withdrawn
by card, 123
Nnmher members SUSPENDED. 442
| Number members expelled, 8
812
Number of contributing mem
bers Ian. 1, 1895, 2O,53
Net increase of members during
the year, l9o
Number of Iejections, Io4
Number of Past Grands, 1875
RELIEF REPORT FOR THE YEAR
ENDING DECEMBER 3, 1894
Number of brothers relieved, 2.100
lieyed. 56
Number of brothers buried. 259
| Number of weeks sickness for
| which benefits were paid, 20, 1856
brothers, SOL, 595. %
Amount paid for the relief of wild
owed families, osI.f5
Amount paid for the education OF
orphans and special relief, 1855. 81
Amount paid for burying the
dead. 10, 047. 46
Total amount paid for relief, SIS, 15S 10
Amount of annual receipts, $145, 340 70
| Current expenses separate from
the benefits and charities 90, 1916 IA
| Invested funds, including real
estate and hall property, SO, s73 II
REBEKAH LODGES.
| Number of lodges as per last report, 81
! Number of lodges instituted during
! the year, 10
Number of lodges this date 66
Number of members Jan. l, 1894,
(brothers) 2,915. Number of
members Jan. l, 1894, (sisters),
| 3.sa5 6,31o
Number admitted during the year,
(brothers), 37S Number admit
ted during the year, (sisters),
| 4S9 S7
Total, 7,1S7
From which deduct
Withdrawn or dropped, brothers,
| 1870: sisters, 1873; deceasd, broth
ers, 80: sisters, 81; expelled,
| brothers, ] /; 3S2
In membership January l. 1895, 6,S65
! Net increase of members during
| the year, 900
Total amount paid for relief, 1854. 50
| Current expenses separate from
| benefits and charities, S.. 39l. 81
| Amount of annual receipts, 5,612. 63
Total amount of assets, 5,124 81
| FINANCES
| The following statement will show the
source of revenue, from whence obtained,
together with the amount and nature
of the disbursements for the year ending
Sept 80, 1895:
For dues from Subordinate
lodges, 81, sol. 10
For dues from Rebekah lodges, 1877 80
For supplies to lodges and indi-
yiduais. 1885, SO
| For charters, 300 90
| For interests Oh investments, AIS 90
Making the total amount of rev.
enue So, sol. Oh
DISBURSEMENTS.
For instituting lodges and dedi-
eating halls, S412 65
For representative tax, 100 90
For Grand Lodge supplies, S5S. Is
/ Il I