Evening journal., 1896-11-18
ODD FELLOWS MEET.
Annual Grand Encampment
and Grand Lodge Sessions.
REPORTS OF GRAND OFFICERS.

CREASE IN THE MEMBERSHIP
BUT THE ORDER IS VERY
STRONG FINANCIALLY.
The Grand Encampment OF Della
ware, l. o. o. f., held its annual meet
ing at Odd Fellows Hall, Third and
King streets. last night. The session
was presided over by Grand Patriarch
II. G. Clark. of st. Georges. Represen-
tatives were present from each of the
encampments in the state
In his annual address the grand pa.
triarch expressed regret at being un-
able to report the resuscitation of an
old encampment or the institution OF a
new one during his incumbency. He
advised that the minimum fees for the
encampment degrees be reduced TO So,
as IL would tend to increase the mem
bership of the order in the lower part
of the state
In the report OF Grand Scribe Edwin
Hurst these figures were given: En-
campments at last report, 10; mem
bers last report. 392; initiated during
the year, 6, members withdrawn, 4:
members suspended, 26: members de-
ceased, 10; present membership, 35S.
The financial condition of the en-
campment was as follows: Number of
patriarchs relieved. as: number of
weeks sickness, 413. number of patri-
archs buried, Q; number of patriarch's
wives buried, A amount paid for re-
lief of patriarchs, 1913; amount paid
for burying patriarchs, $5S6.50; amount
paid for burying patriarch's wives
1915; total amount paid for relief, 81
1880; amount paid for other purposes
Sii1595; total expenses, $3,050.55; to-
tai receipts from all sources, s2,9S417;
total assets of subordinate encamp-
ments, So. 6.5S9.91.
During the year the receipts were
s35915. and the disbursements. S23S.41,
leaving a balance in bank OF $12O.74
The encampment decided to reduce
the minimum fee I'm the subordinate de-
grees to 81, and fixed the per capita
tax assessment at GO cents.
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED.
These officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Grand patriarch, w. H.
Kirby, Christine No. 70, Wilmington;
grand high priest, William G. Abbott
Kirkwood, No. 6, Dover; grand senior
warden, Harry B. Grieves, Mcdonnell
No. 2, Smyrna; grand junior warden
Harry +. Aschenbach, Christine,N No. H.
Wilmington; grand scribe, Edwin
Hurst, Delaware, No /, Wilmington;
grand treasurer, Hubert A. Roop, Rey-
nolds, No. 3, Wilmington; grand repre-
sentative to the Sovereign Grand En-
campment, George II. Taylor, Della
ware. No. l. Wilmington.
These appointments were announced
by Grand Patriarch Kirby: Grand in
side sentinel, William Hutchinson
Phoenix, No. 10. St. Georges; grand
outside sentinel, William M. Hearn.
Sussex, No. a, Lewes; grand marshal.
j. B. Carpenter, Reynolds, No. 3, Will
mington.
A vote OF thanks was rendered to all
grand officers, and Past Grand Patri-
arch e. w. Jester, OF st. Georges, on
behalf of Phoenix Encampment, pre-
sented to the retired grand patriarch a
handsome jewel OF his office.
PAST GRAND OFFICERS.
Before the meeting of the Grand En-
campment the annual meeting of the
Past Grand Officers Association was
held and these officers were elected:
President, Edwin +. Morrow, =. G.. p;
WV NAhaAA'AANf t. IL Dlilitls T. " r.
and p. G.. r.; secretary and treasurer.
B. f. Shakespeare p. G. p. and G.. r.;
historian, Edwin Hurst, p. G. p. and
G. S.
GRAND LODGE MEETING.
The sixty-third annual communica-
tion of the Grand Lodge was begun in
the hall Of the order this morning Rep
resentatives, comprising the past Off
GERS Of all the lodges in the state, of
which there are thiryt-four, were pres
ent Grand Master Hutchinson pre-
sided.
In making his annual report the
grand master said.
"Officers and Members, Brethren
To-day marks the sixty-third annual
communication of this Grand Lodge,
and it is certainly most appropriate
that we should, at the very beginning
of the day. declare our most heartfelt