The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-17
|. O. O. F. GRAND ENCAMPMENT.
j. j. Mccoy, of wabash, Elected Grand
Patriarch.

The Grand Encampment of Odd Fellows
held its fiftieth annual communication in
the Odd Fellows Grand Lodge hall yester-
day. Reports of officers occupied the morn
ing session. That of the grand patriarch,
j. q. Bodine, was published in the Journal
Sunday morning. w. H. Leedy the grand
scribe, made a detailed report showing the
condition of the order. There are new. 2lO
encampments, with a total membership of
1O.e95. This is a gain of three encampments,
but loss of 9Ol members. The total re-
ceipts of all the encampments during the
year amounted to $42, 1926. There was paid
out for relief the sum of $1s,s236O and for
other expenses $16,52O.32. During the fifty
years of its existence the encampment rank
has paid for relief the sum of 1916 S46.92. In
commenting upon these figures the grand
scribe says:
when we consider that the relief fea-
lures of this branch are, to great extent,
incidental only, the foregoing totals are
highly gratifying, and when considered in
connection with the other departments Of
the order. become enormous. Since their
organization the grand lodge and Grand
Encampment have disbursed g total sum
of $3,62l ,352 n for the relief Of members,
widowed families and education of orphans.
The payments for the last year of the two
branches average $2095 for every hour of
every day of the year."
The finances of the Grand Encampment
are shown by the following figures: Re-
ceipts during year, $3.90s.4S; balance from
last report, $3S913; borrowed, $1,000; total
funds handled, $6,24761; disbursements, S.
1914; balance in treasury, $25S17. The fol-
lowing encampments are reported delin-
quent: No. l02. at Gosport; No. 15O at Boon
vile, No. Isl. at Kewanna; No. l63 at Per-
rysvlle; No. 2l7, at Clay City, No. 21S, at
Kingrnan, and No. 224 at Leavenworth. The
report of Grand Scribe Leedy closes with
an historical sketch of the Grand Encamp-
ment.
The report of the grand treasurer showed
the finances of the order to be in the condi-
ton given by the grand scribe. The report
or the grand representatives consisted in
answering questions regarding the interpre-
tation of rules of the order. The grand
trustees reported the organization of the
Grand Lodge Hall Association, which was
perfected last spring and which has since
been able to overcome the financial OBJ
StacleS in the way of erecting a new Grand
lodge building. The trustees also reported
that the assessments paid to the grand en-
campment by the local encampments was
too small to meet the running expenses and
recommended that it be increased to 10 per
cent. from per cent. AT the afternoon seS-
sion the recommendation of the grand trus-
tees was put before the house for vote,
and the increase was made. There was a
brief but beautiful service in memory of
John Reynolds, late publisher of the Odd
Fellows Talisman. Reports of committees
were read and the secret work exemplified
The communication closed with the cleo
ton of the following officers
Grand Patriarch-J. 1. Mccoy, Wabash.
Grand High Priest-J. Frank Mann, De-
catur.
Grand Senior Warden-J. N. Nuzum, FL
wood.
Grand Junior warden-H. C. Scarce,
Mooresville
Grand Scribe-W. H. Leedy indianapolis.
Grand Treasurer-A. c. Daily, Lebanon.
Grand Trusted. NJ. Bell, Dunkirk
Grand SentineI-B. b. Tillson Alexandria
Deputy Grand Sentinel-J. +. Orr, KoscI-
usko county.
Grand INSTRUCTOR. S. Dyer, New Castle
Last night & public celebration of the
FIftieth anniversary of the encampment
was held in the Grand Lodge Hall. There
was musical programme and addresses
by prominent members of the order
To-day will be held the annual session of
the Grand Lodge The most important bus
mess to come before the meeting is the
building muddle. Vonnegut a. BONN, the
architects, claim their plans were used by
the building committee and the contract
awarded to another firm. The local firm
threatens to sue the building committee