The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-17
MANY ODD FELLOWS
ARE HERE TO-DAY.
The Grand Lodge Is Now Transac ing
Business.
PATRIARCHS' MEETING.
Reports of Both Bodies Show Interesting
Figures Lodge 10 Elect Officers
This Afternoon.


| Wilminyton IA mlI of Odd Frllow,.
Thrv nro from ail over the stnts mud mr..
,nrmhrr, of lhn Grand E,luempIn,nt nf
delaware wbirb was in session last even
inc, and the Grand Lodge which is in SO,
sion tn dnv
Thn Ln.iuos. of tbc cnc,,nnmrnt bepon
| with thr election Of ofIhlrs of tho Past
i;rnnd O6irnr,, h.snrj,tinn Thov vas ne
InIln,vs.
President T. w Spcnrer. Wilminnton:
| yicr-,ucsi,ent Gcnr,r Willinms Newark !:
| SECRETARY and trr, ,,irrr II n Shnkesn,nre
| WiIminrton: historian Edwin iiirst,
| Wilmington,
Then fhc husjnrss in enrp,st was h,ruu.
and Grand Pltrnrc,, William H. liirLy
snInittni his rc,,,,rI IN ,v,,irh II, snid.
nWr ,hoIIld he ,hpnkfI,l TO the All wi "a
urovflnncn ,h,t ,yn ,,r,, nnr,,it. ru tn m,,t
tnorthrr nnro lrurc for tho puypoaa Of
transnriinr tbe b,,.inrss If This jour fart v.
ri"n,hI animal cnnvor1tiou Of Patriarch nj
O;I Frl,nwshin Thcreforo left low, and
harmony prevail in ,his grand body while
,yr rnInnrnr IN ingi s,n,c for ih, hast in.
trrrst nf nnr hrInyrI order Unnin, th,
nrosncr,ty far thr coming wear may moro
thnu rvrrbnl,ur, IN, lnss IN Tho na,t ouc
ri, hpinr'. yn,, NV pi
E,,nu S,.,;iI, II I,yin jJiryI rnnrrtrd n,
suhnrdinntc enc,mumrnt with n member.
shin nf RI, Durin, Tie yanr 10 pntriurchs
,y.r, vol nvel nnn hunIreI and rinrtv 81 x
Ma honof;tr. o hu r;"a ,Tivn, or . m,ricI
Tim ,,,n,,.'t n,ii far thr rcIirr of nntri.
,rnhs ,r,, sat7 MID for bnrvin~ nntri.
arch.. sInn, n,;l for hurvinr nn;riarchs
w;vnT ~. ,,riL ror rn,inf ri ,vjln,rr,, rumi.
lics * tntnl n,nn,,nt nnid Tor rclirr s1,,1.
q" ,ot',, ,iI rr ~ hnr rn nurnn.,s s,i,y
CO tntnl rynrnses sysyD G5: total rrreipts
Ty, frnn ,o"ii ali anrrss .9o o.. ,",nl ,ssi If
s,,hnrdinntc anr,,nnnnnts S,V in In
rn,,,,rtnh thnt ir ,r,,,sl 's,rc,liv ,rn,r.
~ ~, h;,,, tInt t,,o ranks nf thn hnav had
,ii Nv h,n', ana "nnlatod I,v th" hnnL nf drnih
"."nI .ui ,ira',',,,r,,. I W,h'rt itn,, ro.
,',,,'n IN '''h n,,,'o;,.a'i Sr7s 81 ~,
fiIhr..'u,,n u"s" ,vnr, ,SI ~ ,oav,n,, h,
n'nn, ann'. n h,,ni os su7 10 49, 'N'''''
'urh Tha "" ,'u t,,n Y, ninnr, ,f +b, Cr,rd En-
-, ,,,,,,n,nt ,,,,rn ninnto,, Cr,rI n,,ri,r,h
William q. Abbott No. 6, M!iioll; grand
high priest ii. Is Grlevet: NO. :" smyrna;
grand senior warden w. H. tich2r, M. II,
" lllnngton; grand Junior warden, D. H.
Carpenter, No 8, Wilmington; grand
scribe, Edwin Hirst, No. l, Wilmington;
grand treasurer. IL. a, Ruop, NO. ., WILL
mlrglon
Tho recollection OF Edwin Hirst makes
him the oldest grand scribe IN mo world
in point Of consecutive service. The lalth
III grand scribe was ut his uo'& ~ USUAL
last ni1htald welcomed tho mnmborS OF
the Z anu ehcalnnmcht anu Kept ali nc
Cu"tte account OF the prorcrd'nGS nt inc
body. lic was lirHt selected To the olllcc In
1855 and has held it since.
Granl Patriarch Abbot appointed mo
fo!!"wlng o1lirr's Grand Inside sont'nnii
Frank ilollhnu Ma. u. li!ningion,
grand outside sentinel, w. IL. BuuGhorty,
No q. Milford; grand marshal, w. Is.
Shaku'pcar, No. 3, Wilmington.
Al Tor the meeting the Fast Grand OH
Gers Association held q supper ht y. H.
Ain5c0W 5 restaurant. John j. dAiinEilrr
was ioastInaster, and ho following t"ants
were responded to: Past Crane Officers
As.ociatnn,' n. w. Cooper ol Canuhn;
"Grnnd Lodge d. w. Breroton OF Lewrs;
"S'ovnroign Grand Lodge" J. II. Apploby
of Wilmington; "Grnnd Encampment,"
Dauicl Ross.
GRAND LODGE MEETING.
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present membership, 2967; loss in mem
hcrsbip, 90; number Of lodges, 81 The rc- |
lief work was rs follows: |
her of weeks sickness, 30l4; number of |
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