The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-20
ODD FELLOWS IN SESSION
GRAND LODGE HOLDS IT'S FIFTY
SEVENTH ANNUAL SESSION.

About Four Hundred Delegates Present.
Reports of Grand Warden, Secretary and
Treasurer-Otilcers Elected.
New Milford, May 19.--The fifty-sev-
enth annual session of the Connecticut
Grand lodge, Independent order of odd
Fellows, was held here to-day and
nearly 400 delegates were present from
every section of the state.
The session opened at 10 O'Clock in
the town hall, which had been elab-
orately decorated by Good Shepherd
lodge of New Milford. Grand Master
Lucius Fl. Fuller of Putnam presided.
Grand Master Fuller delivered his an
nual address and report. Then follow
ed the presenting of the reports of
Grand Secretary Frederick Botsford of
New Haven and Grand Treasurer Hon.
William H. Marigold Of Bridgeport.
Grand Master Fullers report showed
that on December 81 1895, the subordi-
nate lodges reported total member
ship of 1881 making a net gain for
the year of 615.
The invested funds of these lodges
amount to $412,24S, $780, a gain of &,310.93
for the year. There has been expended
during the year for relief account $751;
998.44.
The Rebekah lodges of this jurisdic-
ton have shown an equal degree OF
prosperity. Their membership on De-
cember 81, 1896, was 5,117, a gain for
the year of 554.
Secretary Botsford's report showed
an increase in the amount paid for re-
lief in 1896 Of $6,343S8 over that of 1885
Treasurer Marigold's report was as
follows:
Subordinate lodges reported May TO- 1896. 10
Present number of lodges ...............S1
Total receipts of subordinates. .$143 4S2 a
Amount paid for relief. ......... 81 99S. a
Total fund January 1, 1896. $3.50. 4o7937. 80
Total fund January 1, 1897. 412,24S. 20
-''' s"'A - ME3MiBiERsHI.Pi.
No Of members as per last report. 70, 202
Ad l bv c;arrdi.................'. Us IS
From m Which deduct
WlthdraWn OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81
Suspended non-payment dues. ....... 307
Total membership January i, 1897. 10 l7
w. DAiuGtHTERs OF 'RRiEBEKAH. N
The report for this branch is as follows:
Number of lodges as per last report. "A
Instituted during ,1g grand Lodge s year
Receipts for II months. ........ S11, 440 05
From which deduct:
For relief of members .......... 1928. II
For relief of widowed families. $4,000
E Eef s l9qgf n ef fpeas $a5 g
Receipts of the Grand lodge for the G year
ending May, 1897, were 50; 1864;
Following is the report of w. H. Marigold
: If Bridgeport, grand treasurer for the year
ending May 10, 1897:
DIR.
May 20, balance on hand. ....,..s 81, 745. Sc
Received from grand secretary. -. 3,746.01
Received from interest ........... 43.7C
CIR.
For sovereign grand lodge supplies 81, O33 90
For grand representative tax, '96-7. 3oo, 90
Grand masters orders. ........... 2,196. 81
Balance on hand. ................ 2,004.71
The committee to nominate candi-
dates for officers for the ensuing year
reported the names of candidates, as
follows:
Grand master, John Blaim of Water
bury; deputy grand master, Zebulon R
Robbins of Norwich; grand secretary
grand treasurer, W. H. Marigold OF
Bridgeport; representative to the Sow.
ereign Grand lodge, David R. Alling
of New Haven, and Lucius H. Fuller
of Putnam; grand marshal, Fl. H
Jackson of Bridgeport; grand conduc-
tor, Clarkson n. Fowler of Hartford
grand herald, John B. Freysinger Of
New Haven; grand marshal, Seeley
Brakeman of Birmingham.
The above were elected.
In the afternoon the usual brllian
jewel presented to the retiring grand
master was presented to Grand Master
Fuller of Putnam, the presentation be
ing made by Senator Marigold. At the
close of the Grand lodge the visitor:
were driven about the city.
The next annual meeting of the Crane
lodge will be held in Waterbury thu