Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-11
GRAND LODGE oE DELAWARE.


Ancient Order of United workmen Held It's
Session. at New Castle.
The annual meeting OF the Grand
Lodge OF the Ancient Order OF United
Workmeu OF the State OF Delaware was
held in New Castle Tuesday.
The reports of the Grand Master
Workman, Grand Recorder, Grand
Receiver, Finance Committee, Supreme
Representatives and the Grand Medi-
cal Examiner were submitted and ap-
proved.
TIE report of the Grand Master
Workman showed an increase in mem-
hership of 3Ol, which is considered a
fair growth. Two new lodges have
been instituted during the past year.
both in Wilmington merica, No. ~,
with 30 charter members, and Fidelity,
No. %, with % charter members These
two lodges have Increased to 50 menu
ners.
The report Of the Grand Recorder
for the fiscal year ending December
3lst 1896: During the past year ID
assessments we're levied, amounting to
s45, OBS With Il previous balance OF
81. 2a5, the total was SAG, BIB; after pay
ing % death claims OF SAC, 900, a balance
In the jurisdiction with membership
of 3, GOT. 1t is probable that an assess
mont scale accordingto the age OF the ap,
i iclnt or beneficiary will BIO ADOPTED
NJ this meeting.
The roll call OF officers and repre-.
sentatiyes at the opening of tbs 2 and
Lodge Tuesday morning was as follows
Officers q. Nj. W. Charles Helmet
Z. 9. NJ. W, @. B. Prettyman G.
F., Lewis Sasse; G. O., w u. Gal.
laghor; @. Recorder, Charles E. Woods
q. Receiver Edgar A. Finley; g.
Guide, James. 4. Sayiile; g. ]. W.,
W. e. Stimmel; G. o. w., George NJ.
Stevenson; @. Med. Ex.. Lewis W.
Finn.
Grand Trustees S. Watson, E.
3. Riggini Fred. W. Heiss.
Representatives to Supreme Lodge
W. A. Reynolds, j. j. Gallagher, G.
B. Frettymap.
Committee on Finance-Dr. L Heis
Ter Ball, S. II. Johns, Gottleib Yaeger.
Committee on Law-I. M. Cook, N.
II. Miller, II. A. Reik.
Representative s--Joseph X. Adams,
A. b. Jones, Jacob Butt, ii. f. Bour.
don, John Tait, Charles M. Murch,
Robert NJ. Irwin, M. T. Daunenberg,
w. g. Field, John Ii. Speakman, N.
L. Henderson, }. II. Keatley. j. J.
WHITAKER, q. II. Groves, q. l.. Fer
guson, W. IT. Curry, George q.
Stewart, II. $. Lawton, Curtis Kirk
+. j. Ahern, III. G. NJ. Kolock, W. Il.
Beeson, J. II. Emerson, j. Il. Cooko
e. ". Evans, John S. Collins, Lud
wig Melchoir, /. G. Snitcher, j. l.
Ellis, I. Addison Potts, Charles A.
Hearn, W. T. Richards, Joseph Il. Car
ter II. Ii. Kramlich, j. W. Messick
A. H. burton. A. N. Sutton, II. U,
Cause, C.rH. sMcDonald, W. F. Hoey
james T., Records, +. i. HBrdesty,
John u. Hayes. Robert Adair, Charles
d. Bird. -
At the evenings session of the grant
lodge the election of officers for th,
ensuing year was held with the follow
ing results: Grand Master Workman
Curtis h. Davis of Laurel, No. IA
Past Master Workman, Charles Heine
Of Wilmington, No. / Grand Overseer
James e. Saville OF Industry, No. O
Wilmington; Grand Recorder, Charlie
u. Woods Of Wilmington, No. I; Crane
Receiver, Edgar A. Finley uF Whining
ron; Grand Guide, W. T.. Stimmel o
Wilmington, No. 1; Grand Insid
Waterman. George M. Stevenson o
Smyraa; Grand Outside Watchmar, j
i. Ellis of Delmar, No. 12; Gran,
| Medical Examiner, Lewis W.. Finn o
Wilmington; Grand Trustee, Joseph 4
| Hoffecker OF lover; Representatives +
| the Supreme Lodge, Charles Il. Wood
and ". N. Mccormick of Wilmington
| and Charles B. Prettyman of Dover
journal Clerk. benjamin +. Bartral
Of Wilmington; Reading Clerk. jane
| Van Arsdalen of Friendship, No. .. Q
| New Castle.
II was decided to hold the next sss
sion OF the Grand Lodge in this cit
February 9th, 1898.