The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-20
STATE ENCAMPMENT, 10. OF.
ANNUAL SESSION HELD IN ST4M-
FORD YESTERDAY.

Patriarch-Many Prominent Odd Fell
lows Present-C Continued Prosperity of
the Order.
Stamford, Oct. 19.-The fifth annual
session of the Connecticut Grand en-
campment, I. o. o. F., came to order in
the lodge room of Wippowam lodge at
1920 o'clock this morning. 1t was call
ed to order by Grand Patriarch George
w. Camp of Bridgeport. There were
found to be present, upon the report
of the credentials committee nearly
sixty old members and twenty-six new
members, These were w. G. Gibson,
Sassacus, No. 1, New Haven; George
B. Comstocll, Palmyra, No. 8, Norwich;
S. P. Adds and II. H. Nichols, Devo-
ton, No, 5, Danbury; Charles A. Ar
mitage and Eugene r. Weston, INDIAN,
No. Z, Hartford; Charles N. Littell,
Kabaoso, No 8, Norwalk; Arthur
James, Friendship, No. II, Walling-
ford; A. N. Benedict, Wildey, No. Is,
Seymour; p. T. Curran, e. B. Carey and
p. H. l.. Rathgeber, Wascussee No. IA,
Stamford; e. C. Babson, Unity, No. 81,
Central Village; Julius Paul and Leo P.
Andres, Bridgeport, No. %, Bridgeport;
e. G. Spargo and r. G. Hubbell, STRAIT
field, No. %, Bridgeport; Philip Pond,
jr., and Theodore F. Ingham, Golden
Rule, No. "a, New Haven; Gerbain Cab
rial, Aurora, No. q, New Haven; Hen
ry N. Bendel Atlantic, No. %, West
Meriden; William Frey, Comstock, No.
30 New Britain; M. S. Smith, e. l..
Dunbar, No. 80, Bristol; Jerome Wan
en- and Eugene O'Hara, Wolf Den, No
20, Putnam.
The roll call found the following Off
GERS present: Grand Patriarch George
w. Camp, Grand High Priest Arthur G.
Wheeler of Norwalk, Grand Senior
Warden G. Frederick Barnes of Water
bury, Grand Scribe Frederick Botsford
of New Haven, Grand Treasurer James
e. Camp of Bridgeport, Grand Junior
Warden Herbert e. Thatcher of Hart
ford, Grand Marshal w. j. Berges of
Stamford, Grand Sentinel F. H. Foster
of Norwich and Grand Outside Sentinel
J. L. Hungerford of New Haven.
The presentation of the reports of the
grand patriarch, grand scribe, grand
treasurer and grand representatives
were among the principal items of bus
mess during the morning session.
The report of the grand patriarch in
dictated that harmony and prosperity
reign within the order throughout the
state, and that, with the exception of a
few minor questions of constitutional
law, he had not been called upon to
render any assistance.
Permission for public installations
were granted Lowberg NO. of Middle
town, Palmyra, Columbia No. 80 of
Thomaston and Bridgeport encamp-
ments.
Several of the encampments have ask
ed the privilege of using per cent. of
their receipts for entertainment pur-
poses, stating that the grand lodge had
so voted by consent Of the Sovereign
Grand lodge. This grand encampment
never having taking any action in
reference to the matter, he said that he
had been obliged to refuse He request
ed that some action be taken in refer
ence to it at this session. The propo-
sition was defeated.
He also spoke regarding the patri-
archs militant, which he considered
practically dead, and thought no better
way could be devised than that of
bringing it under the jurisdiction of the
grand encampment, where 1t had orig
inaIly been. He thought the encamp-
ment and the order in general would be
benefited thereby.
Grand Scribe Botsford's report was in
substance, as follows:
Number of Encampments June 30, 1897: 81
MEMBERSHIP.
Total membership July /, 1885,. 1881
Initiated ........ .............. Ill
Admitted by card ........ 8
Reinstated .......... 5
3,s15
From which deduct:
Suspension N. P. 1875
WlthdfaWh ....'.......'.....'. ~ ,-o
lieu ..'.' ...'., .............. 30 liO
Total membership July 1, 1897. $3.50
FINANCES OF SUBORDINATES.
Total fund July /, 1886 ......... S3T, TAI q
Receipts for fiscal year.. 1865 so
SOL, 40 OF
From which deduct:
For expenses .......... 6S54 OF
For relief ..... ....... $685. "a So, 551 90
Total fund July 1, 1897, $3S, S58 05
The gain in membership,
The gain in fund. 500. S1,116 "a
The reduction in expenses is $451 more
than the net gain in funds. The amount
paid for relief is $44254 greater than
last year. The per capita income is
$3,765, the per capita disbursement is
$3,453, leaving surplus of only thirty
two cents two mills per capita.
Our suspensions are 125 for the year
ending June 30, 1897, more than double
the loss from every other cause, and
the reports of the subordinates show a
large number in arrears, many of whom
are liable to suspension.
The total receipts of the grand en-
campment for the fiscal year ending
October 1, 1897, have been $500. 10; re-
ceived from the following sources:
Dues, $724.4O; rituals, $9565; constitu-
lions, $3.50, and application for mem
bership, IS cents.
At l o'clock the encampment was
called to order for the closing session.
There were over 100 members present.
The election of officers this afternoon
resulted as follows: Grand patriarch,
A. c. Wheeler of Norwalk; grand high