Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-11-18

The 4sth annual communication of
the Grand Encapment OF Delaware, ].
o. 0. r., was held at Odd Fellows
Hall Tuesday evening. GRIND Patriarch
William Il. Kirby presided md thore
was q full attendance. The greater
norton Of tho session was devoted to
the rending and consideration Of ro
ports.
Grand Scribe Edwin Hirst made the
following report concerning the mem
bership:
Number OF Subordinate Encampments por
last report ..........'........''.'''. ~
Number O. members per last report...".... $50
Nun her 81 mem hers Initiated. ,......,....
NUN Of members admitted by card, -. -
Eumbsr Of members admitted by roinstato.
To,al, 1858
From which deduct
number OF members Withdrawn by card -
Number of mombers sust ended .....-...6l
Number OF members oxpelled..,..
Number OF members deceased.
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 63
Pr..ent mem bershlp. sos
Grand Treasurer Hubert A. Roop
made tue following report:
Balance Ia bank at last repo,t,...,.......Sla0f a
Cash received from Grand Scribe.,...... 80
ssS.ei
Disbursements -chocks cashed.. .ss7s.l5
Outstanding check .....-......,.'... uO$'sl.lo
Balance in bans available. ............. $o7.00
Grand Representative George II. Tay-
lor submitted an interesting report OF
tho session of the 73d annual COM
munication, which he attended at
Springfield, ILL.,, from September goth
to September Goth, in which no detailed
the work done and gave data OF interest
TO the members OF the order. lie re-
ported that the representatives from
Delaware had been appointed on the
following committees: Unfinished bust.
ness, +. j. Isaac. chairman constitu-
tiop, Jamos WEIGH patriarchal branch
OF the order George II. Taylor. He
quoted the following from the grand
eire's report. 1.-The condition of the
various branches of the Order are fairly
good, although, owing to the depressed
condition of business in the United
q States, coupled with the excitement
always attendant on Presidential
election in this country, am unable tc
report any large increase during the
wear 1896: but We ara not going back
ward, The membership Of the suhordi
nate lodges show an increase, while tn,
Robekah branch has mads very large
unconditional gains. In the encamp
ment branch, / regret to say that thu
figures show slight decrease, whit
the Patriarchs Militant have gained IL
membership, showing that the legisla
tion OF mast years which invested then
with more authority to govern them
selves has been wise and beneficial t.
this branch.
The following officers were elected 70
(! the ensuing. year: Grand Patriarch
William G. Abbott, No. 6, Milford
Grand High Priest, II. d. Grieves, No
., Smyrna; Grand Senior Warden, E
ii. Henze, M. 70, Wilmington; Gran,
Junior Warden, J. B. Carpenter, No. .
Wilmington; Grand Scribe, Edwii
Hirst ND. 4, Wilmington; Graul
Treasurer, II. A. Roop, No. 3, vii
mington.
Grand Patriarch Abbott appointed
the following officers; Grand lnsid
Sentinel, Frank Holland, NO. IL, vii
mington; Grand Outside Sentinel, W
II. Dougherty, No. 6, Milford; Gran
Marshal, w. b. Shakespeare, No. 3, W il
mington.
T6e retention OF Mr.. Hirst as grau
scribe shows the esteem in which
was held. He was first elected to tn
Office in 1866 and has been retained eve
since.
The annual meeting of the Past Gran
Officers' Association was held befor
the meeting of the Grand Encampment
The following officers were elected
President, Il. W. Spencer, Whining
ton; Vice. President, George Williaml
Newark: Secretary and Treasurer, /
Il, Shakespeare, Wilmington; His
torian, Edwin Hirst, Wilmington.
After the session of the Grand Ell
campmsnt the Past Grand Officers A.
sociation dineh at Ainscow's cafe. M
802 Market street. The following pc
CONS participated in the festisitiel
Past Grand Masters. B. V. Weldon,
J. Gallagher. George W. Williams,
Smith, L. w. Jester, g. g. Nailor, ,
M, Whitford, William II. Gormnl
William II. Foulk; Past Grand Patr
archs, j. Y. Fouk. I. A. Potts, E. Y
Cooper, George Stevenson. George
Morton, Il. @. Doud, d. W. Brierto
Il. r. Morrow, Ii. @. Clark, II. (!
Room, b. T.. Shakespeare, Z. j. Isaa
r.. burton, D. Downs, D. Rose, j. |
hppleby, e. G. Peirce, James Il. Cri
nan, Il. II. Spencer. James WEIGH.
II j, Gallagher acted as toasimaste
and toasts were responded TO as follow
"Past Grand Officers Association.
W. Cooper of Camden; Grand Lodge,
B. v. Weldon of Smyrna; Soverelt
Grand Lodge" j. II. Appleby of w
mjpgton; "Grand Encampment,
Daniel Ross.
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