The Washington bee., 1897-01-08
ddr.ss the Grand Master occupied

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| by the benefit and burial funds system
and as it was adopted according to the
constitution, he did not enforce 1t
otherwise the craft was IN healthy
condition. The reports OF the othel
officers were read and approved. Al
30 m the craft was ca led OFT tC
d 40, for refreshment. When called
together again routine business was
continued The board Of control o
the benefit system, in their repor
stated that less one-third of the lodge:
had gone intoit. They recommended
that the assessment be reduced from
so to IS cents. ;,
These Grand officers were elected
NJ. w. G.. NJ, John l. Harkless, o
Lodge No Al; ID. G.. NJ, William !
Bowler, Of No. al; S G. W, Geo. A
Fassett, of No. So; ! G. W., Joseph l.
Thomas, of Harrisburg; G.. TIA, X
Lively, of No. 3; R. VIC. S., VIM. II
Miller, of No II. The newly elected
officers will he installed on or before
St. John's day. Among those present
at the session were Past Grand Mas
ters, J ID. Kelley, J. R. Moore, J. B
StanSbury, ]. w. Simpson, w. L. Un'
derwood, W. H. Miller, c. N. Brown.
and Geo. L. Berry.
nlustrious Robert J. Fletcher, So,
Special Deputy of A. A. S. r. Mystic
Shrine and Royal and Select Masters
organized at Los Angeles, California,
last week; Western Star Consistory
40, Cairo Temple, A. A. o. N. M. 5
and Zerubabel Council, Royal and
Select Masters. These bodies are
under the Grand Bodies, OF which
John G.. Jones, 80, is the Grand Head.
ODD FELLOWS.
The S. c. NJ. held their stated meet
! ing last Monday, with large amount
of work before them. Some forty dis
penspti were granted to open new
| branches. This shows the Wonderfui
progress that the order IS making,
especially in the Southland The 4th
quarterly circular IS now being sent to
the St veral departments. 1t contains
the new laws, as passed at the b. NJ.
:, and other useful information. The
Grand Secretary s report shows the
cash balance on hand Nov 80, SI9-
S7G.S3.. AS new laws will go into Ell
feet Ian. II, 1897. 1t is said that the
new board will launch the Odd Eel
lows weekly journal, as soon as the
arrangements can be made, according
to instructions of the late b. Nj. {.
De Grury Lodge, No. 7. Of New Or
leans, La adopted the Son OF Brother
Thomas L. Mason, craftsman OF New
Orleans.
The G. u. o. OF o. F., of Colum-
bus, Ca, held public installation, OF
officers, Jan. 6, 1897.
Brothers E. w. Shields and T:
Fortune, Masters of Hiram, Abift and
Ioppa are both up and out. These two
worshipfuls were sick last week. "A
la grip.
Bro Willie Pollard of the G.. U. O.
o. F., T. c. washington BI anch) eity
Post Office, has had severe colo:
v lille has been unable to get around
with the fair sex, &C., &c.
NEUROLOGY.
Bro. S. P. Adler of Lodge 1881, Odd
Fellows, of Vicks burg, Miss, died re-
Gently. Deceased was a prominent
citizen and successful merchant.
Bro. A. B. Grumpy of Chosen Few
Lodge (Odd Fellowsl of Columbus
Ga, died recently. Deceased was
prominent churchman and well known.
HI Bunker, a prominent Mason
and id Fellow of Hold 'ysburg, Pa,
died recently, aged 81 years Deceased
WAS prominent.
Past Chancellor John Wallace OF
Virginia Lodge No. 6, K. P, died re-
Gently. Deceased was a prominent
churchman. Funeral was largely at
tended.
las. NJ. Carter, of New York City,
died recently Deceased was an active
and prominent member OF societies
and church. He was buried by the
Odd Fellows.
Bro. VIM. Brown of Rouse. Col, ,
died December 9th at Trinidad. Col:
Deceased was a well-known moral
voung man. The members of Fishers
Peak Lodge, 3653 (Odd Fellows) at
tended the funeral in body.
Bro. Jacob Randall Johnson OF Phllo-
mathean lodge, 646, q U .. OF y. r.,
New York City, died December 5th.
Deceased was widely known and much
respected. There was a large attend
ance at the funeral.
DESIGNS ON THE TRESTLE
BOARD.
King Solomon, Jan. a, 81.
Joppa, Jan S, 81.
Hiram Abitf, Jan 7, 81.
Washington Commandery, Jan.S' 81
Kalif-Alee, Jan. rs, 81.
Prince Hall, Grand Lodg7, IA, Jan.
~, 81.
POINTS.
Read THE BEE if you desire light
upon dark subjects.
Mr.. I. T. Fortune, Master of Joppa
Lodge No. d, A Y r., is sick at his
resideoce, 1891 o street, NV.
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, &C
IrCAc COUNTY,