The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-19

Officers Elected and Instailed-Grnhu
 Patriarch Wheeler's and Secretary
 BOtsford's Reports-ProminentG Guests
 from Out of the State.
 The grand state encampment of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows was held in Odd Fellows hall in this city yesterday. All the state encampments were represented by delegates Grand Patriarch Arthur c. Wheeler of Nor wich presided.
 Secretary Frederick Botsford of this city reported as follows: Total number of encampments, June 30, 1897, 31; added during year, 1. To- tai number of encampments, June 30, . 1898, 32. Total membership, July 1, 1897, S,6S9; initiated, 227; admitted by card, '; re- instated, 4. Total, 3,S77. From which deduct-expelled, 1; suspended, 107; | withdrawn, 29; died, 50. Total, 1S7, making the total membership, July 1, 1898, 3,690.
 The loss of membership from sus- pension for non-payment of dues is IS less than in 1897. The loss from death has increased 30 per cent. The finances of the subordinate lodges show total fund, July 1, 1897, of $SS, S5S.05, The receipts for the year were $14, ,352.97. The years expenses were $7,315.S1. For relief $5,96S11 was ex- pended, making the total fund of sub- ordinate lodges, July 1, 1898, s39,927.10. Recapitulation-Net gain in member ship, 51; net gain in funds, s106S.97; net gain in funds per capita 29 cents. The per capita relief $1.62; total disburse- l ments per capita $3.62.
 The total receipts of the grand en- | campment for the fiscal year ending | October 1, 1898, were $S0907. In his annual report Grand Patriarch | Wheeler urged greater care in keeping | up the quality of membership. He | recommended that a suitable memorial l be prepared on the death of the late l bother, j. K. Bundy.
 That charter be granted to Gran | ite encampment.
 1 That the condition of Excelsior en- campment be referred to special com- | mittee.
 That a special committee be appoint ed to ascertain if possible the cause for the apparent lack of interest shown by many of our encampments and to re- port at the next session of this grand encampment.
 That new and revised edition of the constitution and bylaws of the Grand encampment be printed, and that it also 1 contain the standing laws that have 1 been enacted and are in force for the government of this Grand encampment
 and it's subordinate encampments. That Granite encampment No. 19 and Hollis encampment No 34 be plac- ed in a district by themselves, on ac- count of the inconvenience of getting
 from New Haven to these encamp-
 ments and back again the same night. At the afternoon session the following | officers were elected and installed:
 G. Frederick Barnes of Waterbury, l grand patriarch; Herbert E. Thatcher, | of Hartford, grand high priest; w. J.
 Berges of Stamford, grand senior war
 den; Frederick Botsford of New Haven
 grand scribe; James F. Camp of
 Bridgeport, grand treasurer; w. F. l Parker of Bridgeport, grand junior warden; John F. Anderson of Norwich | grand sentinel and Joel l.. Hungerford
 of New Haven, grand outside sentinel; l Daniel M Davis of Waterbury, grand
 marshal; Joseph Schultz of Bridgeport, | grand inside sentinel.
 The following guests were present
 and spoke:
 Grand Patriarch c. c. Fuller of Wor- cester, Mass, for the state of Massa- chusetts, Grand Patriarch Frederick Fish of Providence R. l., Grand Scribe
 John U. Perkins of Boston, for the
 state of Massachusetts and E. Edgars
 of Providence. grand junior warden of
 the state of Rhode Island.
 The guests were banquetted at the Tontine.
 The following new members were ad- mitted to the Grand encampment: l F. P. States, Sassacus; S. J. Daniels,
 Oriental: Louis E. Jacobs, Sassacus;
 William E. s. Hayes, Palmyra; Allen c.
 Matthews Palmyra; Henry w. Guest Orion Nelson E. Church, Palmyra; l Charles c. Parker Orion; Loren Davis,
 Midian; F. s. Amber, Kabosia; w. A, l Bidwe1I James Broadfoot and Robert Orr, Wascussee; Samuel E. Stewart,
 Mystic; N J. Bailey, Excelsior; J. M.
 Davis, Ansantawae; Ira c. Moore, An
 santawae; w. J. Larkin, Ansantawae; c. E. Barber, Unity; N. E. Wedge, S.
 M. Gallignan and H. M. Booth of 1 Stratfeld;; William F. Clark, Golden
 Rule; Samuel s. Parker Good Intent;
 s. L. Blackman, Hope; Moses Bretz- | fielder Aurora; John T. Elliott, Atlan- tis: L. D. Warehouse, B. l.. Dunbar,
 A. F. Roberts.
 It was voted to hold the next en-
 campment in Seymour on the third Tuesday in October, 1899. About one hundred and fifty were present.
 The encampment was pronounced the
 most successful ever held by those who
 attended. One hundred and three del
 egates were present
 | CITIZENSHIP OF PORTO R1CANS. Washington, Oct. 1S.-In view of the | fact that at noon tO-day with the &C.,