Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-11-16
ODD FELLOWS NEE TING
Grand Lodge Met Last Night
and Elected Officers.
IMPORTANT BUSINESS TO-DAY

CONDITION THE LODGE is IN.
MEETING CONTINUED THIS
MORNING.
The sixty-ffth annual communica-
tion of the Grand Lodge Of Delaware.
l. o. o. F., convened in Odd Fellows
Hall last evening, with Grand Master
o. w. zimmerman presiding. These Of
hcers were elected: Grand patriarch,
H. e. Grieves; grand high priest, E. H.
Hence; grand senior warden, j. B.
Carpenter; grand Junior warden, w. b.
Shakespeare; grand scribe, Edwin
Hirst; grand treasurer, H. A. RoOp; |
grand representative, G. H. Taylor;
grand inside sentinel, w. w. Dough-
erty; grand outside sentinel, George
Yunt; grand marshal, j. M. Ross.
Edwin Hirst, the grand scribe, was
elected to that Office for the thirty
third time Vie is the oldest grand
scribe in point Of service in the world.
A number of reports were presented.
Grand Patriarch w. G. Abbott of Mil
/ ford, reviewed the years work and
, thanked the encampment for the sup
port given him.
H. A. Roop, the grand treasurer,
= made the following report: Balance
1 in bank last report, $1O5.O9; cash re-
a ceived from grand scribe, s1S755; to-
r tai, $2g264; disbursements, s170.SO
e cash in hand, $11S.S4.
T George II. Taylor, the grand repre-
!, sentative, made a report of the meeting
o held in Boston, September 10, 1898.
: The Past Grand Masters of the j. o..
It O. T. also met last night and elected
h officers, as follows: President, G. G.
: Naylor; vice-president, e. w. Cooper;
IS secretary and treasurer, B. F. Shakes
d peare; historian, Edwin Hirst.
} The Grand Lodge met this morning
Y at 1890 O'Clock and heard the reports
s of the grand Officers and of the secre-
n. taries Of the different lodges through
I'd out the district They showed AN in
Of crease of membership in all the
E lodges.
re The report of the grand master show
q ed that upon entering office he had di
r vided his jurisdiction into seven dis
y, tricts, as they were before.
er District No. !, comprising Lodge
ly Nos. /, ?, 4, s, is. p, %, 26, 20, 81 ana
IS Naomi, ID. of R., No. 8, he PLACED in tn
TO hands of Joshua %. Carpenter, VIII
MS mington; district No. 2, lodges Nos
49, %. 81, Al, B. f. Sheppard, VII
mington; district No. 8, lodges Nos.
IL, u, go, AZ, Edward HerIbener, New
ark; district No. 4, lodges Nos. 6, Z, q
N ]. E. Pierce, Dover; district No
IR lodges Nos. 10, 80, S5, w. w. Dough
erty. Milford; district Mo. 6, lodge
lrt Nos. IA, 27. SO, 80, 40, he reserved fo
al himself; district No. Z, lodges Nos.
NJ. Is. II, %, James H. McGlothen, Goerg'
cd, town.
P. He also approved several ament
the ments to the by-iaws. The report I
ley the grand secretary is as follows:
the Membership-Number reported la
aw wear. 2,697; initiated, 50; admitted
card. 4; reinstated, 8; total, 2,7s
ma Withhrawn by card, A; suspended, IA
tax died, SO; errors. 5; total, 100. Prese
AS membership, 2,eO2; loss in memlbershi
law So; number of hodges, "a.
ate, Relief-Nunlber Of brothers relieve
wis s6s; number of weeks sickness, 2,9S
number of brothers buried, "a; numb
ma of wives buried, IS; amount paid I
is sick relief, S9,O1S; amount paid
for BURIAL males, sS,675; amount paid I
sion burial, females, $50; amount paid
relief cf widowed families, sl34.l
the amount paid for outside charitable p'
e Of poses, S416.SS: amount paid for dor
ome tions, S3O2.S4; total paid for relief, 81
and 351.37; total paid for other purpos
to $13, ,245.51; total amount of expens
ime S27. .596.GS; total amount Of receiI
for $2S. .2O9.7S.
Funds invested and otherwise-P
sonal property. actual value, S16,4SS.
real estate, s64.24S.SO; stocks, s
Or OF Gil SO; bonds, s2,O1S.42; notes,
oe 5S457; mortgages, $6,165; tempor
NOR loan, $16S.O2; amount due for bene
man. paid members other lodges, $1O5; c
ST. in bank, s7.6O3.l7; cash in offic
Rev. hands, s5,5SO.64; total, STAG, ,51S.S2;
4 st. bihties, S11.511.96; net assets, 81
re. OO2.S6.
The following obligations have b
paid during the recess: Sover'
chaal Grand Lodge supplies, S51; Severe
No Grand Lodge representative tax, s
died II. A. Roop. printing journal, let
band heads. circulars, envelopes, $l7s
'hila- Isaac w. HaClam, 5000; David DoN
place 800; postage and express ON Jour-
Stops; stamps, express and frei
s7SS; light, gas. s6e7; Grand MA
H. zimmerman, $40; insurance, slt