The sun., 1898-11-17
ODD FELLOWS ADJOURN
Closing Session Of Sixty-ffth
Convention Held in this
City Last Night.
VARIOUS OFFICERS ELECTED
Speeches Made by Number of Prom
inent Men of the Order at
Ranquet.-Report of the
Treasurer for the
l.. Year.
VARIOUS OFFICERS ELECTED

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meeting in this city the Grand Lodge of
Delaware, l. O. Q. F.. ended its slxtv-
fifth annual meeting last evening.
There was full attendance and the
evening was spent in speech making and
| discussions for the good Of the Order. :.
A resolution Of thanks to all grand
officers was UNANIMOUSLY adopted.
Past Grand Master Naylor presented
the Grand Lodge with a portrait o. re-
tiring Past Grand Master zimmerman
with neat speech. 1t was accepted and
replied to by ). H. Appleby.
A committee was appointed to consider
the advisability Of making social de-
monstration at some future date. The
committee is as follows: G. G. Naylor, G.
G. Morton, ]. R. Crippen, Z. L. Foulk
and Edwin Hirst. .
At yesterday afternoons session the
election of officers was in order, and the
officials elected for the ensuing year were
as follows:
Grand Master, B. f. Sheppard, Henry
Clay; Grand Warden, Walter L. Frlmer,
Wilmington; Grand Secretary, J. w.
Hallam, Wilmington; Grand Treasurer,
A, G. Robinson, Wilmington; Grand
Representative to the Sovereign Lodge,
S. T. Smith, Laurel.
The following are the appointed Off
GERS:
Grand Marshal, G. w. Pyle, Whining.
ton; Grand Conductor. ]. Brown; Crane
Herald, J. Z. Peirce, Dover; Crane
Guardian, j. w. Killen, FELTON,; Crane
Chaplin, w. Fl. oliver, Henry Clay
David Downs was elected janitor
The Past Grand Officers Association
held a banquet yesterday afternoon, ane
out of membership of forty-five ther'
was thirty-two members present.
An excellent supper was served ant
speeches from various members added tt
the entertainment.
The program Of speeches was long bu
not tiresome as each speaker had dit
ferent subject and handled it in a mas
tery and instructive manner.
G. G. Naylor spoke on the "Duties Q
the Past Grand Officers Association"
DR.. zimmerman took for his subjec
the Jurisdiction OF Della aware."
B. F. Sheppard talked on "The Gran'
Lodge"
]. Y. Foulk spoke on "Patriarchia
Brotherhood"
DR.. E. W. Cooper gave delightful ad
dress on "The Ladies." ,,n,
George II. Taylor's subject was 9Th
Press"
&. G. Morton spoke well on the "Futur
of Odd Fellowship"
: ]. r. Crippen discoursed on the "Pos
sibilities and Difficulties of Odd Fellow
ship in the City,"
D. w. Brereton spoke OF the "Possl
bilities and Difficulties of Odd Fellowship
, in the County"
( Grand Secretary Isaac w. Hallan
r gave an able talk on "The Order in Gen
eral."
The Association is comparatively
new issue in the order in Delaware, ant
was only organized in 1895. Its object
are to perpetuate the feeling OF good tel
lowship and to promulgate a history 9
the Order. It's officers for this year are
G. c. Naylor, president; DR.. r. "
Cooper, president. and B. +
Shakespear, secretary and treasurer.
, Yesterday morning Grand Treasure
A. G. Robinson made the followin
financial report: Amount in bank Las
report, $SS2.6l; received from gran
; secretary, 81, 1876; total, So, ,079.37. ES
pendituies, 81, 1O6.6s; balance in bank
$972.69.
! James Welch and Edwin w. Jeste
. made full and interesting report OF tn
session of the Sovereign Grand Lodge