The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-18
Charles 0. Small Of Madison Chosen
Grand Master.
Reports of the Various
Officers Read.
officers Were Installed Last
Evening.
officers

The session Of the Grand Lodge OF Odd |
F,llows of Maine formf lly convened yes
terday morning. There was large at
tendance. Grand Master Chase presided
and neatly all of the grand officers were
In attendance Grand Master Chase sub
mitted his report which was as foil Tvs:
THE REPORTS.
The report Ct Grand Master Albro E.
Chafe reviews generally and specifically
the state CT the order. His Introductory
words furnished a keynots for the deliber-
atoms of the meeting:
1 welcome you TO this annual sessicn
and rejoite with you that ODD Fellowship
still proudly holds lis head among the
Orders " hioh have fer their purpose the
relief OF tina distressed and tire burial OF
the dead. Although its pr nciples, for a
long time peculiar and unique to this
Order. have leen, to greater or less ex-
tent, pc assessed by other organizations
and since these organization are actively
at work In the field and ara pc sssssed
of elements of strength which every
young association has 1t Is no longer
polite, nor Ioss,hl3 FIR Odd Fellowship
to rest Mt eass upon thu high pedestal 1t
has obtained. but 1t must work openly
and vigorously to hold lis position as
the leader of the great frattrnal associa-
tions To this end 1t Is Hoped that the
legislation CT the pr. SAINT session may
tend. and in the future not the questions
of dues and benefits may be uppermost in
the discussion in lodges and among the
brethren, but the deeIer and wiser ques-
> e.1f II inv In fRf uksLr.
less and Of the minis.ratlors OF the Wis.,
istlng COMMITTEES"
Joshua Davis, Grand Secretary, gives
the follo wing statistics OF the order:
CONDITION OF THE ORDER.
Number of lodges as per report 1S9
Number Of lodges Instituted during
the year, Q
14l
Number Of lodges surrendered, /
Number Of lodges this date, lao
Fort, ao,771
Number of limitations for the year
ending Dec. 81, 1898. 500
| Number admitted by card. 81
| Number Ie-instatei to nemt erslip %
q, 495
Number membsrs deceased. 233
Number members withdrawn
by card, 93
Number mem bers suspended, 5s7
Number members expelled, li--S14
Number Of contributing mem
bars, Jan 1, 1899, 20,62l
Net loss of members during the year, I56
Number Of iejectiors, 40
Numter OF Past Brands, 3.1Go
RELIEF REPORT FOR THE YEAR
ENDING DECEMBER 81, 1898.
Number Of brothers relieved, 1881
| Number OF widowed families relieved, 81
Number of brothers buried 2sS
| Number of weeks sinkne-s for
which BENEFITS were paid. 81, 410
| Amount paid for the reiisf OF
brothers, s57, COG. IS
Amount paid for the relief of
widowed families, 53a 0g
Amount paid for education of
orphans and special relief, 1857. 81
dead. e,s52. &C
Total amount paid for relief. 90, 776 80
Amount of annual receipts. l52, $50 OC
teredts and CHARITIES, $685. a
Invested funds, including real
estate and hall property. 70l, 800. 81
REBEKAH LODGES.
Number of lodges as par last rapport, 81
Number of lodges instituted during
the year,
..
Number of lodges surrendered,
Number OF lodges this date. 81
Number of members January
l. 1858 ibrothers). 4,4l7
| Mum Der of members January
/, 1898 (sistsrs). 6,oSS 10, sol
Number admitted during the
year (brothers), All
Number admitted during the
year Sisters. SAL 1895:
Total, li,s5
; From which deduct;-
Withdrawn or dropped,
brothers, POS
sisters, 263
Deceased,
brothers, 80
sisters, 4S 90
In membership January /. 1899, 1870
) Net increase of members during
the year. 60
Total amount paid for relief, $l11l
Current expenses separate from
benefits and charities, 1850
' Amount of annual receipts, 9,S0S.0
4 Total amount or assets, 7.lIS.6
William ~. FumAner, urauu Arehsufei
gives the finances OF the order in tn
States
: William e. Plummer, Grad Treasurer
t In account with the Grand Lodge, l.
o D. f., of Maine,
1898. DIR.
Oct. /, To Cash and securities
: as per last report. (page
1886, Journal, 1881 sj.661. G
: Nov. 25. 10 Cash received
of Joshua Davis,
Grand Secretary. s 1900
a To Dividend %,
oil Portland Savings
Bank, COZ
Dec. 81. To Cash received
IS of Joshua Davis,
Grand Secretary, li0.10