Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-16

He Was admitted to member ship, in
Dover Encampment, No. 0, then |
located at Dover, but afterwards re-
moved to Camden, and after passing |
the officinl chairs there was admitted |
to the Grand Encampment OF Della
ware, October 18th, 1874. lie was
treasurer Of Amity Lodge and Dover |
Encampment about 30 years. He was
active in the Grand Lodge of Della
ware, serving on committees, and In
1879 was elected Grand Representative
to the then Grand Lodge OF the United
States. He was re-elected in 1881. ard
after serving two terms as grand repre-
sentative, and one term as assistant
grand messenger, he served term as
grand marshal of the Grand Lodge OF
| the United States.
"He died in this city July 2Sth, 1899,
and on the 3lst Of the same month his
remains were conveyed to his late homo
at Wyoming, and there Inferred In the
| Odd Fellows cemetery, with the beau
| tiful ceremonies Of the ORDER y
| Mr. Hirst concluded his report,
| which marked the end Of his 33d year
us grand scribe, by thanking tho body
for the honor conferred upon him.
Grand Treasurer Hubert A. Roop
made the following report: Balance at
last report, sll3.s4; received from the
grand scribe, s2n5. Is; expenditures,
sl6D; balance, sl5S.9 3d.
Grand Representative George II.
Taylor made most interesting report
Of the 10Th annual session Of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge at Detroit,
Mich, last September, from which
tho following is quoted: The Repro.
sentatives from Delaware we've ap.
| = fnlIptui,fy afnufltnn
committees: patriarchal branch Of tho
order, George Ii. Taylor petitions,
Edwin W. Jester. distribution OF
grand officers reports, W. r. Cooper,
who was also appointed on u special
committed ON revision of installation
ceremonies of grand lodges and grand
encampments.
The following quotations weie also
taken from the grand sires report:
Wonderful has been the development
, Of this fraternity. In 1919 one lodge
aud five members. In 1899, 1l,4l9
, lodges and $50, ,96l members During
the last 50 years ., 2J2, 78i petsons have
crossed our threshold, and from, total
7 revenue Of SOD, 833, sos. l3 during this
: period, the sum of $50, 903 6I2. 61 has
been distributed, not In aims, but in
fraternal and brotherly relief. Decem-
D1F .1tSu. luSU, UuT louBb
D membership was $50, ,9e1 and the num-
: bel of sisters enrolled in the Rebekah
: lodges numbered 100, These figures
8 in combination exhibit a total member.
Q ship of 1,020, 06S, and enable us for the
: first time to honestly claim fraternal
o affiliations with over a million persons.
Q The above figures show an increase ol
1904 in subordinate lodge member
G ship, and of H. lo4 in female member.
d ship Of Rebekah ludges. A total net
y gain during the last calendar year ol
n 30, 225. The number Of subordinate
o lodges has been increased by l9t
IS making II, ,419 now in existence, while
s the s, 053 Rehekah lodges indicate al
r increase Of 257. During the rast yea
n 65, 58S persons have been initiated Ii
!, the former class, and 5l,6Tl In thu
}. latter.
u Tho total revenue during. 1s9'
!. was s8, T66, 800. Sc; total expenditure
h 1859, 7l2.e6; surplus Of revenue owe ys
. expenditure, 81. 1873, 680. CO.; S7,61.
l. brothers and 5,T07 widowed familie
h shared In the s3, 422, os6. 50 distributed
d In relief. The total invested funds o
J. the order amount 10 1927, is5, 241. 46,
h gain of S796, ,5t5.72; surely a proftabl
>, showing especially III view of the fac
rs that during the same time onr ex
Y penses increased by sl94, 5727 76 an
the amount paid for relief b
!, s5S, 35I 90, while the total revenue de
ID creased $40, 866. "a. The number G
in weeks sickness for which benefits wer
lie paid was "a, 3l6 less than in the pre-
10 ceding year, and while the above fnar
D. cial exhibit is highly gratifying j
b, many ways. especially In the large ir
IN crease of invested funds, and in il
ID demonstration of the crder's care o.
y. aud generosity toward, Its members,
u is to be hoped thai. In your sevett
le jurisdictions you will seek to impres
!, upon the membership the necessity {
b. measuring expenses by income.
Id The following statistics of the ordt
at from 1880 TO December 3lst, 1898, il
q cluding Australasia, Germany, Del
d. mark, Sweden aud Switzerland, wei
o. also given:
ny limitations in subordinate lodge
!, 9, 266, 1913; members relieved, 1883, so.
u widowed families relieved, 23g, S3t
d. members deceased, 22U. $50: total reie
of $50, 726, 300 81 i; total receipts, S20S, ,9fl
ed 00S. 08; condition of the order Decen
,, ber 3lst, 1s9S-SovoreiSn grand lodg
er / independent Grand Lodges, Austria
RS asia, Denmark, Germany, Sweden al
ce Switzerland), s.; subordinate gran
VI | lodges, OU, bupOtulnhbe BraDu 6ncum
tn mcnts, So; subordinate lodges, IL, IA
ew subordinate enuampments, 2,616; lodi
members, $50, 929. encampment met
@. bers, l2S, 26T Repelsah lodges, 5,07
an members Of Rebekah lodges, 313, l63
~, The following officers were electe
IL. after which they were installed by Il
pol retiring grand patriarch, Harry
he, Grieves, and HIS successor, q.
ch Henze: Grand Patriarch, Il. B. Hen
He of Christine Encampment, No. II, tt
e, city; Grand High Priest, J. r. G.
by penter of Reynolds Encampment, y
he B, this city Grand Senior Warden,
ord b. Shakespeare of Reynolds Enoam
ice ment; Grand Junior Warden, Ii.
ry. Rodney of Sussex Encampment, No.
md of:Laurel; Grand Scribe, Edwin Hi
90. of Delaware Encampment, No l, Of Il
ted city; Grand Treasurer, Hubert
the Roop Of Reynolds Encampment; Gra
En- Inside Sentinel, William Fisher
Der Ocean Encamrment, No. 8, CT Lewt
de- Grand Outside Sentinel, q. p. Maron
to OF Christine Encampment; Gra
tn, Marshal, j. w. Perkins of Ph9n
pie No. 10, OF st. Georges.
8. The election of Mr.. Hirst as gra
'63, scribe was reelection and was for
adj 34th consecutive year,