Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-11-29

The 9th annual communicating Of the
Grand Lodge Of Delaware, /. O. o. F., /
which was held at Odd Fellows Hall.
terminated last night week. after
the iolluwing i Ulcers, elected during |
the afterncol, had been duly installed
Grad Master. Lewis NJ. Stockwsll
OF Delaware Lodge, No. l. this city
Deputy Grand Master, the Rev. j. @.
Pierce. Philodemin Lodge, No. 7, Dover:
Grand Warden, Ira D. Sharplsy, Star of
b thel Louge. No. 10, Grubb's Corner
Grand Secretary, Isaac " Hallam,
Hope Lodge, No %, this city: Grand
Treasurer, A. Gilbert Robinson, Eden
Lodge, No. 81, this city; Grand Repre-
sentative to Sovereign Grand Lodge,
Samuel I. Smith, Charity Lodge, No.
q, Laurel: Janitor, Edgar O. Pierce,
Fairfax Lodge, No. s this city.
The annual session just ended was
one OF the most interesting and profit
| able in the history of the Grand Lodge,
! and the attendance was exceedingly
manifested and The remarks of some of
the officers and members, the prospects
! for the ensuing year are bright Plans
have been mapped out for closer bond
of fellowship in the order in the State,
ard there is every reason to believe
that the result will be highly beneficial.
During the meeting Samuel I. Smith
and Edwin w. Jester, the grand repre-
sepiatiyes, gave an interesting account
| of the recent annual session of the
! Sovereign Grand Lodge. at Richmond.
| Va. They reported that the following
new laws WIRE adopted:
Subordinate Lodges and Encamp-
ments are authorized to experd money
from their general funds in the pur,
chase OF veteran ard honorable veteran
/ Jew els for presentation to such OF their
members as are entitled 10 wear the
same, subject to the provisions of any
local laws governing the expenditure Of
lodge and encampment funds
Grand Representatives, elective officers
of Grand Ledge, and elective officers
of a Rebekah assembly may introduce
visiting members from another iuris
diction into Rebekah lodges within
their jurisdiction under the limitations
OF existing law.
The grand sire was authorized and
directed to request the grand master
and grand patriarch of each subordinate
jurisdiction in the United States and
Canada, to ask each OF his subordinate
bodies to contribute a sum not less
tiIhu nv CtulS anu hpb CAtobdiDS obO
dollar, for the benefit OF the National
Sanitarium, located at GAINESVILLE, Fla.
The purchasers of the new jewel for
district deputy grand masters are per-
mitted to keep the same as memen-
toes of official service; past district
deputy grand masters may wear the
said jewel after their term or terms
of said office have expired; provided.
that they shall first have an initial
letter "P. !" placed in the centre. at the
top Of the shield, in blue enamel, of
same style and size as the letters d. D..
G. M. thereon, 50 that the designation
of the jewel will read F. d. DIG. M.
The grand sire, in conjunction with
the grand secretary, is to issue pro-
clamation annually, at least 60 days
prior to the 10th of June, requesting
,, all lodges to assemble on the second
Tuesday of June, and engage in appro.
pirate services respecting their dead
members, such services to be conducted
in an appropriate manner. Such pro
clamation shall embrace the names oil
} such officers and members, il any, who
died during the term\ therein named
) provided, that If different day BIZ
, more convenient for any jurisdiction tt
, hold such memorial services the grauc
| mHStBr Solotb buCu uHy,
and the grand master may issue hi.
, proclamation in accordance Herewith
i. The Sovereign Grand Lodge, in tn,
.. selection of the place of meeting fol-
each future annual session, will do 81
e without desiring or expecting that til,
membership OF the jurisdiction whert
any such meeting shall be held shall
do more or further than provide hal
: and committee rooms for the use of tn,
Q Sovereign Grand Lodge during sucl
: session, and arrange for hotel rates ant
accommodations and assist in arrangin,
a for railroad rates.
> The proposition to form an organizs
:, tion to be known as the II. o. o. F
II Volunteers, u. S. Az was referred t
: special committee of five, all to b
y p. NJ. members, which is to report oil
the subject next year.
The Rebekah Anniversary Day cere
mony was laid over for one year by
r vote OF Ill to 4 1t was mainly tn
e work of Grand Chaplain Vensble an
Il Mrs. Eunice Melville of the Nationa
r. Rebekah. An amendment to the Re
!. belah code providing that "all whit
:, women who have attained the ago of
. years, who believe in q Supreme Intelli
y CONT Creator and Ruler of the Universe
shall be eligible to membership wa
laid on the table to be acted upon mex
year. The report OF the special con-
n mittee ON revision OF Rebekah code wa
n laid over until next year. The min
m mum benefit law was not mentione
m during the session. The secret work
"A to be translated into German. Repr,
=, sentative Grassman of New Jersey wi
=, make the translation. 1t was Rob
~ deed, characteristic OF the soverein
- body and the order, to donate 81, 500 II
the relief of the Texas sufferers. III
proposition, providing that every subo
dinate lodge be directed to present
each initiated member a gold thrt
, link pin, to be purchased from ii
] Sovereign Grand Lodge, at a cost
grand lodges not to exceed 81 each, d
not meet with approval. The warrior
amendments to the Constitution lookir
to biennial sessions, change in repr
. sentation, change from q to Is yea
of age as n qualification for membe
shin, &c., were all either indefinite
postponed OF otherwise defeated. Mar
OF them were renewed to come ,
another year. The next session will
held in INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.
The Pennsylvania representative
urged that grand lodges be endow,
with power and authority to authoEi
the grand officers, upon petitions du
adopted and presented by their su
ordinates, to grant dispensations,
suspend payment of benefits for ol
year, but without avail. The propos
Of the special ways and means col
mittee to reduce the mileage to s al