The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-18

Desks. Chairs, etc. i..y'
Rebate on insurance. 80
Balance net gain, 81, 2225 20.
ASSETS or sovrns1oS a is.s.sz,
LODGE.
Cash in hand OF Grand Treasu- .,,-c,
Cash on deposit for insurance 300 so, 60 co
Steel and eiectrotype plates, &c. ~ % %
Library (cost OF binding Vosuiries1 80. - 30
Supplies (at cost pr!cel.. 49,
Sovereign Grand Lodge Building, set 4s 81
Paintings ard furniture. :. l. 'i It., 10
Debtor balances. :. i'a1l.'V
Total assets. ....... SIS, s:2s4
amount An1os at July 81, 1880. 125,4lsst
7o.,o.a 1920
THE RICHMOND MEETINGS.
Referring to the meeting of the sover-
eisnS Grand Lodge in tbs CITY, see i ee".
Grant says:
For the first time since its oTsahi"a-
ton the Sovereign Grand Lodge meets IL
Virginia. and when it IS rememoefeu 'na
Maryland, the birthplace and the cfaa,e
of American Odd-Felowsh1p, is an ao-
joining State it seems more remarAaoie
still that this should be our flrst session
in the Old Dominion
"Our order was planted in Vsrg nia's
soil sixty-seven years ago The first re-
port from a lodge Of this order in Virginia
to the Grand Lodge of the United States
appears in the Journal of that body, OF
the session held in New York City, Au-
gust. 1884. The Grand Treasurers report
shows the receipt by him OF the charter
fees from Virginia Lodge. No. ]. at Har-S
per's Ferry, and Washington Lodge, NO.
2, at Norfolk, and on the next page the
report appears. It Is that Of Virginia
Lodge, No. l, at Harper's Ferry, and
shows nineteen initiat.ons no suspensions,
no explosions, s195.e1 revenue, and TWEEN
ty-four contributing members. The char
ter for that lodge was granted at sIe-
cial session Of the Grand Lodge OF the
United States. called for the purpise. by
Thomas Wildey, Grand Sire, in Balt.-
more. May 4th 1898.
virginia now has over two hundred
lodges and more than ten thousand Odd
Fellows, Notwithstanding she has lost
more than one-third# of her area in Civ
ing another State TO the Union. The num-
Der of lodges and members is nearly dou-
BILE the figures gwen above, if the old and
new States are considered as one.
at must be remembered, too, that this
State was the great arena IN Nltcn tiis
most terrible scenes of the war were en-
acted; when this fair and beautiful city,
which now so cordially welcomes US.
rested beneath the black clouds OF many
bloody battles; when fire, ana sword and
death, were her dreaded and most dreadful
visitors; when to hold her as their greatest
treasure was the ambition which fired the
! hearts and cost the lives Of thousands OF
her noblest, bravest friends; and when
the efforts to wrest her Irom them cast
dark Clouds of sorrow and death over the
! homes of those who died in the attempt.
"Those days are gone never to come
again. to live only IN the pages of his
tory Now only the tanners Of peace,
fraternity and cordia! welcome wave over
us as we gather here in the name Of
Friendship, Love and Truth For those
whose guests we are during this session
our hearts are beating with love, appre-
CATION and gratitude.
IF our visit to Richmond results in
| arousing our brethren n Virginia 20 great
er zeal for elloWship, such as shall
add many desirable names to the long
roster of her membership, our coming
will not have been N vain. It is hoped
| that pleasant memories Of our visit will
| live long n the warm hearts Of our en-
| tertainers, and that each visitor will carry
! away the most delightful recollections Of
the people and the Capital City OF the
! dear Old Dominion. -
The report Of the Grand Treasurer, Col.
(, NJ. Richards N1uclle, of Phiadslph a.
| gave in detail the expenditures and dis
hursements for the year ending July 81,
1900, showing a cash balance to the credit
| o. the Sovereign Grand Lodge amounting
TO $50, ISIS
As-r WAYS. AND MEANS.
The committee on Ways and Means re-
ported on the subject CT sanitariums,
regala and per capita tax, the following
extracts being taken from its report:
The only sanisariun whose financial
condition was called to the committees
attention was the one now located IL.
lie city OF Gainesville, For da, which
5a!d sanitariunl. or its government ha
osen Incorporated by the state Of Florida.
nd said corporation Is althIr.zsd to 10 q
sal estate in a sum not exceeding twenty
we thousand dollars n value and thz5
anitarlun is to be- governed by board
IF seven trustees, six OF H-!r5n are 20 b.
elected by the Grand Lodge Of F!osiia,
nd the seventh trustee is the Can.
Master CT the State e,l-ofic.o. Our in
formation is Tat this saTitatsEm will ac-
ccm,ndat. tbou. forty people, has been
order in Florida, but that the State has
never had any inmates in the institution.
and that all brothers who have received
relief there have come from ether juris-
dictions, and it is undoubtedly true tina t
brothers from a great many States
who have sought Florida, when broken
down in health, have been relieved by
our Florida membership TO ssllcn an extent
that tier cars has at times hean5a serious
sources Of our Florida brothers.
At the session of this body in 1887 the
officers OF this Grand Lodge were au-
thorzed to request the several grand jurls-
dictons to make voluntary contributions
/ for creating a national san .tariun fund.
the said fund to be distributed under the
direction of said officers, and while sucn
an appeal was issued the committee re-
ssret to say that not one jurisdictio re-
sponded by contribution, 50 that the
| prior action of this body relative to sani-
tarturns was nullifiei by the non-action