Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-11-22
GRAND LODGE, ODD FELLOWS
Annual Communication Being
Held In This City.
GRAND MASTER ROSS ADDRESS
Also, Reports by the Other
.s Officers.


The 67th annual communication OF
the Grand Lodge Of Delaware, ]. Q. o.
F., began yesterday at Odd Fellows
Hall, this CITY, with coed attendance
OF members. John M. Rosa OF Wyoming,
grand master, in his opening address,
4 said:
ii brethren OF the Grand Lodge-An-
$other year has passed away and We
again meet in annual session to give an
Encoount Of our work. cheerfully greet
vet and extend to you cordial well
come, trusting that we may be able tc
\ transact the business before us, and SO
legislate that 1t may be for the good
and prosperity of the order. 1t seems
but short time since we met In this
lodgeroom, but, alas, how many
changes have been wrought by the
hand OF time. and how many of those
we have known and loved as brothers
have passed away We hope to meet
them in the Grand Lodge on high.
Their faces will be seen no more, but
their good deeds will be ever before us.
Another year and PERHAPS some of US
that are here today will have joined
the vast multitude. Let us pause, and
think. and endeavor to so live in the
practice of the teachings Of our order,
Friendship, Love and Truth, that it
may be said of each of us, He was
true Odd Fellow in all that the word
implies. In reviewing the work of the
year | regret that l am not able to re-
port as large an increase in member
ship as / would have liked to do, yet |
feel satisfied that we have accomplished
something. Though our gain may be
small, 1t is at the same time encourage
ing to know that we are gaining slowly,
but surely, and the brothers generally
seem to be enthused with new life and
vigor, extending the right hand of fell
iowship and abounding in good work.
During the year just closed l have
visited every lodge in the State, had
meeting In every one, except Centre
willie. No. ~. There was no quorum
present when | was there; and have
exemplifed the unwritten work TO all
Ut them. / find them all III good con-
ditiOn financially, ard some are gaining
in membership. and it affords Inc much
pleasure to notioa that the members
are waking up from their dormant
state.
The grand master gave au interesting
review OF the years work. He referred
with regret to the loss which Industry
Lodge Of Bear sustained by fire on De
cember 9TH last and reported that the
CIuTbtT boou
He also referred with pleasure to James
H. Appleby's celebration OF his 34th
year as a member of Asylum Lodge, and
said," Brother Appleby is wide awake
and active Odd Fellow" He extended
Il his thanks to the officers and members
N of the grand and subordinate lodges for
their cooperation.
n The morning session was devoted
a chiefly to the admission of members
n and consideration of reports. Interests
4 Jug reports we're submitted by the dis
trict deputy grand master.
" The report Of Grand Secretary Isaac
M W. Hallaln contained the following
81 statistics:
N mbership--Numher reported last
81 year, 2, 525; initiated, 1874; admitted by
n card, 3; reinstated, IL; withdrawn by
card, Z; suapended, 80; died, 80; pres
emit membership, 2,546: gain IN mem
bership, 81; number of lodges, 3D.
N Rslief-Numbsr of brothers relieved,
f 345; number of weeks sickness, 3,058
81 humber of brothers buried, 80: num-
m Der OF brothers wives buried, 10;
amount paid for burial males, 81, 750
amount paid for burial females, SS41
amount yaid for widowed families,
1898. 81; amount paid for outside
charitable purposes, 1921. 81; amount
2E paid for donations, Si96. H.; amour,
' paid for education OF orphans, Sl3. rs
total for relief. s15, 094. Al total fol
81 other purposes, $40, 1923. 80; total amount
~ disbursed 26,O17.7l; total amount o.
WI receipts, 500, SIT. 20.
M Funds invested and otherwise
sUnal property, $40, 733. 06; real estate
1N s67, 1877. 95; stocks, S35, 1T. SO; bunda
8 83, 23l.71; notes, sG,47l.32; mortgages
VA 5000; temporary loan, $50; amour
& due for benefits paid members cthe
81 lodges, $35. so; cash in bank, S5,631. OF
X cash in savings fund, S., 1927. 60; casl
IN in officers hands. s., 249.26; total
1852, 1856. &c: liabilities, ST., 1923. "a; ne
assets. Sal, $50. so. During the yea
aN Concerning Naomi Lodge. No. 3
FISH Rebekah Degree, he reported that i
showed marked superiority in progress
e% numerically as we'll us financially. A
x the last report the membership nun
s bered 1853, So men and 70 women. Dur
B& ina the year 10 men and women wer
admitted, total Of %, and one NAL
SH member was dropped, making til
present membership 100 men and Z
a women, q total of 179. At last repor
the cash on hand amounted to 81, $50. OF
WI The receipts during the year aggre
AZ gated S452 32, and the expenditure
III $179. 08, leaving a balance of 90, 233 q
|lE The report OF Grand Secretary Ha
SN lam also contained the following
M "Death ever loves shining mark.
Again has the rank of past Officer
NJ been invaded, and all that was morti
WI of Brother Edward f. James, Pa
lX Grand Master, has been removed fro
our midst. Elected as grand master
S# the session OF 1873, he ente ed upon Il
s.M performance of his duties with ze'
N and enthusiasm that was as infection
|. Is as it was uEbounded. He gave muc
H. care and attention to the subordina
,I lodges, making an official visitation
t1S each lodge in his jurisdiction on i
regular meeting night, with two exec
tions, when special meetings were oalle'
'*# He had the advancement OF the ord
FF fully at heart. and to fis energy is dl
much OF the social feature that cha
acterizes the comminRling Of the bret
zen at the present day. He died at Ro
bury, near Boston, Mass, July ST
Tl 1900, and was buried at Oakland Gel
terry at West Chester, Pa, July lit
&sf 1900 He retained his membership
ia Eden Lodge, No. "a, up to the las
The lodgeroom of Industry Lodge, n
\ AZ, with its contents, having be-
@ destroyed by fire, application was ma
for substitute charter, which "
dN prepared, signed by the officers who
signatures appeared on the origin
ma document, and duly forwarded to thei
IM Ia L L. IL, n,,l ri