The sun., 1900-11-22
NEN OFFICERS OF
GRAND LODGE OF
ODD FELLOWS
9Th Annual Communication
Was Held in This City
Yesterday.
PAST OFFICERS BANQUET
The Newly Elected Officers Were In
stalled Last Evening. The Var
ious Lodges Throughout the
State are in an Excel
lent Condition.
PAST OFFICERS BANQUET

About lUU delegates from the lOdBeS CT
the jurisdiction We're present yester- :
morning at the opening of the Git
nual communication of the Grand
of Delaware |. o. o. f. which vi;
in Odd Fellows Hall this city.
Master John NJ. Ross of Wyomil.
an interesting opening address.
report the grand master said th.
ing the year just closed he had \.
every lodge in the State and ha4 j
meeting in every one except Centreville,
No. 37 He found all the lodges in ex-
cellent condition.
He referred with regret to the loss
which Industry Lodge of Bear sustained
by fire on December 5th last and report
ed that the burned charter had been
duplicated. He also referred with
pleasure to James H, Appleby's celebra-
| tion of his 34th year as member of
Asylum Lodge, and said:"Brother Apple
by is wide awake and active Odd
Fellow" He extended his thanks to the
officers and members of the grand and
subordinate lodges for their co-opera-
ton.
Interesting reports were also read
from the four deputy grand masters:
Lewis NJ. Stockwcll, ID. w. Brereton,
y. L. Grimes and j. l.. Sharpley.
Grand Secretary Isaac W. Hallum in
Ibis report said "that the progress made
in the past year compared with a few
preceding years, is 50 fairly commend
able that we have much cause to be
thankful" The grand secretary also
submitted statistics of the grand lodge
as follows: Membership reported last
year, 1925; present membership, 2,546;
gain in membership. 81; number OF
lodges, "a; number of brothers relieved,
345; number of brothers buried, 80; NUM-
her of brothers wives buried, 19; amount
paid for relief, $9,467.75; amount paid for
burial. males. $3750; amount paid for
E burial. females. SS41; total amount for
) relicf of all kinds, $15,094.41; amount dis
: bursed, $26,01771; total amount of re-
ccipts, $29,51I29.
i "Funds invested and otherwise. per-
sonal property, $l9,7SS.06; real estate,
$67.16795 stocks. $35,177.S3; bonds, 3d.
231.71: notes, $6,47t,32; mortgages, $3.50;
cash in bank. $663l.O1; cash in saving
fund, $5,327.G2; cash in officers hands,
$5.24926; total Sl52,9S5.26; liabilities,
$l1 800 "A; net assets, SAL, ,655.52.'
The Rehckall degree shows an i'm
creased membership Of twenty-one, and
available funds on hand amounting to
81 2S327.
4. Gilbert Robinson, grand treasurer,
reported a balance in bank Of $1,0S5.72.
Samuel II. Smith and Edwin w. Jes-
ter, representatives to the seyenty-siXth
, annual session of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge, /. o. o. r., held i'll the city of
Richmond, Va, commencing Monday,
/ September II and ending Saturday, Sep
tember %, 1900, reported interestingly of
the session.
The session adjourned at 12 o'clock
until 9 o'clock when the secret work of
the order was exemplified by the repre-
sentatives of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge. The remainder of the afternoon
until o'clock was occupied with the
election of the following officers:
Lewis NJ. Stockwcl of Wilmington,
grand master: Rev. j. G. Pierce of Do
yer, deputy grand master; Ira G. Sharp
IL of Grlbhs Landing. grand warden;
Isaac w. IIallam of Wilmington, grand
secretary for the Both consecutive term;
A. Gilbert Robinson of Wilmington.
grand trcasurcr; Samuel L. Smith of
Laurel, representative to the Sovereign
Grand Lodge for two years and Edgar
) g. Pierce, ianitor for Grand Lodge.
The Past Grand Officers Association
, held its annual dinner at Walton & Co.'S
Al
, Enghth streets, from 10 o'clock last
) evening.
There were about thrty-fve of the
past grand officers present and an ex-
cclleut menu was served. Toasts were
responded to as follows The Aims and
Objects Of the Past Officers Associa-
tion. Dir. Il. w. Cooper; The Grand
Lodge. its Members and Influence, Isaac
lIallam: Go as You Please. John j.
Gallagher.
Al The evening session the remaind-
OF of the officers We're elected as follows:
w. w. Douty, Of Wilmington. Grand
:. Marshal: Jacob Schneider of Whining
ton. Grand Guardians George W. Hayes,
: of Wilmington, Grand Conductor; j.
: Frank Webb. of Smyrna, Grand Herald
!, and Rev ]. II. Nicholson, of Clayton,
Grand Chaplain. The installation of the
officers followed the election.
Rev. ]. NJ. Pierce who was elected
Deputy Grand Guard yesterday after
noon did not appear at the installation
| and the office was declared vacant after
! which Rev. Il. X. Stevenson was elected
TO that office.