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

rEE rIN1 les IsIC,HMl1[l.
4 net gain In s1ibord Inate eneampnnents
membership OF 2, Sc.
~ he number OF subord Innate lodges, IN
der your immediate Jurisdiction, has been
|#increasedg by ITO. and now number Los
: Our Rehekah lodges have been sincreaseas
by "a and nov number s,5Nhtie 70 ,tis
2,6is encanpnents eShi bited in the IA e
report, have been added S6. making q
total Of 2. 652 at the end Of the statistical
{ year.
WoRLDsExHIBIT t S.
Our order December s1st last wa. en-
rolled in = 1853 subordinate lodges. .eooi
subordinate eilca np1nents, and 5,344sR Re-
bekah lodges
Since the lastsrepoTt# 1871 persons were
initiated IN subordinate lodges. u, 143 more
than were Initiated in the next preceding
corresponding period. white 2l.2S oro1hefs7
and &. 476E sisters became affiliated with
Rebekal h lodges the increase In limitations
being practically equal as regards sex.
s.The total revenue during 1893 was So
CAB nSa; S. an increase OYER the amount re-
ceived in 1898 Of sS.6.eSI-30. II, the tier
year the total revenue showed a de-
creaSesof 1885, g.
{. "I,he total expenditure in 1899 was ST.
90. S24.aS as cornnared with an eSDendi-z
TIRE OF s7,5S2,7l2.e5 during the preceding
year.
9Th e excess of revenue over eXpend1-Z
ture IN 1899 was s1,64s 236.01.
RELIEF OF BRETHREN.
..Tne total sum expended during the
past year in relief vas s., 6a5, 1882, TINS
amount being distributed among 2Sv3
brothers and 5,s42 widowed families. Dur tir
ing 1899 there was thus expended S2'2.5el-
81 more than was used for the same
purpose in 1898, and subordinate and
Re1}eisai, lodges and encampn'ents, pro-
nortionately shared the increased eXpsn-
sditure.
December 81. the invested funds of the 4
Order amounted to s27, 14S6i.I2. thus eA-
hitting a gain during The past year o.
s52a123.26
eat the last convocation Of this Sovereign
Grand Lodge to be holden in this century
it is we'll 10 review the past. and while
our earlier history has not been preserved
in figures I ask you to read the story
of sixty-n;ne years as 1t appears in sla-
t,stics of the order throughout the world,
from 1880 to December 31st. 1889, lneiud'ns
Australasia, Germany. Denmark, Netner-
lands. Sweden and Switzerland:
limitations in Subordinate
Lodges Observation-Disclosures. 1,a1oa'o
Members relieved. lot. 'GO
Widowed families relieved... 24a.2s
Members deceased Zhfeoi
Total relief. .............-..--..! e4,oi2'oo2 %
Total revenue. .SGie i1'..oo %
1.-The condition of the Order DECEMBER
s1st, 1899, was as follows:
Sovereign Grand Lodge........
Quasi-lndependent Grand
Lodges australasia, Dem
mark, Germany. Neither
lands. Sweden and Swltzer-
landJ
Grand Lodges. W
Grand ncampments......... %
Subordinate Lodges. l.so9
Subordinate Encanlpnents.... 26Oo
/ ,osice members. .............-.. e9a3'o
Encampnent members. 4'VVol
pa|,el,ah LODGES 53f
paI,sl.o,, I o;1ya members. 326, 1888
Concluding his report, the Grand SIRE
said:
Representatives,-Thc story OF my ser
vice as Grand Sire is written, and ten
der unto each Of you, and unto every
member of our brotherhood thanks Tor
the support given to me and for the 10y
atty ever manifested toward the order.
ST have sought to render faithful ser
vice. and while the years have not been
free from perpexties and from respon-
l. trust -tiidI Ns1ii $1,000 SAA1
suited the reSal;a you BID me wear
I'VE have a strong, vigorous and con-
stant1y expanding organization. 1t is an
honor to wear the insignia of our brother
| hood-cf the fraternity which has done,
and is doing, SO much for man and coun-
try-but with power and influence come
responsibility, and this great order needs
| the care, support and helping nand of all
| who constitute its household.
The past, with its lessons, its strug-
! giles, its successes, is ours. We live in
sunlight now; fortune has favored US; the
skies are bright with promise.
"If We are loyal to the great truths
that constitute Odd-Fellowsh.p, jealous
in our orders behalf, and active in its
! nlinistration. its future is secure"
GRAND SECRETARY'S REPORT.
Following the report of the Grand Sire
| came that OF the Grand Secretary, ].
! Frank Grant. who in the outset says:
Our achievements in the past give us
| encoura cement, hope, and confidence in
! the future. The progress made in 1899 is
| almost phenomenal. With an increase of
over 81, 600 in the membership in subordi-
! nate lodges. 1909 in Rebekah members,
| and, best Of all, nearly 200 in the Pa.
| triarchal branch, we find every reason for
congratuiation and hope. From ind!ca-
| tons in some of our most active juc;sdic-
tons there IS encouragement to believe
that the figures in 1899 will be exceeded
| in 1907
In mis- recaptulation setting forth the
| affairs of the order Secretary Grant gives:
RECAPITULATION#O OF, RECEIPTS.
| Grand Lodge. :. .s44, O9S.S
Grand Encampment.. :. s.35S.335
| Departments = ;. ;. 1886. 90
Subordinate Lodges. :. 1,1S2.e5
Subordinate Encampments... =. 1892
Sundry Cantons and individuals. s54.55
| Total Cash paid to Grand
PROFIT AND LOSS.
seventy-hfth Annual Session ssss. SO %
n,,t1eSs -. ...... ;. $3.50