The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-10-17
GRAND ENCAMPMENT.
ANNUAL or THE PATRIARCHAL
 BRANCH OF ODD FELLOWSHIP.

Members Last SIX Months Shows a Decided Gain in Mom
 and Other Features of the Order.
 Hartford Oct. 16.--The annual session of the Connecticut Grand encampment of Odd Fellows was held at Odd Eel lows hall in this city to-day
 Prior to the session the board of managers of the home at Fairview he'd a meeting at the Allyn house. Nine members of the board were present. | The session of the grand encampment was begun at 10 q. m., with the address of Herbert E. Thatcher, grand patri arch, who said:
 Representatives-It is my pleasure to extend to you most cordial welcome to the Capital City of our beloved com monWealth and to the Home Midian en- campment in whose behalf I extend her fraternal greetings. It is with much disappointment that I must report to you a loss of one encampment and for ty in membership during the last year; emu Ne'i OiliJ ouy pliG'I lc lily lAillii tiSAC is no good reason for such result. We now have in this jurisdiction thirty-one encampments, one-third of which should be classed as small in membership and weak financially, and in some cases are only held together by faithful few who have grown gray in the service. A certain number of our encampnents do not grow at all from year to year. From December to July we initiated l61 members.
 Then follows an exhaustive rehearsal of the official acts accomplished during the year.
 The report of Grand Scribe Frederick Botsford of New Haven was as fol- lows:
 Representatives-In compliance with the requirements of the constitution cf | this grand encampment l herewith sub init my annual report of the conditions l of the patrarchial branch of our order and transactions connected With the performance of my duties as grand 1 scribe:
 The number of encampments as per last report, 32; lost by surrender of charter l. present number, 31 mem bership-total membership July 1, 1899, 3.63O; initiated, 2O3; admitted by card, 1; reinstated, 4-total 3,S41; from which deduct; Suspended N P D., 132; withdrawn, H. died, AS; totals, 251- 3590 Although this number is below the highest point reached in 1899, still we have reason for congratulating our selves upon the decided gain of the last six months, which, if continued during the coming year at the same ratio, will give us membership at our 1901 ses- sion much larger than ever before at tained.
 Finances of Subordinates. Total funds of subordinates July l, 1899, $40, 35246; total receipts for the l year. SIS, 923.93-total, $54,27639 from i which deduct: For expenses, $O1SO4; for relief, $5,661.S0; total expenses, $l2,- | 679S4. Total funds July 1, 1900, $41,596.55, a net gain of $1,24fo9.
 Finances of Grand Encampment. Total receipts of the grand encamp- ment for the fiscal year ending october | 1, 1900, $7372S. Dues ......,........,....... ...'..'.' S'zu''V Official certificates .............,. 10,00 [ Ritual ...............s...'. z'-o | Constitution ......'...... f'oo 1 Odes book with music. 10
  IOtal .,.....,... .'.'''' ..''''' = p'o''Ip | The reports of last term show th&1 twenty encampments have made gains or held their own, and eleven have made losses.
 The election of officers took place this afternoon and resulted as follows;
 Grand patriarch--Willam J. Berges of Stamford.
 Grand high priest-Daniel M. Davis of Waterbury.
 Grand senior warden-Marcus M, Reynolds of Bridgeport.
 Grand scribe-F'rederick Botsford Of New Haven,
 Grand treasurer-James F. Camp of Bridgeport.
 Grand inside sentinel-Frank Weston of Hartford.
 Grand outside sentinel--J. l., Hunger ford of New Haven.
 Grand marshal-Mr. Hasse of New London.