Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-15
A. 0. u. W. WANTS I.
$4,000 MEMBERS
Lodge Will Make an Effort to
Increase to That Number
By June.
NEW OFFICERS INSTALLED

FOR El,AWARE-LOCAL ORDER
TIRED OF PAYING RELIEF TO
. OTHER STATES.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
Dover. Del, Feb. 15.-Supreme Mas
ter J. c. Bickford made farewell ad-
dress to the Grand Lodge of Delaware.
A. o. U. W.. before leaving for his
home in Manchester, N. H., early last
evening. in which he. displayed much
feeling, his work having been linked
in, that Of the brethren of Delaware
for the past ten years. He closed BY
saying; e.fs. ..,.t4
.-"God bless you all in the noble work
you are doing in the homes of the
State Of Delaware. and may He bless
you individually and yours"
in. the address he asked cooperation
OF the Grand Lodge and all the sub
ordinate members 10 the effort being
made all ever the United States 10 in
crease the membership CO the Supreme
jurisdiction 1880 by June j.
At 3 O'Clock yesterday afternoon the
Supreme Master Workman installed
these new Officers for the year 1900. the
election having been taken up at noon,
and completed in an hour after several
vigorous speeches had been made in the
nominations:
Grand master workman-George NJ.
Stevenson, Smyrna.
Grand fcrcman--J. L. Ellis, Delmar.
Grand Overseer-Benjamin A. Groves,
Marshallton.
Grand recorder-Charlcs e. Woods.
Wilmington (No. -,
Grand receiver-Edgar A. Finley,
Wilmington NO 81.
Grand medical exanliner-Dr. Lewle
w. Finn, Wilmington mo. ~.
Grand guide-Dr. II. w. Howell, Will
mington (No. 27).
Grand inside watchman-Curtls
Kirk. Wilmington (No. y.
Grand outside watchman-Caleb S.
Watson, Wilmington CNO. -.
Grand trustee-JChn T. Hoffecler,
Dover (No. 81.
supreme representatives-Frank P.
Lackey, Charles T.. Woods, Whining
ton; James L. Carroll. Dover.
TIRED OF HELPING OTHER
STATES
G. Z. Pre-tyman. Of Dover. presented
fully the sentiment of the order in Del
aware concerning the continual pay
ment Of relief to other states wherein
the, order is not so progressive as in
Delaware. II says:
Whereas None of the jurisdictions
now granted relief. by the Supreme
Lodge have one-half the members in
proportion to population as has Della
hnI . l.
with the proper expenditure OF money
in upbuilding the order in each of said
jurisdictions for them to increase suffi.
ciently to be self-sustaining. and that
their failure TO do so is an unjust bur
den on the progressive jurisdictions
therefore
Resolved, That the Grand Lodge OF
Delaware places itself upon record il
favor Of fourteen classified assessment,
as the maximum to be levied before re.
lief shall be extended
MORE TERRITORY FOR DELLA
WARE.
John S. Collins. II. A. Reik and ID
W. Colpitts, committee on good Of tn,
order. recommended concurrence II
the grand masters report suggesting
larger territory for the jurisdiction. II
is thought the Eastern Shore OF Mary
land and Virginia and possibly Ches
ter and Delaware counties in Pennsyl
vania. all OF which territory is nov
practically without the advantages of
6Ourishing A. 0. L. W spirit, will b,
asked for and sliced of the jurisdic
tibns OF Pennsylvania and Maryland.
The recommendation Of the good o
the order committee we're adopted
They are:
THAT a committee OF three be ap
pointed by the incoming grand maste
workman to prepare a memorial 10 tn
Supreme Lodge for devising such way
and means as will secure Delaware
greater territory"