Evening journal., 1901-11-20
ODD FELLOWS
In SESSION
Reports Show That Order
Has Progressed
PAST GRAND OFFICERS MEET
LOdgemen Of the State Will Elect
Officers This Afternoon and
Adjourn Tonight
PAST GRAND OFFICERS MEET

odd Follows from all over the state,
representing the Grand Lodge Of Della
ware. are in sixty-eighth annual com
munication in Odd Fellows Hall today
Lewis NJ. stockwell. grand master is
the presiding officer. The session VIII
continue until evening.
After a pleasant informal social
hour. the business of the session was
taken up.
Mr.. stockwell was the first official to
make report. He said.
"As we assemble together today on
1.-THE sixty-eighuh anniversary OF the
Grand Lodge. let us pause for mo-
ment and uplift our hearts to our
Ueavenly Grand Sire and sincerely
thank him for the many and varied
blessings he has bestowed upon us dur
ing the past year and the fatherly
protection He has extended over our
beloved order from its inception. And
let us pray that He. in His infinite wis
dom, may continue to watch over and
protect us until time shall be no more
so that our noble work. go well begun,
may continue and finally end to His
glory.
In the past year death has visited
many Of our beloved brothers~and re-
moved them from their respective
lodges. friends and families. and trans
planted them into that Grand Lodge
that never adiourns And though We
. sadly miss their familiar faces and
wise counsel, we should not wish it
otherwise.
In looking back and reviewing the
work OF the past year feel somewhat
, disappointed that the growth in MEM
bership has fallen far short Of my
2 fondest hopes, and far short Of what
I ~ would be my pleasure to report
The large number that death has re-
moved from our ranks should forcibly
remind us of the necessity of a more
strenuous effort to increase our mem
4 bership with young and vigorous ma
D terial to insure the perpetuation of our
beloved order in this jurisdiction.
Then followed the presentation OF
r. much business of a secret character.
s Reports by Jonathan G. Springer, w
G. l.. Carnagie, w. G. Sammons, c. w
zimmerman. R. X. Stephenson, and D
w. Brereton, deputy grand masters
followed.
I Isaac w Hallam. grand secretars
v reported as follows:
y In submitting this report, it is
: matter Of regret. that we have not ye
q reached the point where congratula
T tions are in order. The gains from ac
cessions are equaled by the number o
suspensions, and the loss in member
ship is caused mainly by the numbe
of brothers who have died. It is some
! thing to have more than held our owl
\ in other respects.
o The welfare of the order is in care
ii full hands. and the good results showl
e by the reports for the last half Of tn
o term. indicate an encouraging future
For details you are referred to the sta
t. tistics.
MEMBERSHIP
Number reported last year, 2.546
initiated, 140 admitted by card, z
n reinstated, 8; total, 2,7O2 Withdraw
\ by card 8; suspended, 1856; died, 80
Y total 195. Present membership, 2,507
loss in membership, SO; number o
lodges. "a.
i RELIEF
Number Of brothers relieved, 405
number Of weeks sickness. BIAS; mum
Der of brothers buried 80; number q
brothers wives buried 20. Amour
paid for relief, S991900; amount PAL
for burial. males, $431649; amour
\ paid for burial, females, SIPS
g amount paid for widowed families
10 SS9.S2; amount paid for outside char
81 table purposes. S153.24;amount paid fo
~ donations, S313.09: amount paid fo
i education Of orphans, $40; total fc
,a reliaf, S1492664; total for other pun
10 poses, S12,13O,36: total amount dis
n bursed. S27 ,05700; total amount Of re
ceipts, S2S,795.O9-
n- FUNDS INVESTED AND OTHERWISE
in Personal property $19,S1S.27; res
u estate, S6S,620,60;; stocks, s37 ,SSC
n Ssonds, S1,34124; notes, s6,0131S
RS mortgages, S6,41762; temporary loal
rs $50; amount due for benefits PAL
a members other lodges, $119.50; cash
TX bank, S4.90742; cash in savings fun'
rs S.. 1896 cash in officers hands, IS
In 1927; total assets, $155. 1876; liabil
S. ties. 12,37016; net assets, S143,3S6.6l
The one lodge of this degree ths
s. reigns supreme in this jurisdiction
Id Naomi, No. 3. of Wilmington. 1t has
good faithful membership striving b
s- efficient and painstaking work
to make it one of the most valuabl
es lodges in the State The rendition {
he the unwritten work by the staff Of IL
be lodge is hard to equal and cannot I
aurnassed. In numbers and in iinan'
to a substantial gain is shown ov'
ed the report Of last year.
MEMBERSHIP
Last report. brothers. 100; sisters, z!
total. 179; admitted during the yea
'ty brothers, 12: sisters, 6; total, L