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total. 8 present membership, brothers,
112 sisters, so: total. 1872.
FINANCIAL
On hand last report, 81 ,23327i re-
ceipts during the year, S45S.67' total,
81 2.69l94
EXPENSES
Relief of members. Sli4, lodge eX-
penses. St842f. total, $24S.2i; available
funds. S2.4i3.73
A. G.. Robinson. grand treasurer, re-
ported "a balance in bank Of $2,169.26.
E. w. Jester and S. t. Smith, grand
representatives. reported having at
tended the annual session OF the
Grand Lodge held at indianapolis, from
Monday. September l6 TO 2l, at which
the following resolution was adopted.
To the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows. wherever dispersed through.
out the globe. you who have beer
taught 20 be Grateful TO your Creator
faithful to your Respective countries
and fraternal to your fellowmen."
A terrible calamity has befallen one
of the greatest nations on, the earth
William Mckinley. President OF the
United States OF America, has beer
shot and killed by a seditious anar
chist. stealthy enemy to his country
What an awful awful sad and terrible
blow has been dealt to every lover o
good government. liberty, Christianit.
and Justice, in shooting down th'
President of a great nation by O COW
ardly assassin. This seems indeed to-
great a sacrifice for any people to b.
called upon to make. | believe Jna
good viii yet come out of il all. tina
Justice will be meted out 10 the guilt
one and his accessories. But as tn
/ President said in his dying moments
IT'S Gods way. His will be done"
Let as hope and pray that a rift vii
soon be made in the dark and dens
cloud that is now hanging over sor
rOw-stricken people of a great nation
that the sunshine of Gods will as {
their future. their duty and their dee
tiny, be made known to all
The instance OF this proclamatio
was approved by the Sovereign Gran
Lodge and ordered spread upon tn
journal 0y a unanimous rising vot
and a committee of fifteen was al
pointed TO express In language. 80 "a
as possible. TO express. the sentiment
of our members upon this dire calan
ity.
GRAND ENcAMPMENr MEETS
In the hall last evening the finty-se
ond annual Communication of q
Grand Encampment of Delaware WI
. held. Reports were received and OF
/ GERS elected for the coming year
Z Assistant Grand Scribe j. II. A.
pleby gave the following figures:
. Number of subordinate encam
ments 8: number of members last 1
{ port. 253: number initiated durl
s year. z. number reinstated /. tot
;, 26l; from which deduct: Number
!, members suspended for n. p. d.,
number OF members withdrawn,
T. number of members deceased, 2. tot
p l2' present membership. 249
b Number Of patriarchs relieved. 9
number of weeks sickness paid, hi
I numberof patriarchs buried. 2;amou
i paid for relief of patriarchs. S243.5
% amount paid for burying patriarol
e SOB; amount paid for charitable pt
T poses,$l5; total amount paid for reli
S3b3.50; amount paid for other pt
/ poses, S93l.95; total expenses. 81 20
r as; total receipts from all sources. S
e 525.19: total assets from subordins
{ encampments. S7550.30.
! The following-named officers we
elected Grand past master. b.
Shakespeare. No. 3; grand high prize
- II. b. Rodney. No 4: grand semi
p warden. John S. Fuhr. No. 3: gra
. junior warden. w. c. l.. Carnegie. \
TO- grand scribe. Edwin Hirst. No.
grand treasurer. II. A. Roop. No. 3;
g. r., j. H. Appleby. assistant gra
, scribe.
AT its meeting yesterday afterno
the Past Grand Masters Associate
met and elected the following-nam
officers. who We're installed last nigf
. President j. Y. Foulk of Milfor
vice-president Edgar C. Pierce. Of w
{ mington;secretary B. f. ShakespeaT
historian. Edwin Hirst
AT s o'clock this afternoon the pa
i grand masters will sit down TO the
5 annual dinner, to be held in Jeste
cafe
f The Grand Lodge will elect office
r. this afternoon