The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-17
ODD FELLOWS IN INDIANAPoLxs
Session Begun in the Indiana
 Capital Yesterday.

Indianapolis. Ind. Sept. 1e.-This city
 will, this week, entertain the sovereign
 Grand Lodge and Patriarchs Militant l.
 o. O. F. Today the first of the encaInp-
 ment brought many Odd Fellows to the
 city and the city Is decorated ln their
 honor. Entwined with the nags and punt-
 ings are streamers in black as token of
 respect to the late Presideit Mckinley. A varied program has been prepared
 for the week. which included both bust Grand Lodge was held in the hall of the House of Representatives today. A. c. Cable of Covfngtcn, O., the Grand Sire,
 things for which Odd Fellowship stands.
 Today our order stands in the van- guard of the worlds fraternal progress, with a membership in progressive fel4
 lowship that learned the good deeds of
 the samaritan and cherished his charity and that he believes the clutches to dis
 tress is obedient to the teachings of the
 ta The ,sI Grand z,I,osl1 Sire PaiS high tribute James B. Nicholson. whose death oc- cured at Philadelphia March {. 1901 Pas sing directly into the state of the order cember 21, 1900, there had been ifS. .S5S ini- uatlons into the order. The net increase in membership during 1900 was 65, ,522 in the subordinate lodges.
 Ine report also contained the decisions of the Grand Sire during inc s vear9 A Secton .. was devoted to the relief of Gal hshness of Texas Odd FeIIous wbn sf- ter contributing $s.553 to the relief fund. os oscnned .hs to participate in the division When e iI nurpLes rI,as or Sl5.s2s which remained as brothers had during this awful ca iaLty iallil az Galveston relieved 679 Odd Eel aII tITs tha ana tneE Families. He added that iutely to the donors, and nav not b~ held by any others. The order. he saiS was thriving abroad SN'
 Grand SCCretsry J. F. Grants rono,.t saIo' The close of the ninefeenth cen thry marked the most Important enoch ,a m the histSry of Odd Fellowship, Wit in subordinate lodge membershin whjsb mas never been equalled. By adding the sfowth Tn subordinate lodge membershin ID ID knS sIg yeaT IyVv 10 tne sisters united with 70,000 Is shown.
 ''rhe greatest foreign progress WAS re- ported in Australia, where there are fiye gI and lodges and about 25,OOO rnembers
 The Secretary reports home building funds In process of collection in Mani toba' ,' Neyada, North Dakota, South Da- rineteen homes and S51 inmates in this country. During the year 1900 the total receipts ,;c sgo from all sources aggregated g. from dues and nearly S1,000,O00 from ini- ttations and degrees. The receipts from invested funds were $1. .900.000. and from all other sources over q, ,260, 900.
 The current expenses of the subordinate lodges aggregated $3967, ,2SS and those of the sl and lodges. Iitty-five in nlnlba-, $S27. .292. The subordinate lodges nov have invested funds amounting to S27 473. .39o and the grand lodges have $. .6S1. 65e Invested.
 The membership of the encampment degree, as shown by the tabalated re- ports of ffty-two Grand Encamrments. Is I34 S05, which was gain of b,102 dur- Ing the year.
 The Rebekah Lodges report total re- ceirts amounting to Sfg7 ,363. Their dis- cluded $So,S7S expended in relief Wor&.