The daily Republican., 1902-11-19
Reports Show That Thirty
four Active Workers Died
During the Year.
MEMBERSHIP NOW 24S7.
SUSPENSIONS for Non-payment
of Dues in Great Measure
Accountable for the
Decrease.

| began IN Ouu IelIOWS' lilll, IUlI
and King streets this morning.
| About 200 delegates from the lo
ges Of the State are in attendance
! w. NJ. G. Ilcarn, grand master,
! presiding.
! The report Of Grand Secretar
Isaac W. Hallam showed the memDc
ship to be 2, 4S7, decrease Of 20 du
ing the year. Grand Master W. N.
Hearn in his address said in part:
"The great destroyer of man, Deaf
has been in our midst this Gran
Lodge year, and many who wei
wont to be with us have joined tina
Grand Lodge above where our iIeayer
| lv Father, who has SO abundant
blessed our beloved Order and besto~
ed upon us his choicest gifts, preside
| eternally. Brethren, let Us alway!
remember with tnankfuness an
humility that we have been spared
and that now is good time to make
new resolves that we will more full
promulgate the good teachings an(
principles of our Order, so that oul
Heavenly Father will remember al
the last day that We have done what
we could for hum anity.
'Brethren, in reviewing the worl
| of the past year the growing death
list should forcibly remind Us that
our ranks are being sadly thinned.
Are we doing our whole duty as Odd
Fellows TO fill and repenish this de.
petion by death and suspensions. II
seems to me we are in need Of an old
fashioned revival in Odd Fellowship,
which will create determination
that the cause we all love 50 well,
shall be more fully and freely udyaDc-
ed In this Jurisdiction.
"During the past year ! have visit
ed every Lodge in The Jurisdiction
and have had meeting Ia all the
Lodges except Farml1gton Lodge,
No. IS, which only has u membership
Of five. | have written to the Breth-
ren Of Farmington Lodge repeatedly
to try TO encourage them to build
up their mem bership, hut to no
purpose. ] trust my successor will
be able to enthuse the Brethren Of
Pennington Lodseso we may have II
good report from them at the next
session OF the Grand Lodge, There
are few more Lodges in the Juris-
dicllon that need encouragement.
Brethren, let US give it 10 them with
fraternal spirit that will not fail.
'ln submitting this report do 50
with a feeling that while have not
accomplished all that desire have
IaOored hard and faithfully to make
this q prosperous year for Odd Eel
in the jurisdiction. AS 10
how we'll have succeeded | leave it
to this Grand Lodge to judge -
Grand Secretary Isaac W. Hal
lam reported OF the condition OF tie
order as follows:
Representatives aud Brothers: -
1t is one Of the pleasant privileges
of ourlivcs that we are permitted to
meet and greet each other at ses'
sion of this Grand Lodge. Many of
us look forward to this occasion as
the one great event Of the year, af-
opportunities for forming
new ties Of friendship and binding
more firmly those that have existed
for years.
During the term just closed, 4
gracious Pro videnCe has had on"
Order and ourselves under His guild
ing care, and we should be mindful
10 return thanks for the blessings
that have been allotted to us as in
and as Il confraternity.
Several causes have combined
% prevent an increase i'll member
ship, chief among which may be
the great number of sus-
PENSIONS for nou-payment Of dues
md the debts that have been pai | to
Aside from this in other
departments fair progress has been
made. For details you are refe rrcd
o the accompanying statistics Il
MEMBERSHIP.
Number reported last year, 2507;
Isl; Admitted by card,
/; Reinstated, I; total 267l. With
lrawn by card, II; Suspended, l3o;
bed, 81; --lS+. Present member,
hip, 24S7; Loss in membership.
0; Number OF Lodges. "a.
Relief : Number OF brothers re-
ieved, 35l; number of weeks sick.
Iess, $3.50; number Of brothers .,
'uried, 3S; number OF brothers.
'ives buried, Is; amount paid for
elief 50, +OO'7S; amount paid for !
$3.50 So amount ,
aid for burial--females, 5000 90, g..
mount paid for widowed families :
ll0.33 amount paid for outside r
haritable purposes, Sl2+, z5 t.
mount paid for donations, $5O4 Is; a.
otal for relief, $l4,572. 90; total Tor :
,her purposes, sl2.ll5Ss; total =
mourt GIsbursed, $50 tSj.Y7; total
mount Of receipts, S!S, S4I0S.
The Past Grand Officers Asso.
alton, formed partly for business !,
nd Tor social affairs, has been tu'-
alive during the year. Many
stations have been made to Lodges
and near Wilmington. They 8
ave served good purpose by ere. s.
.ing an actl witty and inducing an
lthusiasm that cannct fail 10 be a
.ncfclaI.
'Two Lodges, one guarding the
orlheru, the other the Southern
,unds OF our Jurisdiction, have Il
one such remarkably good work d.
lat criticism will not be feared, ii A
directing your attention to them b