Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-02-13
|RDERpF UNITED WORKMEN
knnuaE Session of the Grand
E6dge of Delaware.
|.apNDRED PEOPLE PRESENT
Submitted by Grand
Officers.

X1431X& OlIlC5TSs .... IS
,lssAtis<artion Concerning the Classified
Plan IL 3Disappearing, -The New Territory
Of ~ urisdi other Matters Under
Co51t< 4hration.
TI& Annaal session of the Grand
lplI6 " Delaware, Ancient Order of
]YII <6d, Workmen, was opened in Work.
Jail Hall, Ninth and Market streets,
suepd1y, About 100 members of
BIZ Lodge are present. The reports of
srnnd Master Workman j. L. Ellis,
brand Recorder Charles +. Woods,
Brand Receiver Il. A. Finley, the
nance committee, Grand Medical Ex
miner T.. w. Flinn and the supreme
representatives., printed by II. A. Roop
h a eonvenient pamphlet were already
n .thes hands of the representatives,
nd wore referred to the proper com
nittaea, in accordance with the sug-
estions of the committee on distribu-
ion
Iha grand master workman, in his
eppif, fehearsed some of his official
cts, with reference to the classified
ssassfncnt, adopted by the last grand
odEo. and the new territory OF the
urisdiction, namely, that portion gof
5hestAr county lying south and west of
ho Wilmington a. Northern railroad,
between the Delaware line and Coates
lille and south Of the line of the Penn.
ylvania railroad which extends west
hardly from Coatesville to the line of
Iancaster county.
He instituted new lodges at Oxford,
coate4sille and Kenneth Square. For
he pelmar fire relief fund, S570 was
ontfIbuted.
In cpnclusion, Grand Master Work
nan Ellis said:
'I1pring the year we have passed
rom the level to the classified plan and
here has been u great deal of dissatis-
acti0n, but that has about all passed
pver, and in my visits to most all Of
hb. lodges / find the members ready to
70 10 work for the order.
IA freternal spirit extends over the
Pntiras order, and every place which |
Fisited j have been cordially welcomed.
No one could have been more kindly
Fecaiyed or entertained.
1.-THE committee on finance is en-
tiled 10 much credit for the work they
have go faithfully done. | am greatly
indebted to them for their help and
advice, which has been great help
d me and great help to the order in
his Jurisdiction. | ask you to give
henn an attentive hearing when they
speak from their experience of She
needs Of the grand lodge for the COM
ng year.
RI wish to thank the law committee
Tor their faithful work during the year.
'''To our grand recorder, Brother
Jharles E. Woods, am PARTICULARLY
grateful and want to thank him for the
lble manner in which he has assisted
ne upon all occasions that | called on
him for help and information. He has
been always ready to help and advise
when. asked him.
III also wish to thank our grand
medical examiner, L. W. Finn, for the
Mre be has taken in his responsible
position.
Tour grand receiver deserves thanks
or the great care that he takes in the
iischarge of his duties.
't1 want to thank all of the grand
odge officers and the members of the
order for the kindness that they have
shown lne and the assistance given me
n carrying out the duties of my office.
HAnd now, brethren, tho record oil
my Official acts is now in your hands,
md now | shall return to you that
which was committed to my care a
year ago. As we enter upon the bust.
ness Of this grand lodge | hope it will
be in d fraternal spirit and the good
81 the order -
Grand Receiver Finley reported the
balance to The credit of the beneficiary
fund to be 81, $40. %; general fund,
f,,t al L.,
s99, 600 was paid in death claims.
q b. Prettyman, Charles M. Murch
hnd HIS. Lawton, the finance com
mittee. reported concerning its work.
Among other things, it said:
SIN March your committee contracted
with Brother j. Milton Davidson tc
publish the Delaware Workman for one
year, ending with the issue OF next
noEth (Marchj mt the same price Il.
last year, 1s4 cents per copy per month
NE paper has been conducted along ar
EDUCATIONAL line and has printed many
hrong arguments for the classified plar
Of the order, and has done grcat
service to the jurisdiction through
articles from those who stand high il
che supreme lodge, while its editor ha.
prepared and published from month t.
month Editorials that reflect mucl
credit on him, and demonstrate his fit
ness for the management of sur paper
"Your committee feel that the eN
penses attending installations are too
great and would suggest that in tn,
Future some system of lodge deputies
be devised to reduce this constantly in
creasing expense.
misunderstanding quite an increase
In the membership during the FAST yea
pccasioned no doubt by the adverse
criticism by the members of the ordel
of the classified plan of assessments
vet with the prestige of our order W,
are justified in predicting substantial
results in increase of membership dur
inG the year 1902.
1.-THE funds Of the grand lodge were
cot at any time during the year il
Hesd Of the money that would bu
brought INTO the treasury by levying
Sail for the expense assessment of 81
which the last grand lodge provided
should 'be called at the discretion o
the finance committee therefore VI
lid not issue u call for this assessment
The grand foreman was invited Il
several meetings of the committee dur
ing the year, that he might obtain al
insightsinto the business of the grant
lodge.
Grand Medical Examiner Finn re-
ported that during the year, he re
ceiyed 231 medical examinations, ap
proved 220 and rejected IL. The cause
Of rejection were, family history, 2
family and personal history, s.; per
sonai history, 4.
The causes of death in 1901 were:
Zymctic Diseases-1nfluenza /; ty
phoid fever, 2. Constitutional Disease
Phthieis pulmonalis or tuberculosis