Evening journal., 1902-11-19
ODD FELLOWS IN
ANNUAL SESSION
Continued From First Pagc)

1884: present membership. 2.4S7: loss
in membership, 20; number Of hodges,
"a
Relief
Number ofbrothers relieved, 351 num-
ber of weeks sickness. $3.50; number
of brothers buried, 3S; number of
brothers wives buried, Is; amount paid
for relief, $9,496.7S; amount paid for
burial-males, S3,S7O.5O; amount paid
for burial-females, $4,000; amount
paid for widowed families, s1l6.33;
amount paid for outside charitable pur-
poses, Sl2A2S; amount paid for dona-
tlons, sSOA25; total for relief. S14,-
57209; total Tor other purposes, g12,-
113.SS; total amount disbursed. S26,-
6S5.97; total amount of receipts. S2S,-
S4l.9S
funds Invested and Otherwise
Personal property, $19,15i.3S; real es-
tate, S66,342.79; stocks, $3S,l59.S3;
bonds, s1,341.24: notes, S6,S4S26; mort
gages S7,350.0O; temporary loan.
$4,000; amount due for benefits paid
members other lodges, Sl29.5O; cash in
a.
SS,3l4G3; cash In officers hands, So
SOS.7i; total assets, Sl56, ,106.79; liabil-
tiles, S12,O6735; net assets, $l44, ,039.46.
Naomi Rebekah Lodge No. 3, seems
TO have been scruinizlng It's affairs
more closely than usual, and as re-
suit the number of brothers hereto
fore reported IN membership has been
reduced by over one-fourth. dropped
ror non-payment of dues. Financially
the lodge is in excellent condition.
Membership
Last report, 112 brothers so sisters;
admitted during the year, sister, total,
1893; dropped, 3S; present membership,
100.
Financial
On hand last report, s2,443.7S, re-
ceipts during the YEAR, s42s.28; total,
S2.S7196.
Expenses
Relief of members S1S2.00; donn-
tlons, $4,000; lodge expenses. $l35.40;
total, S36740; available funds, $2,5O456.
"a G.. Robinson, the grand treasurer
reported the balance i'm bank at the
last report to be $96S.56: received from
grand secretary, Sl.044.97; total. 81
lOl3.53; present balance, S957.49.
Reports were also read by Ira Elliott
! sharpley, deputy grand master; Dis.
trict Deputy Grand Master J. II. Car.
penter, G.. M. Stevenson, j. Amos Col
Inns, and ID. w. Brereton.
Grand Encampment Meeting
, Grand Patriarch w. y. shaxespear,
presided at the annual meeting of thi
Grand Encampment of Delaware. /. o
= .. f., held in Odd Fellows' Hall las
night. The following officers wer'
elected:
p Grand patriarch, II. b. Rodney, sus
3 sex Encampment, No. 4 high priest
, John S. Farr, Reynolds, No. 3; seniol
= warden, W. q. L. Can2gy. Phoenix
+ No. 10; Junior warden, George III. Tay-
James II. Appleby Christine, No. ~
= grand treasurer, Hubert A. R0op, Rey
nolds, No. 3; representative, Charlie.
: i. Maroney, hrlstine, No. II.
Grand Patriarch Rodney made thes,
appointments. Grand inside sentinel
b Victor g. Kitchens. Sussex. No. A.
: grand outside sentinel, Thomas G
! Applcby, Reynolds, No. 8; grand mar.
shal, George w. Pyle. Christine. No
IL; assistant grand scribe, j. b. Car.
penter, Reynolds. No. 3.
j. Il. G. Farnham, OF Providence, r.
J.. grand representative TO the Sover.
eign Lodge, was present and mad
an address.
George c. Morton, George II. Taylo
and Samuel Il. Smith were appointed
a committee to prepare resolutions OF
the death of the late Edwin Hirst
grand scribe.
5 The annual reports presented Shove,
these fguIiss: Number of subordinate
{ encampments, 8; members last report
249; present membership, 25S; pail
r for relief of patriarchs, $417; buryinl
= patriarchs' wives. $50; other expenses
S659.42; total. S1,1G1.42.
= The Grand Encampment adjOurne'
at Ills O'Clock.
Meeting Of Grand Officers
At $50 o'clock last evening the Pas
Grand Officers Association met am
elected the following officers:
President. E. G. Pierce; vice-presi
dent, 10. Nv. Jester; secretary and treas
urer. p. p. Shakespeare; historian
, James II. ApDleby
The annual dinner will be- held a
the Clayton House tomorrow evening
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