The daily Republican., 1902-11-19
THE SKTY-NINTH ANNUAL
COMMUNICATIONS |. 0. 0. F.
NOW IN SESSION HERE,

have done.
The Grand Treasurer report.
! ed receipts including balance ol
. previous years, amounting to
$2ol3.53 and expenses at a.
+ O56.o4 leaving balance in ban X
amounting to $95749 Grand Rep
resentatiVes Samuel r. Smith and
Frank y. over deer presented their
report Of the seventy eighth An
nual Session Of the Sovereign, Grand
Lodge held in Des Moines, Iowa.
: After referring to the import-
. ant matters before the convention
! the representatives, reported:
"On the morning of September
20, before the opening of the last
day of the session, Grand Sire-elect
, Goodwin and wife were called to
the parlors Of the Savery and in the
presence Of invited friends, was pre-
scntei with Il 500 silver set the
occasion being the 18th anniver-
sary OF his marriage, the sind an
niversary of his birth, and the day
on which he was inStl He'd as Grand
Sire, the highest office in the gift
of the NIIer The presentati OF
speech was made by p G. Sire Under.
wood in eu!ogistic worls, and was
elo4uently responded to by the re-
ciplent. Mrs. Goodwin was also
presented with q purse of $50 which
she was asked to put into a gift,
after arriving home. to suit her
fancy. The silver ware was suit
ably inscribed, as will be later the
gift Of Mrs. Goodwin. The event
will be recorded in the Journal Of
Proceedings
"Iour representatives. had the
pleas ure OF the company OF Grand
Secretary j. Frank Grant and AS
sistant Secretary J. EIv!u Curry en-
route to and coming home from tho
session of the S. G. L. We can all
testify 10 the splendid character ol
these two brothers and readily under.
stand why they are SO popular with
the fraternity at large.
"ln closing this report. your Senior
Representative would ask the priv-
lege Of expressing his gratitude for -
the honor you have bestowed upon
him, and would wish TO thank the
Grand Lodge for the confidence you
have placed 10 him. You have re.
peatedly honored him IN the past
and he has ever endeavored to so
act as IN manner at least to de.
serve the con iilenca that the Brcth.
rem have reposed in him. In becoming
d Past OliCer, lie shall ever have
grateful recoIectr on OF the distin-
guished honor you have placed upon
him, aud when he shall forget your
iavors 50 greatly appreciated, time
will be no more.
Grand Representative T.. c. Farm.
ham and Grand Secretary J. +.
Grant Of Rhode Island are among
the visitors attending the Grand
Lodge today.
GRAND OFFICERS MEET.
The Past Grand Officers Assoc.
alton met last evening in Odd Eel.
ows' Hall. Routine business was
and the following officers
:. .Iected: President. E. G. Pierce;
'ice- president, E. W. Jester; secre-
AIRY and treasurer &. +. Shakes
)eare; historian, James II. Apple
~.
Following the election Of officers
he meeting adjourned until this
'vening, to meet at the Clayton
House tor all annual dinner.
GRAND ENcANrMENr.
The Grand Encampment of Della
ware |. q. O. +. held lis annual
meeting last evening in odd Fell
Ows' hall.
Grand Patriarch w. b. Shakes.
,eare presided aud ], f. G. Farm.
IAN Of Providence, Il. l., grand
c present tatlvc 10 the Sovereign
rand Lodge, was present and
nade an interesting address,
A specla! committee composed OF
ieorgc {. Morton, George II. Tay-
or and Samuel r. Smith was ap-
U!ntcd 10 prepare resolutions on
he death Of the ate Edwin Hirst,
raua scribe.
A resolution was passed directing
ill a lCltNl VI IIdlAiy bG oCut
, Jacob Y r'ouIx Of Milford, ex-
ressng regret thai illness prevent
/ him being present at the meet.
,g Of lhe Grand lGncampn,nt.
The annual reports presented
iowed these h5urcs: Number OF
ib0rdlnate encampmcnts 8; mam-
Gvs last report 2i9; present mem.
=, - NEA, n,l frr >E
iarchs, $4l1; buying patriarchs'
ives, $S5; other expenses, $b59. A.;
tal. sl.l6l -,
The following officers were elect
|; Grand patriarch, H. s, Rodney,
Essex Eucumpment, No. 4; high,
'iest, John 5. Farr, Reynolds, No.
senior warden, W. Il. Carnagy,
loeniX, NJ. 10; junior warden,
gorge II. Taylor, Delaware, No. 1;
and scribe, James H. Appleby,
lristine No. II; grand treasurer,
ubert A, Roop, Reynolds, No, 3;
preventative, Charles p. Maroney,
lristine, no. }.
Grand Patriarch Rodney made
ese appointments: Grad inside
Victor c. Kitchens, Sussex,
D. /; grand outside sentinel
| )mas c. Appleby, Reynolds, No.
grand marshal, George W. Pyle.
lrstine No. II; assistant grand
ribe, J. B. Carpenter, Reynolds,
0. 3.
Local Erevity.
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rance policy for Christmas pre-.
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