Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-09-25
ODD FELLOWS CONVENTION
Sovereign Grand Lodge in Annual
Convention at Baltimore, Md.
Important Matters ARE ncing ActeA
Upon ny the DcicnOtcs-rwcnty-
Two states are Represented.


Baltimore, Md, Sept. 22.-1t Ia
roughly estimated that there are now
in Baltimore $4,000 visiting Odd Eel.
lows attending the annual convention
of the sovereign grand lodge of Odd
Fellows, and officials of the order say
that many more will be here to-day
and tomorrow. Monday evening a re-
ception was rendered to Grand Sire
Charles NJ. Goodwin, of Atlanta, Ga,
and Gen. NJ. A. Raney, commanding
the militant. Grand Master Edward
Rossman. of Maryland, was master of
ceremonies. At the same time "A con-
cert at the patriarchs militant head.
quarters in the Fifth regiment armory
vas In progress.
AT the opera house. Grand Master
Edward Rossman of the grand lodge OF
Maryland delivered an address of well
come, which was responded to by Gov.
John Walter Smith on the part of Ma
ryland II Mayor Robert NJ. McLane
tor Baltimore.
tTdIlu ORC JDHl ~. bp'h"lh, VI
Georgia, then made al address, after
which the sovereign grand lodge pro-
reeded to odd Fellows temple and be-
ban its secret deliberations
The annual report of Grand Sire and
Commandcr-in-Chicf John b. Goodwin.
which was read, shows the order to be
in a ilonrishing condition. A large
part of the report is taken up In Il re-
capitulatiOn of the decisions OF lodge
questions of grand lodges and grand
nncampment; new bylaws; new lodges
md e~ncampmcnts chartered. account
If the introduction of the order in the
Philippine islands; conditions of the
order in Cuba, Australasia and other
foreign countries. The condition or
he order at the close of 1902 IS shown
by returns as follows: Subordinate
lodge membership. December II, 100,
,oG9 800, cncainpment membership,
ia $50; Kebckah lodge membership
Drothcrs, l5l, 1873; sisters, 25S,S5o) ana
Australasia, sex not given. l,9ll, max
Ing total Itcbckah membership lll,35o.
partiarchs militant membership, H..
75I. The total membership of the or
uPT WHltH llt IV'l'S lh' NV 'iiih'S
lodge membership and the sisters only
of the Rebckah lodge membership Is L.
129. $50. The cncampment member
ship and the brothers of the ltcbekah
lodges are not included in the above
total as they are subordinate lodge
members.
Revenues or receipts In l3O2-Subor-
dinatc lodges, $lO,2iO,O 900; cncamp-
mcnts $iI2, J22.iG; Rebckah lodges,
SG2G, 1899. Total revenue $ll ,553.'
go 20, an increase of $77l .3i5.OG over
The preceding year. Relief expended IN
l9Og-Rcliei by lodges. $500, 1896.
relief by cncampmcnts, $2Go.il'"2, re-
lief by ncbckah lodges, $G7 ,SoS3l; to-
tai relief, 81, S93 ,220.o3. Total relief AZ
SHOWN By records since 1880 to l0O2, III
i, elusive, $36 ,iGS, i2j,32
The reports Of the grand secretary.
Acknowledgement II grand treasurer
contain "A review of the work OF the
order during the year 1902, charters Is
, sued during the year, fraternal publ
. cations, grand lodge journals, homes
and asylums owned by the order ana
the annual reports of the grand lodges
~ lHt SpN'I'lSh SIu'I' '''S''
, and expenses. The cash balance IN
banks to the credit of the sovereign
, grand lodge ON July 81. 1903, was S?1.-
1888.
At the meeting, Monday, Of the pa
triarchS militant "A resolution was
= adopted to permit the militant branch
Of the order to recruit It's forces from
subordinate lodges. The resolution
will be presented to the sovereign
| grand lodge, he acceptance by the
latter being required before 1t be-
! comes a law.
Another important matter acted up
= on by the delegates was a resolution
e requesting the sovereign grand iodsa
: to authorize the revision Of the stand
ard patriarchs militant volume. The
volume was formulated and printed IN
1888, and has been the ritual OF thi-
branch of the order since It's lorna
n ton.
n 10 Is thought that the sovereign
= grand lodge will grant both request
n of the army of the order. twenty-five
q states were represented at yesterdays
meeting of the p%atriachs.