The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-25
ODD FELLOWS CONVENTION
Important Matters are D~ing Acted 4
up"a ~ she Des~nstes-rwensy-
Tive states are Represented.

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-
caption was rendered To Grand Sire
Charles NJ. Goodwin. OF Atlanta. Ca.
and Gen. NJ. A. Ranoy, 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
was in progress.
At the opera house. Grand Master
Maryland delivered an address of well
come. which was responded TO by Gov.
John Walter Smith on the part Of Ma
ryland and Mayor Robert NJ. McLane
.or Baltimore.
Grand Sire John Il. Goodwin, OF
Georgia. then made an address. after
which the sovereign grand lodge pro-
-eeded 10 Odd Fellows temple and be-
oan its secret deliberations.
The annual report OF Grand Sire and
Commander in Chief John b. Goodwin
which was read, shows the order TO be
in nourishing condition A large
part of the report is taken up In 2 re-
>apituia ton OF the decisions Of lodge
questions Of grand lodges and grand
sncampment, new bylaws; new lodges
and encampments chartered. account
II the Introduction of the order in the
Philippine islands: conditions Of the
order in Cuba, Australasia and other
foreign countries The condition OF
the order at the close Of 1902 Is shown
by returns as follows: Subordinate
lodge membership. December 81. 1902.
oee coo: encampment membership,
l5i.s5o: Rebekah lodge membership
brothers. l5l 1875: sisters. 25S.s50l and
Australasia. sex not given. 1914. max
ing total Rebekah membership I'll, 95e;
partiarchs militant membership. H.
.54 The total membership Of the or
der which includes the subordinate
lodge membership and the sisters only
Of the ReLekah lodge membership is L.
32y.956. The encampment member
ship and the brothers Of the Rebekah
lodges are not Included in the above
total as they are subordinate lodge
members.
Revenues or receipts Ia 1902-Subor-
dinate lodges. II" 10000: encamp-
ments s.l, .5224c; Rebekah lodges.
ss2s.743ss Total revenue. sll.553.-
so5-29. an increase Of s77l.3i3.o6 over
the preceding year. Relief expended in
1s02--Relief by lodges. ss.55s. 1896;
relief Ivy encampments. S2G5. 6l7.32. re-
lief by nebekah lodges, $61 .soS.34; to-
tai relief. s.. So. 220. o3. Total relief as
sAown by records since 1880 TO 1902. in
elusive. SOC. fCs. 1852
The reports OF the grand secretary
3djutant- general and grand treasurer
contain review OF the work IF the
order during the year 1902. charters is
sued during tho year. fraternal publi-
cations. grand lodge journals. homes
and asylums owned by the order and
the annual reports of the grand lodges
10 the sovereign grand lodge. receipts
and expenses. The cash balance in
banks TO the credit Of the sovereign
grand lodge on July 81. 1903. was $685.
2.7e?
At the meeting MONDAY. OF the pa
triarchs militant a resolution was
adopted 70 permit the militant branch
Of the order to recruit its forces from
subordinate lodges. The resolution
will be presented to the sovereign
grand lodge. the acceptance by the
latter being required before II be
comes n law.
Another impo.tan. natter acted up
on by the delegates was a resolution
requesting the sovereign grand lodge
to authorize the revision Of the Stand
ard patriarchs militant volume The
volume was formulated and printed in
1855. and has been the ritual Of this
branch OF the order -incc its forma
ton
II Is thought that the sovereign
grand lodge will grant both requests
of the army Of the order. Twenty-Five
states were represented at yesterday
meeting Of the patriachs.