Smyrna times., 1904-11-23
SMYRNA ODD FELLOWS ARE
HONORED BY GRAND LODGE
GEO. NJ. STEVENSON REELECTED GRAND
REPRESENTATIVE FOR ANOTHER TERM.
Mr.. Stevenson Gave an Interesting Account OF
His Trip TO CalifOrnla-CharIes J. Sudler
of Smyrna Elected Grand Conductor.

of Delaware, Independent Order Odd
Fellows one of the most remarkable
meetings ever held by the order. The
occasion was held the list annual com
munication of the Grand Lodge of
Delaware. 1t was held at Odd Fellows
Hall, at Third and King Streets, Will
mington where those in attendance
were in session all day.
The morning session convened at 10
O'Clock. Grand Master Jefferson Will
liams, presided. He read his report
for the past year as did also the deputy
grand masters.
Grand Secretary, Isaac W. Hallam,
reported as follows
Member ship. Number reported last
year, 1868; initiated, 200; admitted by
card, 6; reinstated 26: total, 2790.
Withdrawn by card, 8; suspended
nonpayment dues, So; died; %; total,
121.
Delaware Lodges Number z669 Membership.
Present membership, 1868; gain in
membership, III; number of lodges, "A.
Relief. Brothers relieved, 303;
weeks sickness, 3171; brothers buried,
26; brothers wives burieds IS; paid for
relief, SO, S47. 90; burial-males, S2,086.-
90; burial-females, $92S. so; relief wild
owed families, $73.81; outside charita
BILE purposes, S211. so; donations, S375.
30; total for relief, Sl3, 423 O6; total for
other purposes, $40, 942. 81; total dis
bursed, $24, 365, 70; total receipts, $685.
1855
Funds invested and otherwise-Per-
sonal property, $50, 418 Sc; real estate,
S55, $50 70; stocks, $50, 90l. 80; bonds,
$2,212 "A; notes, 6,O43.29; mortgages,
81, SO. 10; temporary loan, amount in
vested, $50 90; amount due for benefits
paid members of other lodges, 1922 Al;
cash in bank, $9,277.77; cash in Saw
ing's Fund, $S,O64. As; cash in officers
hands, So, 14O9O; total assets, $780,
3OS. sos; liabilities, $40, 15O 50; net assets
1852, 1914.
Naomi Lodge has kept pace with
that of the other lodges IN the jurisdic
tion, and is adding much to its infu-
ence in the order by its good works.
The total membership in last report
,-xNs 80 brothers and SO sisters, and the
present membership 81 brothers, and
101 sisters.
The financial report shows: On hand
last report, So, SAG. IS; receipts for the
year, 1856 SO; total, SO, 1903. "A; relief OF
members, $52 90; donations to the wild
ows, and orphans. $5S. S.26; lodge expen-
ses, $141.57; total. $251.S3; available
funds. S3,O51.41
Grand Treasurer, p. J. Isaac re-
ported as follows: Balance at last re.
port, $7O2 %; received from grand sec
retary, 81, ,O94. 19; total, 81, 1856 42; dis
bursements, 81, 1881 so; balance, S597.
90.
Frank n. Overdeer and Geo. NJ
Stevenson, grand representatives
made full and comprehensive repor
of the proceedings at the annual ses
sion of the Sovereign Grand Lodge
held at San Francisco, Cal. Their re
port included valuable statistics.
At noon the members adjourned TO
lunch. At two O'Clock they convene
again. The exemplitication of the sc
cret work was given and at o'cloc
officers we're elected for the ensuin
year. The election resulted as fol
lows: Grand Master, James H. Al
pleby, Wilmington; Deputy Gran
Master, Samuel H. Barker, of Dover
Grand Warden, B. F. N. Weaver, Wi
mington; Grand Secretary, Isaac v
Hallam, Wilmington; Grand Treasure
P. j. Isaacs, Wilmington; Grand Rel
ressntative, George NJ. Stevenson
Smyrna; Janitor, Edgar G. Pierce
Wilmington; Grand Representative {
the Odd Fellows Hall Company, Ii
aac w. Hallam.
The following officers were appointe
Grand Marshal, w. o. Crozier, Wi
mington; Grand Guardian, William
Barney, Wilmington; Grand Condu
tor, Charles ]. Sudler, Smyrna; Gran
Herald, W. B. Lester, st. George
Grand Chaplain, Rev. R. K. Stevei
son, Wilmington, These officers wei
duly installed in their respective p
sitions. The district deputy grand ma
ters and their charges were announc,
as follows:
- District, No. l, James A. Applep
has charge of the following lodge
Nos. l, 2, 4, 8, 1s, 81, 90, 26, 30, "a, al
Naomi, No. 3, r. D.
District No. 2, Thomas J. Dalto
Centerville, Del, lodges Nos. 10.
%, 81. Al.
District, No. 3, J. Edwin Lew
MiddletOwn, lodges, Nos. 9, II 80,
District, No. 4, Samuel H. Bark
Dover IOdpaa Noa n Y on