Evening journal., 1904-11-17
ODD FELLOWS
END SESSION
Annual Meeting OF Grand
Lodge Closes Alter I'M
portant Conference
MANY MEMBERS WERE RECEIVED

After one OF the most important and
successful sessions ever held by the
Grand Lodge of Delaware odd Fellows
the meeting came to an end last night
in Odd Fellows Hall and the majority
OF the members returned to their homes
this morning The election OF officers
took place yesterday afternoon and re-
suited as follows:
Grand master. James II. Appleby,
wilmington: deputy grand master,
Samuel H. Barker. OF Dover; grand
warden. b. r. n. Weaver, Wilmington.
grand secretary, Isaac w. Hallam.
Wilmington; grand treasurer. =. j.
Isaac. Wilmington. grand representa-
tive. George NJ. Stevenson. OF Smyrna;
janifor. Edgar C. Pierce, Wilmington:
grand representative to the odd Fell
lows Hall Company, Isaac w. Hallam.
The following officers were appointed
Grand marshal W. O. Crozier VIII
mington; grand guardian. William a.
Barney Wilmington; grand conductor,
Charles ]. Sudler. Smyrna, grand her
ald w. b. Lester, ST. Georges; grand
chaplain. the Rev. r. X. Stephenson.
Wilmington. These officers We're duly
installed in their respective positions.
The district deputy grand masters and
their charges were announced as fol-
lows:
District no. T. James II. Appleby has
charge OF the following lodges: Nos. J..
. a, 8. IS. 81. 2s, 26 20. 50, and Naomi,
No. 3. r. ID.
District No 2. Thomas j. Dalton. Gem
treville. Del. lodges Nos. u. 10. p 81. a.
District No. 3. j. Edwin Lewis. Md
dletown. lodges Nos. O. II. g. a..
District No. a. Samuel II. Barker,
Dover. lodges Nos 6. :, 20.
District No. 3. Victor G. Kitchens.
Laurel lodges Nos. "a. q. SS. 80, 40.
District No. 6. j. l.. Hudson lodges
Nos. 8, Is. H. %.
District No e. $. A. Chadwick, Har-
rington. lodges Nos. 10 80 30.
The New Castle district was placed
under the charge OF a special deputy.
w. L. Camagy Dr. Cooper. of Cam
den. chairman OF tho special commit
tee on tho suspension OF members for
non-payment OF dues. read his report.
but II was laid on the table until the
evening session.
A portrait Of William Hutchinson, the
past grand master OF 1885, was present
ed and received with thanks by the
grand lodge.
The annual dinner Of the Past Grand
Officers Association was held I'm the
Clayton House. beginning at o'clock.
Covers for thirty-eight were laid.
George g. Morton. past grand repre-
sentative, was the toastmaster. He
made few remarks welcoming those
present and then introduced DR.. E. w.
Cooper, past grand representative. who
answered to the toast "Our Country
and It's Future"
Il. w. Jester, past grand representa-.
tive. responded to the toast "Our Pub.
llc Schools and Their influence in tn,
Cause of Humanity "The Freedom
OF the Pulpit Was che subject OF the
toast of Grand MasterJahhes H. Apple,
by. Daniel Ross, past grand patriarch
spoke on 'Our New Cana" and II. G.
Clark. past grand patriarch, also spoke
The new members admitted 10 the
grand body yesterday We're as follows.
w. G. Crozier. =, II. Wiley, Delaware
Lodge, No. !; @. H. Hayden a. c.
Price, +. c. Carey, Jefferson Lodge, No
2; A. l.. Hudson, Union Lodge, No. 3,
w. A. Barney. c. C. Kirby. Mechanics
Lodge No. 4; A. ID. Cole. w. Ford. C.
J. Sedler, Morning star Lodge. No. g.
j.. II. L. Doto. y. w. Flegel Fairfa0
Lodge No. s. G.. S. Hopkins Good
Samaritan Lodge No. 9; +. J. Higman
Chrlstlana Lodge, No. 10; r. II. Dover
Patrick Henry Lodge, No. IL; II. S
Gray Oriental Lodge, No. 70; f. NJ
Cannon. j. NJ. Rumford. Herman Lodge
NO. IA; II. ]. Yates, J. II. Halnes, =. p
Wilson, Brandywine Lodge. No. Is; II
Nandever Star of Bethlehem Lodge
No. 10; L. S. Conwen NJ d., Amity
Lodge, No. 20; ,. t. Montgomery p. T
Hawke, II. A. Roop. Hope Lodge. No
2l; j. A. Stern. j. G. Woodward, J. II
Prinblee, Friendship Lodge No. 22: M
II. Devine E. J. Welsh. Asylum Lodge
No. 2S; ID. S. Levy, w C. Godfrey. w
R. Taylor Fidelity Lodse. No. 25: J
w King p. Wolfe. Charity Lodge. No
27' J. S. Butler. J. Loung. Natlona
Lodge. No. 32, j. a. Clark. Franl
Wooley, Eden Lodge. No. "a; T. ]. Dol
ton, Centrevhe Lodge. No. 81: n. Cal
lison, Greenwood Lodge, No. 80.