The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-11-16
ODD FELLOWS IN
SESSION
Grand Encampment Held d
Meeting Yesterday in
Masonic Temple,
Trenton.
GRAND LODGE MEETS TODAY
Business Reports Show Pro-
gress il the Order Or
hcers to Be Elected.
GRAND LODGE MEETS TODAY
Special to .sThe Jersey city News.''1

TRENTON, Nov. is 1904 Repre-
sentatiyes from all of the subordinate en-
campments of the State were on hand
when the annual session of the Grand En-
campment of Patriarclls of New Jersey
of the Independent Order of Odd Fel-
lows opened at the Masonic Temple yes
terday morning.
The session adjourned late in the ar
telnoon. The seventy-first annual meet
ing of the grand lodge of the same order
opened here today in the same place.
Grand Patriarch Samuel Karn of Mov-
ristown presided yesterday. There was
little out of the ordinary routine of bust
ness matters for the delegates to finish
up, and the committee of elections viii,
it is expected, report shortly before ad
journment. There were no encamp1nent
| contests at the October elections, and
most Of the present elective officers will
| be advanced
Grand Patriarch Karn, in his report,
reviewed in detail the work of the year
thanking those who had so ably assisted
ihim in his visitations. Nearly all of the
encafnpments, he said, are doing good
work and exempIifying and practicing the
principles taught. He remarked that,
nevertheless, some of the encanpments
are weak and need assistance. In con-
Guiding his report the grand patriarch
said
Il wish to express my thankfulness
and appreciation for the honor You have
so generously bestowed upon me, and the
confidence reposed in me-.
The report of Grand Scribe Parker
showed that there are hfy-seven encamp-
ments within the jurisdiction of the grand
encampment. The statistical report, made
as of January last, showed total
membership of 1922, an increase of
twenty-one for the year. During 1908,
there were PAL initiated, FIVE admitted by
card, and eleven reinstated. During the
year 1888 patriarchs were relieved, the
total amount, expended therefor and for
the burial of the dead and relief of wild
ows, orphans and families being $10,656.
The annual receipts from subordinate en-
campments aggregated $22, ,3S9. There
were paid for current expenses of subord-
mates, s7.SS3 and for expenses of the
grand encampment, $1,15s. The invest
ed funds of the subordinate encampments
aggregate s26.055.
Concluding his report, Grand Scribe
Parker said: II regret that i am not able
to report a larger increase in our encamp-
ment branch, but [ am happy TO note an
advance, however small. For some un-
accountable reason there is not that en-
thusiasm among us that there was some
years ago. Only very few encamp-
ments are doing more than holding their
own''
Grand Scribe Lewis Parker, Grand
Treasurer james G. Robbins and Repre-
sentatives Amos B. Pierce, Of Newark,
and Walter H. Blake, Of vineland, will
continue in their present offices. Mr..
Pierce has one year more to serve in his
present term. and Mr.. Blake was elected
to succeed himself at the recent elections
1t was announced that within the last
year two new encanpnients, at Lake
wood and Egg Harbor City, were insti-
tuted.
The grand lodge will hold two days
session and the principal business will
probably be q. consideration of the ques-
ton whether the Odd Fellows Home
should be placed under the jurisdiction of |
the grand lodge. This matter has been
agitated at every session for ten years.
If the grand lodge should accept control
OF Ine hoIue II Woulu mean an annual
per capita tax of fifteen cents, while it
would place the home on much more
satisfactory basis.
The grand lodge officers are now as
follows: Grand master, e. L. Ross, Of /
Cape May; deputy grand master, Ed
ward =. Pearsall, Of Jersey City; Grand
Warden. Wesley B. Stout, Of Asbury
Park grand secretary, Lewis Parker. Of |
Trenton; assistant grand secretary, Geo.
G. Mutt. Jr., Of Trenton; grand treasurer
Joseph r. Deacon, Of Bordentown; grand /
representatives. Henry j. Melosh, of Jer
sey City, and G. FIefning Stranger, Of
Glassboro; grand chaplain, Rev. ]. x.
Manning Of Trenton: grand marshal,
Henry Q. Jones, Of Trenton.
The annual electio of officers Of the /
Odd Fellows Home Will be held tonight: