The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-11-17
Treasurer JOHN E. Davies
Speaks Of the Deceased
Jersey City Man at the
I. O. @. F. Session.
ORDERS HOME TOO SMALL
GRAND MASTER RECOMMENDS
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A
SECOND INSTITUTION - Off
GERS ELECTED.
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TRENTON, Nov. II, 19G5.-When
the several hundred delegates to the an
nual convention of the New jersey
Grand Lodge, independent Order of Odd
Fellows, reassembied here yesterday, it
was to hear the balance of reports of
officers and committees and take action
thereon. Of particular interest to the
delegates was the project to establish
another Odd Fellows Home, which was
launched Wednesday and yesterday ac-
corded formal approval by the Grand
Lodge. 1t was expected that the husi-
ness of the convention could be cleared
up in time to adjourn about o'clock
! yesterday afternoon.
Grand Master Edward L. Pearsall
submitted a lengthy report covering his
official acts and reporting mass of cor
respondence relating to his decisions and
rulings. He also reported the institution
of Mt Sinai Lodge No. 272, at Newark;
Lady Marion Rebekah Lodge No. so, az.
Newark; Winona Rebekah Lodge No. 81,
at Moorestown, and Wanavale Lodge No.
2T3, at Wanaque. Mt. Sinai Lodge start
ed with II charter members Six lodges
were consolidated during the year.
The most important recommendation
made by the grand master vas that
special committee of seven members be
appointed with instruction to report at
the next annual meeting plan Of acton
| that VIII result in the establishment of an
| Odd Fellows Home in his State, to be
under the control of the grand lodge.
The recommendation was adopted.
Grand Secretary Lewis Parker report
Ell as follows: Number of members at
last report, 26,577; initiated during the
year, 1,5T7; admitted by card, 9S; rein
stated, 6S; withdrawn by card, Ill; ex-
PEELED, IS; deceased. 3G5; suspended for
cause. SO: dg,apped for non-paylnent Of
dues, OH; present membership, 2G.s76.
The net gain for the year was 300 mem
hers.
During the official year 5000 members
were granted relief. The relief items are:
| Amount paid to sick members, $96,416.-
4 55: paid to widowed families, SS52. 60;
paid to educate orphans. S526.03; paid
las death benefits, S3s,O9l.77; paid on ac-
count of special relief, $3.5S7.22; total
relief paid, S13o,474.22, or about $5.25
per capita, based on the membership in
this State at the present time.
/ Grand Treasurer Joseph r. Deacon. Of
Bordentown, reported 4 cash balance Of
s3,s7542.
/ The committee on statistics reported
that since 1880 the entire order through
out the world has initiated 1927 ,263 cam
didates, has relieved 2,961,547 members.
has relieved 275.291 widowed families,
and has lost 292,5 members by death.
The total amount of relief paid is $105,-
425, 1856, and the total amount of
money received by all the lodges from
every source has be en- Sa79 2a3.S23.92
Nest of the afternoon session was con-
| sumed in 4 discussion of the case of
Grand Representative Henry J. Melosh,
i of jersey City, who took a Withdrawal
card from one lodge and deposited it in
another. Tie point at issue was tech
/ meal ene affecting the legality of the
lodges conferring membership upon Mr..
AeIcsi. The grand master had ruled
that this action was Illegal, but when
the vote was taken it was found that
the grand lodge had reversed this de-
eision. It is thought by number of
| the delegates that the case will be APP
nealed. Others say the incident is clos
ed.
Grand Representative +. G. Tephafl,
of New York. and a candidate FOR the
position of deputy grand sire Of the or
i der, delivered an address during the af-
ternoon session.
last night the Odd Fellows Home
I Association met in annual session. Pres
ident Thomas D. Nils reported that
there are twenty-three inmates Of The
home; one application was reeently ap-
proved, aud three more are pending.
The home will only accommodate four
more than it now has consequently i
the present applications are acceGAed no
more can be considered.
i Secretary Walter 5. Campbell alAort-
ed that SO, ,95lss6 had been receivsltAur-