Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-18
DELAWARE SHIELD OF HONOR
Annual Meeting of the Grand
Lodge in This CITY Today.
AT THE NEW s. OF H. HALL
The Order is in Good Financial
COndluOn.
The New Hall, Which IL az 500 Market
street, Was Form t.is Opened Last sight
WIN Arpi opria,e iAerr.ses,
At THE NEW s. OF H. HALL

The Grand ID 10 Of Delaware, Shield
Of Honor me, in annual session this
morning at tho Now Shield of Honor
Hall, 10i Mdrkeg s.rect. Tho reading
OF reports and transaction of other
routine business occupied the morning
session. til,' riec,iun takes place
this Afternoon.
GranJ Master Ferdinand l.. Clements,
IN bis aTrufl a1cr iss, slid;
"ti is with somc lcnling of regret
that / AN called upol 90 state that we
have moi incrca ad in members IN this
Saate. but circumstances with which
you are familiar prevented. While our
reports will exnibit % small decline IN
membership, nevertheless our suhOrdi-
nate lodges are in good financial con
dltiOn and are meeting all their obll-
cations promptly are free from debt
and have comfortable cash balances IN
their treasures, notwithstanding the
liberal contributions of cash during
the tcrin AZ the last annual meeting
p committee was appointed for the pur-
posr nf securing q suitable pluce for
headquarters for the Shield of Honor.
IL Is with pleasure that / ann able TO
report that that committee, inconiunc-
tion with committee of the several
subordinate lodges. has been success
iul In that direction, and through the
efforts OF the combined committees we
assemble today In annual meeting in
shield of Honor HALL. ! desire TO con
rratulate The Grand Lodge and the
order generally upon the fact that we
are SO isA,ely situated, and 10 is my be-
liei that the order in this jurisdiction
Will prosper and grow M Our new
home let as nHke the effort and IL
we tut try great good viii be the
result -
Grand Secretary Charles 4. Martin
reported as follows. Receipts l9lh,
balance. S26l. 81. supplies, si2 80 /;
per capita tax, sl63. 7J ; total, s206. So ;
1905, supplies Sl.O0; per capita tax,
fi40: other sources. S27. so; total,
el7T 90; grand total, S6iJ.7S.
Grand Master Martin reported the
following membership statistics /:
Members at last report, 600; initiated,
2s reinstated, .; deceased, Z ; suspend
ed, 70 ; withdrew. 2 total membership,
osl6, Of which 533 are beneficial ard 63
non beneficial applications reported,
g ; decrease in total membership, 81.
Grand Treasurer John Beckett re-
ported as follows Balance on hand at
beginning term, $3.50 l3; received
from grand secretary, S356. 80; interest
on deposits, So. "a total, S6i0 81 paid
out by checks, S465. 80; balance in
bank, elS3 80.
The new hall was formally opened
last night. Some Of the supreme
officers were present They we're Su-
preme Secretary William r. Henry of
baltimore and Past Supreme Master
Edwin II. Mason, Past Grand Master
and Mrs. Joseph N. Rush, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Lehmberg, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry q. Hagerman, Grand
Master Jonas Dettre and Harry
Springer of philadelphia, Grand Master
H. Henry Hughes, Past Grand Master
William Lumberg and Grand Master
John Dittie, all OF Philadelphia, and
Grand Master Albert Kennedy Of
Camden. The members of the grand
lodge of this State were also present.
The visitors inspected the rooms, which
have been handsomely furnished, and
expressed themselves as being pleased
with them. The programme was as
follows: Selection, Rawnsley's Orches-
ira. address, chairman Of committee,
Charles Il. Martin selection, orchestra ;
selection, quartet; selection, violin,
Miss Ethel M. Barton selection,
HhlhoiNhri Nhfs 0oultl : huufthSs VII
liam 4. Henry, supreme secretary
selection, orchestra; recitation, Miss
Ethol McNey; selection, humorous,
Mr. Cooper selection, violin, Miss
Ethel NJ. Barton ;.solo, trombone, Frank
Messick; quartet, Come Where the
Lilies Bloom" Mrs. j. B. Carpenter,
Mrs. Daniel Souder, r. E. Jones, J..
n. Clymer; accompanist, Will M.
s. Brown; solo, "The Roses, - Louis
o. Thompson; solo, "Thora,n Miss
Louise Maier; quartet, Moonlight
Will Come Again
Three sessions will be held during
the day. The first one was from ID
TO II a. M, the next from TO s. 80 ..
m, and the last one from s until the
close Of the meeting, after which the
delegates will be given a banquet by
the Grand Lodge at Ainscow's.
Past Supreme Master Elmer y.
Strong. Grand Master Albert Ken.
nedy Of Camden, N. D., and Past Su.
preme Master Edwin IL. Mason of
Philadelphia attended the sessions.