Evening journal., 1908-11-18
ODD FELLOWS
ON THE INCREASE
Reports Submitted at Annual
Meeting To-day Show
Prosperous Order
HAVE BANQUET TONIGHT


Grand Lodge OF Delaware. Independent
order Of odd Fellows. opened this morn
Ing IN odd Fellows Hall Reports OF the
grand officers comprised the principal
business OF the day This afternoon the
officers for tho year will be elected
Grand Master +. b sirman presented
p report OF hls work for the year. He
said that since entering upon his duties
he had done tho best he could for the adj
,ancement Of thr, order IN this jurisdic-
ton Tie had visited every lodge during
the wear with tho exception Of ono where
there was not p quorum present. While
rains IN membership were not made rs
had been hoped for he said. the order
had held its own notwithwandinr the
business depression and n heavy death
list a slight increase. nc said IN mem-
hership had been made.
In concluding his report he said:
II desire to extend thanks 10 my staff
and my district deputies for the able
manner In which they have looked after
The interest Of our order during my
Term ] also wish 20 return thanks 10
nur brother grand secretary. Isaac W.
Halam. Tor his kind advice ard assist
auce given 10 me during the whole year.
ms many wears. To my successor In the
osace OF grand master, may he have tho
iova1 support Of all the brothers Of this
Grand Lodge, and a very prosperous term.
TIE duties of grand master have taken
great deal of time. but feel that the
good friends made during the year will
more than repay me
peputy Grand Master Melville n
Wells. or District No. Q. then submitted
his report. The other deputy grand
masters who reported were as follows;
willard Crossan. NJ. d.. OF District
No 2: August c. Jensen. OF District No
{: ana J. C. Abbott OF District No. O.
State Membership is, 2.774.
Grand Secretary Isnac w. Hailam sub
mlttod his report for the year which
showed the present membership TO be
ana and the number OF lodges, "a. The
number reported last year in membership
was 2.77s: initiated this year. i66; ad-
mittcd by card s; reinstated. g. with
drawn hv card. u; suspended, lis' died.
Al. resigned. 2: present membership.
e7.a: gain IN membership. 2; lumber OF
lodges. 81.
Relief Number relieved. $50. number
buried a: number OF members wives
died. IL; amount paid lor sick relief, SiO,-
rc5: amount paid for burnal males, 81
$50. females. $500 amount paid TO Wild
owed families. S2Wl0; amount paid for
outside charitable purposes H933i'
amount paid for donations s5iia' total
for relief. SiG.656G6. total for other pur-
poses. sii ssi.5o; total amount disbursed,
s2S. .oa7.s6: total amount OF receipts, S29,-
2sa7s.
Tho total amount invested was lie&n-
73 The net assessments were l6l'Zv
Prosperous Rebekah Degree.
Regarding The Rebekah branch the fol-
lowing report was submitted;
Nembcrship last report. BOG; admitted
curing the year. 81; loss during the year.
~. total membership. a22i gain In mem-
bcrshlp Is. on hand last report, So
Iia co. receipts for the year s9io5a; total
ssos9.ei, paid for relief. s5767O; paid for
lodge expenses s2Si.95; total, SS5s's''
available funds. S,cio.A
The report Of the grand treasurer, F.
] Isaac. was next submitted II showed
a balance IN the bank OF so5oso, Re
GENTS for tho year amounted 20 Si2i2.5S.
The amount in bank at tho last report
was ss25 %: received from grand secre-
tary. s.Sesis making total OF 2,i9s.Ss,
out OF which the current expenses had
"a be paid
Grand Representatives Robert Is.
stenhonson and Robert NJ Burns next
submitted their report on the Sith annual
session Of the Sovereign Grand Lodge
held IN Denver last September Tho re-
MORT was very well presented and told of
the reception which had been accorded
them and o. the deliberations Of the con-
rcntion.
The annual banquet OF the Past Grand
Officers Association. 7. o. q. f. viii be
hcid At the Hotel Wilmington this evening
al 800 O'Clock.
A pleasant break occurred IN the
routine this morning when a handsome
bouquet OF chrysaathemums wns pre-
serted 10 the Grand Lodge by Superin-
fendont William ]. Quigley, Of the
Rirorview Cemetery Company. The
bouquet was accepted with suitable
remarks By the Rev. j. r. Nicholson
II was decided 10 leave tho resusci-
faton OF the dcfunct Washington
Lodge of New Castle to the incoming
grand master. Twenty-three members
verc admitted this nothing.
A matter Of much interest % be con-
ridrred this afternoon besides the cleo
ticr ~ oficers win be the disposal Of
$3.50 refunded from the contribution
se1t by the Grand Lodge Of Delaware
fn the san Francisco earthquake suf-
frrers. II viii probably be decided 10
s,se n Tor some worthy object within
the order a number of visitors are
attending this afternoons session.