Evening journal., 1908-08-19
BROTHERHOOD OF
AMERICA MEETS
Delightful Time at Little
Creek Where Annual Session
Was Held on Tuesday

The thirty-ninth annual session Of
the Grand Circle OF Delaware, Broth
erhood OF America. was held at Little
Creek Tuesday, when the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year:
Grand exalted Washington. w. f..
NAPLES, Henlopen Circle. No. II.
Lewes; grand chief Washington, ]. f..
C. Blocksom. Friendship Circle. No. 70.
Little Creek; grand chief Jefferson, T..
M. Gotee. Jefferson Circle. No. 4.
Bethel, grand chief Franklin. r. T..
Hazard, Diamond State Circle, No. 3,
Milford; grand scroll keeper. Bnja-
min Knox, Weiner Circle. No. Q, Har-
rlngton; grand treasurer. +. S. Daisey
Enterprise Council, No. 8, Millvine:
grand herald, c. c. Oliphant Friendly
Circle, NO i, Wilmington; grand watch
the day William Kobold, Humanity
Circle. No. 1, Wilmington; grand watch
Of the night, George L. Turner, Friend
ship Circle, No. 12. Little Creek trus-
tee for three years. Charles H. Nor
ROW, Humanity Circle. No 1, Whining
ton; representative to the Supreme
Circle, which meets in Bridgeport,
Conn. In October. w. J. Culver OF
Laurel, and G. II. Howard, of Lewes.
The report Of c. T.. Bossert the re-
firing grand scroll keeper, showed the
order TO be In an unusually healthy
condition, despite the general depres-
sion among fraternal societies. The
receipts for the year were SS,331.11:
expenditures, SS.29415; total wealth of
the Grand Circle. ss,63794, a gain of
s4745O. The total membership Of the
fifteen circles is s32. a decrease Of 80
for the year.
About forty delegates we're present
at the session, and they were royalty
entertained at the homes Of the mem
bers OF Friendship Circle. on Mon
day evening the visitors were enter
tained and a most enjoyable time was
had. Singing, speaking and feasting
were INDUCED in and the best fraternal
spirit prevailed
At the opening OF the afternoon ses-
sion the newly elected officers were
installed by Supreme Washington
George w. Dannenhauer. OF Philadel-
phia, assisted by Supreme Treasurer
II. T. Sergeant, OF Wilmington, and
Supreme Scroll Keeper H. B. Walter,
OF Philadelphia.
Supreme Washington Dannenhauer
| is native Of Kent county, having
lived at Cheswold until 1881, when he
removed TO Philadelphia. He has Just
completed a tour OF Delaware. Mary
land. New Jersey. Connecticut aud
New York. installing newly elected
officers. and reports the order In a
fiourishing condition, despite the hard
times. He found the Brotherhood Of
America holding its own.
Wilmington was selected as the
place TO hold the next annual session.
An appropriation was made for The
Brotherhood, the official organ Of the
order.
Thomas f. Dunn. OF Friendship Cir
Gle, No. -. Little Creek. was elected
TO receive the G. r. w. degree by the
Supreme Circle. which meets at
Bridgeport Conn, for meritorious SER
vices rendered the Grand Circle OF
Delaware.
Supreme washington Blocksom an
nounced the following appointments;
Law Committee NJ. Burris, J. c.
Cannon and L. II. Clifton.
Committee on Appeals-A. NJ. Nor
gan. J. T. Hearn. w. B. Moore.
District Deputies-C. F. Bossert,
Nos. / and 6; John w. Hastings. No.
?: r. A. Hazard. No. 3; I. 7. Hearn,
No. 4; J. W. Cannon. No. 8; T. H.
Outten, No. z; NJ. p. Kichline. No. o;
w. b. Moore, No. II; ]. f. c. Block
som. No. 10; A. M. Morgan, No. IA;
w. e. Short. No. Is.
Press-Charles II. Morrow. New
Castle; John r. Hail. Kent; c. H.
Howard, Sussex.
Special -committee-H. T. Sergeant
Wilmington.