Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-20
ODD FELLOWS.

Uncas lodge, No. IL, held it's regular
meeting Monday evening working the
second degree upon three candidates.
This was done in the usual admirable
form for this degree. for which this
lodge has reputation. one new
member was elected, providing work
for next month
Frank K. Green and Frank @. Smith
from the two local Odd Fellow lodges
attended the 18th annual meeting Of
the corporators of the Fairview home,
held in New Haven this week. Among
the matters of important business was
an adverse vote on the proposition to
establish a centennial endowment fund
of 100000 for the maintenance OF the
home at Fairview. Grotop. The lodges
Will now probably adopt the alternate
recommendation contained in Presi-
dent De Leeuw's annual report of
semi-annual per capita tax of 10 cents.
In his annual report Of the home,
President De Leeuw refers fittinglv to
the death during the past year of Past
Grand Master Jonathan w. Pond OF
New Haven, one of the original char
ter members OF the corporation; also
to the death Of Past Grand Master
Frederick S. Hunt of Bridgeport,
treasurer of this corporation for over
16 years from the time of Its organ
ization until his death. In Bridgeport,
June ~, lSUcs anu 10 lHe uedtn VI
Past Grand Patriarch Dumond p.
Merwin who died at his residence in
Milford October 81, 1903. Brother
Merwin was third vice president of the
home.
Speaking Of accommodations at the
home, the president says:
At the present time every room in
the main building cottage and DOR
nlitory Ia occupied and beds have been
,.1o Il, ha IN Eanxrfc
hall; and yet 1 do not feel that we
saould erect another building at pres
Ant / think that applications forased-
mission should be more closely in
vestigated and the home maintained
for the purpose for which it was or
ganized, to wit, aged and INDECENT
members Of the order. My observa-
lions lead me to believe that lodges
have applied for some of their MEM
bers who really are not eligible, but
when made out in due form we as
sumo that they are qualified and ap-
prove the application. Lodges should
exercise greater care in presenting APP
plications for admission.
Twenty inmates have been admihted
during the past year, IL brothers and
three sisters.
There were on March 1. 1909, Al
inmates. 3j brothers and six sisters,
by far the largest number at the home
since It's institution.
The departures have been these:
Sister Phileoma Daniels. died April 4,
1908, and was buried in Rockville;
Brother George L. Cooke died April |
H. and was buried in the Home GEM
etery; Brother Frank L. Bigelow, died !
April 27, 1908, and was buried in |
Hartford; Brother James Halpin died |
June IS. 1908, and was buried in |
Stanford; Brother George w. Deni-
son. died July IA. 1908, and wasF buried |
in Norwich; Brother Allen i. Moore |
left of his own accord on September |
.. 1908; Brother BENJAMIN T Nash, on i
September 49, 1908, and Brother Chas. |
II. Smith on October 80, 1908; Sister |
Imogene Wooster was dismissed by |
vote OF the boar dof managers, and |
left January 16. 1909. and Brother |
Jemes F. Porter was DISCHARGED bv |
vote Of his lodge, leaving February 3, |
1909.
The following was the report OF the |
finance committee of the home:
General; Receipts, S9.02s.SS |
balance on hand March J. 1909. $780, |
74417: total, s44,774.05.
Expenses. S7,77O.44; Balance on hand |
March ]. 1903, $37,073.61
Dormitory E'und-Interest from /
banks. S10332; balance on hand. March
/ 1908. $2,73127: total, $2,s34.59.
Expenses-Paid on presidents or
ders. s192.70; balance on hand, March
I 1909, s2,64LS9; total S2,S3459,
Orphanage Fund-Interest from |
banks. $50.s4; balance on hand March
J. 1908, s1,25SSS; balance on hand
March !. 1903. s1,309.72
Library Fund-Interest from banks
$3.50; balance on hand, March 1. 1908
sfs1Ss; balance on hand, March l.
1909. $4,000.