Evening journal., 1910-11-16
ODD FELLOWS
ENCAMPMENT
Harry L. ROOp Elected Grand
Patriarch Of the Delaware
Jurisdiction
BRANCH SHOWS GAIN
ALONG ALL LINES

The Grand Encampment of Della
ware /. o. o. F. in sixty-frst annual
communication on Odd Fellows Hall
here last night heard reports of pro-
gress In the encampment during the
year just closing.
Samuel Ovenshine, grand patriarch.
presided and delegates were in at
tendance from every one of the eleven
state encampments. Newly elected Of
ficers ares
Harry l.. Roop, grand patriarch, of
Wilmington; John G. Abbott, grand
high priest Georgetown; William b.
Lester, grand senior warden. St.
Georges; Martin r. Hutton, grand
junior warden, Wilmington; Edward
b. Henze, grand scribe. Wilmington;
Hubert A Roop, grand treasurer, Will
mington; grand representative to
Sovereign Grand Lodge, John A. Ben
nett, of Wilmington; grand inside
sentinel, Stephen e. Warren. Dover;
grand outside sentinel, Gibson War
rington, Wilmington; grand marshal,
William E. Baird. Wilmington.
Grand Patriarch Roop shortly after
assuming his new office. made the fol-
lowing appointments:
Grand inside sentinel, Stephen r.
Warren, No. s; grand outside senti-
mel, Gibson, Warrington of No. 1;
grand marshal, William E. Baird, of
No. IL.
Samuel Ovenshine, grand patriarch,
submitted his annual report immedi-
ately after the grand encampment had
been called to order, showing an ex-
haustive review of the work Of the
patriarch and was followed by the re-
ports of r. M. Fowler, Thomas n. Raw
Inns; Willard S. Holt, S. H. Barker. j.
Allen Johnson and William B. Lester,
district deputy grand patriarchs.
Membership Gain.
Edward B. Henze, grand scribe,
submitted a report showing a slight
increase in membership. Continuing,
he said.
Il have every reason TO believe
through the grand work done by the
Degree Team of Eden Lodge, at the
recent session Of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge, held at Atlanta, Ca, that it
will prove a stimulus for the Patriar-
chal branch of the order in this juris-
diction. Further my beliefs are justi-
fed In the active, aggressive work be-
ing done by Christine Encampment at
the present time.
81 am pleased to note that our sister
encampments Of the city are awaken
ing to the opportunities which are be-
fore them, for the field in this terri
tory is a goodly one and the opportu-
mites fine. OF the order outside of the
city in certain parts of the State 1t Is
dormant"
Receipts: Balance in bank last re-
port, $233. .43; amount received during
year, 207. 80: interest on deposits, LOG,
making a total Of $442.39; amount ex-
pended as per check book. $192lO; bal
ance I'm bank at this date, S250.29.
ummary-Number of encampments,
IL; number of members last report,
325; number of members initiated, 30;
number Of members reinstated, j; to-
tai, 356; from which deduct, number
of members suspended. N. p. D., 19;
number of members deceased, q; total
26; present membership, $50; number
of patriarchs relieved, IS; number of
patriarchs buried, z; number of patri-
archs wives buried. 2; number Of
weeks sickness paid, 191; amount paid
for relief of patriarchs, $560.75;
amount paid for burying patriarchs,
S35O.00; amount paid for burying pa
triarchs wives, $4,000; total paid for
relief, S1,000.75; amount paid for other
purposes, S909.70; total expenses, ST.
91045; total receipts from all sources,
81 ,945.11; total assets Of subordinate
encampment, SS,33S.28.
Hubert A. Roop, grand treasurer,
reported balance of S25029.
George W. Pyle, grand representa-
tive to the eighty-sixth annual COM
munication of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge meeting at Atlanta, reported of
the business of that body. Reports
submitted at the meeting showed the
following condition of the Patriarch
Branch, including Australasia, Dem
mark, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden
and Switzerland:
limitations in Subordinate Lodges,
$3.50, $50; members relieved, 3,713,S12;
widowed families relieved, 10000;
members deceased. 367 .167: total re-
lief, S130,9S ,S40.67; total revenue,
$257 sos, ,921.36.
Condition of the order throughout
the world December 81, 1909:
Sovereign Grand Lodge, 1 Quasi
independent Grand Lodges (Austral-
asia, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands.
Sweden and Switzerland), 6; grand
lodges, SO; grand encampments, 81 /;
subordinate lodges, 1859; subordin-
ate encampments, 1914; Rebekah
Lodges, 9,13O; lodge members, 1884
OS6: encampment members, 217 ,533 (;
Rebekah Lodge members, 633,615;
total number of persons belonging to
the order, 1,952.421 total relief paid
in 1909, s5,356, ,925.S9; total receipts
of subordinate bodies for 1909, $16,-
S27 1856; total expenses of Grand
and subordinate bodies for 1909, S.
500, ,356.55; invested funds of grand
and subordinate bodies December 81,
1903, $50, 3,156. 6.910.14.
Mr.. Pyle said Delaware was highly
honored at the session by having the
Rev. R. X. Stephenson appointed
Grand Chaplain, and also for the fine
degree work done by Eden Lodge, No.
"a, winning second prize in the first
degree. and first prize in the second
degree.
Margaret Young, the Misses Ruth and
Elsie Anderson Harry Lindsey Zav