Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-20

| is but S4-tne SlndlleSt III ."
| The grand secretary has no apoloSies
| to offer for this poor showing Simply
saving it cannot be accounted 'ol
Prosperity apparently abided WIN al
classes of citizens and no surface IN
.licationS predicted our slump. me
admissions were Tess than one year
! AGO while our losses were greater,
| especially fer suspensions for non
! pa,.ynCnt of dues. Four hundred ana
J ffty-tWo brothers We're dropped 1or
| this cause against 323 one year ago an
| increase Of 40 per cent. our totdi
membership is now 2i.923. TINS set
! back would stimulate us to renewed
action and an extraordinary eitort
made to retrieve our losses. WITH the
| dead wood eliminated, the year 1910
ought to show a greater gain. AS
usual. the rural lodges did better than
| the city lodges.
! Financially our lodges show a
healthy gain. The total receipts are
$19e. S9l,2G against $lS>,1i616 for the
year before The expenses. however,
separate from relief and charity, in
creased correspondence. showing $685.
| 06l.Sl. This is d large sum, but as
| lodges are more and more owning
lodge buildings the repairs must grow
| larger. The sum of $SS,509.49 was
! paid out for relief, Il sum greater than
was ever expended in this jurisdiction
| in a single year showing that our
lodges are complying With the man
dates of our rdrr.-rclieVin& the
| sick, br,rying the dead, ana providing
for widow and orphan. This great
IL
ST. for each and every day in the
year. Notwithstanding a total outlay
of $1S1,571, we have gained in total
assets more than 500, 900. our assets
| a%@reaating $923 .05S.94
No single lodge made q large gain
| for the year. PcnobScot Lodge, NO. Z,
| of Bangor. admitted 70; Knox Lodge.
| No. %, of Rochland, and Penacook
| Lodge. No. 1870, of Rumford. admitted!
- each; Abou Ben Adhem, No. %, Of
| Auburn, ana Mountain View Lodge,
| No. 14i. Of Ashland, u each; Hancock
| Lodge, No. $50, Of Swans island,
I.acona Lodge, No. A., of Biddeford,
land Fellowship Lodge. No. 81, of
Calais, is each; Peiepscot Lodge, No.
Is, of Brunswick. Phlentoma Lodge,
| No. 81, OF Pitts'ield, oriental Lodge,
| 30. So of Bangor. and Klneo Lodge,
| No. q. of Dover, II each; Fraternity
| Lodge, No. s. of WOodfordS, and Lin
| coin Lodge. No. 10, of Bath. 16 cach
Knox Lodge No. -. Of Rocllland. has
uutstripped Laconia Lodge, No. "A, of
| I5iddeford, and is the largest lodge in
the jurisdiction with Al members.
Grand Master Herbert W. Sears has
| In n N oh M
day to further extend our boundaries
and has soWu seed that future grand
masters will reap He has Travelled
extensively bencfting lodges by his
presence and will leave the institution
| in much better condition than he found
! it. He has been ably assisted by the
board of grand officers.
| Without regard to conditions or cir
| cumstances the Rebekah lodges in
| crease in numbers and Influence MAX
| ing handsome gains year after year.
! At the close Nof the year 1909 this
branch or our order showed Il net gain
! for the year of 1873. with an aggregate
| of 129 lodges and Il total membership
of 21.3S3. The Rebckahs arc fast over
| hauling the SubordnateS and now
| have more than tiVe-SiXths as many
| members At the present ratio of gain
| it will not be many years before the
Rebekahs surpass the subordnates in
numbers. The officers Of the Rebellah
assembly are very Jealous in the work.
| Miss Priest, the president, displaying
q commendable interest With the new
rituals the RebckahS are more than
ever excellng in the rendition of the
| degree work. With their efforts look
| ing toward raising funds for an odd
Fellows Orphans home the Rebekah
| branch is an honor to odd Fellowship
in this jurisdiction.
For more detailed summary of the
work for the year see the following
table:
Number of lodges per last re-
Number of lodges instituted last
| year ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. :
Number of lodges this date ......... I5l
Number of members per last 70
port Observation-Disclosures. q, $50
Number of, Of in, jnitia q, ,soo for the a.,
| Number admitted by card ........... II
Number re-instated to member
| snip ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .
Number error ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
25,s9i
Number members deceased, $40
Number members with
Number n members @ Suspended.... A.
Number members cXpclled......
Il Number members nOn-COntrib-
uting for the year, l909....... II
Number of members. Jan. |, 1alo,. 2i,o-i
Net gain of members during the
year .......-.............. .............. 81
Number of reicctnrs ................ ~
Number of past grauds ........... 3,723
Relief Report for the Year Ending
December 81. 1909.
Number of hrotrcrs relieved 26l7
Number of widowed families r.
lio'-ed Observation-Disclosures. if
Number Of brothers buried .......... 37u
Number of weeks sickness for
which benefits were paid .... 81 l6l
Amount paid fen relief of broth
ors .............--..... $7i57G. Il
Amount raid for relief Of widow
cd families Observation-Disclosures. 1911
Amount paid for education of
orphans and special relief ... 1880 IS
Amount paid for burying the
dead ...................... ll.256,11
Total amount paid for relief $500. 10
Amount of annual receipts ..... 1856 sci. %
Current expenses, separate from
benefits and charities ........ q, Nf1 81
Invested funds. including real
| estate, and hall prOpcrty on n5S III