Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-18
ODD FELLOWS HAVE
GRAND LODGE SESSION.
Over 600 Delegates at Danbury-Re
ports and Election of Officers.

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The annual session of the grand
lodge of Connecticut, Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows, was held in DAN
bury Wednesday, with about 500 dele
gates in attendance. Preceding tie
opening, the grand lodge degree Was
conferred upon the new members at
the rooms of Samaritan lodge, after
which the delegates repaired to ths
opera house, where the sessions were
held. The greater part of. the morn
ing was taken UP with routine Work
and the presentation of reports. Later
a recess was declared and the odd Fell
lows were welcomed to the city in az
address by Mayor n. burton Rogers.
The following is the complete list of
nominations upon which the session
acted favora5ly in the afternoon:
Grand master, w. Arthur F. Wood
ford of Bristol; deputy grand mester.
Frederic G. Burrows of New London;
secretary, william c. Hutchinson Of
New Haven; treasurer, Grant y. 1kier-
stead of Hartford and Sidney w. Chal-
lenger of Bridgeport; grand represent
ative, Joseph II. Hawley Of Danbury
The following officers were appoint
ed by Grand Master Woodford: Mar
shall, Henry c. Stevenson, Bridgeport;
conductor, F. H. Monroe. New Haven;
chaplain, Rev. C. H. Smith Barrie
Mass, and herald, G. NJ. Chapman,
Waterbury The appointive officers
were Installed py PaSt drdnd Master
Hawley.
In. his report Grand Master Joseph
III. Hawley had this to say in the line
Of recomm endation:
so many Misunderstanding arise
between insurance companies of the
fraternal, or SO understood, variety and
their policyholders who have applied
for benefits, etc, and the belief is so
general among people not members of
the order that these concerns are in
some way connected with, and that the
order is responsible for, their actions,
to the detriment of our reputation, I
believe, / would recommend resoiu :
ton forbidding representative of these
companies the privilege of solicitin g
or speaking on the subject in or on
lodge buildings or lodge property. And
Furthermore, no officer OF the lodge
shall aid, assist or collect for such
companies, and all lodge records. rcs-
ters and books shall be closed to them.
A resolution adopting this recommcn-
dation could be SO drawn as not 10
injure TIE present policyholders.
The report of Grand Secretary Vii
liam II. Hutchinson of Kew Haven
showed the following: Total number of
20 1913; membership Jan. 1, 1911, 21,-
1888; gain, 939 limitations, Jan. /, 1910.
to Jan. 1, 1911, 1,561; admitted 10y
card, lis; reinstated, 40; withdrawn,
1926; suspended, 342; expelled, 3; de-
ceased. 2S7. Total number of Rebekah
lodges, So; total membership Jan. /.
1910, 6.496; membership Jan. 1, 1911,
$500: net gain, 1854; withdrawn, 1854;
suspended, 2os; expelled, 2; deceased,
So; limitations, 554; admitted by card,
62; reinstated, 3.
Total assets, lodges, sso5, 7e6.03: net
gain for the year, $24,725.82; total in
vested funds, $670, S29.35; invested on
paraphernaIia ETC. S124s766S: expend-
ed for relief, s104, 227.93; other ex-
penses, s106, 1872: total expenditures.
$210,41525; total receipts, $21S,570.79.
Rebekah lodges. total assets, S37,570.74;
total receipts for the year, $12,507.73; ;
expended for relief, s1,887.50; 9th er
expenses, S9,231.73; net increase in
funds, s1,3Ss.5o
Receipts of grand lodge, $12,ez469 !;
expenditures S12,024.69.
The increase in limitations for the
years 1907-11 over the years 1902-06 is
1,429, or an increase of 50 per cent.
and the net gain for the same period
is 667 or an increase of 1856 per cent,
with the suspensions of 322 less, a
decrease of Is per cent.
The report of the corporators of the
Odd Fellows home showed that 80
seven having been admitted during the
year and four having died
The annual session of the grand lodge
of Connecticut Odd Fellows was
brought to a close late Wednesday
with the selection of New Haven as
the next meeting place. A resolution
of regret was passed on the retirement
of Grand Treasurer William H. Mari
gold of Bridgeport Retiring Grand
was presented with q gold past grand
meSter'S Jewel.