The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-21
Annual Roll Call Friday
Night Was Attended by
the Usual Large Crowd Of
Members of Order.
TWO OF VENERABLE
MEMBERS GET GIFTS
George Bishop and Frank
kitson Remembered for
Faithful Services Bells
Dean of Lodge.

The annual roll call meeting of the
Whitewater lodge. No. Al, l. O. 0. F.,
was held in the lodge rooms last even
ing. There were 1S2 members ans
wered the calling of their names eth
er by letter or in person. The attend
ance was unusually large.
AS token of appreciation of their
long and faithful service in the work
of the lodge, George Bishop and Frank
kitson were each presented with a
fine chair. The presentation address
was delivered by Lawrence A. Hand
ley, as director of the degree staff. He
spoke of the service of Mr.. Bishop
and Mr.. Kitson as members of the de-
gree staff. Mr.. Kitson was initiated
forty years ago last evening. while Mr..
Bishop was initiated February 18th,
1854. Both men responded feelingly
with short talks.
DR.. r. A. Chattin, Noble Grand, pre-
sided over the meeting. Addresses
were made by F. l.. Terrence. district
deputy, Charles W. Jordan, Charles G.
Swain, Charles Newman, James ".
Carter. A. G. Ogborn, and several 9TH
ers.
Report BY Handley.
Lawrence A. Handley, secretary of
the lodge; submitted his annual re-
hn rf l~hA
who died since the last roll call and
the date of their death were given.
They were William Wood. March 10,
1910; Henry Seiders. February 81,
1910; Charles Trimble, June Z, 1910;
Edwin Vickers. August Is, 1910; John
NJ. Weisgerber, /.ugust %, 1910; D. C.
Evans, September 16. 1910; L. A. Mote
Nov. 10, 1910. and Alexander Duffee,
January Z. 1911.
The report showed that since the in
stitution of the lodge to the present
time total of 942 members have been
taken in and that the losses from death
and other causes have been SO. This
is an average loss per year for the "a
years OF eight members. During the
year just ended the lodge gained from
all sources sixteen members and lost
twenty-one. leaving a total member
ship Of 414
BY the death of Edwin Vickers, who
was Sc years of age, Edward Bells be-
comes the oldest continuous member
of the lodge. He was initiated on
October IL, 1856. A list of the other
oldest members of the lodge in the
order of the initiation follows:
Edward Bells, Initiated October IL,
1856. Sc years.
Hamilton Todd. initiated September
10. 1858, 53 years.
Elijah Lawton, initiated February
8, 1861. so years.
Thomas p Logan, initiated October
"a, 1862, 40 years.
Isaac G. Dougan, initiated April 10,
1863, 4S years.
George Bishop. initiated February
IL. 1864, Al years.
James w. Carter, initiated October
4, 1864. A years.
Jos. T. Russell, initiated September
/, 1865, 46 years.
VIM. L. Thomas. initiated February
9. 1866, 45 years.
S. S. Strattan. Sr., initiated Septem-
Der 7, 1866, 45 years.
l.. B. Shramm, initiated Jan. 5, 1868,
43 years.
ReIiefs Lodge Paid.
Since the institution of the lodge
it has paid out for relief total OF S71,-
$3.50. During the past year the
amount was $2.3S6.13 or $4510 a week
The receipts for the year were $3.355.-
so and the expenses $3,2S0.99, profit
of $94.51. The lodge has an indebted
ness of $1.500 which represents mo-
|ney borrowed few years ago to meet
an exceedingly heavy draw on the
treasury for nurse hire.
The insurance value of the lodge was
illustrated by the citation OF case OF
illness. One brother who was inftiat-
ed May Is, 1905 and died in the fall
Of last year. was take1 sick in May.
1906 From the time he was taken
sick to the time of his death the White
water lodge paid out for nurse hire for
him $1.166.5a and for sick and funeral
benefits $7a7. making total of 81, ,963-
so.
II was shown that the lodge has con-
tribEted to the Odd Fellows Home at
Greensboro about $1.121.e9 since it
was founded. No member OF the lodge
has ever been sent there
Among those who came from q dis
tance to answer to the calling OF their
names was Charles G. Swain. former
county clerk. now employed as post
office inspector. He was formerly an
active member of the lodge. and served
as secretary for many years.
Following the business Of the even
ing IN elaborate lunch was served.