Evening journal., 1911-02-13
HEPTASOPHS
HAD BIG YEAR
oath Annual Communication Of
State COnClaveS to be
Held Tomorrow
INCREASE IN FINANCES
AND MEMBERSHIP REPORTED

Te twenty-fourth communication OF
the Seven Wise Men. Heptasophs, Del
aware jurisdiction, will be held In
Chester tomorrow with Grand Archon
William ID. Hudson presiding. All
the Delaware and Chester county Con-
claves will be represented.
In his annual report Grand Archon
Hudson will show that the order has
many things to be thankful for. The
order has had material increases all
over the State. both numerally and
financially.
The grand archon, upon assuming
his office, decided to visit each con-
clave I'm the jurisdiction once a
month and he has kept this up al
most without fail, during the past
year. He also reports having APP
pointed March 1. 1910, the following
deputy grand archons, all Of whom
have filled their Offices faithfully and
report increased interest in the order:
e. r. Farra, Friendship, No. 1; A
TAFT, Mizpah, No. 2; j.. n Anderson
Reliance No. 3; VIM. q. Wintrup
Brandywine, No. 4; f. G.. Widdoes
Newark, No. 6; VIM. ]. Kirk, Della
ware, No. z; r. J. Bloodwell, james
Young, No. g. ]. II. Walker, Peerless
No. 10; I. c. Snitcher, Joseph Pyle
No. IL: ]. S. b. Long, William Nc
Kinley, No. 12; r. ]. Symonds. Alpha
No. /, Chester, Pa; Florence b. Wald
man, William Mckinley Circle No. 2
Hannah r. Mercer, Newark Circle
No. T.
The report shows that the gran'
officers have supported the grant
archon IN the work and have assisted
him in every way during the pas
year TO carry on the work. Grant
Archon Hudson mentions PARTICULAR
the able and efficient work OF william
) Wintrup, the venerable grand scrib,
who has done more to advance IN
! order in this State In the last fiftee
years, than any other one man.
The grand scribes report shows:
Numbers OF members In Delawar
. last report. 1865; number OF member
4 gained, 115; total. LILO; loss b
: death, suspension, etc, 3S; net men
bership of males State OF Delawar
January /, 1911, 1,132; member
Ladies' Circle, CO.,. total. 1,1s2
, amount of annual receipts of sui
ordinate conclaves, S9,360.32.
Disbursements of subordinate COZ
claves
C. Amount paid as sick benefits, 81
7O652: amount paid I'm funeral fun
ie S2.324.75: amount paid for other r
H. lief, S27.50; disbursements for 9th
"A purposes, S2,591.66; total disburs
ments, SS,650.4S.
The grand treasurer's report OF {
n funeral fund follows:
o. Receipts-Balance in bank, Janua
= 1. 1910. S3.763.30: :: received from &C
claves. S2,32475; 5;limerest s11272;
tai S6,200.77; disbursements
~ count Of deaths Of ten members, 5
500: account Of deaths these membt
wives, $3.50; total, S2650; balance
bank, December 81, 1910, S3,55O.11,
The order is one Of the most Di
4. gressive In the State, but on accou
Of the conseryativeness OF the mel
bers in securing new material, {
order has not progressed numerical
as fast as others, but the conclav
are all In very good financial conc
ton and each one is slowly but sur
" growing I'm membership.
This twenty-fourth annual meeti
Il will be one OF the busiest sessions {
Grand Conclave has ever held. Mu
- business OF great importance to
is to come before this meeting and
large attendance Of the represent
tives and past archons is expected
f. The following officers will presid
nc NJ. Z. Grand Archon William
so Hudson, r. w. Grand Chancel
.ry Harry B. Miller r. w. Grand Prove
=, Harry A. Thomas. r. w. Grand Scri
10 William Wintrup; r. W. Grand Trei
urer Harry A. Dempsey, NJ. Y. Ora
Prelate, r. A. Harding, r. w. Ora
.b. Inspector. william E. Eby; r.
81 Grand Herald Harry A. Cox, r.
ad. Grand Warder James Dever, r.
tsd Grand Sentinel Frank p. McFarlin.
J 4 w. Grand Instructor William $. Bow
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