East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-21


ifested than in former years.
There have been four encampments
instituted during the year, with bright
prospects for future success. one
encampment, Huntington, No. So, 1.
| o. o. F, having made no report or
| paid any per capita tax for two years,
/ gave UP its charter. | could get no
response from my communications to
the district deputy grand patriarch for
\ that district, and commissioned Past
/ Chief Patriorch =. A. Hantz to pro-
ceed to Huntington and take charge
OF the charter, books, regalia and
other articles OF the encampment,
and take the same to Baker City and
send by express the charter and books
TO the grand scribe. The same was
done. and the grand scribe now has
! possession of those articles.
My official duties as grand patri-
arch cease with this session. / de-
sire to extend to the officers and
members of this grand encampment
my sincere thanks for their aid and
assistance To the encampments that
/ have visited / extend my best wish
es for their success and future pros
perity To the grand scribe, I desire
to extend my best wishes for his acts
of courtesy and assistance to me in
my work during the past year. In
conclusion, / desire to state that the
duties of grand scribe are many and
arduous. and the work is increasing
each year. ! would recommend an
increase in the salary OF the grand
scribe at least 5000 per year which /
am sure will be accepted, and COM
mensurate with the duties of that Of
flee. May the pleasant relations that
have existed during the past year
among the fraternity continue. and
may peace and prosperity crown the
labors of this grand encampment in
future years.
Submitted in F. II. & c.,
o. P. MILLER,
Grand Patriorch
Report OF Grand Scribe.
To the Grand Encampment of Ore
gon:
Officers and Patriarchs:-In com
pliance with the requirements OF the
constitution, 1 herewith submit my
annual report.
For the first time since 1897. We
show up a loss in membership. Dur.
ing the panic years OF 1S94-5-6-7
there was a small loss each year, ant
the membership was 1891 at close o.
1897. Since that year the increas,
has been regular and continual unit
last year. when one encampment drop
| har ~. all &l.o,
number having been carried over. anC
should have been dropped in 1910
Reports show that the "weeding out
I process prevailed in several othe
encampments. so 1t is fair to presum,
that conditions will be far differen
at close of this year.
Sioux Encampment, No. Al, of Eos
sill; Huntington Encampment, No. SO
Of Huntington; and Wilderness En-
campment, No. SO, OF Wailowa, hav,
failed to make reports. The forme
has paid its tax, and the scribe alon,
Is at fault for the failure to report
Huntington Encampment, No. SO. ha.
made no report and paid no tax foI
! two years. The grand patriarch's at
tention was directed to conditions ex
listing there. directed Brigadier Gen
eral Hantz of Baker, to take up tn,
charter, which was done. and tn,
encampment closed out as of Decem
ber 81, 1911.
Union Encampment, No. Q, of Rose
burg, reported a loss of nine durinJ
the year 1911, but admitted 70 at ;
regular meeting held in the presen
year.
II Encampments have been institute,
since last year report as follows:
| Columbia Encampment, No. n. st
Helens, Columbia county.
Blue Mountain Encampment No
| rs. Prairie City, Grant county.
| Canyon Encampment, No. TO- Can
| yonville, Douglas county.
Membership.
Number of Encampments May 1,
| 1911 ................. 6
Number of Encampments May /,
L l5lZ .......... n
Number of members December
81, 1910 ABB:
Number Of members initiated. 431
Number of members admitted
by card g.
Number of members reinstated
=