Newark post., 1914-02-18
0DD FELLOWS
CELEBRATE
, Guests Observation-Disclosures
MANY esting Talks Given

ark o Opera House was filled f d:1 with
asn n1mbars and friends of Oriental
Is;Iy o5op. No. y, |. O. 0. F., last
ITSuT5sdav TS"T evening, the occasion OF
!hn ln' orders sixty-seventh annlver-
lr sr " Following an interesting
snooram, S,!. supper was served in the
RaU9npt R1US hall to 236 guests, many
YsDT "a whom came from Wilmington
and neighboring towns.
'lT The company was welcomed by
u W McNeal, after which the fol-
arinc interesting sketch Of the or
Ia Jor was read by Thomas A. Mullln,
secretary; =
Oriental Lodge, No. II, l. 0. o.
? WAS instituted on February IL,
lSl7 In looking up the records l
And that the lodge paid rent to the
SnUs S,r Of Temperance, and if | am
risbtlv informed, they met In a
NOM on the upper floor Of a build
Inc that stood on the site OF what is
lnovn as the Springer property,
onnosite the Newark Academy, un-
Il ftbev built the building known as
bo odd Fellows Hall, in the year
# 1850. The charter members
rprq Robert Fulton, Robert E.
Rsvnp, John Hamilton, Hiram
lnstin and Andlew c. Alexander.
The number of members admitted
on the first meeting night was
Eleven. During the year OF lS4I
There were % members taken In.
The first officers of the lodge,
commencing with March, lS47,
we're as follows: noble grand, A. G.
alexander; vice grand, Robert e.
Bayne; secretary, Thomas 7. Gull
|en; assistant secretary, Hiram
1Austin: treasurer, Robert Fulton ;
warden, Benjamin w. Shaffcr; con-
luctor, Nathaniel Bayne; R. s. to
he noble grand, Robert Bayne; u.
to the noble grand, Joseph Me
pr; R. S. to the vice grand, John
Trner: L. S. to the vice grand,
Thomas Clough; R. S. s., Thomas
Davidson; L. S. S., John Hamilton
inside guardian, John Wilkins
outside guardian, Richard Sim
mons.
Total number initiated, from
FEB. II, 1S47, to December 81, 1919
33; total number of deaths we
have any record of up to the pre-
Pnt time, Feb. II, 1914, 76; mem
es who have neglected to pay
heir dues, and have been suspend
$50; the present membership
The amount expended from Feb
nary 11th, 1S47, to February llth
9l4 for sick benefits, paid tt
Brothers. $30,511; for donations
aid for relief of brothers ant
rOthers' widows, 1925; for deatf
pnefts of brothers. wife, II at $2t
at $50, % at $50, total $500; fol
cath benefits of brothers, 13 at So;
at $50, 80 at 800, total 5000
rand total, $3S,63l.
The officers of Oriental Lodge
70. Il, |. O. 0. F., for the presen
Frm, ending March 31st, 1914
re; noble grand, Frederick Hen
ing; vice grand, J. Raymond MI
lullm; recording secretary, Thom
A, Mullin, P. G.; permanen
Fcretary, Charles w. Colmery, I
treasurer, s. B. Herdman, I
Warden, Harrison H. Gray, I
conductor, Daniel Krapf, L. y
y, to noble grand, William M
amble, P, G.; l.. S. to noble grano
wan W, Lewis, P. G.. r. S. to vic
rand, Isaac Vansant, P. g.; l.. )
wee grand, George |. Durnal
t.; r. S. s., Roland Herdman
D. S., H. II. Shank; outsld
guardian, c. r. f. Lewis, p. q.
Sde guardian, Charles Clark, |
chaplain, H. Warner McNea
The net assets of the lodge as pc
u Auditing Committees repo1
o[ a,a me term ending September 81
SS5, $lO,S3756.
Inc following named brother
ue appointed to make all nece'
arrangements for the celebri
u our sixty-seventh annlvel
W. ~; Thomas A. Mullin, j. Ray
yIq ~ McNlullin, Isaac Vansant, )
nerdman, H. Warner McNea
%,1Son S1l H. Gray, and Charlie
,. ,ue following letter from th
[and .n Master was read:
ss. A; Mullin,
ee, ssy; T.. Oriental, No. IL, I. 0. 0.