Evening journal., 1915-11-17

With delegates present from all the
state lodges, the S2d annual conven-
ton OF the Independent order OF
odd Fellows opened this morning in
l. q. o. r. Hall. The reports of the
various committees were submitted,
and a resolution was passed for the
appointment of committee OF five to
devise ways and means for providing
home for aged Odd Fellowws and
the orphans of Odd Fellows Of Della
ware.
Among the visitors we're Grand Rep
resentative Wilson X. Mohr, Jurisdic-
ton Of Pennsylvania; Grand Scribe OF
the Grand Encampment Ritter, Mill
tary Secretary Fred A. Groome, of the
Patriarch Militants, Of Baltimore; Dis
trict Deputy Grand Master of Della
ware county, Pa, w. +. Fowden, and
the Grand Secretary Of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge John B. Goodwin, OF Bal
timore.
At noon all the members of the
lodge we're entertained at a dinner in
the Odd Fellows Building. There will
be a banquet tonight at Hanna's. Off
GERS will be elected this afternoon. H.
e. Lynch If Dover, is slated for the
office Of grand master.
John T. Magee, grand master, in his
annual report reviewed an active term.
He said in conclusion:
"As l lay down the authority OF
power and hand to my successor the
gavel, trust the work of our order will
press on TO that standard of eNcellency
that we desire to see. Having passed
the numerical point of 1000, let us press
on with the thought OF 5000 engraven
on our minds so deeply that we may
come to Grand Lodge at our next session
we'll on the way to this goal"
Then followed the reports OF the dis
trict deputy masters. Grand Secretary
William ". Douty reported the follow
ing membership figures:
Number reported last year, 3,Sl3; ini'
tiated this year, 3il: admitted by card
Z: reinstated. IL admitted by dismis
sal card. l. admitted by transfer Ger
hficatc. s; total, AIS; withdrawal b.
ard, g; suspended, los; died, 4o; with
drawn bv dismissal card, 4; errors II
last report. 10; total, l79 present mem
hcrship, 1869; gain in membership, l'e
number Of lodges. sS.
Relief.
Number of brothers relieved, 300
number of weeks sickness 1891; mum
ber Of brothers buried. AZ; number o
brothers wives buried, IL; amount pan
Tor sick relief. lOSS2.32; amount pan
for burial of males, S4.599; amount par
for burial Of females, sS05; amount pai
for widowed families. S577Ss; amour
paid for outside charitable purposes
s26l 80; amount paid for donationi
S350O3; total for relief. Sll ,4foNo
total for other purposes, sl9592s2
total amount disbursed. SS7 ,06s.3I; tots
receipts. s4l.6l5.29.
Rebekah Degree-Membership.
Membership last report, 80; admit
ted during year. 35; total, 405: loss dun
ing wear. G; present membership, 399
Financial Statement.
On hand last report $40 l4l.0l; r.
ceipts for year, 81 45O.33; total. Sll
529.O4: paid for relief, SSOl paid f
lodge expenses. S395.96: total 81 1896
net assets, sl030s.Os.
p j. Isaacs. grand treasurer, reports
receipts of the year of 81 S9S.49. and
balance on hand OF 81 ,30202. The NJ
assets Of the order in Delaware wei
reported to be S207 ,609.
Y. Willard Crossan and c. Fran
Davidson, representatives, Of the Sove
cipn Grand Lodge. which met in IA
Francisco on September 20-2a. report'
of the session. They reported a wor
membership of the order on Decemb
81 1914. as follows
Sovereign Grand Lodge, I quasi-ind
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