Evening journal., 1917-11-21

L. FRANK DANiDSON
Grand Scribe, Grand Encampment.
amount paid for sick relief, ii,62725;
amount paid for burial Of males, s5ii0;
amount paid for burial Of females,
s565: amount paid for widowed fam-
lies. s535.67; amount paid for outside
charitable purposes, Si9250; amount
paid for donations. S37320; total for
relief, Sis, 1852; total for other pur-
poses. S35 1910; total amount dis
bursed, S53,72272; total receipts, $685.
392.3s.
Personal property actual value, ST.
92249; real estate amount invested
SOB 36613; stocks amount invested,
SCI, si949; bonds. S576267: mortgages,
S22, $50; temporary loan, S2i0S.95; cash
IN bank. sil,2si.92; cash in saving
fund, s22,5377i; cash in officers hands,
s7OiOi: notes, So 1926; total, $751;
9i466; liabilities, s32,237.75; net assets,
1925, 7O9si.
Rebekah Degree
bership-Members last report.
220 brothers, 300 sisters, total $40; adj
mitted during year, 81 brothers. 81 sis
ters. total III. Loss during year. 6
brothers, p sisters, total 80; present
membership, PCS brothers, $50 sisters.
total sos
Financial statement-On hand last
report, SiO,9i23O; receipts for year,
s2,s55.62; total si376795 Paid for re-
lief S74629; paid for Lodge expenses,
S9iis9; total, si,66iis; assets, si2,-
lO67i.
p. J. Isaac, grand treasurer, report
ed a balance in bank Of S2,525.95.
Dr. J. Willard Crossan and C.. Frank
Davidson. grand representatives. sub
mitted an interesting report Of the SUI
preme Lodge.
Statistics of the Order throughout
the world from 1880 TO December 81.
1916. were given as follows: Including
Australasia. Denmark, Germany, Meth
erlands, Sweden and Switzerland-Inl-
iiations in Subordinate Lodges, l,39s-
25S; members relieved, i,7O1iSS: wild
owed families relieved. 363, 7i3; mem
bers deceased, dss,i75; total relief,
/ Si73,2i7, 55623; total revenue, s3s7, 1877
S539i.
Condition OF the Order throughout
the world, December 81, 1916 Sover-
/ elgn Grand Lodge. 1; Quasi-indepen-
dent Grand Lodges australasia, Den
mark, Germany. Netherlands. Sweden
and switzerland, g.; Grand Lodges, 6s 4:
Grand Encampmenis, 81: Subordinate
Lodges, 1850; Subordinate Encamp-
ments, 3,5Oi; Rebekah Lodges. 1854
Lodge members. i.67S,3ii; encampment
members, 232, 9s5: Rebekah Lodge
members. 759si9; total number Of
persons belonging to the Order. 1903
i0i; total relief paid in 1916 SC, 4OS.-
S55.6i; total receipts Of Subordinate
bodies for 1916. si9O26, 3Sii5; total ex-
penses Of Grand and Subordinate
bodies for 1916, Si009i .sO2i7; invested
funds Of Grand and Subordinate
bodies, December 81, 1916, s7i.0i5,A2l.7i.
Grand Encampment
The Grand Encampment met last
night. with Franklin c. Smith, Grand
I patriarch presiding Mr.. Smith present
ed an interesting review of the years
work, stating that prospects Of insti-
/ tuting two new encampments at an
early date were encouraging.
William w. Dandy, Grand Scribe, re-
ported iOi members in the seven en-
campments, member ship gain Of 81.
Relief statistics follow:
Numbers Of brothers relieved. 10:
number Of weeks sickness, iOe: num-
her Of brothers buried, 1; number of
brothers wives buried, amount paid
for sick relief, S65i; amount paid for
burial Of males, Si75; amount paid for
burial Of females, $40: total for relief.
$3.50; total for other purposes, S2,37i 80:
total amount disbursed, s3,2iO.35; total
receipts, S2,757.25.
Funds-Personal property. Si.552. 35:
funds in bank. etc. .S3.9i2.i4; invested
funds, S10S730; net assets, si2,55i.79
Hubert A. Roop, grand treasurer. re-
ported bank balance Of S6iO.23.
John p. Heinzeroth, grand represen-
tative, submitted an interesting report.
Onlflcers were elected as follows
Grand patriarch, Willard $. Holt
Laurel; grand hign priest, Willard r.
| foreman, Wilmington: grand senior
I warden, John r. Blackson. Whining.
tom grand junior warden, William
McClain, Wilmington; grand scribe. G.
: frank Davidson. Wilmington; grand
+ treasurer, Hubert a. Roop. Whining
ton; grand marshal, Thomas r. Grier
Jrg Wilmington; grand outside senti-
mel, Joseph NJ. Anderson, Wilmington
grand inside sentinel. Leslie II. Nc
Namar, Wilmington.