Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 November 1891 — INDIANA ODD FELLOWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA ODD FELLOWS.

The Indiana Grand Lodge of Independent Order of Odd Fellows met at Indianap. oils Nov. 18 and 19, with 1,000 delegate present. The report of tirand Alas ter W H. Leedy shows the order to he in the most prosperous condition. The initiations during the six mouths numbered 2,385 and the net gain 1,651, both larger than in any other term in the -history w&£ tho -order. 1 Six subordinate and eighteen Rebekstr lodges Were instituted. Grand Secretary Foster in his report, says: “We have cause to be thankful to the great Father of all for the continued and unparalleled prosperity of the Order. After deducting all. losses we are left With a net gain in membership of near seventeen hundred. Fe largest gain in any one term in the history of the Order in this Jurisdiction. An examination of the statistics herewith presented will show twenty-three hundred and eighty-lis'e initiations; lour htindnsi and fifteen admitted liy card, and three hundred and five reinstated^ Our relief report is unusally large, and may be summed up as follows: Two thousand six hundred and six brothers and one hundred and forty-one widowed families have been relieved. The sum of $51,233.10 has been paid for the relief of brothers: $2,033.62 for the relief of widowed families; $244.23 for the education of orphans; $13,. 143,56 for burying the dead, and $5,331.16 for other charitable purposes, making the Total amount of relief $71,985.07. During the last ternutbere lias been an unusual amount of sickness among our members as the foregoing figures would seem to indicate. The proposal to erect an Odd Fellows home for indigent members and their wives was acted upon favorably/ otictwelfth of the receipts of tiro grand lodge for dues being set apart to be applied to the use of this fund. The officers elected aud appoiutdd were as follows: 11. Z. Wiley, Grand Master, Fowler; George Ford, Deputy Grand Master, South Band; Will H. Talbott, Grand Warden, Orleans; B, F. Foster, Grand Secretary, Madison; Theo. F. Ilatighoy, Grand Treasurer, Indianapolis; E, 11. Cnppenger, Grand Chaplain, Rockpot t; J. F, Rann. Grand Marshal, Decatur; W. 11. Willoughby, Grand Guardian, Lafayette; T. F. Humes, Grand Sentinel, Muncie; W, 11. Leedy, Grand Instructor, Indianapolis; W. 11. Leedy, Representative to Sovereign Graud Lodge; J. F. Wallick, J. A. Fergusou and George Shirts, Trustees.