Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 November 1897 — Progress of Indiana Odd Fellows [ARTICLE]

Progress of Indiana Odd Fellows

At the session of the Indiana grand lodge of Odd Fellows at Indianapolis Wednesday Grand Master Rheinhard stated that the losses oF last year had been entiiely retrieved and that there was now the largest membership in the history of the grand lodge. The following figures were presented: Number of lodges in the state, 628; number of members, 43,185; net gain during last year, 562; total paid in relief during the year to members and widowed families and for burial, educational and special purposes, $164,264; number of members relieved, 3,335; number of widowed families relieved, 188. The receipts of the grand lodge for the year aggregated $18,441, and the expenses were $16,359.