June 25. Peter Fuss.
1901.
Feb. 18. Jane Herbert.
Aug. 25. John Q. Norman.
1903.
Jan. 14. Geo. W. Shafer.
Jan. 14. Catherine Shafer.
March 17. John T. Grimm.
May 28. James Murison.
1905.
July 28. J. P. Crawford.
Sept. 12. William Hartman.
Sept. 28. Hattie Willey.
1907.
Aug. 10. Fred W. Jockey.
Aug. 10. Julia A. Jockey.
Committed to Asylum.
1901.
Nov. 15. Spencer Pickett.
1904.
Dec. 23. James Owen.
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1905.
Oct. 22. John C. Reed.
Discharged.
1900.
Dec. 11. Johanna Halley.
1901.
Sept. 15. William Halley.
1902.
Jan. 10. Louis Dieke.
1903.
March 25. Jennie Crabtree.
1907.
Feb. 28. Joseph Partington.
Expelled.
1903.
Dec. 8. J. M. Gramlich.
Deaths.
Joseph Pugh November 2, 1899
Jacob Savely May 29, 1900
Harriet Sanders August 27, 1900
Daniel Michael November 25, 1900
C. T. Herbert February 14, 1901
Margaret Ramsey July 22, 1901
Sarah Hodges December 19, 1901
Richard L. Scott December 30, 1901
A. D. Gray March 26, 1902
Abigail McKean June 27, 1902
T. T. Roberts August 20, 1902
John Craig November 28, 1902
Thomas N. Sanders December 30, 1902
Henry Ebert January 13, 1903
George Walsh February 10, 1903
Alexander Thompson March 12, 1903
Stephen Cooper March 19, 1903
Mrs. Sarah J. Roberts April 8, 1903
Eliza T. Judd July 25, 1903
William N. Long September 20, 1903
William Raper February 21, 1904
M. P. Michelson March 7, 1904
W. G. Thomas May 12, 1904
Dr. Henry Venne July 14, 1904
Amelia Davidson August 25, 1904
Rev. G. D. Kent December 27, 1904
Dorothea Marwarhe February 7, 1904
Robert Crabtree March 21, 1905
Tuesday, *
Nov. 19,1907. (â–
GEAKD LODGE OF ILLINOIS, I.O.O.F.
173
R. C. Newell March 21, 1905
Marie Ledger May 31, 1905
James E. Thompson July 28, 1905
A. J. Fulk July 30, 1905
J. D. Davidson August 17, 1905
Charles Brett September 6, 1905
G. M. Willey September 15, 1905
Daniel B. Lee February 2, 1906
Daniel Becker February 10, 1906
David Gray February 19, 1906
Christopher Gibson March 23, 1906
Mary Long July 22, 1906
George L. Herrick August 3, 1906
H. F. Goodyear October 29, 1906
David W. Hisey December 1, 1906
Geo. W. Gates February 24, 1907
Louisa W. Woodman March 12, 1907
Reuben Falconer April 20, 1907
E. H. Worley June 8, 1907
John Buckheit August 28, 1907
W. H. Welch September 8, 1907
Harman Bunn September 16, 1907
PRESENT MEMBERSHIP OF THE HOME.
Name.
Lodge.
Residence.
Age.
Stephen Hess
Feuerbach No. 499
Danville
81
Blu.it Bain
Vesta No. 340
Vienna
86
James W. Kinney
Ark No. 16
Beardstown . . .
81
Catherine J. Hauptman
Orphans' Home No. 9 . .
Lincoln
74
Julia C. Sullivan
Queen of Lakes No. 212
Chicago
80
P. John Ek
Kane No. 47
Mae No. 275
Elgin
77
Carrie A. Kent
Sidell
88
Edward Stevens
Remembrance No. 77..
Bloomington . .
75
Benjamin F. Long....
Toledo No. 355
Toledo
78
Charles Hinze
Mozart No. 345
Lincoln
81
William Hodges
Danville No. 69
Danville
77
Norman N. Davis
Quincy No. 12
Quincy
75
Thomas Maneely
Friendship No. 24 ....
Rushville
63
Andrew Jackson
Viola No. 638
Minier
66
Joseph Maffett
Kickapoo No. 90
Charleston ....
79
William W. Thompson.
Columbia No. 21
Peoria
82
Louis Masker
Saxon No. 68
Virginia
71
Albert Stoll
Lily of the West No. 407
Chicago
69
J. W. Stover
Herrin No. 430
Saybrook No. 460
Herrin
Saybrook
65
John Tipton
71
Adam Koenig
Neilson No. 25
Troy
80
William Lane
Home No. 416
Chicago
79
174
JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS.
J Tuesday,
( Nov. 19,1907.
Name.
Lodge.
Residence.
Age.
George F. Coates
Union No. 9
Chicago
78
Sarah T. Trowbridge. .
Maroa No. 314
Maroa
77
H. S. Hitchcock
Hyde Park No. 722
Chicago
74
Mary J. Hitchcock
Elgiva No. 194
Chicago
68
E. H. Simmons
Bond No. 775
Smithboro
83
A. M. Phillipson
Shelby No. 274
Moweaqua ....
72
Nancy Gist
Dinah No. 49
Blandinsville . .
75
William Parker
Pioneer No. 70
Winchester . . .
73
Anna Parker (wife) . . .
Pioneer No. 70
Winchester . . .
71
Christian Strohm
Harmonia No. 221
Chicago
71
Jane Vance
Edgar No. 91
Franklin No. 121
Paris
77
Thomas Tribble
Franklin
70
J. D. Helm
Neilson No. 25
Kenney No. 557
Troy
74
J. J. Lake
Kenney
75
Henry Peters
Robert Blum No. 58 . .
Chicago
66
Adam Pier
Western No. 295
Peoria
65
J. S. Sanders
Oregon No. 94
Oregon
82
H. B. Webster
Arcanus No. 102
Elmwood
75
Joseph P. Crawford . . .
Chrisman No. 541
Chrisman
79
John Vaughan
Madison No. 43
Collinsville . . .
65
Nathan E. Heflin
Milmine No. 276
Milmine
61
John Q. Norman
Arrow No. 386
Harrisburg . . .
75
Conrad Simmon
Lily of the West No. 407
Chicago
61
Louis Mueller
Uhland No. 305
Bloomington . .
72
William H. Hirth
Helvetia No. 480
East St. Louis.
69
Fletcher Pool
Jackson No. 781
Vergennes ....
73
John A. Cowper
Park No. 645
Chicago
53
John McMahon
Acme No. 707
Mt. Olive
60
Joseph Smith
Coles County No. 260 . .
Mattoon
75
William B. Hill
Sangamon No. 6
Springfield ....
54
William C. Martin
Union No. 9
Chicago
77
Adam Sans
Wildey No. 5
Galena
86
John Griffith
Granite City No. 852...
Granite City . .
66
Mariam Brock ett (wid)
Columbia No. 21
Peoria
59
Lucia M. Beard (wid)
Edina No. 391
Streator
71
Talitha C. Stratton . . .
Eden R. D. No. 118....
Windsor
87
Jonas Smith
Van Buren No. 875 ...
Irene No. 72
Chicago
Versailles
75
Chas. A. Lewis
68
Chas. S. Cross
Social No. 140 -. . .
Rockford
78
Addison Pyle
St. Clair No. 119
Lebanon
77
Alonzo P. Radley
Anchor No. 510
Paw Paw
77
Thomas Meyer
Mokena No. 34
Victor R. D. No. 385 . .
Peru
62
Catherine Shafer
Bushnell
82
Vitallas Smith
Bible Grove No. 273 . .
Bible Grove . . .
57
Josephine A. Kellogg. ,
Excelsior No. 22
Chicago
68
Franz Fischer
Goethe No. 329
Chicago
77
Margaret Fischer
Goethe No. 329
Chicago
65
Henry Dietz
Hoffnung No. 353
Chicago
82
Bernhard Schneider . .
Hutten No., 398
Chicago
74
Ernestine Schneider . .
Hutten No. 398
Chicago
62
Job Tuffley
Moline No. 133
Moline
85
Elizabeth Tuffley
Myrtle R. D. No. 256 . .
Moline
70
Julius Poerschman . . .
Tranquil No. 193
Oquawka
85
William Bennie
Scott No. 702
Bluffs
73
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Conclusion.
We desire to acknowledge the hearty co-operation of the Grand
Lodge Officers, the great army of loyal and earnest Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs, and the Fraternal Press. Such support has strengthened
us in solving the problems and meeting any difficulties that seemed
to confront us. There are now more applications accepted than can
be admitted and cared for in our present building and we most re-
spectfully invite the wisdom of the Grand Lodge in solving this
difficulty, knowing you will consider it in Friendship, Love and
Truth, and in that light do what seemeth best.
The Home stands as a glorious monument to benevolence.
Its future is in your hands.
Fraternally submitted,
John W. Yantis.
J. W. Webstee.
L. M. Kagy.
F. D. P. Sneixing.
O. B. Andekson.
Trustees.
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176 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS. ] Nov ^g^lSfl?.
REPORT OF GRAND SECRETARY.
To the Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge of Illinois, I.O.O.F.:
Dear Bkothebs: Odd Fellowship iu Illinois never was in better
condition than at the present time. Most of our Lodges are active
•not only in the matter of increasing their membership and finances
â– but in the fulfillment of the great mission of Odd Fellowship, viz: "To
•visit the sick, relieve the distressed, to bury the dead and educate the
"orphan."
We have at the present time a Subordinate Lodge membership of
over eighty thousand and in less than five years should easily pass the
dne hundred thousand mark.
It is noteworthy that all branches of Odd Fellowship are prosper-
ous and we have reason to believe that the principles of our Order will
encircle the globe and our ranks be numbered in the millions.
The grandeur of our fraternity is being proclaimed through homes
for the orphan and the aged, through our beneficences and kindly
•ministrations. We are known by our works and no other organization
Stands so closely to the heart of the people as the Independent Order
tof Odd Fellows.
Abstract of Lodge Reports,
The following is a summary of returns from Subordinate Lodges.
March 31, 1907, and of the Rebekah Lodges, December 31, 1906.
The net gain in membership for the past year has been 4,364 in
the Subordinate and 2,596 in the Rebekah Lodges.
The figures show another year of splendid work and growth.
The net gain in Subordinate Lodge members is little less than
last year while the gain in Rebekah membership is much larger.
The only logical inference being that Odd Fellowship in Illinois is
progressive.
Subordinate Lodges.
Term ending March 31, 1907.
Number of Lodges at last report 918
•Instituted during the year 21
Surrendered charters during the year 5
Number of Subordinate Lodges March 31, 1907 934
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GlJANl) Seci!i:tai{Y.
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Membership.
Membership at last report 74,556
Initiated 7,567
Admitted by card 1,257
Reinstated 786 9,610
First total 84,166
Deduct.
•Withdrawn by card 1,468
•Resigned 72
'Suspended 12
'Dropped for non-payment of dues 2,819
(Expelled 91
Deceased 784 5,246
Membership March 31, 1907 78,920
Number of rejections 345
'Number of Past Grands 19,645
'Number of Brothers relieved 6,913
Number of weeks benefits paid 38,533
Number of widowed families relieved 280
Relief.
'Paid for the relief of Brothers $ 126,440.90
Paid for the relief of widowed families 4,136.44
Paid for the education of orphans 2,761.45
Paid for maintenance of Orphans' Home 22,625.08
Paid for maintenance Old Folks' Home 17,860.13
'Paid for special relief 26,557.27
Paid for burying deceased 60,228.71
Total relief $ 260,609.98
Receipts.
Receipts for dues , $ 395,767.82
Receipts for initiations and degrees 122,820.01
Receipts from interest and rents 161,979.43
Receipts from other sources 89,132.19
' Total receipts $ 769,699.45
Total expenditures 656,352.36
'Net worth of Subordinate Lodges in Illinois 2,609,229.19
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Rebekah Lodges.
Term ending December 31, 1906.
Number of Lodges at last report 644
Instituted during the year 22
Surrendered charters during the year 22
Number of Rebekah Lodges December 31, 1906 644
Membership.
Bros. Sisters. Total.
Members per last report 11,552 23,722 35,274
Initiated 1.835 3,876 5,711
Admitted by card 120 334 454
'Reinstated 165 254 419
First total 13,672 28,186 41,858
Deduct.
Withdrawn by card 176 437 613
Resigned 22 70 92
â– Suspended 18 20 38
Dropped for non-payment of dues 1,147 1,796 2,943
â– Expelled 4 5 9
Deceased 113 180 293
Second total 1,480 2,508 3,988
Membership December 31, 1906 12,192 25,678 37,870
Number of applicants rejected 95
Number of Past Noble Grands 7,422
Receipts.
Assets December 31, 1905 $ 64,526.14
Receipts for dues 40,450.25
Admissions 6,905.16
•Rent 763.16
From other sources 12,784.80
total $ 125,429.51
Disbursements.
Paid for relief of members $ 2,227.64
Paid for relief of widows 429.75
Paid for relief of orphans 833.32
Paid for education of orphans 325.14
Nov.^^9^1967. f GRAND LODGE OF ILLINOIS^ I.O.O.F. 179
Special relief 2,746.07
Paid for expenses for the year 51,003.2S
Total $ 57,565.20
Assets December 31, 1906 $ 67,864.31
In order to give a better idea of what the Order is doing in the
matter of membership, I here give the annual net gain or loss for the
past ten years:
Subordinate Lodges.
Year. Gain. Loss.
1898 497
1899 935
1900 2,553
â– 1901 2,403
1902 3,269
1903 â– 3,628
1904 ...' 3,127
1905 3,039
1906 4,674
1907 4,364
Totals 27,992 497
Rebekah Lodges.
â– Year. Gain. Loss.
1898 680
1899 251
1900 160
1901 957
1902 467
1903 .• 2,907
1904 2,494
1905 1,737
1906 1,626
1907 2,596
Total 13,875
Table of Averages, Subordinate Lodges, Illinois.
Average membership per Lodge in Illinois, 84.49+.
Average amount of relief paid by the Order for each day in 1906-7
$713.99+.
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Tuesday,
Nov. 19,1907.
The number of Brothers who received benefits was one in every
11.41+.
Average amount received by each sick Brother, $18.29+.
Average cost per member to pay sick benefits, $1.60+.
Average duration of sickness, 5 weeks, 4 days, 24 minutes, 54
seconds.
Average duration of sickness if spread over the entire membership,
3 days, 10 hours, 1 minute, 3 seconds.
Average amount paid by each member for maintenance of Orphans'
and Old Folks' Home, $0,512+.
Ratio of deaths, 9.93 per 1,000.
Average amount of funeral benefits and expenses paid for each
death, $76.82+.
Total average receipts per member, $9,752+.
Average cost per member for relief and charity, $3,302+,
Average excess of receipts over expenditures, $1.43+.
Average assets per member, the total being $2,609,229.19, is $33.06+.
Sick Benefits.
In order to view the work of the Order intelligently and prepare
for the future, I have compiled a table below showing the membership
of the Order, the number of weeks' benefits paid, and the average
number of days' sickness per member for twenty years.
Year.
Member-
ship.
1888 32,798
1889 34,463
1890 36,261
1891 38,858
1892 42,725
1893 47,133
1894 49,255
1895 50,544
1896 51,720
1897 51,425
1898 50,928
1899 51,863
1900 54,416
1901 56,819
1902 60,088
1903 63,716
"Weeks'
sickness.
15,591
15,130
17,760
18,549
24,110
22,941
25,433
23,115
26,048
26,459
25,800
29,402
28,959
31,039
33,120
33,379
Average
days'
sickness
per
member.
3.6
3.1
3.4
3.3
4.
3.6
3.6
3.2
3.5
3.6
3.5
4.
3.7
3.8
3.8
3.7
nv^^
Nov. 19,1907.
36,368
3.8
37,108
3.7
37,876
3.7
38,533
3.4
546,720
72.0
27,336
3.59
1904 66,843
1905 69,882
1906 74,556
1907 78,920
20 years 1,063,213
Yearly average 53,160
Receipts.
By sale of Grand Lodge supplies â– $ Sj.Oll 30
Charter Fees 639 60
Orphans' Home —
Received from farm products $ 896 49
Received from donations 1,187 04
2,083 53
Old Folks' Home-
Received from back maintenance fees.. $3, 435 45
Received from farm products 2,286 62
Received from donations 1,198 57
6,920 64
Donations to Orphans' Home Endowment Account 8,195 60
Donations to Old Folks' Home Endowment Account 8,443 98
Capitation Tax for 1907 72,201 10
Aged Odd Fellows' Fund 222 56
Donation to Orphans' Home Excursion 16 50
Special Relief Fund, T. B. Needles, G. T., interest on bonds 90 00
Buehler Orphan Home Fund, T. B. Needles, G. T., interest on
bonds 15 00
Orphans' Home Fund, Rebekah Lodges Working in German Lan-
guage, T. B. Needles, G. T., interest on bonds 25 45
Chalmers Orphans' Home F^ind, T. B. Needles, G. T., interest
on bonds 15 00
Total $103,880 26
Disbursements.
Appropria- Disburse-
tions. ments.
Appropriation for Mileage and Per Diem $ 11,200 00
Mileage and Per Diem, Session of 1906 $ 11,085 25
Appropriation for Grand Master's Salary 1,200 00
Grand Master's Salary for 1907 1,200 00
Appropriation for Grand Master's Stenographer 600 CO
Grand Master's Stenographer for 1907 600 00
Appropriation for Grand Master's office expense 600 00
Grand Master's office expense for 1907 462 34
Appropriation for Grand Secretary's salary 2,000 00
Grand Secretary's salary for 1907 2,000 00
Stenographer and clerk hire 1,380 00
Grand Secretary's stenographer and clerk hire —
B. L. Carver, bookkeeper $712 00
Marie Heintze, stenographer 478 00
N. C. Nason, Ed. G. L. Journal 175 00
Extra Help G. L. Session 15 00
I
Appropriation for Grand Secretary's office expense 2,200 00
Grand Secretary's expense for 1907 —
Express $ 88 63
Postage 994 00
Rent 720 00
Light and water 34 18
Telephone and telegrraphlng 57 19
Janltorlng 48 00
1,380 00
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One typewriter and desk 63 10
Blank books, pens, pencils, ink, paper, re-
pairs, etc 213 50
2,218 60
Appropriation for Grand Secretary's Stationery 600 GO
Stationery for Grand Lodge, circular letters, etc 476 82
Appropriation for Special Deputies 200 00
Special Deputies appointed by Grand Master 311 04
Appropriation for expense of committees 800 00
Finance Committee, $263.46; Judiciary and Appeals
Committee, $316.19; Special Committee Old Folks'
Home, $500.06; Committee investing Endowment
Funds,$86.03; Printing Committee, $79.12; Special
Committee, 7.75 802 «1
Appropriation for printing Daily Journal, 1906 1T5 00
Printing 1200 copies Daily Journal, 1906 148 05
Appropriation for printing Officers' reports, 1906 375 00
Printing 1200 copies Grand Officers' reports, 1906 414 00
Appropriation for printing English Journal, 1906 900 00
Printing 2500 copies English Journal, 1906 940 10
Appropriation for Sovereign Grand Lodge Tax 150 00
Sovereign Grand Lodge Tax 150 00
Appropriation Orphans' Home Maintenance —
Repairs, etc $ 21,000 OO
Cash on hand 5,338 30
Donations, etc 2,083 53
28,421 83
Orphans' Home Warrants di-awn on vouchers Nos. 3004
to 3361 23,335 44
Appropriations Old Folks' Home $ 21,350 00
Cash balance in Ebert F^ind 53 77
Received from Finance Committee and
Secretary 6,920 64
Balance on hand 6,256 40
34,580 81
Old Folks' Home "Warrants drawn on vouchers Nos.
2523 to 2986 23,502 29
Bills allowed by Grand Lodge and Grand Master.
W. R. Humphrey, allowed by Grand Lodge $ 39 60
Frank Weidlocher, allowed by Grand Lodge 25 00
J. A. Lucas, allowed by Grand Lodge 33 20
Grace Birkett, allowed by Grand Lodge 17 50
N. C. Nason, allowed by Grand Lodge 20 00
John R. Camp, allowed by Grand Lodge 7 22
J. D. Roper, allowed by Grand Lodge 30 00
Charles R. Coon, allowed by Grand Lodge 15 00
M. Blumle, allowed by Grand Lodge JS n?i
William Duggans, allowed by Grand Lodge 10 00
Ervin Wlthey, allowed by Grand Lodge 10 00
George Whittle, allowed by Grand Lodge 10 00
John R. Camp, allowed by Grand Lodge 25 00
R. J. Beck, allowed by Grand Lodge 40 00
T. B. Needles, allowed by Grand Lodge 100 00
E. R. Sayler, allowed by Grand Lodge 15 00
C. C. Schlemm, allowed by Grand Lodge 8 00
R. H. Armbruster, allowed by Grand Lodge 24 00
A warrant drawn in favor of the Pearsons-Taft Credit Co., con-
verting cash in the Orphans' Home Endowment Fund into
interest-bearing real estate mortgage 9,000 00
A warrant drawn in favor of the Pearsons-Taft Credit Co., con-
verting cash in the Old Folks' Home Endowment Fund Into
Interest-bearing real estate mortgage 6,000 00
A warrant drawn in favor of the Pearsons-Taft Credit Co., con-
verting cash in the Old Folks' Endowment F'und into Interest-
bearing real estate mortgage 2,468 47
A warrant drawn in favor of the Pearsons-Taft Land Credit Co.,
converting cash in the Orphans' Home Fund, Rebekah lodges
working in the German language Into interest-bearing real
estate mortgage 631 53
Profit on new Rebekah Charters, Mary P. Miller Secretary 360 00
Van Morefleld, allowed by Grand Lodge '. 200 00
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Nov. 19,1907. r
W. H. Franke, allowed by Grand Master 25 00
Donations to Orphans' Home Graduating Class, ordered by G. M. .. 150 00
W. H. Franke, allowed by Grand Master 15 00
Thomas Massey, allowed by Grand Master 100 00
Charles R. Reed, allowed by Grand Master 200 00
Orphans' Home Excursion to Mattoon, per G. M 300 00
John B. Goodwin, G. S., Grand Lodge Supplies as per inventory.... 4,008 00
T. B. Needles, Grand Treasurer, Salary for 1907 100 00
Total warrants drawn including mileage and per diem $ 93,024 06
Revenue.
The total receipts of my office for the year beginning November
1, 1906, and closing October 31, 1907, were $103,880.26, which was turned
over to the Grand Treasurer as per his receipts following:
Nashville, III., November 9, 1906.
Received Fkom
John H. Sikes, Grand Secretary, nineteen hundred and eighty dol-
lars, for account of Old Folks' Home Fund.
$1,980.00. T. B. Needles,
Grand Treasurer.
Nashville, III., December 6, 1906.
Received Feom
John H. Sikes, Grand Secretary, six thousand eight hundred dol-
lars, account of Old Folks' Home Endowment Fund.
$6,800.00. T. B. Needles,
Grand Treasurer.
Nashville, III., December 6, 1906.
Received Feom
John H. Sikes, Grand Secretary, seven thousand dollars, account of
Orphans' Home Endowment Fund.
$7,000.00 T. B. Needles.
Grand Treasurer.
Nashville, III., December 24, 1906.
Received From
John H. Sikes, Grand Secretary, two hundred and fifty dollars,
being interest collected on $5,000, Carthage, 111., 5% City Bonds, $125.00
for Old Folks' Home Endowment Fund and $125.00 for Orphans' Home
Endowment Fund.
$250.00. T. B. NEED.LES,
Grand Treasurer.
Nashville, III., April 18, 1907.
Received From
John H. Sikes, Grand Secretary, fifteen thousand dollars, on account
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Nov. 19,1907.
of General Funds of the Grand Lodge Illinois, I.O.O.F. (Received In
letter of April 17, 1907.)
515,000.00. T. B. Needles,
Grand Treasurer.
Nashville, III., April 27, 1907.
Received From
John H. Sikes, Grand Secretary, ten thousand dollars, for credit
General Funds of Grand Lodge, I.O.O.F;, Illinois. (Received in letter
of April 26, 1907.)
$10,000.00. T. B. Needles,
Grand Treasurer.
Nashville, III., May 3, 1907.
Received From
John H. Sikes, Grand Secretary, seventeen thousand eight hundred
fifty-two dollars and thirty-three cents ($17,852.33) in his letter of
May 2, 1907, Grand Lodge Funds to be credited to the following ac-
counts:
Aged Odd Fellows' Fund $ 100.85
Orphans' Home Account 1,365.78
Orphans' Home Endowment Account 286.01
Old Folks' Home Account 2,449.87
Old Folks' Home Endowment Account 340.32
General Funds of the Grand Lodge 13,309.50
Total $ 17,852.33
T. B. Needles,
Grand Treasurer.
Nashville, III., October 12, 1907.
Recewed From
John H. Sikes, Grand Secretary, fifteen thousand dollars, for
credit of the General Fund of the Grand Lodge, I.O.O.F., of Illinois.
(Received in letter of October 11, 1907.)
$15,000.00. T. B. Needles,
Grand Treasurer.
Nashville, III., October 25, 1907.
Received From
John H. Sikes, Grand Secretary, fifteen thousand dollars, for
the credit of General Fund of the Grand Lodge, I.O.O.F., of Illinois.
(Received in letter of October 24, 1907.)
$15,000.00. T. B. Needles,
Grand Treasurer.
Tuesday, i
Nov. 19,1907. :
GRAND LODGE OF ILLINOIS, I.O.O.F.
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Nashville, III., November 4, 1907.
Received From
John H. Sikes, Grand Secretary, in his letter of November T,
1907, Illinois National Bank draft No. 210907, dated November 1, 1907,
drawn on the Third National Bank of St. Louis, for fourteen thousand
nine hundred ninety-seven dollars and ninety-three cents ($14,997.93)
to be credited to the following Grand Lodge Accounts:
Aged Odd Fellows' Fund $ 121.71
Orphans' Home 717.75
Orphans' Home Endowment Account 784.59
Old Folks' Home 2,490.77
Old Folks' Home Endowment Account 1,178.66
Orphans' Home Excursion Fund 16.50
Special Relief Fund, Interest from G. T 90.00
John Buehler Orphans' Home Fund, Int. from G. T 15.00
Orphans' Home Fund, Reb. Lodges, German Language 25.45
Chalmers Orphans' Home Fund, Int. G. T 15.00
General Fund of Grand Lodge 9,542.50
Total $ 14,997.93
T. B. Needles,
Grand Treasurer.
STOCK ON HAND MAY 1st, 1907.
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Cards 497
Rituals 117
Odes 2393
Book of Odes 47
Degree Charts 9
Funeral and Anniversary Cerem'y 456
Book of Forms 43
Diplomas 36
Veteran Jewels 56
Solid Gold Veteran Jewels 7
Honorable Veteran Jewels 4