Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Illinois - University Library

Tuesday.
Nov. 18. 191< GRAND LODGE OF ILLINOIS, I. O. O. F. 243
To the Officers and Members of Subordinate Lodges, I. O. O. F., in the
Grand Jurisdiction of Illinois—Greeting:
The following is a summary of returns from Subordinate Lodges,
March 31, 1913, and of the Rebekah Lodges, December 31, 1912:
SUBORDINATE LODGES.
Term ending March 31, 1913.
Number of Lodges at last report 986
Instituted during the year 15
Surrendered charters and consolidated 10
Number of Subordinate Lodges March 31, 1913 991
MEMBERSHIP.
Membership at last report 100,326
Initiated 6,483
Admitted by card • 1,192
Reinstated : 638 8,313
First total 108,639
DEDUCT.
Withdrawn by card 1,136
Resigned 101
Suspended 94
Dropped for non-payment of dues 3,716
Expelled 92
Deceased 969 6,108
Membership March 31, 1913 102,531
Number of rejections 123
Number of Past Grands t 24,229
Number of brothers relieved 7.556
Number of weeks benefit paid 47,667
Number of widowed families relieved 388
RELIEF.
Paid for relief of Brothers $158,071.10
Paid for relief of widowed families 4,075.51
Paid for education of orphans 2,873.66
Paid for Orphans' Home 33,000.00
Paid for Old Folks' Home 30,000.00