The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-16
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A convention of Past Grands. repre-
senting the various Lodges of /. o. of O
T. in Kansas Territory, met in the Ode
Fellows Hall in Lawrence, on the after
noon of the 18th inst, agreeably to tn.
request of Summunduwot, Lodge No. Z
extended to the various Lodges of Kan
sas Territory, to take action in regard tc
the organization of a Grand Lodge in
Kansas.
John Collins, of Summunduwot Lodge
No. 3. was elected Chairman, and G. ".
Brown, of Lawrence Lodge No. 4, was
elected Secretary.
A Committee, consisting of Bros VIM.
A. Shannon, of Leavenworth Lodge No
II, F. Speck, of Summunduwot Lodge
No. 8, and j. K. Goodin, of Lawrence
Lodge No. 4, were appointed on creden-
tials.
The Committee reported that four
Lodges were represented, as follows =
Shawnee Lodge No. 1, by P. G's. Henry
W. Martin, B. W. Castleman Leaven-
worth Lodge No. 2, by P. G. William A.
Shannon; Summunduwot Lodge No. 8,
by P. CPS John Collins, F. Speck, B. W.
Hartley, John Fligor; Lawrence Lodge
No. 4, by P. G.'s j. Z. Goodin, G. w.
Brown; Friendship Lodge No. 5, being
unrepresented.
The report was received and adopted.
Bro. Shannon read a letter from Bro.
Veitch of the Grand Lodge of Missouri,
in regard to the organization of Grand
Lodges also extracts from the Bylaws
of the United States upon the same sub
ject.
Information was communicated that
Bro. R. 3. Reese, of Leavenworth Lodge
No. 2, had been regularly appointed and
commissioned the D. D. Grand Sire for
Kansas Territory.
Bro. Goodin moved that Committee,
one from each Lodge, represented in this
Convention, be appointed to prepare bust
ness and draw up petition to the Grand
Lodge of the United States, asking for a
Charter for a Grand Lodge in Kansas
Territory.
The motion was adopted, and the
Chairman appointed P. G. Henry W.
Martin, of Shawnee Lodge No. /; P. G.
VIM. A. Shannon, Leavenworth Lodge
No. 2; P. G. B. w. Hartley. Summun-
duwot Lodge No. 3; P. G. G. w. Brown,
Lawrence Lodge No. 4, said Committee.
The Convention adjourned till even
ing.
The Lodge met after recess, and re-
ceived the report of the Committee, with
a petition leaving blank the temporary To-
cation of the place of meeting of the
Grand Lodge. Three baliotings were
had, each Lodge casting three votes, and
the blank was filled by inserting Tecum-
sch. The report and petition as filed up
was adopted, and the Committee was
discharged.
Bro. Goodin offered the following,
which was unanimously adopted -
RESOLVED, That the sum of eight dollars
be assessed upon each Lodge represented
in this Convention to pay the ex-
penses of the Charter, and that Friend
ship Lodge No. 5, be respectfully solicit
ed to cooperate with us in procuring the
Charter, and defraying the expenses of
the same.
Each of the several Lodges represented
contributed their respective amounts
agreeably to the above resolution, which
was placed in the hands Of Bro. Shannon
to pass into the hands Of D. D. G. S. Bro.
R. R. Reese of Leavenworth with the pc
tition, and the proceedings of this Con-
vention.
Resolre4, That the thanks of the Dele
gates be rendered, to P. G. Collins for the
frank and impartial manner in which he
has presided over the deliberations of this
Convention.
Resolred, That we return our thanks to
P. G. G. W. Brown for the hospitality ex-
tended to the Delegates, and the kind at
tention given generally to the members of
this Convention.
On motion it was
Resolved, That the thanks of this Con-
vention be rendered to the Odd Fellows
of this City for the use of their Hall on
this occasion. 4
ResoEret, That Bro. Brown of the Her
aid of Freedom be requested to publish
the proceedings of this meeting at length,
and request his Kansas exchanges to copy
the same.
Adjourned sine die.
JOHN COLLINS,
G. w. BRowN, Sec'X Chairman.