Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1864-05-07
Democratic County convention.


Pursuant to call, Convention met at Weaver
Vile on the I'd day of May, and was called to or
der by F. Walter, chairman of Democratic Cen
trail Committee.
On motion VIM. L. Fox was elected permanent
chairman and NJ. F. Griffin, secretary. On mo-
ton, the chair appointed Edward Leary, Dr.
Shrewsbury and John Howe committee on Gre
dentials. Convention adjourned for q few min
utes to await the action of the committee.
Convention re-assembled and reported dele
gates present and entitled to seats from East
mans, Lewiston, Rush creek, Steiner's Flat,
Junction City, Oregon Gulch, Canon City, Ty-
sons, Trinity Center and Weaverville precincts,
On motion the Convention proceeded to elect
six delegates to attend the Democratic State
Convention to be held at San Francisco on the
10th day of May, A. D., 1864, whereupon the
following persons were declared elected John
C. Burch, VIM. L. Fox, W. D. Sutherlin, Patrick
Herrick, Edward Leary, VIM. Anderson
On motion the chair appointed the following
named persons to act as Democratic Central
Committee for the ensuing year Fred. Walter,
Henry Tolley, John Howe, ]. NJ. Estes, Edward
Leary, A. L. McWhorter, J. ]. Gregory Charles
Sloan, David Farrell, Joseph O'Connor, John W.
Carter.
Convention then adjourned, sine die.
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NJ. F. GRIFFIN Secretary.
CALIFORNIA GRAND LODGE OF ODD Fellows
This body convened at Sacramento at o'clock
on morning of Sd. The Bee says the attendance
of representatives from the subordinate Lodges
was very large. On Wednesday the Grand
Lodge as body, and as guests of the members
of the Order in Sacramento, Joined in an excur-
sion trip on the Pacific Railroad, and a grand
banquet at Agricultural Hall in the evening, to
which none but Odd Fellows admitted
The following paragraph from the Bee of Monday
will convey better idea of the number of Odd
Fellows in attendance "This morning Ratten-
berry, who has the contract for supper for up
wards of six hundred persons, began to arrange
the tables in the main hall and take the prelim-
mary steps towards getting up what will no
doubt be as fine repast as has ever been given
in this city"
The Union says the annual report of NJ. W.
Grand Master, David Kendall, congratulates the
officers and representatives the favorable cir
cumstances under which they have convened,
and upon the fact that the Order has stronger
and frmer foundation than in years past. " AL
though, he says 1--WE have escaped the horrors
of war in our midst, we have had to struggle
very frequently with that terrible enemy, fire.
No less than six Lodges have been destroyed by
that element, and upon the ashes new temples
of Odd Fellowship have arisen tokens of our
energy and perseverance," He then proceeds to
report his official acts and decisions during the
past year, including visits to Lodges in various
parts of his jurisdiction, their condition, ETC.
New Lodges have been instituted in sundry parts
of the State and Nevada Territory. In the lat
ter, the Grand Master recommends that Ormsby
and Washoe counties be placed in District Al
and that Lander and Humboldt counties be set
apart District No. A. The following the
new lodges instituted during the past year.
June 5th 1868, Chico Lodge, No. lib, at Chico,
Butte county June 9th, Mission Peak Lodge,
No. ia, at Washington Corners, Alameda coun-
ty July l. Fort Jones Lodge, No. lis, at Fort
Jones, Siskiyou county same date, Germania
Lodge, No. ZIG, at San Francisco, under dispen-
sation to work in German Language Sept. H.,
Pacheco Lodge, No. III, at San Francisco; June
2, Dayton Lodge, No. 5, at Dayton, N. T.; Sept.
l6, Esmeralda Lodge, No. g. at Aurora, N. t.;
Jan. Is, 1864, Nevada Lodge, No. 7, at Virginia,
N. T.; Jan. IS, Washoe Lodge, No. g. at Washoe
City, N. T.; Jan. 90, Austin Lodge, No. 9, at
Austin, N. T.; March 10, Victoria Lodge No. /,
Lodge, No. Sc, Sierra Lodge, No. "a, Sharon
Lodge, No. Sc, and Yosemite Lodge, No. 81, have
been destroyed by fire, and the issuing of dupli-
cate charters is recommended. Oustomah Lodge,
No. l6, and Hornitos Lodge, No. 90, also suffer-
ed by fire, but their charters were saved. The
membership of the Order in the jurisdiction has
steadily increased, in spite of disadvantages
and discouragements.