The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-05


Lowe -0RAND LoDeE OF THE UNITED STATRs. Z
We have Tteeived, through the atteuuon OF the
the Upned States, d of o. r.. the daily journal OF
the proceedings OF that body at its late session m the
CITY OF baltimore, commencing on the 17ih and
clOslng on Inc zlst oil September, the whole4ineUd
ing the reports Of the Grand Sire and Grand Cor
respor ding and Recording Secretary forming
pamp.et OF one hundred ana sixtI I.ouf octave
patCs As his document is of considerable interest
TO large an respectable class OF ctIzens and
IS nectsslhe to lew, we have complied from Il The
1oIowinR bnef record OF the proceO dings;-
The members in attendance at the session we're
one hui dTed and nine in number, including Repre-
eCntatvee from every State IN tha Union and from
Canada " est-the only Grand Lodge not being re-
presented Icing that OF the Lower Province of
Bnthh America. The statistics OF the OIder are
| somewha incomplete, arising from causes growing
cut OF the disariaDgement OF national AFFAIRS through
the Southern Rebellion. Reports in part, however,
were received nom all the jurisdictions, with the
exception OF Nor h Carolina exas, an the Lower
Provinces Of British North America. The returns
rec eived show
Numl er OF Grand Encampments. ....... 80
Number OF Subordinate Lodges. 1855
Number OF Subordinate Encampments... 647
LooPe mtmbership. Observation-Disclosures. 1Ig1O6
EIcaml ment membership. .....,......,. 263A
Annual receipts of he Order ......,.. 1,72S $40
Annual disbursements for relief. ....... 500 022
During the session, charters were granted 20 u
Grand Lodge IN Nevada, and Grand Encampment
II Kansas. lodge IN Utah, VIII ch mas been here
tolUle working under the direct government OF the
Grand LodPe Of the United states, was, by resolu-
ton, AT its request, transferred the government
OF the Grand Lodge of Nebraska.
Among the legislative acts OF the Grand L dge
We notice the iol owIng:-
The elective officers of the Grand Lodge of the
State OF New York were authorized to confer the
official bonors upon the officers Of such LODGES
w'1e suoordiuate 10 the Grand Lodge of SOul dern
New York, and who served in SAID offices from Juv
10 DC ober, 1866. The legal term OF service TO en-
titc 10 these honors IS six months but IN this IN
stance the term having been shortened through con
hnPences arising from the consolidat ON of the two
Grand Lodge OF the state into one body, tins
sp ca legislation was deemed matter OF Justice
The GTsnd Lodge decided t. at it is mex pedient
TO permit The Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master
or Grand Warden of state Grand Lodge, ourIng
lis r. cess TO confer the q rand LouRe DEGREE
resolution was adopted that no Lodge or En-
campment or any member, shall in the name of the
Order, resort to any scheme of rafies lotteries or
gilt enter pTses or hemes OF hazard or chaDce Of
any klnd, as means to raise FUNDS for any purpose
OF relef or assistance to sucn suboTdnates, or to
inGIyiGua men ber3 thereof
1t was decided that temporary abeyance from
pehenls IN suborolhale Lodge, where there has
Deen no &C ION OF susp, nsiOn does not work for.
teiture OF Encampment benefits, when the memoer
is free from indebtedenss therein.
Ihat the 1oIce and effect Of the law regulating
memt ershD in the Patrarchal branch of the Order
is n checked or DESTROY ed by the neglect or failure
OF the Secretary OF Lodge to sIVe notice TO an En-.
campmeLt OF either the granting withdrawal
card, or the renewal OF membership. 1t is sufficient
for the Encampment that 1t satisfied of the TACT
That no subol dlnate Lodge or Encampment shall
be allowed TO accept an act of incOI poTaton until
submitted to anu approved by its State Grand Body
the duty OF which shall be to see thai such charter
contains no provision inconsistent with the laws OI
the order, and that the rights OF property OF the
state Grand Body and the subordinate are as fuljv
protected the legislative provisions Of the state
will permit.
The Grand Lodge appropriated one thousand dol.
lars, TO be appli towards assistance OF the Order
in the Southern States in the necessities arising out
OF the ravages OF their late civil war and drec ed
the issue OF circular by the Grand Sire to the State
Grand Bodies to extend their aid in the matter.
The Grand Sire was also directed TO issue pro-
clamatlon apI olnling dav of thanksgiving TO be
observed throughout the Order, for the preserya-
tlon and maintenance of an unbrOken unity and
trael nal 10 atoms in Odd Fellowship notwlthstand-
Grand Sire Veltch, Grand Secretary Rldgelv and
Representatives Lamberson, F1tzhugh, and McKin-
stIy were appointed committee to prepare and
publish for general circulation tract ebody ing the
principles and teachings OF Odd Fell lwship.
Repre- sentatives 6riswold, Banks, Sexton Hunter,
and Deitz were appointed committee to prepate q
uniform law prohibiting the expulsion of mem bers
for non-pavment OF dues, and for suspension from
membership from the same cause =
Legislation on the decree of Rebekah, and on per-
mlthng, IN certain cases. non-benefca al members llp
was postponed to the next session.
The following officers were elected to serve for the
next TWO years ana installed -
GIar d Sire-James L sanders of New York
Deputy Grand Slre-EdN ard ID. FansWorth, OF
Tennessee.
Grand Secretary-James l.. Ridgey, of Maryland
Grand TreasureT-JOshua Vausant. of Mary land
The Grand Sire made the following appoint
ments:-
Grand Chaplain-Bev. 1. d. williamson, of Ohio
Grand aTs bal-John 5. Help, OF Pennsylvania
Grand Guardian-John L. Foss, OF Illinois
Grand Messenger-JOhn L. Chamberlain, of Mary.
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