The Vicksburg weekly herald. [volume] (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1864-1867, 1867-02-03

ID Orders pla 10 q
shly-hse dollars, Whlc 81 ~, ,Ala.
peEeriAhed condition AZ ID / pevlap,
he had prsindieial eIihct aI0n
tAs Order, by dcbarssahr may good
aud true compSnIo fsan rcotIv-
ing the Orders. La&ingtOn sna
Holly Springs Comm Rdelies
passed resolutions requesting Ineto
call a special COncIaye 70 legAlate
on this subject; but as it was part
Of the Constitution, which can only
be altered at a stated annual meet
ing, could not grant their request,
but wOuldnOw recbuamend this sub
ject TO your consideration.
Ny attention has Born called to
be omission in cur Constitution to
state what constitutes q quorum for
business, by q diaieulty among the
Templars Of Missouri, from this
cause. H.
The second section Of the EOhsti-
tuition states who shall.be members
Of this Grqnd COmnhDdery, but
nothing Is said as to how many
shall be present to form = quO-lui
for the transaction oGbusiHess ; lor-
tunAtely nothing has ever occurred
to raise this question, but, it is an
important omission that should be
supplied. t,s' llq'Yo'
In April, 1 Teceived from jir
Hchry L. Palmer, n. {. Grand Mas
ter, the ritual Of Knight Of Malta, a
copy Of which was forwarded 10
each subOrdinats Conimandevy,
with instructions that ie.bc used in
cORferriag that order.
/ On The Il.reteived
a petition from q competent Aum-
Der Of knights TemplaF, for & COM
I ii-'lzlsHdsry Sppras5 and ~ n
Grenada Their petition was re-
colhmended by the thres nearest
| Commentaries: Lexington, BIissis-
sippi and Holly Springs, I,grnaed
and isgued q dispeHsatiOli to the pc.
titionars, to open and hold Grenada
Commandery, NO.6, and appointed
Sir JohA X. ..FulsOn, &. Commander.
On.the lIth Of.July, 70 company
with our e. Grand Prelate, / had
tht pleasure of meeting and work
ing VITA them eOnferring the Or
ders on several companions during
my visit. The officers are well in.
structed, and entered upon thcil
duties with a zsal and detefminatnu
truly cOmmendable, and which " III
insure success. The petition, d 5.
pensatiOn, together with the record
vi their transactions, viii be pc.
sented for your consideration.
am happy to report their Command
cry ina fourishink condition, ant
recommend their application for (
charter to your favorable cOnsidera
tion. f~ .. 80
At the last triennial session o
the Grand Encampment, q Costuhu
or uniform for knights Tenn a
was adopted, and earnestly rec"m
} mendedtob be adopted by aIIknis Il
Tomplar throughout its jurisuic
} ton. Several different system o
driIland tactics were exempli9ed
The drill, as exemplifed by Sir )r
rim Welch, of New York, was ap
! proved. Asunifornity Of wo ~
J our suhOrdinete COnmanderi' 4
greatly % Be desired, thasssnb yct
wiir doubtless claim your after lor
II furshaFpuca of anch rniiot its
! -...st s..s1 90. :. 10 = I.
J - 0ut1 49, aleil0 Sllsleast tact
sf i code Or fEy-Isvs which, Sesid
/ Obtaining 4 uniforniiiy ! IN gdven
I ment, you'd save The tiinp Of III
Il body, in examining the bys,Sws
J, It's subOrdinates. M
I In conclusion, Sir knights, allOI
\ me to express the hope that ID
a Conclaye may be charaeserized !
l. peace and harmony, and that, VIII
8 we do ct this time may ptelnc
% the prosperity and usefulness
d, our glorious Order. \ !
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d Grand Commhnder.
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