Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-30
I. 0. o. T.
Annual Commune alton Of the
Grand Lodge Of Tennessee.
First Days Proceedings,
Special Correspondence of the Memphis APP

Special Correspondence OF the Memphis APP
peal
nashville, TENN, October2 I, lS6S.
The r. w. Grand Encsmpment Of
the State met this morning at nine
o'clock. On calling the roll the follow
ing grand officers were found to be pres
ent: G. B. Hall, r. w. Grand Patri-
arch, Nashville; 4. o. II. p. Seahon,
NJ. E. q. High Priest, Murfreesboro X.
n. Barry, r W. q. Scribe, Nashville;
Rober5 Thompson, r. w. @. Treasurer,
Nsshy lie; George f. Fuller, r. w. G.
Warden, Nashville; George Sieferle, Il.
w. g. Sentinel, Nashville w. n. Chris
TOPPER, r. w. G. 3. Warden, being al
sent, tie G. 2. made the following pre-
tenn appointment Hugh Carroll, r. w.
@. ). Warden, Nashville.
Tae following Representatives were
found 20 be present with proper creden-
tials:
II. 5. Davis, RidgeIy Encsmpment
No. 1 ThCs. MoffeJG GayosO Encamp-
ment No. 5; George MeIlersh, Gayoso
Eucamp44entN Nos Hugh Carroll, Olive
Branch Encampment Nc. 4; j. NJ.
Comegys, Brownsville Encsmpment No
u Knox A. Mcdonnell, Madison En-
campment No. "A; A. L, Davis, Hebron
Encampment No. % ; L. B. Webb,
Hebron Eucsmpment No. %; T. H.
Bcstick, Hebron Eacampment Ne. %
J. L. Haynes, Hebron Encampmen5 No.
% ". A. Wade, Hebron Eucsmpment
No. % J. w. FGIgum, Sahara Eocamp-
ment No. a Moses P. Cox, Cageville
EncampmeaJ No. 26 Julius Wilhems-
doffeT, Gibson Encampment No. % r.
J. Geiger, Ridgeley Encampment No. l
Frank Atiener, Olive Branch Encamp-
ment No. 4; Philip Eichborn, Sahara
Encampment No. "a NJ. Q. Foulk,
Ridgley Encampment No. l; Robert
Thompson, Olive Branch Encsmpment
No. 1 J. H. Harper, Stark Encamp-
nens No. 10 ; James Rodgers, Knoxville
Eucampment No. IL Solomon Roth
schiid, Wilson Encampment No. 10
Stith Richardson, FoWlkes -Encampment
/ No. 20; W. II. Shuttle, Sahara Encamp-
mant No. "A George W. Day, Gibson
Eucampment No. IS.
The reading Of the minutes OF the
former meeting was dispensed with, and
the
REPORT OF THE GRAND PATRIARCH,
Charles B. Hall, wSs received and re-
fsrred to q special committee Of three.
The following are the most important
points:
In commencing his report, the Grand
Patriarch briefly reviewed the year that
had passed since the last convocation,
and said it had bsen One of unsxampled
prosperity to tie Order. He also alluded
feesiugly to the deep and heavy respon-
sibiliues which attached to his position.
He then proceeded TO lay before the Con-
vocation z record of his official acts for
the past year, of which the following is
3 compendium With 8 view of incress-
ing cur membership sufficiently to enti-
tie Us to an additional representative
in the Grand Lodge OF the United
States, my first official act was TO issue
4 circular, one OF which was mailed
to each D. d. G. p, and q to each En-
campmeBt in the Jurisdiction, viz cir
culRr herewith submitted and marked
No. l. In accordance with q resolution
passed at the last session, on the 9Th of
November, l issued a duplicate charter
to Knoxville Encampment No. II, in the
James Of the original charter members,
with instructions to ~reorgsnize said En-
eampDent as soon as possible. l have
not recei we'd any official report of the
proceedings, but learned through the
Grand Scribe that after having organized
and held one meeting their nall was de-
stroyed by fire together with all the
Lodge property. The camp chatter and
OsOks, however, were saved, they being
in possession OF Patriarch Rodgers at the
time. They have since organized and
are now at work.
rev CHARTERS.
On December 31st, I issued charter for
a new Encsmpment, to be located at
Chapel Hill, MSrsha!l county, to be {
known and hailed as Chapel Hill En- .
campment No. q. Ga January 10Th, l
issued charter FOR a neY ElcsmPment,
20 be located at Trenton, Gibson county,
to be known and hailed as Gibson En-
campment Ne. %. On March 26th, 1 {
issued g charter for i new Encampmsnt,
to be located at Bell Buckle, Bedford {
county, to be known aud heiled as Bsll
Buckle Encampment No. %. May 18th, J
!l.Gcd charter for a new Encampment, I
t. us located at A0leDsviiie, Williamson
county, to be known and hailed as Pos
ton Encampment No, SO, 6
vIsITATIoNs. !
On the III Of August I visited Hebron
Eucampment 30. 3, of Lebanon, (by ,
invitatiOD.)
Ga the 18Th of August I visited La !
GuardO Encampment No. 25, st La
Guardo, wilson county. This is q new a..
Eocampment, been at work but one
year its memberships composed OF the 9
very best material in the community. :
visited Washington Encampment
No. 2, at Columbia, on the 18th day of
August, and found their affairs in r de-
plorable condition. They had held but
one meeting since January, a period OF
nearly eight month"; had not elected I,
any officers for the present term, and, in I
fact, had not done any business WHIST
9
Ga the 18Th of the present month l
visited Wilson EncamPment No. 10, at 7
S~helbyville, and am sorry to inform yon I
that instead OF harmony and brotherly
kindness, discOrd and contention reigns
QUESTIONS FOR DECISION. {
There has been but few questions SUBJ {
mitted for my decision, one of which ]
up on appeal from the decision Of
Haywood Encampment No. Is, under l
the following circumstance At the last 1
meeting OF the Grand Encsmpment the
bylaws of Haywood Encsmpment were G
sent up for approval, and acted upon by
the committee and approved. The rep Y
resentstive on his return informed the O
Camp that they had been 30 badly mu- '
tilated by the committee that they were 6
unintslligible, whereuPon another COM
mittee was appointed to draft a new set j
OF bylaws, which they did. The ques- a
ton then arose as to which bylaws they ?
should be governed, those which had
been approved by the Grand Encamp-
ment or those which had not. The Chief q
Patriarch decided those which had been b
approved By the Grand Encampment. 4
An appeal was taken, and the Camp re- L
fused to sustain the Chief Patriarch,
.Whereupon the Chief Patriarch prayed
appeal to the Grand Eneampment, a
which was granted and the question SUBJ
mitted to me for decision. l sustained
the appeal and reversed the decision of
the E~Dcampment. p
The following question was submitted \
By Olive Branch Eucampment Nc. 4
viz; Can an elective officer of an En-
campment who Withdrsws by card for n
the purpose Of applying for s new charter h
for a new Encampment, be restored to 4
office without q ballot? l answered I
that he could not. \
In July, 1 received a letter from D. D.
g. ?. Rogers, Of Knoxville EncsmPment
No. II, asking whether or not they could =
elect r p. degree members to any office :
in the where there WAS "