The New York herald., 1868-09-27
ODD FELLOWS.
Adjournment Of the Session Of the Grand
LOdse-The Next Session To BE Held In San
Francisco.

Adjournment Of the Session Of the Grand
L0dsc-The Next Session to BE Held In San
Francisco.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 20, Ises-
All the officers we're presentIexceptlng the Grand
Chaplain. Prayer was offered by Grand Representa-
tive Perkins, Grand Chaplain pro tenn.
The reading OF the minutes dispensed with, and
tne Grand Lodge was pr reclaimed open for business.
Inc report OF Representative Simpson, Of Pennsyl-
Vahia from the Legislative Committee, adopted yes
terday afternoon relative to the readmssion of
pehueu members into the Order. was recOnsidered
ana laid over till the next session for final action
resolution was adopted granting permission {,
subordinate lodges and encampments TO assist with
their funds the institution and establishment OF new
Iouges anu ehcampments IN either their own or 9th
er Jurisdictions
The special order set apart for this mornng-that
OF the Grand Lodge OF the United States houng ts
next session In San Francisco-was then taken up
when the chairman OF the Committee on Mileage
and Per Diem reported that after computation OF
the mileage 1t was found that the expense of con
centration at Omaha, instead OF Baltimore wond
considerable debate the Grand Lodge agreed by an
almost unanimous vote to accept the Invitation non,
the representatives OF California follows:-
Resolved, That Annual Communication Of ,his r.
W. Grand Lodge be held in the city of San FRANCISCO in t
State of California, and that the officers and members Of this
bTasks .ho 10th day o. ssp,emosr ls be sqnaeyea
the said City W Of San Francisco mileage to be
paid 70 the by this Grand Lodge that
and from the said city of Omaha excepting the
shall be ed to and from San francisco pro,dsd that
ii the SAID Pacific Railroad shall not be compeed ana
city the day August, 1862 that the representa-
tenton, then and in that the NJ W. Grand Sire shah
that dale issue his proclamation calling the Grand Lodge to
In the State of Maryland.
On motion. it was resolved, in consideration OF the
passage of laws for the alteration OF the regaa to be
worn by members OF the Order, that the officers OF
subordinate lodges ne required to wear the Jewels of
their ONCE during lodge business.
The subject OF changing the title OF the Grand
Lodge Of the United States was again taken up, con
sidered and final action deferred Till next session.
After brief secret session the Grand Sire elect, E.
ID. FarnswOrth, of Tennessee, presented by Repre-
sentatives Page, OF Wisconsin, and Smiley, OF Ten
nessee, was duly installed for the next two years
FREDERICK ID. STUART OF District OF Columbia.
Deputy Grand Sire elect, presented by Representa-,
tives Stokes, OF Pennsyvania and Logan OF Kansas,
JAMES l.. RIDGELY, OF Maryland. Grand Core
spending and Recording secretary, presented by
Maine, was installed for his fourteenth term tof two
years each.
resenatives Robinson of Virginia, aud Maris, OF
Delaware, was reinstalled as Grand Treasurer.
The Grand Sire then made the following appoint
ments, which were confirmed, and the officers
named duly installed
Grand Chop'an--P. G. NJ. J. w. venable, OF Ken
tucky.
Graitd Marsho1-P. G. NJ. John W. Orr OF New
Jersey.
Grand Guordiaa--P G. r. J. W. Smith, of Con-
necticut
Grand Messen9e'-J. +. Chamberiin. OF Maryan
The retiring Grand Sire then made an eloquent adj
Dress thanking the Grand Lodge for the and rendered
him in the discharge of his duties and admonishtng
them TO perseverc In their labors to the end, and
closed with presenting the gavel to the Grand Sire
elect.
Upon accepting his emblem OF authority ana TAX
ing the char Grand sire FARNswORTH ais ably and
feengly addressed the Lodge.
After few words from Deputy Grand Sire elect
T. ID. STUART, aud prayer by the Grand Chaplain, tue
Grand Lodge at hair-past eleven 0 clock. was de-
clared adjourned sine 0ie.