Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-21

Annual communication of the H.

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w. Grand Lodge. 4
The. Right Worthy Grand Lodge, /. O. |
o. +. of the State, convened in this city
yesterday.
The-ron was called and the following
grand officers found to be present:
n. r. Elliott, of Gallatin, Grand Master
James Rodgers, of Knoxville, Deputy
Grand Master.
S. E. II. Dance, of Lynchburg, Grand
Warden.
r. H. Barry, Nashville, Grand Secretary.
Robert Thompson, Nashville, Grand |
Treasurer
George Mellersh, Memphis, Grand Mar
shal.
w.. G. Hensley, Cornersville, Grand
Chaplain.
George Seiferle, Nashville, Grand Guar
dian. -a-tt
N. s. Davis, Nashville, Grand Herald.
The Grand Conductor being absent, the
| Grand Master appointed w. A. Wade, of
| Lebanon Conductor pro tenn.
| The Committee on Credentials were APP
| pointed, and reported upon the certificates
| Of the following named representatives
III. NJ. Brien, jr., of Lodge No. l.
Albert Clark, No. 2.
w. 2. Cochran, No. T.
Henry Apple, No. 10.
II. B. Todd, No. 10.
j. II. l.. Tomlin, No. 1G.
p p Elliott, No. %.
| w. II. Mcconnell, No. %.
| v. j. Kochler, No. "a.
w. B. Norvell, No. 4S.
VIM. Rodgers, No. SO.
John B. Talbot, No. 20.
u. W. Allen, No. 10.
w. G. Blanton, No. 80.
A. @. Simmons, No. So
H. G. Johns, No. 49,
NJ. C. Cotton, No. go
w. II. McLeskey, No. 90
Robert Welly, No. 81.
T. A. Faller, No. 1O5.
j. f. Caruthers, No no
r. NJ. White, No. 113
E. Solomon, No 116.
r. @. Wright, No. 119.
w. T. Osborn, No. l22.
w. j. Burkhead, No. 1874.
W. w. Gunter, No. 127.
| w. A. Simpson, No. 130
1 W. G. Thompson, No. 1873
Il. p. Eskew, No 3.
Marcus Jones, No. 6.
G. NJ Carroll, No. 8.
G. C. Alternately, No. u.
A. o. H. P. Sehorn, No. II.
S. H. Abertson, No. 20,
John Young, No %.
John d. Owen, No 80.
Joseph B. Pate, No 46.
j. A. Silvertooth, No. 30
5. Richardson, No. 65.
w. A. johnson, No. 70.
r. g. Rothrock, No. II.
ID. ii. Jones, No. 81.
j. c. Mcconnell, No Sc.
w. G. Vail, No. 80.
j. NJ Winstead, No. 81.
NJ. Frank, No. 81
j. q. Swami, No 100.
Austin Powell, No. 1O7,
Perry Ransom, No. Up.
W. j. King, No. III
VIM. Boyd, No 118
Joseph L. FARRELL, No. l2O.
w. NJ. Cargill, No. 1913
j. ]. Barley, No. 125,
ID. 2. Jacobs, No. 129
+ Nelson Allen, No. 13I.
Henry Frankie, No IL.
n. 0. Wallace, No. &c
G. l.. Randolph, No. 81.
W. l.. Willeford, No l0l.
S. Rothschild, No. IL
Thos. Hart, No. III.
John II. Lasoter, No 10l.
In addition to the above Representatives,
, there were present a large number of Past
Grands.
The Grand Master made the following
standing committees:
Credentials-John F. Hide, J. P. Pres
colt and G. W. Day.
Finance. NJ Winstead, d. H. Jones.
Perry Ransom.
State of the Order-John B. Talbot, NJ
c. Cotton, VIM. Rodgers.
Charters-C. G. Alternately, w. J. Burk-
head, j. A. Silvertooth.
Retuns-W. H. McLesky, w. A. John
son, Valentine Krechler.
Correspondence-E.S Solomon, T. A. Fal-
Ter, W. c. Vale
Bylaws of Subordinates-M Frank,
Peter P. Elliott, Henry Apple.
ppeals-JOseph l.. FARRELL w. w. Gun
ter, James G. Swami.
Per diem and AIileage-C NJ. Carroll, A.
Powell, John d. Owen
Printing!. b. Hall, Robert Thompson,
NJ. c. Cotton.
Legislation-J. l.. II. Tomlin. NJ. NJ
Brien, jr., A. o. II. p Sehorn.
Judiciary. Richardson, John G. Tate
n. o. Wallace
The reports Of the Grand Officers were
read, and the business of the morning and
evening sessions taken up in the instruction
OF Past Grands, the reports of the Commit
tee on Credentials, and the organization of
the Grand Body.
At 4 P. NJ. the Grand Lodge adjourned to
9 o'clock this morning.