The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-10-27

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| We c,,,v the following rerort of the meet
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- '''"' INC i~'"re'',c i''o""e'
TUESDAY, Ot. Is.
innunntto adjournment, the Grand Lodge
OF hansas Vt i. y. u. i. met at : p. M, IN
the hall of Lawrence Lodge, No. 81, q. w.
Z. i. George 5. Evarts, OF Topeka, pre-
siding. The officers present were q. W. T..
i. George s. Evarts and W. V. /. L. W.
Berbank. -,.if q.,r,-,l1 eurcssffu,.ri
The vacant offices were filled by appoint
ment from the chair, after which the COM
! n'ittee reported ON the credentials Of about
INTO the Urand Lodge degree.
1t was resolved that the sessions OF the
Grand Lodge shall be from a. m. to l. NJ,
from 10 r. M, and from !! to lOP. m. ;
after which the lodge adjourned until q r.
l. =, EVENING SESSION. -.-..
Grand Lodge met pursuant to adjournment.
The Committee on Credentials reported upon
the names of several delegates who had ar
! rived since the afternoon session, and being
ia1nd correct, they were duly initiated.
The lodge then listened to the able and in
strtictive reports OF the Il. W. {. I. and a..
! w. -, from winch IL appears therc Has netn
an increase OF membership IN the State OF
,l32 during the past year, making an aS-
gregate OF ., az; n,mber of lodges last year,
StyfY. tnSfift3fPd tysIrrfsp tho fOvty-Sty
surrendered charter, two; forfeited charter,
nine; nun'oer OF lodges at this report, nine
hive.
committee On distribution, the u. W. Z. L.
f'fUeedet TO eHemPi''y the unwrI'trn work
Oi the order. s.. a.Ta-
The committee ON dt'trib'iiif'n then made
a report, after which the lodge a'ijourneti
uii t"-morrpw ~ ?a- n.
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Lodge opcncd Ill due form, q. W. L. L. III
The rhair. -. .s.-.
The committee on credentials made IN all
ditional report, AMI the delegates were duly
initiated --,Elr ct To-.
| The most Of the session wits occupied IN
hearing and acting upon the reports oi c"ni-
nittee-. -1.-z-,
! On m"t.en,' 1t was resolved tiint the eiec-
ton of officers he made the special order at
3p: mr. is'f-m .--.a-., -.
There being NJ iurthcr i'ssne-s, the lodge
adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION..
l|rtse opened IN due form, and the COM
m'ttee on Credentials having Reported upon
the names OF applicants for admission I" the
Grand Lodge, they were duly initiated.
The reports OF the committee occupied the
time until . U clock, when the lodge pro
ceedcl to the election OF officers for the en-
SUNG term: For u. W. L., ). H. POWELL,
Of Lcavcnworth, q. ;. EvartS, ct Topeka,
J. X. Sponcr, OF Humboldt, and ii. \.
Elliott. OF Manhattan. were the nominees.
On the SECOND ballot, Mr.. Elliott was elected.
On motion, the vote was declared unanI-
NOUS.
For Il. W. Counselor. an scc"nd ballot, j.
X. Campbell, of Fort Scott, was declared
elected. ig .r-.,
For q. W. '. L., there being hut one can
didatc, the G. W. N. was instructed io cast
the vote OF the lodge 'or Sister Angie Deeds,
of LGavcnworth. which was done, and the
sister declared duly elected. ...-..
For q. W. s, on the third ballot, Wm.
+. Peck, Of Hope Lodge, Topeka, wa' de
clared elected.
For Il. W. L., Sister Ada VI. Brooks, of
Lawrence, was duly elected oh the fms; bal
lot.
For Il. W. Marshal, j.. +. Hob:nson, oi
Wabauirsee, was elected on iiT-t ballot.
For representatives To Il. W. Grand
Ledge of North Amerp.,, :. \. FRAZER, al
Atchison, and q. 5. Evaris, % Topeka, were
elected. IL. ". Spooncr, al t"Tt Scott, AMI