Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-14

Brother E Dromgoole, Worthy Presi
dent, having arrived, was conducted to tn
chair. -
Brothers Joe B Patton D L Holland ant
ID Keeble, were appointed Committee
on Credentials, after which he Camp wa
furloughed until 2-P. N. ,rs --.s...
/ sC AFTERNOON SESSION, d n ,.-.---
The Camp was called to order and th'
Committee on Credentials making their re
port, the following delegates answered t
| their names .-- - ...-.--- ....,.-,...
Pleasant Grove Camp No 2, j F Hum
and t Balanfont.
Orphan Camp No 3, P G Stivers Perkins
and G G Proctor. ---=...,. -.
Forrest No I, Joe B Patton and P A
Hughes. .---...,..-- '-.-..--
Lebanon No s, Il Thompson.
Stonewsll No Q, G helms. -...-.".
Grove No Is, Lane.
New Hope No 20, 7 Luna.
| Bob Hatton L Leatherman, L N Rob-
erts, Fl Miller and II @ MacLaughlin.
Concord No 81, A O Sealy, w Il Oakley,
l. White, and w Hodge. -f-- -
Stone Fort No SO, S E Carnes.
Jefferson No 80, NJ 0rman
Sinking Creek No II, W NJ Mason, and
G A Buchanan.
Pat CIeburne No AZ, F M jackson, S P
Cunningham, and A d Faris. -.
Eph Lytle No 46, A Miller. at
Sidney johnson No So, r L Norman.
G II Miller No 50, ia Mebane
Memphis No 60, J W Ward.
Libertas No 60, L D Stroud, and 81 G
Alsop.
sipsah No 65, John W Baker, and F F
Glasgow. Ell, .--.. - ,--.e
Madison, No. &C, DR. WI Jones. (
Springfield, No. II, D l. Holland and
Fl Manor.
JBFultOn, No. 70, H Afford and W
81 Crockett. I
Bragg, No. IA, W N Cowden and John
Laws.
Fairview No. rs, A W Page, G G James,
L B White and VIM DuEnawsy.
Bill Doak, No. n, P A Lyons and D
Gibson.
Beauregaurd, No. rs, ID Read and T
Jones. 49,
The message of Worthy President, John
e. Dromgoole, was read as follows:
To the Delegates of Subordinate Camps in Grand
Camp Assembled.
BROTHERS 1t is with unaffected regret
that l conceive it to be my duty to assem-
BILE you in extraordinary session at the
present time, knowing that your time is
essential at this particular season of the
year in practising your ordinary vocations;
but such is the rapidity with which the
knowledge of our organization is beng
carried forward, and such the imperative
demand for wise legislation, and the wisdom
of perfeeting the work of our order before
it becomes too far extended, and before
innovations shall have weakened the good
impressions already made, that have
deemed it wise and prudent to assemble
you together and give such views and re-
Communications for our good as have pre-
sented themselves to my mind And while
doing this L am encouraged to speak freely,
because | am addressing those who feel q
deep interest In the perpetuation and sue
cessful workings of the new organization
which we are attempting to put in such
working condition, that its existence and
usefulness may be felt and acknowledged
long after we have passed from labor to
rest. ....
L submit to your good judgment as a
measure of policy and OF right, and as es-
sentlal to a general acquiescence in and
adoption of the labors of the present ses-
sion, that whatever may be done shall be
laid before your next regular assembly for
in fact, the principal and gov
ernlng reason for calling you together is to |
systematic and remodel the work wisely |
and cautiously, so that at the next regular ]
meeting Of the Grand Camp its labors may |
be expedited and rendered success by |
having embodied before them the results /
Of your careful and calu elaboration The |
Importance and actually necessity of lee
lure IS known 70 all who pay any attention |
20 the Daanner In which subordinate camps |
Ire being conducted, and TO the loose
method by which visitors and strangers
IAN gain admission into your Camps. |
The small amount charged for initiation
INTO the order, and the failure of members
n paying dues, seem to indicate the pro-
oriety of so organizing the several degrees
Is to curtail, as far as possible, the number
If officers required to govern Camp, and |
o make the stated meetings monthly. By |
his method one set of officers will be suffi-
'ient for the government OF Camp with
'ut reference to the number of degrees
hat may be conferred.
In all organizations where secresy is
equisite to success, it is weakness to SUD-
oose it can be long sustained if the secret
york Is permitted to be printed. Either
he prying curiosity of outsiders, or the
detection or corruption of q member, will
Ultimately cause all to be made public
nd when this is done, the organization is |
It an end, and its members suffer for want
If wisdom in devising better plan.
In order to guard against such nisfor-
une, l recommend that a committee of |
,ood and wise men be appointed by this
]. Camp to review all the secret work of
he Order, and to originate such a lecture
II lectures for the different degrees as thew
nay conceive essential to the prosperity
nd perpetuity of our existence, and that
he result of their labors be laid before the
lext regular meeting of the G.. Camp, and
f adopted, that all written or printed mat
er on our secret work be called in and
destroyed. .....- .-.... 49, .. |
1t is painfully manifest to all, that after
he opening of the ceremonies of camp,
nd when there is no work to be performed
q the way of initiation, that there is a lack
'finterest and the craft haveno employment.
This would be remedied by the introduc- !
ion into our secret work of rehearsal of
UGH O lecture, or part of lecture, as
would always be introduced on the exami-
Iation Of visitors or candidates for adj
and while keeping alive the
interest of our Camps would at the same
ime be instructive and safeguard against
mposters.
fnasmuch as the question might be
aised whether at a called session any 9TH
r mode than such as is specifically point
d out can be lawfully transacted, it is
loped that in your deliberations you will
axe all such required action as in your
wisdom you deem optional to promote the
prosperity and harmony of the Order, and
reate simplicity and uniformity in the
york
The duties and honors which YOU had
he Partially to invest me with at YOUR
asst annual communication were accepted
With gratitude mixed with distrust of NV
bility to be Of use to you, or to do honor
o myself Six months of experience con-
inces me of my ineficiency. 1t is no or
inary task, and requires man of no or
Iinary ability, with attention undivided.
o carry out successfully and make perma-
lent the institution that we have on.
,inated 1 confess frankly, that with the
mount of other pressing duties and cares.
hat it is beyond the reach of possibility
or me to do you Justice, or devote the