Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-24
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Second Days Session OF the Right
Worthy Grand Lodge.

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second Days Session OF the Right
| Worthy Grand Lodge.
The &. w. Grand Lodge L. o. o. F. met
a.. 8 A. NJ. The roll was called, and FL the
officers reported on first day reported pres
| ent.
Several reports were submitted and con-
CURED in.
! A petition from German Lodge, Cha,ta-
noogs, was referred to the Committee en-
| Charters.
! A report from the Legislative Committee
| was presented and adopted.
! Rep. Day, from the committee appointed
to draft suitable resolutions regarding the
death OF Grand Secretary Barry, Past Secre-
tary Hide and Grand Patriarch, submitted
a report which was adopted unanimously
| by rising vote.
Rep. Hughes, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, submitted a report which was
adopted.
Rep. Moore, from The special committee
on the Grand Representatives report, re-
commended that said report be spread upon
the minutes, which was concurred in.
Rep. Day made mention of the death of
Rev. P. L. Dozier, OF Lodge No. 124 on 9Th
| Oct, 1873, and moved that his name be en-
tered on the memorial page Of the minutes,
which motion was carried.
Rep. Jukes, from the special committee
| on the Grand Masters report, which was
taken up by section, literally discussed,
amended in several particulars, and then
| adopted as a whole.
| Jas. T. Bell, from committee appointed
OF an extra session of the Grand Lodge
held in November last, to prepare tribute
appropriate to the memory of r. 81. Barry,
the Right Worthy Grand Secretary, sub
| mitted report, which was adopted unani-
mously by rising vote and ordered spread
! upon the minutes.
The Representative of No. &c called for
the reading of the decision of the Grand
Lodge United States In appeal case Of men,
bers of Calhoun Lodge No. 26.
Rep. Hughes raised a point Of order,
which was decided well taken By the Grand
Master, and then
The Grand Lodge adjourned until 2
O'Clock.
| Afternoon Session.
The Grand Lodge re-assembled at
| O'Clock.
Rep. Sehorn moved to take up q collec-
ton to relieve the Memphis Odd Fellows.
A committee was appointed to wait upon
! the members, and the sum of $500 was col
lected in the room, and ordered to be for
warded to the General Relief Committee of
Memphis.
The Grand Lodge then proceeded to the
election of officers.
For Grand Master the names of T. S.
| Jukes, 81. T. johnson, A. o. II. P. Sehorn
and NJ. E. Wilcox were placed in nomina-
ton. On the first ballot, the vote stood:
Jukes. ....................
| johnson .,..ss,...,......'.
Sehorn ....s......s.,..t...
WILCOX. s.......'....ss......A ~
The name of Rep. Jukes was withdrawn
and second ballot resulted as follows:
Johnson. ...'.....ss .....'..s'.''.''.o
Sehorn. .......0l
And FL. T. johnson was declared elected.
j. E. Russell r. d. Black, j. M. Win
stead, r. A. Campbell, and j. T. Brown
were placed in nomination for Z. W. Dep
uty Grand Master. On the first ballot the
vote stood:
Russell. ......0O
Black. ....................
WlnsteaG. amman. ...s.....-s.....Z9
Brown. ..... 80. ..s.............'.'.Zo
CampDell ................ .....'.1o
The names of Winstead and Black were
withdrawn, and second ballot resulted as
follows:
RUSSELL. ....s....s'.'..''.oS
Brown. ................... 90
And ]. e. Russell was declared elected.
For R. w. Grand Warden, W. 81. Trsf-
ford, 81. C. Sheetz, R. D. Black, T. S.
Jukes, II. G. Jehns and j. T. Brown were
placed in nomination. The first ballot re-
suited as follows:
Brown. ............ .....'..o0
Tratford.. ............... 10
Sheetz.. ....'........
Blsck....... ...... ...'.......'..'.'oz
JuKes. .......,..' ..s.''.'.'...''.'''I ~
Johns. .lU
Several of the candidates were Withdrawn,
and second ballot resulted as follows:
Brown. .Iss...'...'.'.....tz
black. .....''...'....''''
Tratford. ............,......... 10
And j. T. Brown was declared elected.
For r. w. Grand Secretary, the names of
]. r. Harwell and W. A. Barry were placed
in nomination. The first ballot stood as
follows:
HarWell. ..s......,s .......sss.'ss...So
Barry. ..........s..s. 1890
And j. r. Harwell was declared elected.
Robert Thompson was unanimously
elected R. w. Grand Treasurer.
For Grand Representative to the Grand
| Lodge of the United States, j. L. Weak
ley, A. NJ. Burney, M. E. Wilcox, o. F.
Prescott, and James T. Bell were nomi-
mated.
jill. Weakley and Jas. T. Bell asked
that their names be withdrawn, which was
granted.
The vote was taken, 'the first ballot re-
sulting as follows:
| Burney. .............s '....ss..''s.'oI
| WILCOX. ....s....ss...s sss.sss 10
| freSc0bC. II
And A. NJ. Burney was declared elected.
The Grand Lodge then adjourned to 81
| p. NJ.
| Night Session.
The Grand Lodge convened again at
half-past seven O'Clock, p. NJ.
The Legislative Committee and the Com
mittee on Judiciary, reported.
The balance of the evening was taken up
in the discussion of constitutional points.
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