The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-04-16

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waiting the status of your membership. From
this central fount each and every one of the
Grand jurisdictions composing this honor
able body have drawn their lines OF feal.y,
ana, with one single exception, each cord is
clear, wclI.strnng, and resonant with the
music of loyalty. The general action and
construction. application. and cmbodying in
their laws of your legislation, has been con-
formed to in every particular. and to the
. best OF my, knowledge. belief, orinforma-
ton, has been considered and proved satis1ac-
tory.
IMPORTANT DECISIONS.
The following matters are reported as
passed upon during the recess of the SUI
prcme Lodge, and are submitted for review,
approval, or reversal:
An Official order from the Supreme Lodge
or Grand Lodge to any Subordinate Lodge
OF the Order, and in the order as here given,
takes precedence over all other business, and
when notified of its being there. unless
while working one of the sections of Rank
and should such bc the case the Lodge must
oe Drought TO its proper working rank-the
contents made knownand acted upon at once
prior 10 proceeding with any other business.
Should The order tie irregular, exceptional,
or even arbitrary, the after course will be to
obey it until rcmedicd through the proper
channels
Withdrawal cards evidence no rank i'm the
Order OF higher grade than that Of Knight,
and any prefix or aitX thereto setting forth
That the bearer is Past Chancellor or Past
Grand Chancellor is void aud Of no Vafue~
whatever as a crcdential of those two higher
grades of rank.
The past official rank of Past Chancellor
or Past Grand Chancellor must be evidenced
by ccr'iiicatc signed by the proper Grand
!, officers, duly attc>ted with the Grand Lodge
seal, prior to said official rank being recoy-
niZcd when attliating by card in any other
lodge than the one in which, being Il men,
Der, said rank was attained.
II Withdrawal cards cannot and must not
: be used for or recognized III dny sense as
"yi>i.ing cards" The supreme obligatory
law is imppratire on the point That - no visit
: in" cards shall be Used in the Order" There
= fore. when presented in that sense, they
r. must be refused. If having the ). y. u. w.
they are not required to be shown by the
). visitor. II not having the :. \. W., they
are valuclrs, to get it unicSS accompanied by
an order from the lodge by which issued.
signed By the G. c.. atte>tcd hy the seal and
V signature Of the Il. Il. and s., and then ONLY
:. for the term IN r'1ch the cart irdS issued.
I Withdrawal cards. by the provisions on
their face. cease to he OF value twelve months
Il from date. An applicant for utilization hy
card. with I'M expired one. cannot he adj
! mttcd or his proposition entertained until
the card has been restored to vitality by 4
, reissue Vide Art. VI. sub Cons:
a withdrawal card can be renewed
/ after it has run out by the Lodge having
granted the same, and upon such terms a>
=, the Lodge may dctermnc.'
i The rc1c,cal Of the clrd Under that clause.
prcsumptivcly, would be the payment OF crl-
> tain MONEYS Such being the case. ! opiuc
to the view that one year having elapsed, and
- the Lodge having been ltcrrtcd from any
!, claims OF benefits that might nave occurred.
=. the r,InStatin~ The card or renewing IL force
II would also rcn>tac Il vaiid claim for the :.
4. L. W. for term IN which ia>tlcll, and shall
SO rule and hold.
: The refusal Of the Supreme Lodge to adopt
a form of withdrawal c,rd expressing on lis
face 1.-THE bearer OF il shall be entitled TO the
:. 4. =. W. for orc y"ur' ii. i. 1872, rr.
J3G-I and JI9) trinity establishes the principle
that il only carries The :. \. i. ". for the
term IN ,rhich i$Surd. There being no spe-
| citic legislation or decision on the point ~llD-
mitted of Il renewed issue by the proper
Grand officers in case of Il suspended Or d."
ftlnct lodge. >hlI hold and rule that it docs
| y
,rhich issued. hIt 40 longer.
Officers of lodges must wear their official
rc.alia in the 9ol"c-?1omani while working,
regardless OF The fact OF being in full o"'$fde
"unilnim OF parade drc<,.' t.. l.. :. l..
1872 PIP. Gl5 and G2'.)
Iodgcs-G!1nd or subordinate HE
gally without the charter or diSp"nsation
being in the lodge or antc-room. (J. 7. PIP.
jG4. 5S5.)
The supreme law provides only for flag"
for outside Uses: therefore, lamncrs" are
not permissible. (J. j. ). l., p. ASl.)
Lodges of one grand Jurisdiction have no
right to initiate residents OF another lurl>-
diction into the Order without The consent
of the lodge nearest To which tlie applicant
resides. IL. z. 5. l., p. 5SO.)
The charging of and collecting dues from
pages and c>qllircs rests solely with >ubordi-
nate lodges.
The "Arroatic Agcndas are not lodge
property. They are only issued IL tne SUI
prelnc Lodge to proper officers to irmoufz''
the ,choie work OF the Order, and subject IL
recall at any time that il may order.
If a card is procured by fraud, it is void :
| if through NillllncsS on tie part OF the
lodge. punish it; if issued iunocently III alb
Scnce OF proper not e., clc., nave II an
nu!cd.
Report OF the Supreme Scribe.
The report of tlis Supreme Scribe. {. u.
Barton, ESD, OF Washington, d. c., Is Il Ion.
document, coyering eighteen printed pages.
Ii gives an interesting account OF the pro-
:, cress Of the Order during the l"St year.
- Eight hundred and siXty-Scycn >uhordl-
nate lodges, with twcnty-iour grand lodges,
were i'm existence at the close OF the year
:. 1871: since which time upwards OF four
. hundred subordinate lodges and seven grand
!. lodges have been organized, three OF which
. nhc grand lodges Of South Carolina, Tcnnes-
', see. and Ontario, Canada,) were established
= under the administration Of Supreme Chan
u ceor Read. The representatives of the new
', Grand lodges organized since the last session
y Of the Supreme Lodge (kan>;lS. Maine, AEl-
: bama. and MicIligaD are. or will be, present
;. ut this session. The Ordcr has been extend
Il ed INTO Washington Territory and the States
of Oregon aud Nevada during the year.
VIRGINIA.
u at is remarked that the report OF ,thc
u jurisdiction of the 'Old Dominion though
). not so flatteriug aS that af last yelr in HE'LL
: bersblp. shows al increase Of TWO lodges.
:, The late Grand Chancellor, Henry Arm
|. strong. Of Norfolk, was indeialignbly at
!, wo,k during his term OF Office in strengthen
;. inr the membership and pcrltcllng the
/ rituali,tic ccrenoniaIS in accordance with
: tbe u,.w work. The jurisdiction shows all
. average percentage OF 935 in membership.
V while the lodges are al in healthy condi-
: ton and working zealously in the e''sc.'
" HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
,r, I,dro ot Honolulu has 1ourShcu