, 1874-10-14

berAhfn tcncrIlly Rha Rttiiero to Tic fundamental
principles npou which olr Crtlcr rcst7.
After tho roportn lad been dlbpcaed Of, tho
election Of officers VAS talken up: savcral balIoa
nere take,,, hut no choice made, and the En-
campn,ont adjourned Till this evening.
THE GRAND LODGE.
At o'clock In tho ovoniny the yarions Past
Grauds assembled at Excelsior ilall and
marched to the fremont House, whence they
escorted the Grand Lodge to Mccormicks Hall.
JUDoE nouEns ADDRESS.
An address of wolcomc on behalf Of tho Order
ras then delivered by Judge Rogers, as fo]lo%s:
MOST wonrnr GRAND afAsrEl, REPRESENTATIVES,
SSp FAar an4Sns or @ Tn aHan ; tas dGDns q Or @ 6
fnG' tas orsaa eass lad "sa aeecpte shes ao
10 hold tbs present ueasion IN tbts City, aud
s g er asp a aess5y q III
upon them by tlio aszchlugo here ct tls "snprsmo
sDa 9fss Il ~ oa " 9 %as 4 oss as tsssS u sao
through thor Counaittce Of Reception have commits
toneu nj Is thelr rspresen;.nye to shink yoa i9r
Grsnir constituting Ills Grand body, coral fra
Ios eavo @ assure @ sd you McsI %orhy esand sius
ter, ,lat rensslt on h1 oseasou, t',e old Fellows
81 eas Sas'e se u sn ssPfSyl 8 SaSle %os
tne'on and oers Of ri: Or pass aras n
70 sss d S. I n. 5 q l1G
lodges of thss c: arc leto to unite tn Ie transaction
OF The important burncss Of this scasiou-realy ard
willing 10 exert their Influence and power for the good
Of tho Urlcr and its lest interests throughout this
great Jurisdiction, wilhun any liopc. or expectation
tho ulemberS-n,ors tEau 3Guo in number-congrntu~
lae thesclves that thc hnrc. Us thclr gucss repro.
tinenshod irot.ers-fron oyc1y lodga III tLe ssatc,
and bid mo to a6suro yo Of ho. lova aud confidence,
Ia TIC aeo o o
tonetes By t;pl< Gns and united for purposes OF hi-
Tho oii Fellows of Chicago rccosni.e and greet
you as officers md members OF the s;rrtale ttib-
uua, without Whose sanction no lolga can o1lss In
such hgs Or scts Us arc romoyo oi to .ntsrcsts oi
Tie Orders That according to to ancirnt us,ges Of
q is Ia aa e
Your power Is gruat, your authority Within the l1ha-
S9s e m ;sss, sso Y aa4stS sars sn4 r Su
pepeit. M It intelligent h sS1 ess' ' 't'' '' 'A'
a,o oseiient to sour aaioriiy, and ase 5aay proud
Of tho intelligence, ability, aud WRITES OF tho con:t-
ndss a il s
ticc Of your Intentions e1'd on e3r1cs fa!th that Ill
your wor,s will r.tlena to tho advantage aHa glory Of
Hoping that you vii nna 1t convenient and agree
ablc ~ ihe n!esya1, of sor .aily SESSIONS o asc:
s.,d cltizels Of Chicago aaalp, in tnor uamc, vel
como yoa to thc1r city, their lodges, md thoir
I'LL ALlL1s
To this Grand Master Thomas T. Mitchell re-
piled IS follows:
| 1IosoaED Sin AND Dnornrn: hare ustened with
pleasure 10 your words IF iraternn wc!coae. teel
TINT you llave apoien not merely tle fornu words
whose ianio has preceded hts conssig. Tho Order
whose retresenaa'ss aEe .,,, hero assembled, aud
csgo; Gag " We Lave ave- ous lo!ges isro; va count @
sssea haas S 5,n,:oa T9
record hero which Is written upon the hearts Of this
peopc in cllaracters thst elal not easy he eaeed.
| When tho 1nagntuc wires sent forth tic appalling
ttu,on TINT must follow ii u wake us oitlor all
ys ps
poa,ss Ten ysa1s have paa.sa siIeo tia H. " drsn @
tho rogrrss that Las been made. Situated upon
the ahorsg Of tits beautiful 'akc, reset!ng IN thu pure
re hat are s fso M
commercial Grss;ness, surpe,aeMt;ed n By complete
s Sf TasSaSa Sa,,r re,;a fhrs IN a directions nl
II IL pleasure for us to know TINT w.o sou have
been besaing every eiort to tic building ,p Of your
Of ret ho doveopHens @ ss ef oar osr D aud
ts.1t through yor olofla l this behalf We hnd tbeul
lteyisg thst this Institution ,nty }uatly ela, place
among the moral sorres q our ,o:al system, uay
70 Increased In proportion tho ely grows great?
y 10 our Order IN Tits Jurisdiction, Will .hc cst
Of our Organization, tho purity Of our purEoscs, tho
correctness of cur prlneipt5 II VIC are but true to
ami for tlia an;e1bly ii 6rehren, sap, yo,s, suI
T. t hs W. H. s q sss svs
concluded oNr h,.sincta md ucss!on Shalt hayo
closed nre thnll bo no cno in iii tbs vast assembly
who mail AaSe to reYeW Ills conduct nere With sn{ueEa
ro,lytco thu world that GOOD faith md .irtue nro Ito
peculiar charactettsten Of true Odd Fellow. Again
| thank y0N, nn1 tlr1uIu you toaa you ferrcYeut-
The Odd Fellows of Chicego.
The lodge Was tl.on declared open. mud, aftor
| prayer By the Clian]ain. W. D. Kcn,ily waH ap-
poiuted Aaaiatant Secretary, a,sd resolutions pre-
sonicd regulating tho publication Of the Geily
journal OF proceedings.
THE GRAND 31ABTEn's ngpour.
Tho Grand AIaBter than prcnented Ills report. n
document Of forty-oal paseu bog.nuing ~ fol-
lows:
Iaosifs Tsn.s. III .ta rspi, sesseiess flight, bus
eouplss e eo,ne Or anosr ycar md We assemble
zcsson, for tho prrosa o looElng u tho u!sEesss os
tho great aud growing orler w represent. Lot ~,
bitura tntcsIaE ul'en tho important hutieu dayelyng
sneere aititis and tIstinsss, o ua,Siy turn urn 10 10
d: rsisr anrol,rstsy reeu4ni;e tho lima of he d.
yi.ie Ier ia llA manifold tessugs yo.chaatc to
reorganization that ne meet uaa. auspices 10 fayor-
abe: Peace and plenty nrrSs.le our coantry. PROB
anil a!ore vivid appreciation ct tls principles Of o,r
y III 4ts b:haf Tile fires iron sbe altsr ertet Tor
lie uo,yeoratlon t,s oar trplp. Gand, "Ereul-lip,
Live, md rrG!A" hayo burlseil with Increased Gls-
nest amt wost El.t new Guc* hSsn ccn creeltA a
cIsln. yolsr fostri.lE cara a a.tens ,unr rapid nor
reas. Tho year juG eloaea hns BEEN enc s unt,tsr-
rnpcd quiet and 1sacb to unr Drdsr, Eo floyassu.t.
res haze put to Icctlcal test ,r rspfesrinnx ut h.
Eo'u!r,lce u1,l CHARITY. .'o Eonhcrn F!aGae, that
wasl4tl. vi udo'l,ny," L.s cae1 for u1c4Dliea-
tlon uf our fratrt:nt hym1htt'ls.
Allow nc, tlcs!, n,y lrt'lrc to o1seld to you fra