Omaha daily bee., 1874-06-25

The Grand Lodge of Nebraska,
A. F. and A. NJ, began its an
nual session yesterday-St johns
this city, at the hall in
Central Block. The mol ning session
opened at ten o'clock, the full num-
Der of lodges being represented.
The delegates present are as fol-
lows:
Western Star, Nc 2, Nebraska
City-M E Pinney, NJ NJ Hamlin,
E F Warren, pr. for J w.
Capital Lodge, No 8, Omaha
David E Hum, w NJ; Thos Swobe,
S w; w NJ Roberts, J w.
Nemaha Valley, MOI, Brownville
w Rogers, w NJ; H C Lett, pr.
for s w.
Plattsmouth, No 6-F E White,
w NJ; n B Murphy, pr. for s w.
Falls City, Nos, at RulO-Thomas
C Shelley, pr. for w NJ and s w.
Covert, No IL, OMAHA Green
tree, w NJ; E X Long, pr. for s w,
and c Hartman, ] w.
Neoraska City, No l2-JM Burks,
VIM; w B Wharton, s w, and
w s Cotton, ] w.
Fremont No. 15.-F w Hayes,
w NJ, and ) w II Hayes, pr for s
w.
Lincoln No ia G Hastings,
w NJ, J J Gosper, pr for J w.
Washington No 2l-J w Tew,
w NJ, T Davis, S w, and VIM
Miller, pr for ] w.
Mccoy No %, PlattsmouthJ n
Wise, w NJ, E b Lewis, pr for s
W.; w Barnes, pr for J w.
Pawnee No al L Edwa rds,
w NJ.
Lafayette No IA w Conger,
w NJ.
ST. Johns Nc 25-Omaha-J B
Recfield, pr for w NJ; ] c Mailer,
8 w, Alfred Kelly, pr for w.
Beatrice No. CIV H Lamb, w
NJ, n Blakely, pr. for ] w.
Jordan Nc. q. West POint-E X
Valentine, " NJ, E N Sweet, pr.
for s w; CIV Schnellbacher, pr.
for J w.
Wyoming No. %, South Pass
City, w. TIE F Cheney, NJ.
Hope No. %, at Hillsdale-L E
Palmer, w N.
Blue River No. so, Milford-GeO.
B France, w NJ.
Tekama No. 31-J r Reed, w NJ;
Isaac Gibson, pr. for S w, and n X
Folsom, J w.
Platte Valley No. 80, North Platte
Fl n Dick, w NJ.
Acacia No. 81, Schuyler-G HI
Wells, w NJ; c E Sumner, pr. for s
w.
Crete No. s7-H c Rider, w NJ,
and VIM H Morris, S w.
Northern Light, No. Al, Stanton
Lewis Ley, pr. for w NJ.
The officers present are as follows:
NV, Martin Durham, Grand
Master.
RW, Frank Welsh, d G NJ.
r w, Alfred G Hastings, GS w.
RW, Jas w Chadduck, G Jr W..
r w, James W More, G Tr,
R w, w r Bowen, g Sec.
Wv, Caleb A Miller, Grand
Chaplain.
w, Geo s Smith, Grand Orator.
w, VIM E Hill, Grand Lecturer.
w, n X Griggs, G S d.
w, Joseph L Edwards, G d.
PGM NJ, Danl H Wheeler.
The NJ w Grand Master annOun-
ced the following committees:
On Visiting Observation-Disclosures
Isaac Greentree, F w Hayes and
Jesse F Davis.
On Observation-Disclosures Eben X
Long, ] n Wise and HO Hanna.
On ACCOMPLISHMENTS E War
rem, E B Lewis, T. X Valentine, W
T Rogers and VIM b Wharton.
On Charters and DispensatiOns-
Brothers n K..Briggs, VIM H Nor
ris, Charles Sumner, Isaac Gibson
and J L Edwards.
On Bylaws from Chartered
Lodges-Brothers Geo B France, J
B Redfield, John w Tew, Lewis
Lev, and Frederick n Dick.
On Ways and Means-Brothers
David E Hume, F E White, Lewis
Dunn, w H Lamb and Christian
Hartman.
On Charity.-Bros ] J GOsper,
E F Cheney, Leroy E Palmer, ]
w Hayes and NJ & Murphy.
On Grievances-Rros A G Hast
ings, H B Rider, George H Wells,
Nathan Blakely, J r Reed.
On Unfinished Business.-BrOs
H C Lett, Thomas c Shelley, Ed
gar n Sweet, William A Cotton,
Alfred Kelley.
On Pay-rOll.-Bros Milton Z
Penny. Thomas swobe, J NJ Bangs,
William Miller and James q
Mailer.
The Grand Lodge then adjourned
till 2 O'Clock this afternoon.
Last evening the Omaha lodges
Capitol, Covert and st. Johns
-gavea grand reception and
ball at the Grand Central Hotel in
honur Of the Grand Lodge. 1t was
one Of the finest affairs Of the
kind ever gotten up in this State.
LARGE STOCK
OF Linen Suits. also single coats,
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