, 1874-01-26

mud ghtcncd tc burdens of rREl otllor, AMI brohery
ion and Hopeful rcsignation 10 heara.
To you, my brethren, the Order looks forward for frrs
to rcnesa acton IN G1onea
orationa and conclusions will DO marked by dignity
md wiatom, animated by tho psrcss motives Of PHI
which VIII consult only tue wclfnre Of tho whole
brotherhood.
hands, hnso called attention to tho mnBt important
onss IN tue lat report 81 tho M*oonyo COMMITTEE to
perenes pons u ho !ao @ ho eso
g. Sfonsy @ oss' CITY soaa g s e
other interests.
regret moi TO bo .b!e to lay before you .lastical
but two Of tho Annnni reports Of tho 1istrcta and
g. having roaeled mo, and uah roTmiaaion to intro
may atac. however, TINT wo count soyen dtsricts,
probably not 10 less than 1,6oo.
The financial affairs Of tho Constitution Grand
1odge have been conducted with htrict economy, and
The of tho Secretary having tcon rendered
gratnltonsy. tho salary propoaoa hhn boen psld;
.ea p oes sel
10 atached; also tho accounts Of tho several dlsnct
aand m Tho It'll rss:ps rns n, S sna
:! ssss: i rS!sS $;seSa % e .sasa is !So
DhhslCeB Auo IIoul tilc DlAtI1cs tIhnu ApuGeat
tho receipt Of thelr ar,nual reports. Ths wboe q:
renso q admnstratiea m Il for Aye yes1s md half
eli to tho lodgca In books and documcnss The revenue
Of tho Constitution Grand Lodge "a At present 9xed by
arc arc creatcd by action Of ths conycntion. ~ -
IL the discharge Of NJ duties % hsve cnsay9red n to
% tho 4 ss I'D Il s e the tsssa ss Of
amongst tho districts and ho members Of the order
nas 6een ny ehlof aim. Whenever I could
S Srshe 10 Avd ssas anS ehesry
rendered euch aid and assiatancc as was IN my power
aa sE Lost no % to 9d snd 1h ss9a
sure you that 1t was 1ot owing to want Of zeal nor
lion, peaeo bo with you,, nm lra.ernaly yours.
JuL1ua 13tEa, President Executive Committee.
Tho report waB accepted.
Nlr. Levi, OF Cincinnati, asliod II Tho Exocu-
two Committee had no report to mako:
Alr. Lion informed him TINT the report read
had beon submitted to tho Exccutiye Committee,
and they adopted it.
Mr. Adler, Of Washington, offered q raao1u-
tion tondoring tho thanks Of the Convention to
Mr. Dien and tho Executive Committee for
faithfully discharging their duty.
Henry dgoenebauna, Of Chicago, submitted On
pointed to present suitable resolution OK
proBsive Of tho grateful appreciation Of tho
brotherhood of services Of tho Executive Com
mlttoo since the Now York Convention in 1861.
Mr.: Levi q E., pedace!, r., ~. moved 3D. as 49,, N !;
subject bo referred to 4 committee to bo hore-
nfter appointed.
A discussion which lasted over. an hour fol-
lowed. fho printed report OF tho Executive
Committee WIS vigorously attacked, exception
thai, wloac osc1y WIS printed in tho pamphlet.
Considerable fee!ing was shown, several claim-
ing that BY intlolsing .he report they would
atatify themselves; as to nnnt Birth ,, wa! was
nlonts Of Mr.. Felsenthal Indicated. Others de-
Tended the Executive Committee, urging tAat
they wore not responsible for hr. Felaenthal'a
opinions.
jcctod by vote of 81 to 81, mud the amendment
was agreed to.
The COMMITTEES on Rules tbon submitted their
report, nnl, after adopting it, fho Convention
adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning
THE RECEPTION AND CONCERT.
The Chicago lodges Of the Independent 0rdor
OF Dnai Birth gave most brilliant reception
to their guoats, tho delogates TO- tho second
Constitution Convention of tho Ordor. KinsB-
took place, waa beautifully decorated and fes-
toonod, and every inch Of room WAS occupied by
II most fashionable and brilliant andionco. oil Of
whom soomcd anxious to mako tho reception
worthy OF tho nnn1o Of our city and tho liboraii-
| tY Of her citizens.
Tho first part Of the programme consisted OF
| several choice orchestral selections, after which
| Mr. j. l.. Gatzcrt. Of This city, ulade q short
spocoh, tcudoring leartfot: welcome to tho
visitors, assuring tlo1n that nothing would bo
left uudoto on tho part Of our Hebrew populn-
| tion to mako their stay ln our city as pleasant
and agreeable as possible.
11r. Philip Stein then Hnd lo would Introduce
| oH $tto at 3Tn1, t.,f f1,a
try, a gentleman who l,ed dono moro
to holp his race Mt tho sent Of
Government thai, any other man in the county,
q lnau whom every 1sraollto iu tho coantry
| should love and llnnor. h1r. Simon Wolf, of
Washington, the President of the Convention.
Mr.. Wolf, on taking the stand was greeted
| with n spontaneous outbnrHt of applause. After
it lad subsidized III, said that nB Chairman Of the
Second Constitution Convention ho would ten
Chicago for the handsome and generous nlan-
ncr in which their proceedings had
been inanguratod. They wero overwhelmed and
astoniBhed at such spontaneous outhurst of
chiynlry and nobility, and nothing but Chicago
could have accomplished all this. Chicago en-
terprise md energy WAS NOT only OF local ropu-
ta.lon, but itH famo Inns spread throughout tho
world. 1t waa not tho city alone that hnd sprung
up as il by d magic hand, but the press OF Chi.
cago lad also grown with tho Same wonderful
rapIdity. Chicago papers were brimtui Of tho
latest news, and they only represented tile gon..
eral energy and enterprise prevailing throughout
thin wonderful city, This Frcat metropolis. Of
the Northwest waH aestino. to rule tho beat In.
tores.s Of our great country. Lie re1olccd that
tho Israel!tes III this city had grown with tue
same magical rapdty rs tho city itseif, and
their hospitality appealed to the hearts, Of them
all., This was no fulsome praise. but tho actual
It seemed az II there had been no aro hero at
t nl}-aa II nil tho rouorta about it had been O