, 1874-10-14

AtO o'clock tho officers Of tho local Encamp-
meutn agscnblcd at tho hall Of Excelsior Lodge
and, under command Of 4. q. Lnll, r. q. H.. OF
RAINBOW Lodge, proceeded to tho fremont
IIoupn, wLenco tlloy escorted tile momborB Of
tho Ora,id Lncanpn,ent to tho hafl. Tho pro.
ceesIou, rs 1t passed through Washington md
Dearhpan stroot5, presented very u;cditablo
appearance.
Aftor thoy Ind all assembled In tho hall md
order waa restored, john L. Daruun, Z. g. r.,
delivered tho following
Address OF wELcons
In hchalf of thc patsarchs Of The city:
CRASH rArE1sRcfls: Not from any merit or ability
Oh my par hut from my l,p!ig position Of ChsiF
n;l! Of the Committee oI Arrangements, laa Eee iln-
posed upon mo tto lonor una pe1ktte for a'sd Y Ie
Grand lnea.nl'mtnt of tho great jurisdiction Of tho
Cordial hrary aud fratetnal greciipg Wnt calls to.
Gsns, 60 fsY 5 20 ns esn r. IN @ Of
fcfcnco Of the great Sute al 1ninos? If 1t for so:la
'ot. % know Is for neither, but il Is ill., great On
toetcr aui prescryo tho gosn Of tho Immortal pfinct.
pca of olr beloved Order; 10 lesihlaso n lehaf Of
M ,n e sr e sa a
t!ccd, to educate aud ct for Tho responsible duties
Of ito our orphans.
Will thoy be well performed? Past experience has
demonstrated that sou hass been faithful to your
Or thia session win provo tho execution. 90 ou thsn
ralrialcjs. dcport yourselves sruo odd rcowa and
honorable men lay broad ana dcep tho 5oanaat'ens
Of our lnaaalyo htsnrsure cement tho Wala with the
links Of iIicnsbi, love, rnd truth. ind the combined
batan thrown nrhali not prevai asains: us. Oars Is
work of love, of I'LL, of hope, nl with these nolo
!. hi hrssis 9 ThnS pa a5svo I
r1Ii look down upon ls, anl bid ns dod speed.
But, Patriorchs., DO not vi.h 10 Seary you NOT
iuuch to Ito and but little tnla; bt, previous to taking
tay seat wish 70 ksy tat tEcso hadgcs will desighato
wasyer 10 your wants wno Witt
slsn ho grauacu.
and no rhtrarcs, anil brothers Of city, agntn
lender you, ono and ALI tlrtce hearty Telcouta to
teacts, our homes, our families, una or great city
Of GLIcaSo.
In tue .al,senco OF tho II. ", G. Patriarch, Da-
rid D. Hatfield, T. Warron Floyd, IL. Z. G. High
prlcst, dclive=ed tho following
nIuro:sE:
Tact C111Er IA yn1Ano1t DAH.'uss Gsp DrE1tpEas OF
TUE CoAM1r1En or ANrASoENI.frs: Yort very
cnt Of ho Stats III Illinois but futthes convlucss
tao of the great &.ospAblo heart which pu1batcs
tnsoshoat yoHr noo ely II !. ;a Is tnassa famous m for
tai!tee, that sour vords q cheer will teud to eucour
o. ont Us 50 IS esescnt.iysa OBJ he aFeet ordsr Theso
asnud eoamunloa!iona aA' t.e bright, green eots ia
9ef Ss eca hensh an Is Sss t sssr
csts brothcr end cach gress TIC hand Of rue trica
slip.
OF bitterness and sorrow. Tho places ot who
riugeI With US last year arc to-day yacant Some
o:hers e5sS sTe assns s apon 1eda 81 pn %h
coraw tnut refer to the cause Of my occupying this
70 At hs S'fns o oaG Wo
arc deprived Of LIS guiding hand aud cohusels.
AMI now, brothers, IN behalf of tho araad Encamp;
through you to tho Pasriarchs Of Chicago, earttcit
tnauks, aud beg to assro you Of the appreciation Of
n yor civ an esrpesy hone t our
may auci ns to cause no rcgrot thtt you a4GaIcd
~ nm. N.Y., n,Tn7.vou
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Ihe report Of y. y. liatflclu. Grand tatflaTch.
was road, commencing as follows:
In. p;,st uar,s" ?rouS s.,am,,n.n1 of u,;not,
nrpnrsrSrhTryrs Am unoTtrn phruIsmu1ra. The
rsrn Of agan yea at tae post q duty
IN ,ust ,I 10 asr,st " 4yfsi1 c surcrt >mcan, for
n.rrin@ still rnore bount;f,,l iarycst in t,,o funra
49, a S Sma,, ,,ron .'Is s,,orost;ra ~ eoH,.sn ~
~ pns ns;fm1 itx a9 In w , ~
cun,n, m t.ro11rjt fra and smnk. drcs.ad IN irht
est raimunt-csGes to-ay, HousisIiuc civ torsor-
sr c @ y M ao % nee
IrstIrcn lerc, in Iho enjoyment Of ,ho b,cssnrs Of
at ta,sn ~ n,,r n3rainne ~ III nrnt mia
ne,scr Of Good. who 30 apundany i1csecs us In Iii
nc r.fst,orr ~ life I'm h1ve ~ }ospI fnr orn.hnr
vp.r ihe Louut,es aud 1acrses q Ill., nrodense
fint oniv ~ iudyiduals and az brethren Of thn
great fraternity whoso interests wa arc nov
ss;emoea % aupsfflae, eam Maose dasnss prosperity
s or ~ W. - erot .,a H. s
6n,,'tics enhracr in our iuria1.st,on. wl,osa tsois
have tcencd With abuntia,ce aud whose sranarics ora
vow benrt fil1eJ will ylcuy Tbs holdinS of thn ecs-
non Of ito Grand Eucanumen i1lo ilfst uaaer tno
neurcsent,tiyo furn) Ent tic ncoing Of tho Patri-
EcaEtifHs city, ThnFo brotherhood