, 1874-10-16

procacdt1r0s of YcstcrtaY'n Session.
Tie Grand Lodge met yesterday ut McCos-
micL's Music Hall, ut Q o'clock. -
Brother Ellis, 7. G. H., moved tho printed
records OF yesterday's proceeding bo accepted,
subject to cor ection, and that the reading Of tho
minutes DO d,Gronaed with.
Au inyitatiol from the Secretary Of tho Board
Of Trado to visit their rou1ns was received and
accepted.
AME:'D1Na THE CONSTITUTION.
Bro. v1n Druyer, 232. G. Herald, offered tho
following amendment to tho Constitution, which
was laid on tho table TIL noxt session, as frcqulr
cd by law:
leeotrcd, Tut the Constitution bo amended BY tho
addition os tho following clause 10 Art. ILL.,:
No oiheer having oco held o1tsce In this Lodge ohn
ee eligible to t=a sarao position ior moro thRn two
tcrmE.
Invitations wcro read from Peoria, Cayl,nyille
md Decatur. requesting tho Grand Lodge to
hold their noSt soaslon ut those respective towng
Peoria waa Bet3cted.
Rep. wilkins made M appeN1 on behalf Of
WILLIAM WHITAKER,
member OF f.ia Lodge, who was MANNED In rea-
:rain.
The Colnra:.tee on the State Of the Order pre-
.onted tbs following report, winch. under
buassnsloE OF tho rule, wac considered, md
Rdoptcd
Tho cpM!nE!.itetiou to tho GruIa Master, from
X salISae nuses IL y a
rs,tcsson, nsag ad ~ behalf Of Brother William
B.lerel.
Your Committee cstoeu, the action Of ou7 noblo
brother WHO, tie Imminent risk Of lis f aaast te
certain death Wis prui.ewortly an ,sro!o III she es-
tce.ae, and As Iuch merits tho rprobaio not oy Of
this Grand Yot5, but Of humanity everywhere.
Not Only dee i. merit tbs indefinite appreciation Of
that appeals 70 our money anu nleane, aud do
nlands III a.nu lneAause to si4re tho 1acslace thug
nuhy 1nndu 10 rescuo the EoFigliug.
W. feel constrained BY force u precedent and law
70 decne the application innle to appeal to every
est merit hut Tor too uftcn cited IL this q.ad
III ylc Of ta fact that thia aroua Lodge is thu In
tcg;a part Ut Odd Fellowship; lint every cent Of tic
fuIds OF this Grand oay is acrcdly dedicated tlo
cause Of charity that tn recognizing pre-e,nincn.
taulisl pre:clrnt for demands upoa ito treasury u
the fntlrt but only honestly aud cnnd!lly pruciaus
to tls m !s sa a taS To1a ~ OF
lsesusct, That this Grand Body tlo9s huruhy appro
priate from i:s funds the Of st0o for tho aia
hat We carr,ly commend our beloved broshor 1or lii
manly and Aeroc conduct end au rcwnrds aud rcaolu-
that such 10 lo viii receivo reeonpese /. the bands
Of tho Great 1uags' Whoso psa.dl. WI bo "Iraslnueh
have dono It unto me-"
Brother L. B. Sherman, Of 214, movod that n]1
~ o.usos ao ~ S IL hasant ~ rrattas WIZ
tta 70 1 ..1Gh r. W pt;., .Gt auo -a;ia1
Tho Committee appointed to receive contrtbu.
.onB tor thu boncnt or Brother Whitaker report
el tho a,,c,t mt COLLECTED $500. which was pface1
In tho hnn,,o ~ t,n frrpd 1Gautor
~ NV A'"u''a ~ ~. .1.@ otSuu .n~a'o''
Tlo 1eca,,t;vo Go,nn,iftoo ,,resentsd t,,o fol.
1owinp refort
4,Ue G,onI, ,a,a. ~ ~. s,,,, ~ ,,co,,.
rhe aStas :, ar has g hn ,
cert1in Mi, uuene to tic Constitution Of this T. ri
Grand Lo:s. offered ty Representative Hilets, found
q page <0' Of tho journal Of last SESSION. having had
The same under consideration. would beg loayo
,pss nns', ~ sne 1po ot your committee portions
ws oI ~. p aso III caaes "ltn INC
Your Comm.ttae vo,1d ,ho~o,o,o ofy,r +ho fo,,o3no
% substitute aud recommend its sdortion: o''a
1esoirtd, Thai Kectious !. q, and = Of Au. q. Of