Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-02-01
B'NAI BIRTH.
Last Day OF the COnVentiOn-Interest-
ing Proceedings.

CHICAGO, January 3I.-The morning
session Of the B'nai Birth convention to-day
was secret.
In the afternoon session, the report of the
committee on the constitution was read and
considered. Section 4, part /, Of the constitu-
ton, was amended as follows: Every lodge
shall hold its regular meeting only at the time
designated by It's charter, or bylaw; but spe-
cial meetings may be held upon the call OF
the president, or of five members Of the
lodge, provided that every member re-
place Of meeting, shall be duly notified Of the
time and place of holding such meetings;
and provided, further, that in such meetings
No business shall be acted upon except that
for which IL may have been called.
Minor amendments were made to Article
3, sections and 2; article /, section l. article
The constitution was then adopted as a
whole. and declared TO be the constitution Of
the order.
The leport of the committee on the general
state OF the order was presented. 1t shows
that the distIict grand lodges are in pros
porous condition, and that the order, as
whole, is increasing and spreading over the
entire country. The report recommends some
changes in the ritual in the way OF shorten
ing IL. It also recommends the establishment
OF sinking fund in each district in case Of
any emergency that may arise.
submitted, showing that the receipts of the
convention grand lodge from the district
grand lodges were SS7 IS; disbursements,
se5l8 90; balance, sl224 y; due from district
grand lodges, sl3i4 90.
Resolutions highly complimentary TO Hon.
Lyman Wolf, the very efficient president OF
the convention, were offered by Mr.. Sanger,
seconded by Mr.. Abraham, OF Cincinnati, in
few appropriate remarks, and adopted
unanimously with hearty cheers.
President Wolf responded very happily, re-
turning his thanks for the honor done him,
and expressing the hope again 10 meet all the
brethren in the next convention.
Resolutions OF thanks to the other officers
and the president were adopted.
The chair announced the following COM
mittee on the centennial: A. i. Sawyer, Ju-
Illus Beeni, New York; Isidore Busch, st.
Louis: Geo. Jacobs, Philadelphia; B. Roth
a. Il. Frankland, Memphis; :. Wolf, WASH
inrton: Dr. Z. NJ. Freedlln, New York; Aaron
Goldman, Baltimore.
PhiIadeladelphia was selected as the place
for holding the third constitutional conven-
tion IN 1873. .,.
executive committee. The other members
are: First district, V. Elinger; second dls'
trict Isadore Busch; third district, Joseph
Steilheimer: fourth, William Saalsberg;
fifth, ". r. WalEer; sixth, II. Il. Hamburger;
seventh, A. +. Frankland.
elected judges: W.-RoSSdinal, chairman; Jas.
Abraham, A. Reinstein, ]. Rlenbaum; simon
Wolf, Philip Stern and Max Donkelsplel.
The following were elected a committee on
rltual: Wm. kreiRshaben, A. j. Jones' " Jullus
Blen, j. II. Chumacein, A. Moses and N. Ull-
A. i. Frankland was unanimously elected
Vlce-presldent; NJ. Ellinger, secretary, and
lsaaore Busch, treasurer Of the constitutional
elected chiefJusticeo OF the court of appeals,
After Few eloquent remarks by the chair
man, Hon. Simon Wolf the conyention ad.
journed sine die.