Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1874-04-18
J CH AMPIONS RED CROSS.
Proceedings OF the Grand Encampment,
Champions of the Red Cross.
Coon TEMpLARs' HALL

], Ind Eneampaaent convened ct the
designated hour, Grand Commander,
A T johnson presiding
Minutes of yesterday read and ap-
proved.
Oa motion the matter Of numbering
Encampments was referred to the
Committee on Petitions aud Appeals,
with Instructions to report forthwith.
Moved and carried that the Supreme
Commander be awarded the full prlvi-
lese Of membershipaiu speaking and
voting.
The special committo made report,
numbering Encampments in Oregon as
follows:
Cliff Encampment, no , Harmony,
No. /; Oneonta, No ); Diamond, No
g; Lee, No I; Oakland, No 8; La
Creole, No, 10, Confidence, No II.
The Encampments in Washington aud
Idaho Territories to remain as they are
The Committee on Constitution aud
By-laws reported Constitution and
Bylaws for the Graud aud Subordinate
Encampments, which was fully con-
sidered and adopted.
\ committee of three was appointed
TO procure the printing of the Cousti-
tuition ard bylaws.
On motion the rules of order and
funeral ceremony were ordered prin
a,,a).
On motion the Grand Eocampment
proceeded to- the election Of Grand
O4T4ccfzr fer tho ensuing term, when
the followi were choacn: Grand
Co mandf 4 7 J(n.on of iIar-
mony No /, Oregon Grand Counsel
or, S K. Raymond, Of Oakland Ea-
campmeu', No. 8, Oregon Grand
Junior Commander, Mrs II VI.
Brown, of Harmony, No 4. Oregon
Grand GuerG Mrs Marv Hurley. of
Lewiston Encampmeut, No |, Iiaho
Grand Sentinel. n II. Huntington. OF
eISior, NJ :, W I; Grand Sec
rctary, r. II, ncgitt. Of Washington,
No. 3, W T.; Grand Treasurer, j.
" Bacon, Of CHI Encampment. No.
2, Oregon; /; Grand G. of H., J +.
Houston, of Lee Ebeampmoht, No !;
Grand Chaplain, J. d. Robb, Of Com
fdepce Eucampment, No. IL, Oregon;
Grand NJ of c., Miss Lizze Jordan, Of
| Confidence Eneampment, No. IL,
Oregon.
On motion, Tuesday, November
10th, was fixed upon Tor holding the
next ses~ion Of the Grand Encampment
in the city Of Portland.
Un motion The Mutual Lille Benefit
System. as adopted by the Supreme
Council, was offered and adopted
by amendment to the Constitution,
the Grand Commander, /. G. 7. S.,
Grand Counselofawere constituted
an Executive ComuitteA,
The matter Of sending Representatives
10 the Supreme Council, in October
next, at San Francisco, was referred to
the Executive Committee authorizing
them to appoint the same.
The Finance Committee reported
the expense of organizing the Grand
Encampment at SCI so, and recom>
lnended that the amount be levied pro
rata on the Encampmeuts as represen-
/ ted, and that the amount paid be
| deducted from the next semi>annual
tax of said subordinate Encampments,
and that the sum of so cents be levied,
semi-annpaly against every member Of
each Encampment i'd good standing.
Report adopted.
On motion the Grand Encampment
took recess until after the public
installation of Of officers.
The oficers were installed with
appropriate ceremonies by the Supreme
,,,.,,tlor ~ Enns
After the installation the audience
was addressed by Grand Commander
Enos. Rev. Mr. Elliot, Rev. Mr. Royal
and Z. W. Ryan, Grand Assistant
Secretary Of the I. Q. G. I,