Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-26
The L. f. I.
Meeting Of the Grand Council of Ten
nessee.

nessee.
The Grand Council Of Tennessee, [. +.
T., met Yesterday morning in their hall on
Union street. A large number Of dele
gates were present from every part Of the
State.
Col. +. ". Pitman, q. W. p, called the
/ Grand Council to order.
Tho report Of the Secretary was submit
ted, exhibiting the strength Of the Order
and a review Of the past years work.
After the appointment Of sundry COIN
mittees the Grand Council adjourned to
, P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Executive Committee submitted d
report recommending certain regulations
for WORK in the Degree Of Friendship.
Referred to a special committee, which sub
SeQuently reported back the recOmmenda-
tiOns with sUndTy amendments, which,
with the report, were adopted.
The following were adopted:
By Representative Litton, Of Davidson
80 amend Rule Y Of the Constitution Of
Grand Council, as follows: The G. W. p.
shall at each session appoint q committee Of
three, 10 be selected from the number Of
Past Grand officers present, who shall nom
Of the Grand Council, and from the uOmi-
nations so made the Grand Council shall
elect its officers for the ensuing year."
BY Representative w. X. jackson, Of
Humphreys-That section /, rule 2, be
amended so that representatives to the
Grand Council shall be elected al the first
regular meeting OF the Council Of Temper
ance every OctObaI
Tplr,r-a1rr4lFsv-s, rrEor,,r.er-, g,F To-
ette-Tha. Article VII. be amended by
establishing a new rule Of order, viz: 5.
Appointment Of committees.
By Representative Ridgeway, of Weak
ley-That the Executive Committee be
authorized to regulate the prices Of sup
plies.
By Rep. Ruffin, Of RObertson-ThatR Rule
III. Of the Constitution be amended so rs
10 fix the annual sessions OF the Grand
Council on the Thursday after the second
Monday in November of each year.
BY Rep. DaV, Of IleuTy-TO strike out
"shalI' and insert 'should' in Rule Ill,
Laws Governing Subordinate Councils.
Several propositions TO amend the laws
were either tabled or lost.
Adjourned to TP.M.
NIGHT SESSION.
llt VI aLl4 NDlllAllA NifLlNNltAl Oil HIlFs
according to adjournment.
The @. w. p. read the annual address,
which was well received and ordered TO be
spread upon the minutes and published.
The following officers were elected for
1873:
G. W. P, Col. r. W. Pitman, No. 221,
Hickory Withe.
G. W. A, Rev. J. y. Allen, No. 337,
Ashland City.
G. Scribe, J. Il. Currey, No. 80, Nash
vile.
G. Treasurer, Isaac Litton, No. 80, Nash
vile.
G. Chap, Rev. F. c. Plaster, No. IA,
keysbuTg, Ky.
q. Con W. X. jackson, No. al, GOuld's
Switch, Humphreys county.
G. Sent, J. ii. Bidgway, No. 3G2, Palm
ersviIe, Weakley county.
DR.. J. w. Harmon, Of New Orleans, in |
stalled the officers in their several positions.
The following were elected Represents !
tives of the Grand Council 10 the session OF |
the Supreme Council which meets in |
PaduCah, Ky, on the third Wednesday in 4
May next: Isaac LittOn, j. II. CuTey, ). /
S. Hall, Washington 2. Cooper, Arson |
Nelson, Joseph II. Anderson, Hon. ", !. !
Col. r, W. Pitman, John Nof- |
fat, J. NJ. Shivers, Atha Thomas, II. T. |
Gordon, D. /. Willett, Z. B. Cayce, N. P. |
Jones, j. J. ZacheTy, DR.. d. NJ. BREAKER, |
Rev. J. Y. Allen, Rev. F. c. Plaster and G. |
Z. Thompson.
The Executive Committee were author |
led to appoint a Board Of Trustees for The |
Lnbriate Asylum for the ensuing year.
The special order, which was the eXem-
obligation of the work in the Council of /
Friendship by the members Of Tennessee /
Council No. 30, was taken up.
The Grand Council adjourned until the /
next regular meeting in November.