, 1875-09-23

Tie tsrc,t tsas!aerIs,g at lts<1ls.ysnpolt~
-hn Immense Street Fr1cehstOn.
1SntASApoI..s. Ind. Sept. 2g.--Tlio third days
session OF the Grand Lodgo Of tho United States
o;,onod thin morning. tbs grand allEcors and q
full quorum Of representatives boing present.
Prayer wns offered by Grand Chaplain William
son. The tlrand Sire made tho announcement
OF tho following special committees:
On Qualifications Of Membership IN Foreign
JHyisiici{oHs-fHat Grand Sire Sanders, Of Now
Yura, and Representatives Harmon, Fitxhugh
Krognan, Dn,ro"B. Dell. md flarcon1t.
On Commission 10 +AHatralsd-I -IlopreAentttve
Miller nf California, linrTis OF Gpotgia, Harry
OF Teunesaeo, Wilson. Stodinan, Uarr and Utl,-
Mntl.
past Grand Sire Eiclol.on. from COMMITTEES
Qn Next sosslou Of tito 5uprcme BODY, submit
led n'. elaborate report recommending shat The
session 10 held in fhiialopMa In September,
1876, which was hid over under tho rulo.
Past Grand Secretary Otto schnt.lc, of VIM
lelnborg, Go1snany, was, by Hpecinl invitation.
prebcnt o. tho tGBsloii to-dRy.
Tho several jurisdictions woro called for re-
ports, etc., n1ld o unmbor woro presented aid
aui9 referred.
Tho report givcn from the District of Coum-
hla s,ib1l1ttcl n communication On lie Washing
hon monument, which waH ordered to he Hl'r road
upon tho minutes. lilo Order OF Odd Followa
have contributed largely to tile erection Of tho
monument.
rant t4rana siro !;tnart offered document
cmhodying resolution providing for m a,itlt-
Nonal appropriation from tho Grand Lodge, Il,
mid of tho completion Of tho Washington 1to,>l-
mont, which wns referred to the Comluitteo Oh
Einauce.
Past Grand Eiro Stuart ororcd resolution ii.
reference to Coruelian \. f,osan Past Grand
Hire Of thu Order apd United states Minister to
tho Republic Of Chill complimentary TO tha.
brothers administration Of his otlicia! duties,
mud requesting him to sit for his portrait.
TO bo plaeod IN tlle Hrand Lodge lal! III Bati-
treasury Of the Gransl Lodge ef the Unlted
states; which was unanimously adopted,
Pant Grand Sire Nicholson moved to luke up
tho reports OF Standing Co1nmittees subject for
consideration Of tho grand body, which waa car
riod.
The reports Of the Committee Of Appeals in
regard 10 tho appeal OF Il. Il. RaloigL, Of New
York, snd roporsing q form for appoala for
Rtato Jurisdictions to tile Grand Lodge OF tho
United States, were hoyefnlly ndopted.
urand-soc, etary 1stgolcy's report in rofcr-
enco TO q ealogy on tho Into paas Grand Blre
Kennedy was presented aud adoDted, Al WnA al.o
tho report OF tho Committee OIL Mileage anu ror
Diem, recommending TINT tho officers aud rer-
reaantatircB atteHdii1g this session DO pAid lU
cents per nlla And Sc per day.
4 iesolutlnn waa offered for tho appointing Of
a cNu1tttce to prepare l. buyiAlsefgice NpptD-
iniAts to tie o1sequlcs OF Daughters Of Kobcknh.
i w1s refetrod to the Committee OH that Do
gr1e.
II was rcnolrad that, when Withdrawal card
hag been granted to member. and tho recipient
forgotR the A. T. =. W. tlion the G. OF the lodge
FROM which tho brother Wthdshwa las authority
to again communicate Tie A. I. L. ". on pro-
eentation ct tho card within ono year from date.
The report OF tic Legislative Committee in re-
ghrd to canging tho established sYsteu OF dues
mud benotits, With rofotonco to The Eucampment
branch, bong adverse tn tito 6a'!o wns adoptosl.
atiyo Sol 7. sha1nor, Of Kentucky cloquontiy
Addressed The Grand Lodge, staiins TINT bio
Represented hla Jurisdiction in the supreme
body tA'rsy years ago. md has oscr felt
: warrn interest in tho uolfRro OF tho
Order. lilo presented TO each Grand officer, Rsn-
teaantatlyc. at.u Past Grand Sire copy OF Its
addrcsH delivered before the Grand Lodge OF
Kentucky, elegantly houud anI Illustrated,
special comnsittoe was appointe.i to draft
revolutions Of thanks to the distinguished
brother.
1t waa resolved that obituaries on dccon.ed
menbors OF the grand body be 1nedo tho 4peciat
ordor for Friday morning, at II O'CLOCK, after
Which adjournnlont was takon till . O'Clock to-
morrow morning.
Tim Btrcet-pasAdo this afternoon WAS tho
grandeat public dononstration over witneshod
III rega!ia wero in tho procession
of uniformed latt'archs, tic Grand Lodge and
Grand Encamnout OF Indians to9 ,ther with
tho nlombers Of the Grand Lodge of tho United
Htates, aud whiting Past0rand officers Of tho
stats'a jurisdictions ip ilfty carriages. Tile uni
for!ned pntria.clls from st. Louis, Cipcippati.
aud Louisville attracted especial attention.
Aftor passing through tha rrlncpal strauts, tbs
procession hatted at tho Sta.e-lIonso Square,
where adaresses were mndo by Grand Sire Dun-
ham and othora, membeta Of tho Grsnd Lolgu
banquet was Rlvou Mt tie Occidental IIotol
Tonight by tho Gfat,d I4odpe Of lmdann 10 tho
representatives OF the United Sases aud visiting