, 1875-01-12
SONS Of THE COVENANT.
How to Celebrate Tho Ccntennial---
Progress Of the Order.
Election of Officers.

Election of Officers.
Tho Annual Convention of tbs District Grand
Lodge No. OF tho Independent Order Of D'nai
Birth opened its socoud days session yesterday
morning at O'Clock at Covenant Hall. corner Of
Like aud Lasalle stroets, with tho Vice preai-
dent, h1r. J. Benjamin, OF Quincy, in the chair,
nearly sll :l4o delegates being prceeut.
Several unimportant communications we're
read aud referred to tle General Committee Of
Five.
motion was introduced tfat tic password
should hereafter 10 submitted to tho various
lodges Ia key, Instead at Het.dtug It lagtbly
written in a lettor. Tho subject was debated at
| considerable longth and finally refelrod to
tho Committee on Constitution.
THE CENTENNIAL.
Mr. A, Loeb introduced the following resoIu-
| tiou
YttEnEAa Tbs project Of the Centennial Committee
appointed by tie Constitutional Convention in
during marble statue representing tie symbol Of
VIE WmsnxAs, Tie Bistret draMd Lodgs, No. 6, IL NJ
ways ready to promote objects having in Wow tte Gle
'aii sp1sd ~ That a ps4re. Gran Io5se Ho g.
nov IN session. approve tas acGn of ne Centennial
theIr corporation In this grand work.
The following rosoiuttons wore submitted ~ 3
| substitute for tho foregoing:
Rtso!rtd, Tia. IT will bs highly gratifying to ua II
We shall learn that some wealthy corelgionitt carry
out tho !sa Of celebrating ths approaching "csntsn.
nla by erectanR statue synbulfzing te victory Of
universal Justice and universal mutual liberation
| Eeso.rcd That cannot deem 1t tustiAsb1e to call
upon lodges to bear tho expenses Of such aatue.
Most Of tie lodgev, such. aud most of thu MEMBERS
are limited In tieiv means, and osaer and naose
acut md moro deserving causea Appeal continually to
thou'. aud these appeals ought drst to be hooded.
=, ot,ok- -, H. u
| to speclnl committee consisting OF MesBrh.
Laueasom. Van Raa1eu, Raichmau, Roaendautn,
and Rauch.
| MILWAUKEE WANTS THEN.
| The delegates from tho Milwaukee lodges sent
In communication requesting that tho no1t
| meeting Of tho Grand Lodge bo held at Milwau-
kce. Tbs communication w1s laid over until tbs
| afternGon meeting.
Laws were then again considered and the debate
thereon took up tile rest nj tho morning session.
After having had short recess tho CoMven-
tlon reasgenbled again at o'clock P. H.; preai
dent Adolph Moses in the chair.
Tho first thing considefed was tho request Of
tho Milwaukee, delegates TO hoid the next Anna-
al convention III thcir city, md 1t Has uuani-
mously decided to comply with their request.
The committee to whom was referred tho
question Of diHposing Of tho reserved endow~
tncnt fund recommended that all propositions
DO rejected. Tho report was cnncu1rod In.
| AesEAsMENTs.
| The question that tue assessment OF members
| to pay the endowsnents to widows should be re-
duce1 to TO cents when the membership Of
the district reaches 1900. and 10 SO cents when
| 1t reaches 1900, was taken up. Tho present
amount of assessment Ia rs conts.
Several eloquent speeches we're made Tor and
agaiust tlfa proposition. aud tho chango waa
finally decided upon.
Tue Committee on Appeals reported that but
one appeal camo before them during tho year.
/ TIE CENTENNIAL AGAIN.
The Committee On tue Centennial Statue made
report asainst tho resolution introduced in the
morning. and recommended lhat substitute DO
adopted to the effect tGst. while the District
Grand Lodge No. G deems it inadyisabe TO con-
tribute TO Tho monument as an organization.
still the individual u,omhara pledge theu,se lvoa
to give tic measure their earnest moral aupport.
The substitute OF tho Committee .ns adopted.
1t waa stated TINT largo number, Of lodges
had, OF thes own accord. made liberal collections
for the statue, aud the money had 6eon forward.
that the erection Of the statue was insured.
COMMITTEE hHroRTH.
Tho reports ef various osheE committees wsss
; received and adopted.
The Comna!ttos on tho Gonoral State Of tho
Order submitted majority AID minority re-
port. Tilo majority report spoaks very approy-
ingy Of l, the 1'ate e. Of the pr Order. md
ia which its business ia now carried
i. on. The minority report. which ta
J very lengthy and aoie document, Wns prepared
! by tue Rev. Or, i; FcIsenthal. 1t takes strong
I
tho great progresa that has boon made In this re-
! Rpect during the past fow searB+ 1t Iolefs with
: consemptuoua SARCASM to tho absurd manner oi
weaxng aprons Aka hakoss. md hosse-co.!Ays.
these foolish appendagea had been done away
with BY many Of tho }odgea. md others wero pro
grc4Hlug In the sanc direction. There was nc
, necessity Tor .py rosal3a At al, evon
~ was the custom ln some OF tho progressive
lodges, At itss there was also m cutlery by tue
conservatives whom it was proposed TO hold the
s rso faa Sse1 .do md
Order bad gained more from making ,ts proceed
nEH public in one year than i would havo nc
:, conplishod In ten yoasa had tho Sessions beer
! | hall aecret.
4 motion wss mad. to h&ve the minority 70
9 port accepted and printed.
A number spoke very indignantly shout tht
!. proposition to haya this report printed: 1t wat
: an inunit to tho 1nemboEa 10 say that they wert
. wearing Aorse-collaEs, it they were hosses Of
= | 1ackaahos.
( The report ssa finally laid on tho tabso, Art
. ths majority report was adopted BY largo ma
: jority.
4 reeeas waa then taken until 1880 O'clock. Or
= = teasHe,nblluE, Ill the reports for amending tAt
= endowment aud bylaws xe,a adopted.
4 vote Of thanka was rendered 10 ths niess o.
the city for their attention shown to The Conven
> ton, AZ evidenced by ths extensive roports O
= tha proceedings.
i An kLroE1oN or oPy1cERs
for tho ensuing year was thea held. NTH tho fol
: lowing result.
hrsstden-Iow1s Mndstopt, Of M!iwautss.
fs1st Vsce-Prs,tdt"s-l.ldoss Dsajauala Of Quincy
. Second Vie.- eve.tdtu.-D P1el1, Detroit.
: &ssrsary-Aae!ph Loeb. chtssKa: sY
H. ssfn. Gsisss0 Dessa o.v, NJ
5.utsse n 0Fpaan Asytu'*, cssssaad, o.--Abfahsn
.1ya.t<ss y Eadov,n<nt Fuaa--samusl alietsuf, u
:. ". leaaFcs, =. Ben1amln.
!. Tbs new officers were then publicly installed ii