Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-09-23
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Third Days Session of the National
Grand LOdge-Interesting Pro-
ceesIiBgs, RESOLUTIONS, Etc.

INDIANAPOLIs, September 9Th
third days &C sion of the r. w. Gran,
lodge Of the United States opened q
nine O'Clock this morning The gran'
Offices and a full quorum Of repres ent
atives being present, prayer was offerer
by Grand Chaplain Williamson. Tn
grand siEe made announcement Of In,
following special com mittets on quail
tigauons of membership ia foreign juris
dictions: Past Grand Sire Sanders, o
New York, ard Representative Har
msn, Fi,zAugh, Kraggms1, BarrOws
Bell Gnd Harcouct, on the commission
TO Australia. q
Past Grsud Sire Nicholson, from tdt
! committee on the next ses sion CT the su
! preme body, submitted au elaborate re-
port, recommending that the session bs
| bolfel in Philsdelphie, in September
! 1876, which was laid over under The rule
| Past Grand Secretary Otto SchRettie
Of WUrtembug, Germany, was, by
Jeelal invitation, present at the session
| to cay.
Toe several jurisdictions were called
on foC reports, &c, and number were
pa, sented and duly referred. A report
given Of the District of Columbia was
submit led, and q Communication from
the secretary C2the Washington Nation
al monument society. which was ordered
u be spread upon the minutes. The order
of Odd-FellOWs has contributed largely
toward the erection OF the Washington
monument. Past Grsud Sire Stuart Of
fered document embodying q resolu-
tiOn providing for an additional sppro-
priRtiOn from the Grand lodge in aid Of
the completion Of the Washington mon
umeDt, which was referred to the COM
mittee on finance. Past Grand Sire
Stuart offered q resolution in reference
to Comedian A. Logan, past grand sire
Of the order, and United States minis
ter to the republic Of Chilli, compliment
tafy to that brothers. efficient admins
trstiOn of his official duties, and reuuir-
ing him to sit for his portrait, 10 be
placed in the grand lodga hall in Balti.
more, the expenses to be paid from the
treasury OF the grand lodge of the
United States, which was unanimously
adopted.
Past Grand Sire Nicholson moved to
take the reports of standing committees
off the table for the consideration Of the
grand body, which was carried.
The report OF the committee on ap-
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Raleigh, OF New York, and reporting q
form for appeals for State Jurisdictions,
were severslly adopted.
Grand Secretary Ridg galey's report in
reference to the eulogy on the late Past
Grand Sire Kennedy, was presented
and adopted, as was also the report OF the
on mileage and per diem, rec
amending that the officers and repre-
9nnfQtlUpG GttanhiFnar fEair ho IL
ten cents per mile and six dollars per
day.
A resolution was offered for the
appointing OF committee to prepare
burial service appropriate to the Obse- |
quies OF Daughters of Rebekah. which |
was referred to the committee on that
degree.
1t was resolved that when a with |
dfawal card has been granted to men,
Der, ami the recipient foTgets the A. T. |
w, the n. G. OF the lodge from
which toe brother withdraws has au-
,hortty TO again communicate to the A,
L. 7. w, on presentation of the card |
within one year from date.
The report of the legislative commit /
lee ia regard tochangiDg, with reference
70 the encampment, was adopted.
Past Grand Patriarch and Past Grand
Tai. 2. Shaffler, OF X en-.
lucky, eloqu9ntly addressed the grand
Odge, staung that he represented his
in the supreme body thirty
7ears ego, and has ever felt q warm
interest iD the welfare of the
,rder. He announced that he would
hen and there present to each grand
Dtticer, representative and past grind
ire copy OF his address, delivered be-
ere the grand lodge of Kentu ky, ele-
santly bound and illustrated. A special
committee was appointed to draft reso-
utions Of thanks to the distinguished
'rOtheT.
1t was resolved that obituaries on
deceased members of the grand body
'e made the special order for Friday
at eleven O'clock, after which
n adjournment was taken until nine
'clock tomorrow morning.
The street parade this after
loon was the grandest pub.
lc demonstration ever witnessed in
his city. Fully ten thousand Odd-Fel-
Ows, IN regalia, were in the procession,
fifteen subordinate lodges
nd encanpments, twelve bands of
nusic, and four companies OF uniformed
atriarchs, the grand lodge and grand
ncampment of Indiana, together with
he members of the grand lodge of the
United Stats and visiting past
rand officers OF other states and iuris-
ictjons,sin fifty carriages. The uni
1rmed patriaTchs from St. Louis, Gin
innati and Louisville attracted special 8
ttention. After passing through the t
streets, The procession halted {
the Statehouse square, where address
IS were made by Grand Sire Durham, ]
nd other members of the grand lodge ]
f the United States.
4 banquet will be given at the Occi- '
ental hotel. tonight by the grand i
odge O. Indiana, to the representatives. {
I tae United States, and the past grand !
fficeIs from other states. 9