The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-27
ADDITIONAL TELEGRAPH.
Closing Session of the Grand
Lodge.

Tvrr,v,ports sent. 2G.--The Grand
Tojnaaj,Ls %. o. +. met Saturday at .
M After prayer by Grand Chaplain
V.r,bIs a rising vote Oi thanks was ten
JsreJ Grand sire Durham Tor the able
and impartial manner IN which he has
presided over this Grand Body.
The report on tactics and drill was re-
ferred to the next session.
II i ordered that any Grand, SubOrdi-
nate body or individuals printing any
forms OF the Grand Body that are apart
Of its revenue, shall ~ guilty OF an Of
fence against TIE laws OF the Grand Lodge
Of the United states.
The appeal OF Past Grand Sire Nichol'
son on behalf the Grand officers Of Penn.
svlyania in regard to a discount Of the
supplies, was postponed until the next
session.
The amendment to the constitution Of
the Grand Encampment Of the District Of
Columbia was adopted, Also, those Of the
Grand Lodge OF Nebraska.
II was recommended that the efforts
to establish the order in Great Britain,
Ireland and Austria be continued.
The Committee on Resolutions made =
report, in which il wa, stated that the re-
turns from the various Grand and subor-
dinate bodies are correct, with but very
few exceptions. Reports from all have
been received, except from the Grand
Encampment OF South Carolina. The
prosperity Of the order, as eyinced by
the returns, is hailed As very gratifying
BY the committee.
While expressing deep interest in the
jurisdiction OF Australia, it was deemed
inexpedient at this time to incur the eN.
pense OF a commissioner to said country.
:, In reference TO the history OF the order,
the Grand Lodge OF the United States cN-
pressed its qualification at the Iabors Of
the historiOgrapher, Mr.. l., RidgeIcy, and
the prospect Of the completion OF the
work. The sum OF $1,000 was voted to
him as part Of his compensation. An
assistant was authorized at comPeRsa.
ton Of $500. 4 special committee Of
three on the subject was appointed CON
sisting Of Representatives Carey, Given
and Latham. 1t was ordered that when
the history was completed proposals
should he invited Tor the publication
Of the same. The committee highly en-
dorsed the plans and syllabus submitted
by the historiographer \ proposition
for uniforms for the meErteFs Of the sub
ordinate lodge, was lost. The grand
bodies must have ten suhordinatcs to emit.
tie their representatives, in the Supreme
Body to mileage and pcrdiem, This de-
cisiOn is upon the petitions from Utah
and Wyoming in the Spanish language.
1t was ordered that Il translation Of the
ritual in this language liz authorized.
The Grand Lodge Of Ontario was direct.
ed to return the digest printed by it,
lodge, and the supplies printed under it
be returned to the Committee ON supplies
Ofthis Grand Body.
a protest was received from several
representatives against the action Of the
Grand Lodge Of the United States in rI'
ling that Grand Lodges aud Grand En-
campments can he opened in the scarlet
or royal purple degree during the cN.
emplihcation II the unwriiten work.
4 spirited discussion arose upon mo.
ton to reconsider the action in regard to
the election Of Grand Master, with re.
suit that said the motion was lost.
Thanks were unanimously rendered to
the Committee Of Arrangements and he.
ception, Governor Hendricks, Mayor
Cover, q. Z. Morton, Schuyler ColiaS and
the officers OF the Grand and Subordinate
Lodges in Indiana in a series Of compli.
mentary resolutions.
The Grand Sire then returned his
thanks to the member. Of the Grand
Body for their courtesy, prayer was Of.
fered by Grand Chaplain Nenablc and
at l2;45 the Supreme Body adjourned
yins die,