, 1876-10-15
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Annual Meeting Of the Grand Lodge
Of Odd-FelloWs.
Masonry and the Moral Law---
Impostors.
ODD-FELLOWSHIP.

OOD-H EbAo W GILL;
THE ANNUAL COMMUNICATIONS
Of the Grand Encampment and Grand Lodge Of
Illinois were held at Jacksonville during the
past week.
The session of the Grand Encampment com.
nenced at o'clock Tuesday morning, The Hon,
]. krohn, Chief Patriarch, presiding.
Bro E. n Sanford, p G., Of Jacksonville, on
behalf Of the citizens, welcomed the brethren
An election for officers resulted IN the sclee-
ton OF the following:
Grand Chief Patriarch-W. L. Sweeney, Of
Grad Hiqh Pvaest-c. y. Heaton, OF Farming
Eraad Senior Tarden-H. II. Crocker, Chicago.
t,,usaQ .scr;Ie-Gen. John c. Smith, of Chicago
Grand Junior Ndrden-W. E. Carlin. of jersey
Vile ..-..
Grand Eepresentafire for t,ro years-J. S. Tick
lor; for onH year, Jacob krohn.
The report on the constitution for subord1n-
,ates was ordered to be printed in the proceed
Eos, action being deferred until the next ses-
lion.
The Grand Lodge met at the Opera-House at
3alf-past Z In the evening, beng escorted thefe-
20 by the Patriarchs In uniform. The welcom"
ng address was delivered By T, G. Amos Hen
1crSUu, and tue response by Tile Aon. =" II"
0Lcrly, Of Cairo.
Among the important business transacted was
the following: The appointment ot cummlttec
un tie revision OF the Constitution, md another
CE the proposed amendments to tue constitution
and uy-laws Of subordinate lodges The Vote
cn the establishment Of relief organization IN
Chicago was ordered to be rctakcn. Robert 8
Rules If Ordcr'' were adopted as the standard
Of PRACTICE for the Grand Lodge and suborlin-
ate lodges. Beilcrille was selected as the place
for holding the next annual session.
An election for officers resulted as follows:
Il. IT.. Grand Aaster-Amos Henderson, Jack
kouriIc. --.....- -.......
q: j. D<pusy Grand Aaster-Miehael Piggots,
H. il. Grand Narden-A. ". Bu1ggen, Gales
l.e " Grand sseretary-S. C. Mason, of Peorin,
Il. Is. Grand 7reasurer--Amos S. Barry, Of
Ihc appointed officers were:
Worthy Grend Chaplain The Rev. William
Edwards, Of No: 2:93.
lIoriAy Grand Conductor-Amos Kemp. Of
:, Worthy Grand cuard;an-E. a. Beatic, Of
worldly Grand R<Tala-w. D. Kennedy of
The Grand Master then announced the stand
ing committees ior the ensuing year.
The ciairulen OF the different committees
ar, as follows: Finance, john Lake: Legis-
1l1ye. tho Hon. 4. A. Orcnuorf; Judiciary,
tiov. a. 4. Li:an; State OF the Order, II. &.
Eiu,les. Appeals, Gen: J. c. smith; Printing,
N. B. Mills; German Journal, J. Saihnr; Gre
dentials, II. Wagner
the Grand Lodge was treated very kindly by
the io>e. lodges alld the cit;ze1s, anu the great
t>: attentions wc,e s.uwn tie members. On
tilc evening OF the 18th, Prot. Gulctt and lis
corps Q: tcar1,ers, from the Conservatory Of
Music. gave concert. TIC lodge also visited
Tic Dca1 and Dumb and Blind Asylums, and
were ,aurn intcre> II in the methods OF instruc-
ti..n astd the prol kncy O. the pupils. 4 SUN
was SET apart to .. t:.;e [or each OF the institu-
tons memorial ot tie visit.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bro. ". F. Denu.uye, Of New York, will lee
tule before Uuiun, No ., on the Goth inst.
t'cauoGy, No. 6l3, will holu its first Rcbekah
;!e,rcc-1:sc1tiug At their hail, No. ISL South Hal
s.cJ ctTect, Monday evening, and . sodable
nt,:r it. Prof. Alfred j. knight and the Chi
.s5o Quartette will Lc present.