Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-09
was, on motion, made unanimous.
GRAND RECORDER
On motion, the election of Bro
Fleming was made unanimous.
GRAND RECEIVER

| d. W. Bruckart,
The election of Bro. Carpenter was
then on motion made unanim us.
GRAND WATERMAN.
There being but one nomination
for this Office, it was ordered by vote
of the Lodge, that the vote be cast
by the Grand Recorde. The result
was the election Of w. L. Dodge.
GRAND TRUSTEE.
NJ. Alexander, ... .. .... 81
| d. G. WIncLell. .............. "a
The election Of Bro. Alexander
was then on motion made unani-
nous.
A motion was made that the Off
cial bond of the Grand Recorder be
fixed at $4,000. This was amend
ed by the substitution of 800 ,OOO,a and
in this shape the motion was adopt
ed.
A motion to fix the official bond
of the Grand Receiver at $4,000,
was debated, and finally amended by
fixing the sum at $4,000, and in
this form prevailed.
AT late hour, the Grand Lodge
adjourned until Thursday morning
THURSDAY, FEB. 8.
MORNING SESSION.
The Grand Lodge convened at
9 A. M. according to adjournment.
A motion to print 100 copies of the
proceedings of this session of the
Grand Lodge in the German langue-
age was adopted.
A motion prevailed to elect six
delegates from this Grand Lodge to
the Supreme Lodge of the United
States, which meets in Chicago in
March, and it was ordered that an
order for the per capita tax be
drawn.
Temporary bonds of the Grand
Recorder and Grand Receiver elect,
were submitted and approved.
The Grand officers elected last
evening, were then duly installed
by Deputy Supreme Master, o. J.
Noble.
The report Of Bros. Berry, Rohlfs,
Noble and Stephenson, Representa-
tives of this Lodge,at the last session
of the Supreme Lodge was then re-
ceived, read and ordered placed on
file. 1t was an interesting and i'm
portant document.
The Grand Lodge then proceeded
to the election of Representatives to
the coming session of the Supreme
Lodge. The following are the names
of the Representatives SO chosen:-
p. S. Towle, H. N. Berry, Chris
Rohlts, J. NJ. Stinson, S. B. Mont
gomery, and D. L. Stephenson. A
motion that in case of a vacancy in
the list of Supreme Representatives,
the Grand Master be empowered to
appoint member of the Grand
Lodge to fill such vacancy, was
adopted. Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The greater portion Of the after
noon session was occupied in the ex-
cmp]itication Of the secret work Of
the order, the membership of Ever
green Lodge, OF Independence, and
several brothers from other lodges
in the vicinity being present. The
balance OF the session was devoted
to miscellaneous business; among
other things the fixing of the per
capita tax due from subordinate
Lodges to the Grand Lodge at 81
for each member.
A vote was taken as to the next
place of meeting of the Grand Lodge.
The result was, Des Moines was
chosen by a considerable majority.
A committee consisting of Bios.
Ferris, Willett and Twomey, was ap-
pointed to draft resolutions express
| sive of the sentiments of the Grand
Lodge toward the citizens OF indie
pendence, and her beneficiary socie-.
ties, by whom courtesies had been
extended to it during the session.
The report OF the committee will be
! found in the local columns.