Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-09
A. o. u. w.
Abstrct Of the Proceedings Of tho Grand
Lodge Of the Ancient Order Of Uni
ted Workmen Of Iowa.


lows Hall in this city, on Tuesday,
February eth, 1877.
At 10 O'clock, A. NJ, Grand Mas
ter P. S. Towlc, OF Clinton, opened
the Grand Lodge in due form, and
appointed the following officers to
fill the chairs which were vacant, as
follows:
Pm. W., Oh. Noble to fill the
chair of Past Grand Master; G. O.,
Roderick Rose to the chair of Grand
General Forman; L. G. Kline, of
Toledo, to the chair of Grand Over
seer; w. H. Butord, of Lansing, to
the chair of Grand Waterman.
Grand Recorder D. L. Stephenson,
of Stuart, Grand Receiver S. L. Ba-
ker, of Maquoketa, and Grand Guide
J. w. Muffley, of Des Moines, being
present, occupied their several
chairs.
The Grand Lodge then adjourned,
pending the report from the Commit
tee on Credentials Of members.
AFTERNOON.
The afternoon session was conven-
ed at 1880, p. NJ. The Committee
on Credentials reported, showing 95
OF the SO Lodges of the State present
by Representatives. The new men,
bers were admitted and took the
Grand Lodge degree.
Bro. J. c. Hopkins, OF Lyons, was
on motion appointed Assistant Grand
Recorder.
The report Of the Grand Master
was received, read and referred to
a special committee appointed by the
Grand General Foreman, consisting
of l. Brandt, NJ. Alexander, A. d.
Griffin, - Benson and - Guernsey.
Bro. Twomey introduced the fol-
lowing resolutions:
r solrcd, That the officers of this
Lodge, before entering upon the duties of
their respective offices, be required to en-
ter into bonds in sums to be fixed by the
Grand Lodge, with freehold sureties, who
shall be required to make oath that they
are worth in the aggregate twice the sum
of said bond in real estate subject to exc
cution. Referred to committee on BY.
laws.
A communication was received
from Evergreen Lodge, No. "a, of
Independence, inviting the members
of the Grand Lodge to a public re-
ceptlon, on behalf of the citizens, at
Kings Opera House in the evening.
The invitation was, on motion, ac-
cepted.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18th.
MORNING SESSION.
Grand Lodge convened at 9 A.
NJ, Grand Master Towle in the
chair. The roll of officers was call
ed, and the Grand Overseer being
found not present, Bro. NJ. Alexan-
der was called TO his chair. The
minutes of the last session were read
and approved.
The Committee on Credentials
made supplemental report of sever
al members who arrived since yester-
day. On motion, such members
were admitted and introduced to the
Grand Lodge.
The Committee on Grand Mas
ter's report submitted a report sug-
costing in general terms the adop-
ton of the recommendations therein
contained for the good of the Order.
On motion, the report of the Com.
mittee was received, and portion of
it referred to a special committee Of
five and the balance back to the orig
inal committee. Said special COM
mittee was constituted as follows:-
J. 3. Albrook, H. B. Foulke, r. &.
Amber, A. II. Stutsman, and ---.
Bro. Benson was excused from the
Committee on Grand Masters report
and Bro. J. B. Albrook substituted.
The Committee on Bylaws for
Grand Lodge reported. The report
was received and on motion it was
taken up for action, section by Sec
ton.
Pending consideration Of the re-
port, the Grand Lodge adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Grand Lodge called to order at
1870, p. NJ. After the preliminary
business the Committee on Laws and
Supervision reported.
The report Of the Committee on
the relation of the Grand Lodge OF
Iowa to the State, was received, and
was laid upon the table to be taken
up in the regular order of business.
The report of the Committee on
Appeals and Grievances was receiv-
ed, and on motion the findings ofthe
Committee, not already acted upon,
were confirmed.
The Committee on Finance and
Mileage made report Of the tinan-
cial operations Of the Grand Lodge
during the past year. Said report
shows:
Money Received. ........ 500, 101 90.
~. st