Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-02
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AHt 0Idud GOuEc oi ANlkuNa Oi
Pythias assembled In Nashville on
Thursday, of last week. We extract
the following proceedings from the
American, of the 10th inst.
The Committee on Credentials
and Returns reported the returns Of
all the subordinate lodges correct.
The report Of the Committee on
Laws and Supervision was acted on
by sections, with the result below:
The official acts of the Grand
Chancellor during the past year were
ratified.
1t was provided that the charter
of suspended or defunct lodges NAV
be restored upon application Of not
less than seven members who We're
in good standing at the time of such
suspension provided, that mem
bers I'm arrears mt that time may be-
come parties to such application BY
rendering herewith to the q. &. or
| ID. I'D. q. &. the amount of their pre-
/ vious Indebtedness to the Lodge.
Each applicant TO be balloted for BY
the other applicants, and all former
members not included among the
applicants To be restored to member
ship only by application 20 the
Lodge and election as In the case Of
new members.
The Grand Lodge unanimously
ratified the action OF the Grand
Chancellor i'm the matter of the
Knoxville Lodges. The action Of
certain members of HOlstOn Lodge
No. 1 and of Hector Coffin, G. G.. or
Harm fpran .r.flnra No IL Il. WaFtalfNtUs
TO surrender certain property and
funds to the Grand Ledge was de-
clared to render them amenable To
the constitution Of the Supreme and
Grand Lodges, rendering them for
ever ineligible to reinstatement In
the Order.
The G.. X. r. S. was instructed 20
take possession OF the property OF
all defuuct Lodges and store the
same in Nashville.
The G. G. was instructed TO call
especial attention TO the necessity Of
a strict enforcement OF sec. 1888 of
the Official Digest.
The bylaws Of Ivanhoe Lodge
No. If were approved.
The report of the Committee on
the State Of the Order was read and
adopted.
The report OF the Committee Of
Finance was adopted, including the
following matters Of interest:
The proposition TO reduce the
minimum fee for the ranks 10 ten
dollars was rejected.
TIE tax on ranks conferred was
ut one dollar each, and
the semi-annual per capita tax re
duced to fifty cents.
Adjourned TO , O'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The following resolutions We're
adopted:
That, i'm the institution Of new
lodges, charter applicants may re-
ceive the three ranks for any sum
not less than ten dollars each, and
that the rank fee be paid 10 the
Grand Lodge on each charter appli-
cant.
That the Grand Lodge discourage
the use Of subordinate lodge funds
in payment of expenses incurred In
parades, picnics, balls
or for any purpose Of like nature.
Art. l , sec. !, OF the Subordinate
l4bhEt NbllNAiAuAton WAS HlntiNtAA
by substituting the word "seven"
for the word 'nine."
An arrangement was made for
the establishment Of a Knights OF
Pythias department. In the Lebanon
Herald, TO be edited by w. b.
q. X. II. s., and TO be
the official organ and under control
Of the Grand Lodge.
The Grand Lodge then went into
secret session, after which the
officers for the ensuing year were
as below:
u. G.. c., B. III. Owen, Clarksville;
q. c., III. s. Reynolds, Memphis;
.. V. c., r.. l.. G. White, Lebanon;
!. p, Il. $. Mallory, Jackson; q.
NJ. T., w. G.. Davis, Nashville; G..
K. r.. s., w. Bryce Thompson,
A. NJ. A., j. l.. Duff,
Erin G.. l.. G., a. +. Nancey,
q. o. g., GerVas
Sieferle, Nashville.
An application, signed by twenty
wO persons, asking for dispense
ion to establish lodge at Gallatin,
vas received.
B. IT. Owen was elected Supreme
representative.
The Grand Lodge then adjourned
until the second Tuesday In Feb
uary, 1879.