The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-10


Cleveland. He said that the Cleveland Home
was crowded to Overlooking. and the widows
| not been for the New Orleans Home. He said
that the Southern division was paying fully 40
per cent Of tie expenses OF the Gleyeannhh Home
and only had II 4 per cent of orphans. Ihere or
phans of the South are not taken IN then, 80
much is the difficulty in securing the aid at
He showed that district No. paid more than
was necessary to support all the orphans sent
to Cleveland from the South.
Rev ] Nj. IL. Chumeceroo then addressed the
Convention He felt that t., it T., WA his duty to
referred to the Home of New Orleans and re-
GREETED that it could not extend its charities to
| all the suffering all over the world. He did not
desire to sever the connection with the Glove
land institution. He desired that no changes
should be made IN the present law.
Brother i. II. Jacobi in his easy and graceful
style. followed He also opposed the severance
of district No from district Nos. 2 and 6 in the
support of the Cleveland Home.
| Brother Franklin. of Pine Bluff, Ark. spoke
next on the same side, After u very telling
speech he made capital hit. He said that he
make himself conspicuous in the convention,
but he wanted the members to know that if he
did not make a speed every fifteen minutes.
with the kind Of delegates he had there. there
would be a first class funeral and as 1t would
entail $500 expense out Of the endowment
fund. he had TO speak;
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Brother j. T. Wolf. of Dallas. followed
Brother Goslin, after the debate withdrew his
motion. and Sol. Morris. although opposed to
| it, renewed it, that the sense Of the meeting
| might be known.
| Amid much excitement the vote was taken,
resulting in defeat of the motion by unani-
| nous vote.
Brother Jacob then arose In his place and
brother a deserved tribute. He had been select
cd to make the address on the occasion. but he
| felt that 1t was more proper to transfer his du
ties to brother OF another locality. Mr.. Max
Brother Dinkelspiel then advanced to the
platform and cal led Brother T. Marx to the front:
! He alluded In eloquent terms to the lahOrs of
Brother Marx In the past In the order Of Bnai
| Birth. His works were remembered In district
s T orer hsF h So vS o s bea a9
the sick, the home of tho poor. Sol. Marx was
always to be found ct the post of duty. I'm
deep fee ing the present occasion brought out.
and spoke of the numbers who would like to
participate on the present occasion. He then
presented. Brother Marx with a massive gold
Vice president Marx responded. showing
much feeling. He thanked the donors in a neat
Brother Schloss moved the District Grand
Lodge NO communicate with District Lodge
NH h9 Ho ss1 G 81 hs vote relative to the
| A recess of fifteen minutes was taken.
The special committee on the case Of s. Levy
DTOuknt IN ltS report HDIaVOThDly TO inc Appll-
cation. 1t was a case where Mr. Levy. who be-
longed to a lodge that had become defunct. ap-
piled since for admission to another lodge.
after the age of fifty years had been passed.
| Brother Cohen urged that the report should
! be not accepted.
| Brother Ullman favored the report.
The commuters report was adopted.
The committee on ways and means reported.
making some minor changes in the constitu-
ton One was that each lodge should be on
| titled to one delegate and one for every fifty
over fifty.
Brother Strauss thought from what had al
ready been seen in thetrdnsactiOns of the pres
ent district grand lodge showed that 1t was too
unwieldy.
Several other brothers participated In the de-
bate.
The report was rejected.
The report of the special committee on the
appeal of Lone Star Lodge was read APPROX
ing the action of that lodge.
The report was adopted.
The report of the committee on president s
message was taken up.
The committee reported rs to q rumor spoken
of in the presidents message as to desire to
have the district curtailed in its territory. The
report stated that the committee had found no
evidence on the subject.
Brother Cohen said that there was a basis to
this rumor. but he could not mention the
names of members who had spoken on the sub
ject
President Seelg also spoke on the same SUBJ
ject
Brother s. Ulman moved that the report be
recommitted to q special committee of seven.
Carried.
The hour of midnight arriving, the conven
ton adjourned until to-day.