The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-20
New ORLEANS. March %, 1878.

\ President in the chair; forty-four members
present. 2he following now Delegates were
Fourth ward-w. G. Harrison.
Eighth Ward-W. A. d. Anderson, l., T.
I Garic.
Ninth Ward-M Anderson.
Thirteenth Ward-St, l.. Dupeire, J. L. A.
Fourteenth Ward-N. d. Bush.
G. W. Bryant, dropped for non-attendance,
was renstated.
Thucommittee on hall, L. B. Falls chair
nEnan, stated that arrangements had been
made with the proprietor Of tho present meet
Ing room, by which tho association cnn have
it for 800 per month. one-half Of which WAS TO
be paid by the third ward branch council.
The old committee on rules for the organ
i7atfon OF country pnriShcs was discharged
and u now committee appointed.
The COMMITTEES to whom appeal was re-
read and unanimously adopted:
z@ NEW ORLEANS, March %. 1873.
To the On1eers and Mombors of tho Grand
b Council. N. A. A.:
Gentlemcn-Y committee appointed to
Investigate the expulsion Of Mr.. u. Royal, on
an appeal taken by tho said i, Royal, have
Investigated the matter thoroughly;
Your committee, after duo no'ification of
time and place Of holding said investigation,
meeting at this hall on Sunday, seventeenth
instant, and hearing the many witnesses
present, Mr.. Royal falling to appear, after q
patient hearing Of the testimony and due con-
sideratiOn Of same, we have reached the fol-
lowing conclusions:
Flrst-That said E. Royal has industriously
sown the seeds of dIsCord and discomfort in
our ranks.
Second--That the said T. Royal Is In con
tempt Of the Grand Council in emphatically
and In an obscene and prOfano manner re-
fuslng to obey its mandates.
Thrd-That said f, Royal Is guilty Of at
tempting to procure initiation of persons ae
or nrUaniyntjpn
tutional manner.
Fourth-That his conduct towards members
has been unbecoming q gentleman and native
American.
Fifth-We also find that the Attendance Of ]
W. Falls and A. 6. Mcrkel ut the meetings
held at the house Of Il. Royal was for a
laudable purpose and in the best interests Of
this association.
In conclusion your committee submit thu
following resolutions and recommend theil
adoption
Be 1t resolved, That Mr.. e. Royal Is In con
tempt OF the Nntiue American Associntio,,
and until such time as the said E. Royal shall
purge himself of said contempt in q proper
manner that the action Of the Third Ward
Branch Council be confirmed.
Be ii resolved That the thanks of the n A
A. be rendered to Messrs. Fails and Mcrke
for their action In preventing o violation Of
tine constitution.
N. UNDERWOOD Chairman
G. II. FAGoT,
The committee was discharged.
4. j. Desmond, secretary for the tentf
ward branch inquiries why tho tenth ware
had not been informed Of certain signals To-
the concentration purposes, etc.
Notice of tenth ward of rejection Of Fred
L. King.
EIGHTH WARD BRANCH.
No. 46 n. Peters street. March Q. 1878.
TO the President Of the Grand Council N. A. A.
4 Su-The following is transcript from tn
minutes Of this date:
This branch organized according to tn
rules laid down in the constitution of TIL
Native American Association, and elected. tn
following officers to serve until next April:
Presidential. d. Bermoudy
First Vice Presdent-Dave Kinney.
Second Vice Presidcnt-L. T. Bannon
Secretary-W j. Daunoy.
Assistant Secretary-Thos. Hutchings.
Treasurer T. De Grais.
Sergeant at-Arms-A. Rossis.
Inside Sentinel-A. Domngon.
Delegates to the Grand Councl-W. A. |
Anderson and L. Z. Carrie.
The branch meets Thursday at 7 p. m.
J. DAUNoI, Secretary,