Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-13
KNIGHTS OF PyTHrAs.

Third Days Session CT the Grand Lodge
At $50 a. N. yesterday the Grand Lodge,
K. of p, was opened in due form, G.. G..
Blackmer presiding.
The first business was the election of Off
GERS for the ensuing term, which resulted as
follows: G. c., S. L. Terry, of San Jose !;
G. V. c., G. B. Katzenstein, of No. IL, Sac
ramento; c. P, Adam Smith, No. 8, San
Francisco G. X of r. and s., A. G. Booth,
No. 16, San Francisco G. NJ. of E., j. j.
Vasconellas, No. 3, San Francisco; Trustees,
Haley of No. 16, Winter of No. s, Gyesler
of No To-
The remainder of the session was occupied
in discussing motion to amend Section g.
Article IL, of the Constitution Of the Grand
! Lodge.
Adjourned to 2PM.
At o'clock the Grand Lodge was called to
order, q. c. Blackmer presiding. Forty
Lodges answered roll-call.
Representative Carter, of No. IS, was ap-
pointed on the Committee of Laws and SUI
| pervision in place of 2. G. c. Damn.
| Z. &. A. L. Bassett, of No 80. was IN
| itiated, and took seat in the Lodge.
! The motion to amend Section 8, Artl-
| Gle H., of the Constitution, striking
| out the words Past Chancellor and
| inserting the words Grand Repre-
sentatives" was lost. The section reads
as follows: I'm the election OF Grand
Lodge officers each Past Chancellor IN at
| tendance shall be entitled to one vote only
A committee of three was appointed by
| the Grand Chancellor to draft resolutions OF
respect to the memory of Z. e.. Geo. L:
Fisher, of No. 2, and z. c. Z. A. Friend, OF
| No. 16.
The amended bylaws of Lodge No. 81
were accepted.
The committee appointed to redistrict the
State presented the following report, which
was adopted:
4; Ivanhoe, 5; Eureka, 9; San Francisco.
| District No 2-California, No. 1 Golden
| Gate, 3; Alamania, s; Myrtle, 16; Metro
politan, "a San Francisco.
District No. 3-Excelsior No. u; South
San Francisco, As; Bureau of Relief; San
Francisco.
District No Harmony, No. Is.
District No 5-Bayard, No. 50.
District No. County of Alameda
District No. County of Sacramento.
District No. S-County of Solano.
District No 9-Stockton.
District No. 10-Pythagoras, No. Al; Du-
roc, 30.
District No. 11-County of Mariposa.
District No. 12-Counties of Napa and SO.
noma.
District No. 13-Santa Barbara and ven-
tura.
District No. 14-County of Los Angeles.
District No. 15-County of San Bernar-
dino.
District No. 16-County of San Diego.
District No. 17-County of Contra Costa
District No. 1S-Counties of MERGED and
Stanislaus.
District No. 19-County of Humboldt
District No. 20-Summit No. "a
District No. 21-Sparta, 81; Milo, AZ.
District No. 22-County of San Luis
Obispo.
District No 23-County of Yolo.
District No. 24-County of Amador.
District No. 25-County of Sierra.
District No. 26-County of Santa Clara.
District No. 27-County of Placer.
District No. 2S-County of Mono.
The following decisions in appeal cases were
approved by the Grand Lodge:
j. l.. Fields, P. G. G. VS.. Myrtle Lodge
Action of the Lodge and of the d. d. G. C.
sustained and appeal dismissed.
G. w. Hit vs. Washington Lodge-De-
cision of the Lodge reversed.
G. A. Dunbar vs. Centennial Lodge-Ac-
ton of the Lodge sustained and appeal dis
missed.
+. II. Scnacn VS.. Alamanla IOdSe-Actlon
of the Lodge sustained and appeal dismissed.
1t was voted that the next session of the
Grand Lodge be held in San Francisco in
1881
Adjourned to 7:9O P. NJ
The Lodge was called to order at about
$50 P. NJ, e. c. Blackmer presiding. Thirty
Lodges were represented.
1t was voted to amend the constitution of
subordinate Lodges, Section l, Article ~,
leaving it to the discretion CT the Grand
Chancellor to grant dispensations to subor-
dinate Lodges.
The committee appointed to draft resolu-
tions of respect to the memory of late brothers
G. P. Fisher and E. A. Friend presented
suitable resolutions, which were adopted and
ordered spread upon the minutes of the Lodge,
and that copies be furnished their families
and the Lodges to which the late brothers
belonged.
The Lodge then went into secret session,
after which the remainder of the session was
occupied in acting upon reports, ETC., and at
Il o'clock the Lodge adjourned to $50 A. NJ.