Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-20
THE CATHOLIC KNIGHTS OF
AMERICA.
The supreme Councn at CINCINNATI.

The third Supreme Council of the Cathc-
lie Knights Of America, which met in Gin
cinnati last week and continued in session
four days, accomplished much good for the
order. A brief synopsis of the proceedings
of interest to the members of the order here
has been given in the MORNING NEWS.
The delegates, in the main, were busi-
ness men, earn workers who were
determined to reform any abuses that may
have crept into the organization, and to
adopt such measures as would conduce to
its best interests. The principal amend
ments to the constitution were the follow
ing: A Supreme Medical Examiner, who
shall be a reputable physician, ten years
In practice, to be elected by the Supreme
officers, all applications to be forwarded to
him after being passed upon by the local
examiner; the fee of the Medical Examiner
10 be seventy-fve cents, to be paid by the
applicant.
The rate of assessment to be as follows:
IS to Is years, roc; % to 80, 75c.; 30 to 80,
sOc. 35 to 40, 9Oc 40 to As, 81; 45 to 90,
81 05; 46 to AZ, 81 10; AZ to As, 81 Is; AS to
40, 81 20; 40 to so, 81 25; so to IS, 50. This
rate to commence for all deaths after
August 1st next.
State Councils to be organized in all
States where there are three branches or
more, the representation to the Supreme
Council to be two for the three branches SO
Organizing the State Council, and one re-
preventative additional for every additional
five hundred members in the State.
The meetings of the Supreme Council to
be held biennially on the second Wednes-
day in May.
The salary of the Supreme Treasurer to
be $500, and he is required to give bond OF
$50, 700.
In every place where there are two or
more branches, the officers to meet and Sc
lect local medical examiner, the preference
to be given to physicians who are members
of the order.
These are the principal changes. There
are a number of others which will be sent
to the various branches In the amended
constitution. The new laws go into effect
on October LIST next, with the exception of
the assessment, which commences after
August LIST. The new assessment offers
great inducements to young men to join the
order, and will doubtless result In large
accession of membership. The order now
numbers one hundred and eighty branches
and over seven thousand members.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the Irish people, the vic
Tins of cruel and unjust laws for centuries
past, are entitled to the sympathy OF all
men, ana JnaG we Cherish Inc HOpo SA0O IHO
two ideas, Irish faith and nationality, may
never succumb to the oppressor, and that
we approve the Land League mode of anne
lioratipg the condition Of that unhappy
country.
The list Of Supreme officers elected was
given In yesterdays NEWS.
The convention on Saturday adjourned
sine die. The next meeting will be held in
st. Louis the second Tuesday in May, 1888.
The conduct of the previous Secretary,
Mr.. j. ]. O'Rourke, of Nashville, gave much
dissatisfaction, but the new Secretary, Mr..
Rogers, of Louisville, will, 1t is stated, pro-
duce very different impression. He Is
lawyer and a gentleman of intelligence and
business qualifications.
There are FIVE branches of the order in
Georgia, viz: One in Savannah, two In Au-
gusta, one in Atlanta and one In Macon.
These will organize a State Council as soon
as the necessary instructions are received
from the Supreme officers.