Daily Republican., 1882-09-27
MECHANICS IN SESSION.
THE MATT ONAL COUNCIL o, U. A
n. IN ANNUAL 8EB0ION-THE
BANQUET LAST EVENING.

The National Council, Order United
American Mechanics, opened out their
thirty.tifth annual session yesterday
morning, in the knights of Pythias
Hall, this city, with G. II. Burton, OF
New York, In the chair, and James N.
Galley, of Philadelphia, National sec.
retary, occupied his accustomed posi-
tion. More than seventy delegates
we're in attendance from various States.
The morning session was devoted to
transacting the usual secret business
OF the order together with reading and
considering reports.
Secretary Calely's report for the past
year sho we'd the number initiated to be
1919; suspended, 1,548; deaths, 142; ax-
PEELED, 10; Withdrawals by card, At;
present membership, 1864. Receipts
Of subordinate circles during the year
General fund, 1922, 1873 %; widows and
orphans fund, A,O47.5O; paid out for
benefits and relief during the year, $685.
705. 80; balance In treasures of subordl.
nate councils. General fund, $273, 1892. 80;
widows and orphans fund, $69, SAB. 10.
In the afternoon the following officers
were elected and installed
National Councillor, William M.
Shultz, Pennsylvania National Vice
Councillor, Albert B. Crossgrove, Della
ware National Secretary, James N.
Galley. Pennsylvania National Treas
urer, Joseph H. Shinn, New Jersey J;
National Marshal, Joseph +. Kimball,
Massachusetts, National Protector,
Charles II. Stein, Maryland ; National
Doorkeeper, William FL. Wright, New
Jersey.
The members of the Grand Council
were registered at the Clayton House,
ard shortly before o'clock they were
rendered serenade by the First Regi'
ment Band, after which the line was
formed, headed by the band, and under
the direction of A. b. Crossgrove, chair
man of the reception committee, the
members in line marched up the west
side of Market street as far as Tenth
where they Countermarched and came
down On the east side as far as 9. Aston
& Company's restaurant, Nos. 722 and
724 Market street, at which place they
entered and sat down to q sumptuous
banquet prepared by Messrs. Aston ~
Co., under the direction OF A. b. Cross.
grove, William Sharpless, Charles
Hudson, D. i. Markley and l.. D..
Campbell, the reception committee.
The upper saloon had beon cleared
and table spread the entire length,
loaded down with all the delicacie3 OF
the season as well as being handsomely
decorated with fruit and flowers. The
most noticeable of the decorations were
three large pyramids of fruit, fairly
making your mouth water to look upon
them, while the numerous plates OF
tempting viands were also very invit-
ing and the 100 guests that partook of
this bouAteous lepast fully attested tn
fact that the supper was par-excellence
| While the visitors ald invited guests
were engaged in eating, the band dis
coursed excellent music in an adloin-
ing room, after which the band, com
mittee and others present sat down to
the feast, and all were abundantly sup
piled. Before partaking of the feast
prepared, Past National Councillor,
Abner Sparks, of Camden, N. j., asked
Gods blessing over the things set be-
fore them as well as invoking a divine
BLESSING on the order.
| AlIoi OtCA poASOA PASoSAV AA'"~ P"~-
taken of the repast, the tables were
cleared away and the meeting called tc
order by National Vice Councillor Cross
grove, when Past State Councillor
Thomas +. Moreland, of Delaware, be-
ing called upon delivered an address o1
welcome, which was listened to with
close attention and was highly appre.
ciated. Addresses were also delivered
by ex-Nat. onal Councillor Burton, ol
New York; National Secretary Galley
of Philadelphia; Past National Coun
LOT Connecticut; ex.National Councillor
Sparks, of New Jersey; Garrigues, O.
Maryland, Love, of New York; Know
les, of Maryland, and others. Thus thu
time was passed away until II O'CLOCK
when the band played "Baby's got {
Tooth" and the banquettinG party ad
ljourned.