Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-12
KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
Meeting of the Grand Lodge Of Tennes-
see at Nashville-PrOgress Of
the Order as
shown by the Reports Of the Grand Die.
tat0r and Reperter-State
Medical Society.

Special to the Appeal
NASHVILLE, April 1.-THE Grand Lodge
Of Knights of Honor met here 10 day, Grand
Vice Dictator C. F. Bates presiding.
REPORT OF THE GRAND DICTATOR.
In his report, Grand Reporter Pullen says
"Ths income to the Grand Lodge from the
sale Of supplies has decreased, a5 will be
seen from a comparison Of the amount real
lied during the past year. / attribute this
| in a great measure 10 the fact that no new
lodges have been instituted, but in a sm sller
| degree 10 the fact that a. number Of
lodges either supply themsely5s else
where, or do not use the supplies required
| by the order. While it ia an imperative law
| Of the Grand Lodge that every member
! shall be served with a notice OF assessmenj
| hav ny thereon the seal OF the lodge, an ex-
| animation OF the books will show that while
| there have been nipeteeu assessments called
during the year, twenty. FIVE lodges have not
been supplied by your grand reporter with
assessment notices, and many have not used
the number required by their membership.
From the reports submitted herewith the
following summary may be presented Mum
Der of membership reported December 81,
1881, 7048; admitted during the year
initiated, 448; by card, 80; reiustated, 1873;
total, GIL; total membership, 7719. From
which deduct-withdrsup by withdrawal
card, 80; by transfer card, IS; by suspension,
548; by death, 96; total, 750; total member
ship, $3.50; less membership not returned 10
1882, but included in return OF 1881, 1873;
present number Of members, 6836. as per
report, as follows: Honorary, 6; first de-
gree, 10; second degree, s; third degree,
$500; total 1886; loss in membership 4. re-
ported, 49,"
GEAND DICTAToR's REPORT.
The Grand Dictator, in his report says:
According 10 the report of the Supreme
Dictator, submitted at the last session, there
have been added since MAY ], 1881, $50 new
lodges and over ao,UOO members, go that on
the 1st of May, 1882, there were thirty-six
grand lodges and about $500 subordinate
lodges, with a membership of over
100000. There was paid during the
yesr ending April 80, 1882, upon
ll24 deaths the sum of S2, ,233, 900, requiring
eighteen assessments. Since the first organi-
zstion of the order there have been paid on
3075 deaths the enormous sum OF 10 957 ,003,
AZ an expense of ninet ety-eight assessments, or
S98, to those under forty Eve years OF sge.
Who, in view of these facts. can any longer
doubt tha. the order of the Knights of Honor
is an assured success? The three principal
officers for the ensuing year are r II. Coch
rap, of Wheeling, w. Va, Supreme Dictator;
B F. Nelson, OF Ashland, o., Suprem me Report
er; Robt. j Breckinridge, OF Soring6eI KY,
Supreme Treasurer. The Suprem. Trustees
were instructed to invest $4,000 OF the gen
ersl fund in United States bonds. com.
mittee specially appointed, reported in favor
of locating the Offices OF the Supreme Re-
porter snd Treasurer permanently at one
plsce; whatever the wisdom of the step, the
report of the committee was adopted, ard
the city of Louisville, KY, sslecled as the
place.
The Grand Lodge refused 10 have biennial
sessions.
Most of the decisions cf the Grand Die
tator were approved.
The afternoon was spent in discussing the
report of the Committee on Laws.