The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-07
B'NAI BIRTH.
ANNUAL MEETING OF
THE DISTRICT GRAND LODGE.
First and second Days Proceedings
Election or Officers The En-.
dowment Fund.
dence of the Richmond Dispatch.

correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
NORFOLK, Va, February 6, 1884.
The Grand Lodge OF B'nai Birth OF the
Fifth district of the United States is in
session here, and is q most interesting
convention. There are some thirty-fve
lodges represented, with ninety-odd dele
gates.
The Grand Lodge met yesterday morn
ing and organized. with Mr.. d. II. Stern
(presidepD in the chair. The several COM
mlttees were appointed, and the body set
tied right down to business.
The principal subject discussed was the
Endowment Fund.
Mr.. Julius Straus. OF Richmond, offered
the following resolutions from his (Rim-
mon) Lodge:
I. We are In favor OF any good law which, with
or without consolidation, win retain the present
Sinking Fund intact and guarantee the ultimate
Dayment of + 900 endowment to the heirs of
every member of the order I'm good standing.
2. We are In favor OF u uniform assessment OF
All per annum for every member OF the district,
believing that any less sum Will destroy tne use
g. We are in favor OF retaining $4,000 Of the
Sinking Fund in United states 4 per cent: bonds,
and Investing all surplus funds over and above
that sum In full and undoubted securities bearing
4. We are opposed to any and all plans for relief
Fund Of It's present surplus or regular income. or
to any other plan or proposition which, upon in-
ment of 81 900 endowment to the heirs Of every
member of the Order I'm this district
fratemally submitted by
CHARLES HUTzLER.
a. GUNST,
JULIUS STRArS.
Special Committee on Endowment.
The Lodge went into Committee OF the
Whole, anc the resolutions were to be heard
seriatim, but the first clause provoked such
an animated discussion that the entire al
ternoon session was consumed, and the
committee retired without action.
Second Day.
The Lodge met lat 1890 this morning with
President ID. II. Stern in the chair.
The first business before the Lodge was
the election OF officers. The following
were elected: John j. Cohen, OF Augusta,
Ga. president: VI. j. Ashe, of Baltimore,
first yice-president; Henry Morris. OF Tar
jOrO', n. G.. second vice-president ). ;.
Nyburg, Baltimore, secretary; A. Good
man, Baltimore, treasurer: n. ). Reinach,
OF Petersburg, sergeant-at-arms; III. Adler,
Washington, 5. S. Nyburg, Baltimore,
J. AdelsdOrf, Norfolk, NJ. Cohen, Wash
ngton. L. Neyin, Charleston, board OF
control.
The officers-elect were installed by eX-
Grand President Louis Abrahams. OF Dis
trict Lodge No. 2. DR.. S. b. Wolf. late
secretary, declined to serve longer. Seye-
raj OF the members paid handsome tributes
to the faithful manner in which he has
served the Grand Lodge during a long
term OF Office.
AFTERNOON SESSION-THE ENDOWMENT FUND
AGAIN.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.
NORFOLK, VA, February 6. 1884.
The Grand Lodge Of B'nai Birth as
sembled in afternoon session at 3 O'Clock.
All the officers elected this morning were
on duty.
Mr.. ). Wolf moved that the order OF
Yesterday that the Lodge 90 into Commit
tee Of the Whole be rescinded, and then
offered the following:
"We are in favor OF centralizing the en-.
dOwment fund"
The motion was lost by vote OF 40 to 30
The unconventional question was then
referred to a committee.
The standing committees reported on va
rious matters. the most important OF which
are as follows:
Per-capita assessment for the coming
year fixed at 81 per capita.
Assessment for the orphan-asylum fund
GS cents.
The Committee on Constitutional Amend
ments reported at length, but the debate
consumed time, and the Lodge adjourned
without action.
Tonight the Grand Lodge is being en-
tertained at grand ball at the Academy OF
Music.