Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-22
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.


N1eoioN We ThF eNAND LODGE
'roc"edsnss Of Thursday Afternoon ana
friday neutrality-suspicious. OF the
Order Throughout the world.
AT o'clock on Thursday afternoon tho
grand lodge again went into regular ses.
sion. The convocation went into the con.
sideration OF the report of tho committee
on subordinate lodge constitution,
An amendment was offered to make tho
ONCE OF master-at. arms tho stepping stone
to tho ofiicc OF vice chancellor, instead of
the prelate, as heretofore, but aftor oon.
siderable debate II was lost.
In tho future tho officers inner guard aud
outer guard shall DO elected In tho SAME
manner and time as the other officers, and
not be appointed, as heretofore. Nomina.
tions for all tho elective officers shall be
open at the two meetings next preceding
the night OF election, aud nominations will
not be made on the night OF election as
has been tho case. All members In arrears
to the lodge to the amount OF thirteen
weeks dues shall DO notified by the mas.
ter OF finance, which Office may. by tho gu
aotment OF n bylaw, be merged In the
office Of keeper Of record and seal. Here
after no applicant over fifty years of age or
manned. Will DO initiated unless dispen
sation for that purpose be obtained from
the grand chancellor Of tho grand lodge.
An effort was made to compel all lodges
10 grant any member suspended for dues
dismissal certificate. After long and iu-
teresting debate the motion was lost. Each
lodge now has the power to do as they sao
fit and proper, as the best judge of such
matters.
In the future every lodge in the juris.
diction Of the grand lodge OF Pennsyi-
vanta shall not charge less rate than ten
cents week, but as much more as these
bylaws declare.
Tho closing of the afternoon session this
afternoon, ended tho consideration of tho
subordinate lodges constitution which was
Quo OF tho most important sessions of tho
week, as the changes, which wore numpr-
Gus aud important, effects every mem Der
OF subordinate lodges, and every member
should attend his lodge panotually, to
become acquainted with the constitution
AZ soon as possible, Adjourned at q y. m.
to meet at a. m Friday morning.
Tho attendance OF tho represeu utativcs To
the grand lodge ID as large and punotusl
as ON the first and second day, as every
member Is compelled to be present
unless called away by death, or sickness
OF relations OF friends at home, or by other
necessary reasons.
Friday Morning The grand lodge met
this morning at o q. m, opening in the
usual form, with the following officers in
their respective STA ions : Giaud Chancel.
lor, Austin Long @. V. O., John II.
Carr PROBATE, Eiw V. O'Neill; X. OF X.
and 5 George Hawkes.; NJ. of Ex., Ju.
lius Mountney; N at arms, ii. w. Mohr;
Inner Guard, ]. ii. Cotton Outer Guard,
Edw. Emery.
The grand keeper OF Il. and 3. read the
m tpa nf fh ha
and there being no objections thereto,
they wero approved as read. A mo.
tion was made to make members OF
lodges by dispensation accompanied by
certain fee, past ohanoellors, which
was lost. The reports of the supreme
representatives Of this grand lodge were
distributed to tho members and referred
to n committee, from which we CLEAN tho
following. The grand lodge of the world
held It's thirteenth session at tho city Of
New Orleans, commruciER on April 22d,
and ending May ., 1884
An almost entire new c)do of
laws were adopted for tho govern.
ment of It's endowment rank, the uni
foIm rank, and on memorial service, or
lodge OF sorrow, Tor the use Of subordinate
lodges. The memorial service Is designed
for use in the lodge room, to which the
public may DO admitted. Its use is left
optional with the lodges but II any ser.
vice is used II must bo the one laid down
in the ritual.
The report Of the supreme representa-
tive declares that the committee on uni
form rank have certainly done a good work
for the order, nd have at last got tho
uniform rank into such position that
great results may bs expected.
The supreme chancellor appointed
Supreme Representative James r. Carna.
han. OF Indiana, as major general, the
appointment eliciting the warmest ap-,
proval Of every member OF the supreme
lodge. j. +, Shumatc, of Ohio, was ap.
pointed adjutant general.
The following shows tho condition of
the order throughout the world. Grand
lodges, 40 subordinate lodges, $3.50
subordinate lodges under control of su.
pIeme lodge. S2 present memb rship,
l39, 9,230.
The next session OF the supreme lodge
of the world will be held at Toronto.
Ontario, on the second Tuesday in July,
1885.
The report of the trustee was read and
referred TO n committee. The report Of
the oomittee on mileage and fnance was
read and referred to a committee.
The report OF the committee on appeals
and grievances was read and the cases
taken up for consideration separately and
acted upon by the grand lodge. Ad.
Iourned to meet at 2 p. m.