Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-11
CoL0RED MASONIC GRAND LODGE.
Fifteenth Annual Communication in Sc.
sion in This City.


Fifteenth Annual Communication in Ses-
sion in This City.
The Most Worshiptul Sovereign Grand
Lodge of F. & A. N. (colored) for the State
of California and its jurisdiction COM
menced its fifteenth annual communication
at Masonic Hall, in this city at Il
yesterday.
At the appointed time the Grand Lodge
was opened in ample form on the Third
Degree of Masonry, Most Worshipful A. f.
| Holland, Grand Master, presiding, with the
! following Grand officers IN their respective
stations: A. F. Holland, Grand Master;
Peter Powers, Deputy Grand Master: VIM,
Hutchison, S. G. w. pro tenn. VIM. Nj.
| Robinson, J. G. w; John r. Landerwav,
Grand Treasurer; r. ]. Fletcher, Grand
Secretary pro tenn; w. W. Tally. Grand
Marshal; NJ. Howard Grand Sword Bearer
pro tenn; J. G. Pallier, Grand Bible Bearer;
| w. Hart, Grand Senior Deacon; w. Linn,
Grand Junior Warden pro tenn; D. w.
Ruggles, Grand Senior Steward; Peter Jack
son, Grand Junior Steward; w. S. Lee,
| Grand Pursulyant pro tenn; Michael How
ard, Grand Tyler pro tenn.
The following hours were appointed for
the session to be held From A. NJ. to y
NJ; from P. NJ. TO P. NJ, and from 7 P. NJ.
| to 9 PM
The following committees were ap-
pointed: Credentials-Martin Jackson.
| William Robinson, r. J. Fletcher. Peter
Powers J. B. Barton. Grievance-Willia
Hutchinson, NJ. Jackson, Peter Jackson. L.
Dunlap, j. q. Pallier. Jurisprudence-R.
J. Fletcher, William Hart, William Robin.
son, ID. w. Ruggles, W.S. Lee. Charter-J.
J. Pallier, NJ. Howard, l. Dunlap. w.
| W. Tally, D. w. Ruggles. Returns
Peter Powers, William Robinson, J. r.
Landerway, William Hutchinson, C. NJ.
Darby. Foreign Correspondence-R. j.
Fletcher, Peter Jackson, Rev O. Summers.
P. Powers, w. S. Linn. Bv-laws-R. J.
Fletcher. 7. Jackson, d. W Ruggles. viii.
lam S. Lee, Rev. J. II. Dorsey. Grand
Masters Address-R. J. Fletcher P. Powers,
! William Hutchinson.
The Grand Lodge was then called off by
the Junior Grand Warden, to be called on
again at > P. NJ.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Grand Lodge was called on by the
Junior Grand Warden. The minutes of
The morning session were read and ap-
proved. The Committee on Credentials re-
ported five Lodges duly represented, as fol.
lows: The Philomathean, No. 2. Sacra-
mento; Victoria, No. 3, San Francisco.
Wellington, No. !, San Francisco: Pilgrim
No. u, Stockton; Rising Star, No. IA,
Chico.
Several amendments to the Constitution
were offered and referred to the Committee
on Jurisprudence.
K. J. Fletcher, in behalfof Philcmathean
Lodge No. ,, welcomed the Grand LODGE
TO Sacramento and TO the hospitality of the
members of said Lodge.
| The Grand Master replied in behalf of
the NJ. W. Sovereign Grand Lodge.
The routine business of the Grand LODGE
was transacted.
The Grand Lodge was called of. TO call
on again at ?. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
At : P. NJ. the Grand Junior Warden
called the Grand Lodge from refreshment
to labor, a. f. Holland, G.. NJ, presiding.
! The minutes OF the afternoon session were
read and approved. The Committee on
Grand Lodge Regalia, which was ap-
pointed at tie last annual session of the
Grand Lodge, made partial report.
Further amendments to the Grand Lodge
Constitution were offered and referred TO
| the proper committee.
After routine business, the Junior Grand
Warden called the Grand Lodge from labor
to refreshment, 10 be called on again at 8
| A. NJ to-day