Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-19
SECOND DAY.
THE GRAND GROVE OF DRuIDs CON
TINUEs ITS LABORs.
Amendments to the Constitution Ac-
cepted and Rejected-The Ban
quet Last Night.

The Grand Grove of Druids resumed its
session in the Senate Chamber at the Capt.
tol yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, Noble
Grand Arch E. L. Wagner presiding.
After the minutes of Tuesdays session
had been read and adopted, motion was
adopted seating delegate A. 7. Buckles of
Solano Grove. Through mistake of the
Secretary OF Solano Grove Mr.. Buckles
credentials had not been forwarded to the
Grand Grove.
The Committee on Credentials reported
favorably upon the seating of fifteen new
members of the Grand Grove, and the re-
port was adopted.
A dispatch was received from District
Deputy Grand Arch ]. A. Watson, of the
newly organized Grove at Portland, Or.
announcing that eleven new members had
been initiated Tuesday night.
AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION.
An amendment to the constitution was
proposed providing that in future no repre-
sentative of the Grand Grove may hold
more than one elective office in the Order
at one time. The amendment was adopted
by large majority.
short recess, in order that the members
might assemble in front of the Capitol to
be photographed.
Upon Resembling, few minutes later,
the question of the next meeting place of
the Grand Grove was taken up. San Fran
cisco and San Rafael were the only places
suggested. After some discussion vote
was taken and San Rafael won the day.
The noon recess was then taken.
Afternoon Session.
The Grand Grove reconvened at P. M.
A motion was adopted unanimously that
the incoming Noble Grand Arch be autho-
rized to appoint committee of three to ar
range for the erection of memorial mon
ument over the grave of the late Past
Noble Grand Arch Frederick Seig. Mr..
Seig was the founder of the Order on the
Pacific coast, and one of its oldest men.
He died in March of last year.
The Committee on Appeals and Grey
ances reported in the matter of Frederick
Kraus VS.. Eureka Grove No. (which was
controversy on the payment of certain
sick benefts-the committee recommend
ing that the Noble Grand Arch's decision
in the matter be sustained. The report
was adopted.
A LIVELY DEBATE.
A motion to amend the constitution so
that members of standing committees
could remain active members of the Grand
Grove was defeated after heated debate
which lasted two hours. 1t frequently
happens that delegates who are appointed
on standing committees are not returned
by their respective Groves to the Grand
Grove on the following year. The conten-
ton was whether or not they should be
allowed to participate in the proceedings
of the Grand Grove when they were really
not delegates.
After the matter was disposed of delegate
Eugene J. Gregory restored the visiting
members to their usual good spirits by in
viting all to accept the Inequalities of the
Sacramento Groves, in the evening, at
grand banquet in the State House Hotel.
The invitation was accepted graciously
The Committee on Finance made re-
port on the estimates for the coming year,
and the Committee on Jurisprudence re-
ported on some minor matters referred
to it.
After this the Grand Grove went into
executive session. The secret work was
exempliied by the Supreme Herald, L. G.
Shaw.
Before adiourniDg. resolutions of thanks
were adopted and ordered engrossed and
presented to Secretary of State Hendricks,
for his kindness in placing the Senate
Chamber at the disposal of the Grove
Similar action was taken thanking the
Sacramento Grove for their hospitality to
the visitors.
The big event of the session-the election
of oficers-takes place to-day, and it
promises to be lively affair. The Grand
Grove will conclude its labors this evening.
The Banquet.
The local Groves gave a grand BANQUET
in honor of the Grand Grove at the State
House Hotel last evening. Over 200 guests
sat down to the festive board and dis
cussed the abundance of delicious eatables
and drinkables with great gusto.
When the cafe noir arrived, Eugene J.
Gregory. the POSTMASTER, raped the as
semblage to order and made few CHEEKY
remarks of welcome. He hoped that all
had enjoyed themselves while in Sacra-
mento, and that they would go away with
kind remembrances of the Capital City.
He then called for toasts, and they were
responded to as follows:
THE Grand Grove of California"-N. G.
A. E. L. Wagner.
"Fraternity"-P. G. N. A. WA. Henry.
"Our Honored Dead''-P. G. n. A. H.
r. Morton.
"The Native Sons''-D. G. N. A. George
II. Barhs.
THE Board of Trade"-P. E. Platt.
THE Ladies"-Grand Secretary j. Il.
Knarston.
Good of Order"-P. G. n. A. L. F.
Dunand.
''State of California" w. c. Hen.
bricks.
Religion VS.. Fraternity"-P. G. n. A.
T. G. Lockville.
THE Pioneers of our Order"-P. G. n.
A. Adam Smith.
THE Supreme Grove"-L. Il. Schord.
THE Press"-E. B. Willis.
Tine Native Daughters"-Mrs. T. G.
Cockrell.
"EraternitY and the LaXn-Hon ElMnnd