The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-08
Y. NJ. !. COUNCIL.
The Sixth Grand Convention Is
Brought to a Close.
Watsorvills Chosen for the Seventh Session.
Grand Officers Installed-No IS Hen
ors the Delegates.

The fourth days session of the Young
Mems Institute Grand Council, in B'nai
Birth Hall, was, if anything, buster than
the preceding ones, and, although many Of
the delegates had returned to their homes,
enthusiasm did not lag in debates and
ovations given to the newly elected officers.
jeremiah F. Sullivan. Grand President. oc-
cupied the chair at the morning and after
noon sessions.
A second ballot for three Grand Direc-
tors was taken Immediately after the Grand
Council convened in the morning AS there
was no choice among j. E. Kenny of 1nsti-
tute No. IS. j. G. O'Connor of Institute
No. 81, San Francisco. and G. P. Rendon Of
Institute No. 105, Stockton, they were
elected by reclamation.
7. E. Collins Of Institute No. so, MERGED,
was elected Grand Inside Sentinel
The following Grand Lecturers were
elected: Frank 7. Shea. Middle California
District; DR.. M. M. Ramon. Los Angeles,
Southern California; d. E. Reardon. Red
ding, Northern California; L. D. Deane of
Portland, Oregon; P. Fl. Travers. Spokane
Falls. Washington; Rev. Father Van
Newell, Victoria, British Columbia; ID. j.
d. L
AVIAN. Nevada; Cornelius Kennedy. Gallup,
New Mexico.
THE NEW MANAGEMENT.
The management of the Young Mems
Institute for the ensuing year is as follows
Grand President, Jeremiah Il. Sullivan; Grand
First Vice-PreSident, Dixon l.. Phillips Of Ham
ford; Grand Second Vice President, Leander L.
James of Napa; Grand Treasurer, John Lynch
OF Oakland; Grand Secretary, Joseph l..
Gallw y; Grand Marshal, j. j. began Of This
city; Grand Outside Sentinel T. II. Fiizgibbon
OF AlbIna, Oregon; Grand Inside Sentinel 4. E.
Grand Lecturers-Frank T. Shea. DR.. NJ. NJ.
Ramon, d. E. Reardon, L. d. Diane, P. II.
Travers. Rev. Father Van Newell. d. J. Donohue,
j. T. Caravan and Cornelius Kennedy.
Grand DlTectors-A. b. Mcguire, Paul f.
Kingston, d. OLeary, George A. Stanley, j. II.
Rosseer Jr. Z: E. Leake. E. Z. Hui. Rev. J. j.
Sullivan, j. E. Kenny, j. q. O'Connor aud Z. Z.
Rendon.
An invitation from Institute No. So Of
this city to delegates to attend a reception
and lunch in their honor at No. 35's rooms,
on O'Farrell street, was read to the Grand
Council, and received with cheers.
The President of st. Ignatius College ex-
tended an invitation to delegates to visit
the college to-day, betN een 3 and
o'clock.
The consideration of proposed amend
ments to the constitution was begun after
the afternoon session had been called to
order.
Until the present Grand Council, the $50
branches OF the order have been known
only by numbers. Hereafter they will be
known by distinctive titles, as we'll as num-
bers
NO INCREASE IN THE BENEFIT.
An amendment to raise the death benefit
from $500 TO $1,000 was rejected.
The Northwestern delegates made a
Erttt fnr ati naln rif foh
Columbia, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
Montana, but after some discussion, their
motion was defeated.
A supplementary report from the Finance
Committee was received and presented in
form of an appropriation bill for printing,
postage, incidental expenses of headquar-
tiers, salaries of Grand Secretary and Treas
urer, mileage and a contingent fund. 1t
was referred back TO the committee for
correction in salaries.
Institutes were empowered to elect Off
GERS semi-annually as well as annually at
the option OF the subordinate institutes. IL
was also decided that Executive Commit
tees Of Institutes may consist of three or
five members at will.
a recommendation to allow expelled
members to apply for admission after six
months from the time of expulsion was
adopted.
Very Rev. Joseph Sasha, S. j., Superior
of the Society Of Jesus on the Coast, was
unanimously elected a member at large to
the institute in recognition of the interest
he takes in the order.
John 7. Creamy of Institute No. So of this
city introduced resolution providing TO r
the holding of the seventh Grand Council
In Walsonville, Monterey, Marysville OF
Los Angeles.
Watsonville was chosen as the place to
hold the Grand Council next year.
1t was decided to devote the second even
m
and to have session of four days instead
OF three, as at present and in the past.
This action was found absolutely necessary
to transact the large and growing volume
of business of the order.
An adjournment was taken until 7 80
o'clock.
ANOTHER WORKING DEGREE.
DR.. NJ. NJ. Ramon of Los Angeles intro
duced the following resolution. which was
adopted:
Resolved, That the Board OF Grand Directors
be directed TO take into consideration the estab-
lishment OF an additional working degree in the
order, and II the same be admissible that a suit.
able amendment and ritual be prepared for sub-
initial TO the next Grand Council.
The Grand Treasurer was empowered to
pay mileage to delegates.
John j. McDade, Past Grand President.
presented the following preamble and reso
luton, which were voted on favorably:
WHEREAS, On the suggestion OF our worthy
Grand President the Grand Council which re-
Gently assembled In Cincinnati, Ohio, Selected
two delegates to represent the Atlantic Jurisdic-
tion In a Supreme Council when il shall he
formed, aud these delegates were selected nm a
basis OF representation that allows ono delegate
at large for Grand Council aud one for each
thousand members and fraction Of one thousand
members under the Jurisdiction OF council
Therefore, we, the undersigned members Of
the Committee on Supreme Council recommend
that our Grand Council select nine delegates 10
serve as delegates in the first Supreme Council
and that the worthy Grand President is hereby
empowered 10 appoint delegation OF nine mem.
Der, including himself, 10 serve in said Supreme
council. j. j. McDade, Joseph ]. Twohic M
w. Fleming, M. G. Haley, H. Murphy. IT, ID.
Deane, John Lynch, j. W. Rosseler Jr., j. r.
Carr, w. A. Ryan, James f. Smith, A. B. MIA.
guire and Johu Z. Moran.
VOTES OF THANKS.
Votes of thanks were extended by the
Grand Council TO the press of San Fran
cisco, the Young Ladies' Institute and the
institutes of San Francisco, the last on the
motion OF country member.
1t was then IL o'clock at night and the
grand officers for the ensuing year were in
stalled. ID. Prince of Fresno escorted the
officers to their respective seats and the
Sixth Grand Council was declared by the
Grand President adjourned amid loud
cheering.
BANQUET TO DEIFGATEs