The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-07-20

bership is 2S1, net increase of forty-eight dur
ing the past six months and sixty-one for the
year ending June 30, 1890.
The Grand Canton excursion to Bay Ridge on
Wednesdaywas the largest that has gone to this
famous resort from Washington this season.
The success attending the excursion was due to
the management of Capt. r. A. Mclean.
The Grand Canton met on Saturday evening
and mustered Chevaliers Cation and Litchfield
in Canton G. 1t would appear as though all
the activity there is in the Grand Canton is en-
bodied in the membership of Canton G, Capt
Shackelford commanding. 1t is hoped that a
friendly rivalry will be at once started in Can
ton A, B, and ID to take from Canton the
honor of being the best drilled canton.
The Grand Encampment starts the new year.
with the following staff of officers: G. p,
James A. Edgar; e. II. p, Richard II. Sorrell;
James E. Hutchinson; Scribe, Joseph Bur
roughs; Treasurer John II. Seiffert; g. NJ,
David l.. Hazard G. |. S., Samuel E. Boyce;
G. o. s., R. II. Monfort; Finance Committee,
r. A. Mclean, William T. Hutchinson, and
F. A. Norway; Conference, George A. Green,
John Long, and E. G. Grumley; Grievance Com
mittee, Oliver Dufour, Henry G. Hazard, and
w. @. Fowler; Supervision Committee G.. b.
r. Colledge, William 2. Allan, and W. S. Tap
pan; Correspondence Committee, John L.
Given, f. A. Stier, and w. w. Danenhow er.
Only routine business was transacted at this
session. Peace and harmony prevailing among
the PatriarchS, the duties of the late Grand Pa
triarch i. A. Norway were comparatively light.
very marked increase in the number of
members and interest in the manner of confer
ring the degrees was the result of his supervi-
sion during the past year.
The principal business occupying the atten-
tion of the Grand Lodge was presented by the
committee of supervision, consisting of b. F.
Crawshaw, chairman, James Hughes, and j. Il.
Crampton Relative to extending the term of
subordinates from six to twelve months, it was
submitted to the lodges to come up for action
at the January session. The subject of creating
new standing committee to be called the
"commttee on the state of the order," also
took the same course. Tohave but one regular
meeting of the Grand Lodge, to be held in Janu-
ary, met the same fate. The matter of assessing
every member of the order in the jurisdiction
! twenty-five cents upon the death of member
in good standing was also referred to the subor-
dinates. The list of Past Grands heretofore
published in the printed proceedings is to be
augmented by the names of all members of the
order June 30 1890. The Grand Masters action
| in granting a dispensation to elect brother to
an elective Office in his lodge, not having pre-
! Viously served in an appointed office, was de-
clared legal and proper, The committee on
| appeals submitted a majority and minority re-
! port in the case of Wormersley VS.. Friendship
! Lodge No, 12, which was finally held in abey-
ance until the lodge is legally notified of the
| appeal The amendments to the bylaws of
! subordinates, after favorable examination by
! the committee on bylaws, may be approved by
the Grand Master to take effect from date of
! such approval