Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-15

CALIFORNIA AND COAST.
Train Of Cars DitGhed on the Santa
Cruz Narrow Gauge,
SHASTA LAND OFFICE REMOVED.
Drowned in the Feather-Proceed.
ings of the Grand Lodge of
Odd Fellows.
ESPECIAL DIsrATcHEs TO THE REconD-uMos.,
CALIFORNIA AND COAST.
SHASTA LAND OFFICE REMOVED.
ESPECIAL DIsrArcHns TO THE nroosD-us1os.,
ODD FELLOWS GRAND LODGE.

ODD FELLOWS GRAND LODGE,
Regulations Relative to Rebekah Degree
Lodges.
SAN Francisco, May 14th.-The Grand
Lodge OF California, l. o. o. F., recon-
vened this morning at 10 o'clock, C. N.
Jenkins, Grand Master. presiding.
The Committee on Distribution reported
as to the assignment of various matters to
the various standing committees.
A resolution that this Grand Lodge
should pay to Subordinate Lodge 81 25
for each Rebekah Degree Ritual which was
returned by direction of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge, was referred to the Finance
Committee.
A proposed amendment, removing the
limitation as to prosecution of members
who might obtain membership in the Or
der fraudulently, was referred to the Com
mittee on Legislation.
The recommendation by the Committee
on Laws OF Subordinates that the German
lodges In this jurisdiction be directed to
furnish to this committee copies of the
amendments, or bylaws as amended by
Committee on Laws in German, for revi-
sion by the German member of the com.
mittee, before being printed or used in the
lodge, and that all printed copies of the by-
laws contain the names of the members of
this committee by whom said by laws were
approved.
The following reports of the Committee
on Appeals were adopted: D. L. Landgrat
vs.. Summer Lodge, No. 177-Judement of
lodge affirmed; John Turley vs.. San Fran
cisco, No. 3-Lodge sustained; Santa Lucia
Lodge, No. $50, vs.. Wildey Lodge, No. 149
Action of Wildey Lodge sustained; J. N.
Mccormack vs.. East Side Lodge, No. 325-
Judgment of lodge reversed.
The following amendment to Section 3
OF Article vi. of the Constitution of Subor.
dinates was adopted:
Noble Grand unless he has served a term as
Vice Grand, or the last of term to fill va
cancy; or as Vice Grand unless he has served
twenty-six weeks in an inferior office, other
than Trustee or Chaplain. Service in Office,
whether elective or appointed, is qualifying in
any other lodge as well as in this lodge provid.
ing a brother has a certificate TO that effect,
that any member of the Degree of Truth NAV
be elected If all qualified brothers refuse To
serve, and dispensation be granted by the
Grand Master or Deputy of the district previous
to the election.
The following amendments to the con.
stltution Of the Grand Lodge were also
adopted:
Section II. The Committee on Mileage shall
consist OF fve members who shall at each an
nual session OF this Grand Lodge ascertain what
amount will be necessary to pay the mileage of
the succeeding annual session. and to provide
In their report for an assessment to be levied on
the subordinate Lodges of this jurisdiction for
that purpose. Such assessment shall be levied
upon each subordinate in proportion to the
number OF its members returned in the semi
annual report thereof of December 3lst of that
year. and shall be on all members not suspended
on that date. Said assessment shall be paid by
the respective Lodges at the first meeting in
January following, to the District Deputy Grand
Master, or other officer authorized to receive
the same, who shall remit it, without delay, to
the Grand Secretary.
Section II. The Committee on Printing shall
consist of three members, consisting of the
Grand Secretary and two members to be ap-
pointed at each annual session, of which the
Grand Secretary shall be the Chairman The
Committee on Printing shall have power and
authority to contract for all the necessary print
ing OF the Grand Lodge, and for the furnishing
Of all needed supplies for the Office of the Grand
Secretary, and for all materials and work which
may be required in said Office, in such manner
and upon such terms as the committee shall
deem for the best interests of the Grand Lodge.
Provision was made for Grand Lodge
Committee of Five to take charge of all
matters proposed relating to Rebekah De-
gree Lodges.
The election of Grand Officers will be
the special order for tomorrow after read.
ing of the journal.