The morning call., 1890-04-02
A. o. .. W.
Yesterdays Session of the Grand
Lodge.
Ths Past Master Workman's Degree Con-
ferred = Reports Submitted = Appoint
ment of Special Committees.

The thirteenth annual meeting of the
Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order United
Workmen of the State of California COM
menced proceedings yesterday morning at
10 o'clock in the public hall of the B'nai
Birth Building, 121 Eddy street, j. N.
Young. Grand Master Workman. presiding.
The Committee on Credentials presented
lengthy report. That part referring to
the admission of regularly accredited dele
gates and to Past Master Workmen entitled
10 the Grand Lodge degree having been
adopted. over 100 delegates and Past Mas
ter Workmen were introduced and had con-
terred upon them the Past Masters degree.
The unadopted portion of the report of
the Committee ON Credentials was taken
up and number of lodges which had
failed to transmit certificates of representa-
ton and were delinquent in furnishing
semi-annual reports. as also being in ar
Tearage for supplies, etc. furnished by the
Grand Lodge, were declared ineligible to
be represented at this session of the Grand
lodge
=. a resolution fixing the hours of meeting
from 10 to II o'clock in the morning and
from to-. 5 O'Clock in the afternoon, with
evening sessions as rcquited. was presented
and adopted.
.. > a recess was then taken until o'clock.
20 On. reassemb bling in afternoon session the
Grand Master read his annual address,
: treating of official duties performed by him
!: during the year and appeal cases sub
: mitted for his approval. The address was
referred to the Committee on Distribution.
:. 1.-THE annual. reports Of the Grand Re-
&corder;, .Graud Receiver, Deputy Grand
! Master Workman, Grand Trustees, Com
: ;m1ttee. on Laws sand Supervision, Grand
= I4ctuFer,,.:. Grand Medical Examiner. Su-
!. pre- ME RepreseDtativ ives, Committee on APP
-padls and sGrievaHces aud the Finance Com
zInittee were read and referred to the Com
:. nfittee on Distribution. 49,
=. An fny tation from Unity Lodge. No. 81.
ITO attend It's. Session in the evening was ac-
$: cepted By: the:Grand Lodge
: =. =. The. Committee on Amendments sub
@mitted alengthy report On amendments TO
.the.laYs of the Grand Lodge and coBstitu-
tons Of subordinate lodges referred to them
during the year, WHICH was passed to print
pending final action go
j. Tie Committee on Appeals and Griev-
=: ances presented their reporteon several ap-
= peaEcaseSs. submittedsst0 them during tile
: term, and after a.lengthy discussion on the
. hrstease:read II was referred TO. them for
. amendment with instructions to report to-
OdN ~ lcll. ! lle oli ElLc report VIII US COLI
{. sideEed.:. -
a.. TResG0mmittee on Distribution presented
a report on she several annual reports re-
1ferred to tBenf, in which the fferent mat
ters-therein7centained -wefe;seEregated and
referred to appropriate committees for
action. 90 90 90 %
The Grand Master Workman announced
the appointment Of the following special
Committees
- On Gaod Of tie order-Sam Booth OF Excelsior
Lodge, No. l26; &C. Terrill of Valley Lodge,
N SOfo IL. w. Baker Of aAntiGeh Lodge, No 81
Fed swift Of Pasadena lodge. No 15I; and
Daniel SewelEOt fiumph Lodge. No. $50.
on RgsUuQ0ns-J aRes n. Block of Unity
Lodge, TO- 81; L. D. HolbrOok OF WaisonyIlle
Lodge, No. 40 ~. kastie Of Point Iona Lodge,
sNo.24S; George Homage OF UpehuIch Lodge
No 1885, and: &. W: Bakerof Union Lodge, No.
21.
On Matters Relating 10 Medical Examiners
Duies, etc.-M. w. Fish. Md. p. &. NJ. w. !;
John Leiiief Md OF Spartan Lodge, No Sc ;
and C G. ~ adsworth. MD: Of fidelity Lodge,
On Honored DeadZJ. t. Rogers, e. c. NJ. W;
NJ +. Brewer. r q: NJ. W.; aud Rev. A. c.
on Division of Grand Jurisdiction Of Ohio
William II. JORDAN. T. Il. NJ. W; William Fl.
Barnes, p. G. VI. w. L. Dahiorth, r. q. NJ. w F;
L. +. Loud T. q. M. w; and Duncan McPher-
son. +. q. NJ. W.
The Grand Lodge then. adjourned until 10
O'Clock this morning.