Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-10
KESHER sHEL BARREL.
The Supreme Lodge Meeting Today
A Call on the President-SociaL

AbShG6 SHEL bAkZEks
The Supreme Lodge Meeting Today
A Call on the President-Social.
II was few minutes after 10 o'clock thil
morning when the third convention Of the
Supreme lodge, Kesher Shell Barrel. IVES called
70 order BY the president, Mr.. Simon Wolf
The secretary read the minutes Of yesterday
meetings, which were adopted The secretary
called the roll and President Wolf asked tina,
members knowing Of others in the city but moi
present should answer for them that COM
plete list Of delegates might be made. The
president said that he had letter from Secre.
tary Halford saying that the President would
give an audience to the delegates at noon
today, % the hour Of recess was changed IA
enable the delegates to eau at the White
House.
THE QUESTION OF RITUAL.
Mr.. Umstatter chairman Of the committee on
rituals, read a brief report reviewing and COM
menting tpon q ritual referred to that COM
mittee by Mr.. L. Abrams but recommended
that no change In the ritual be made at the
present convention.
President Wolf recommended that the present
ritual should stand for the time being and the
new one made by Mr. Louis Abrams should be
referred TO the executive committee for the
adoption of such sections as might satisfy them
and be referred by that committee TO the
various lodges
Mr.. Abrams read a report describing the
ritual that had been prepared by him. saying
that he had received aid and suggestions
from many sources and creeds. for he
said that the principles Of truth. love
and justice are found in no particular
sect or creed 1t was moved that
the report Of the committee on rituals be
adopted as read. 1t was 20 amended that
Mr.. Abrams ritual should be submitted to the
and printed and referred to the various lodges,
and when adopted by msjority OF them should
be considered the ritual Of the whole order.
The report as amended was unanimously
adopted.
RULES AND LAWS.
Mr.. Hockenburg moved change in the rules
making twenty-five members a quorum for the
Transaction Of business. Amended to thirty
and 90 carried unanimously.
Mr.. L. Leisersohn of the committee on laws
read report recommending that the PROPOSE
lodge Of all the existing grand lodges be con-
sidered illegal, that the payment Of mileage to
delegates to the next convention il not feasible
and referring other matters to the grand lodges
Of the respective districts.
Mr.. L. X. Goldsmith presented a minority
majority report and holding that nothing could
be illegal for this convention, as its powers
were supreme.
Mr.. Umstatter, Mr.. Abrams, Mr.. Goldsmith,
President Wolf aud others discussed the legal
ity OF the question and the powers Of the So
The report Of the majority was adopted as
submitted
TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.
Mr.. NJ. W. Platzek chairman Of the commit
tee on territorial jurisdiction, read the report
OF the committee. The report opposed the d.
vision of District Grand lodge. No. 8, and
recommended that the district be maintained
as 1t now exists. It favored the amalgamatiou
OF all the district grand lodges and recon-
mended that the question Of consolidating the
district grand lodges should first be submitted
to each district grand lodge, then to be sub
mitted to each subordinate lodge under its
jurisdiction and after majority Of those in
each district have assented thereto that the
executive committee shall be authorized and
empowered to make perfect all the necessary
and proper arrangements to consolidate all the
district grand lodges into one.
Mr.. Umstatter offered an amendment as an
addition and the committee accepted the
amendment and the report was unanimously
adopted
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
The morning session adjourned few min
utes before IA and the delegates went in body
to the White House to call on the President.
Afterward they were photographed in o body
and at / o'clock returned to the hall to q lunch
given in their honor by the members Of the
local lodges.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session began at 2 o'clock. A
report was made by Mr.. Joseph D. Coons from
the committee appointed to consider the mes
sage Of the executive committee. The
report recommended the appointment
Of . committee to formulate plan for CONSOLE
dalton Of the Jewish orders
Other reports were received. A committee
was appointed to draw up . resolution express
ing appreciation Of the services Of Mr.. Simon
Wolf as president OF the order for the last
eleven years.
SOCIAL ENTEBTAINMENTs.
This evening a banquet and ball will be ten
dered the visiting delegates by the local
lodges, Mira Kluberg, No. 1877. and Capitol, 147,
TO which Q number Of prominent people have
been invited. including Secretary Halford, Com
missioner Douglass, Maj. Moore. Congressman
O'Neill, Plank and others. Concordia club Of
this city has rendered Inequalities to the visit
ing delegates, and tomorrow night an informal
reception will be given at the old Sprague man.
sion. The two Washington lodges are members
Of district No. 8, Of which Mr. B. Gusdorf has
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