The morning call., 1891-09-03
GAYLY DECORATED.
--
Waving Banners and Stirring
Music at Wats0nEiIle,
Enthusiastic Reception rendered Members
+. !. Of The Young Mems Institute.
The Grand Council in SeSsiOn-InterestlDs
Literary Cises-RemaFks by
Archbishop RIOfdan.
1peeial to THE MORNING CALI

o'clock special excursion from San FRAN
cisco. Then, as il by magic, up went the
gray curtain. and as the excursion party
of the Young Mems Institute, numbering
. nearly 500 Joined the thousand waiting for
them at the depot here, the sun broke forth,
and thereafter all went merry as marriage
bell. The train had picked up 200 en-
thusiastic sympathizers and members, be-
sides three bands, at San Jose and Giroy;
and as the Park Band had been bespOken
also, there was plenty of music in the air AS
the procession made its way up Watson
gille's straight streets.
.~ THE PARADE.
The procession was formed up In seven
divisions, as follows:
First Division-PolIce; Marshal Degan
and aids; band; San Francisco councils;
Mission Council Of San jose.
Second Division-Band; aids; delegates
from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, British
Columbia, Montana, Nevada and Utah.
Third Division-Band; aids; Santa Cruz,
Stockton, Marysyile and Dixon councils.
Fourth Diyision-Band; aids; Oakland
and provincial councils.
fllLn Observation-Disclosures VI Chu L al
cisco councils.
Sixth Diyision-MOre provincial coun ellis
Seventh Division = WatsouvilIe Band;
carriages containing clergy and the follow
ing grand officers of the institute: Grand
President, J. f. Sullivan; J. J. McDade,
George A. Stanley, w. Lynch, Dixon Phil
lips. Joseph Thompson OF Wat5onville rode
with this division, having as aids: P. +.
~ I Of Natsouviila
j. F. Shade of Watsonviile, Colonel J.
OConnor of San Francisco. Chief of Staff;
j. J. Kenny San Francisco; w. Martin,
Santa Cruz; Alfred Kelly, San Francisco,
and ohm Brewin of GiirOy.
49,. EXERCISES IN THE PAVILION.
After parading Main street the procession
countermarched to the plaza, where the ex-
ercises wers opened in the Pavilion by
Timothy Horgan of Watsonville. After
selection by the park bani the choir sang
3 "Ihe StaT-sDangled Banner" and j. +.
Sullivan replied to Mr.. HOrgan's address of
welcome, in few appropriate remarks In
the course of which he said that the Grand
Council of the Young Mems Institute now
being held in WatSOnville represented 600
OF as fine, upright, intelligent young men as
could be found west of the Rocky Mountains.
At the close of the exercises the dele
cations repaired to the headquarters of the
0IdQu ONQlCll III htuubQN ddllB Nv eI the
Lewis House, through streets profusely
decorated and thr0nged with thousands of
residents aud arrivals from the country
towns. ...
s. --..-...-- LIST OF DELEGATES.
The following is a list of delegates who
qua fed for seats in the Grand Council:
- J.F. Sullivan, Grand President, San Francisco;
DIXON L. Phillips, Grand Fist Vice President,
HanfOld; Leander l.. James, Grand Second
Vite-r resident, Napa; George A. Stanley,
e and See EtlEy. SAu tTAugiSCD. John Lynch.
Grand Treasurer, Oakland; James j. Degan,
GLand Marshal, san FlanclscOi John Gallwey
MD, Grand Medical Examiner, San Francisco;
p. J hOmas E. Collins, Grand Inside Sentinel Mer-
- .eed; (. II. FtZglbbon. Grand Outside Sentinel,
! AlbnI, Oregon; Gland Lecturers-Frauk T.
Snea, san Frauciscoi D. E. Riorda1, Reddlngj
NJ. ~. Rinnou. NJ. D., Los Angeles; L. d. Dean,
Portland; P H. Traverse, Spokane Falls; Rev.
s. A. Van NeYe, Victoria B. C.i Daniel T.
DOnOhue, Butte, Mont; j. I. CanaYaO, Virginia
" CITY, New; Cornelius Kennedy, Gallup, n. Mex.
Board Of Grand Directors-A. B. Mcguire, San
Francisco; Rev. j. j. Sullivan, SOnOma; j. II.
ROsSeter Jr., Alameda; Paul +. Kingston, San
FraHciscoi f. L. Leake, Dlxoni ID. j. O'Leary,
san Fraueiseo; Q. p. Renden, Stockton; E. Z.
Hill, San Francisco; James Z. Kenny. San Fran
cisco; j. C. -O'COnnOr, san francisco; James
Smith, sin Francisco.
COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES,
The following San Francisco and Oak
land councils were represented by the dele
gates named:
PloneerNo. l, Z. I. sheehan, j. W. O'Don-
neil; Mission, No. 3. f. J. OROurke, j. E. Rich
ards; Washington, No. 4, J. h. sullivan. c. &.
TichnOFi San Francisco, No. Z, F. a. Miller,
Prank Grmesj Loyola, No. 90 J. o. Hanoran,
Jeremiah }. Regan; Golden Gate, No. 81. DR..
w I. Haw ms Edward owen; IgnalIan, No
30, James A. Mccormick, Davis j. MahOney;
Damien, No. 90, Thomas E. Curran, NJ. c. Has
seIt; Golden West, No. "a, James Lennon, Hugh
hOnatt; Columbian, No. 50, z. A. McAuliife,
JoseIh G. M0rrissey; Birmingham No. 50. NJ.
g. Haley, William j.. Quinn; Phil Sheridan,
No. ~, John BuIeGworth, j. p. McDonald;
Potrero, Rev FaIEer J. Brennan Harry O'Don-
nell: Newman, No. n. P. 2. O'Brien, J. O'Shea;
BeTnal, No. 7S, Timothy Hunt, j. F. C0ffey;
JnniperO Sierra, No 81. T j. Winslow, j. D. Al
John {. DAILY; YeLba Buena, No 109 John B.
GsL-on. L. V; erie; 81. Charles BorrOmeo No.
--129, Rev. r. Z. Mulligan, G. Gagan. Oakland
e9unclls-Oakland, No. 6, James F. Kennedy,
Martin Ryan, American, No.-S, NJ. j. ODea, c.
J. GaIyan; Fraternity, No; 81, J. 7. Carey, Vic
Tor GAardin; Piedmont, No 40, W. A. Pryal.
William Skinner; Carmel, No. 127, A. 7. Nc
DOnougb JIG. Shea.
= Sxty-seven interior and provincial lodges
were also represented.
=: III. COMMITTEES. AND REPORTS.
After passing on credentials the report Of
Grand President j. +. Sullivan was read
and the reports Of John. Lynch, Grand
Treasurer, George A. Stanley, Grand Sec
retary, tine Board of Grand Directors and
the Board of Management of Library and
Reading-rooms were referred to committees.
The report of Grand Secretary Stanley
shows that during tile past year the number
of members in the Pacific jurisdiction was
712O; number initiated, 975; admitted by
card, 76; reinstated, 81; at large, II; sus-
pended, 1143; expelled. "a; =, resigned, SO;
Withdrawn, go; died, 46; dropped from the
roll, dissolved councils 6O1; Oh roll June 80,
1891, $3.50; total gain. 1893; total loss, 1853
net loss, 765.
The report further shows the following
dlstribuiiOnof membership within the juris-
dIetion: California, 5541; Oregon, 22I;
Washington, ~257; Nevada, 1856; Montana;
40: British Columbia JOG,
=. The amount in the treasures at last re-
port was S29,6u le; receipts, sS1, 125 43 :.
disbursements, SS2664 16; in treasures
June 80, 1891. S27,132 as; loss. St538:
amount Of sick dement's paid, ,si4, $50; mum,
Der OF members relieved 57l; amount OF
death benefits paid, SIG, $40; cost of death
benefit assessments TO each member, S5. T..
- -f. DEATH BENEFITS.
By far the most important matter before
: the Grand Council is that which has been
made the order of the day for 3 O'clock to-
morrow. namely, the proposed abolition Of
- the insurance feature In the society. In his
report Grand President Sullivan expressly
contends that the death benefit plan was
not oTiginally-a feature in the organization
Of the: Young Mems Institute that tue dis
solution of fifteen Institutes during the past
year, with a loss of 501 members to the
order, Is directly traceable to the inability
OF subordinate couacils TO. stand the strain.
of the financial demand made by the Grand
ments. The 1143 suspensions during the
past year are attributable in a great meas
ure'to the same cause. The Grand Presi-
dent lays stress on the fact that the Masonic
body. the Odd Fellows and more recently
the Native Sons have all declined TO adopt
an insurance feature in their organizations.
WORK AHEAD.
There is quite a. formidable list of amend
ments to be considered by the Grand Coun-
ell during the next two days, but none so
important as the above. Opinion is strongly
divided ON the retention or abolition of
the $500 death benefit feature. many holding
that its rejection may break up the organi-
cation.
Archbishop Riordan arrived on the 8
O'clock train, and was met at the depot by
full turnout Of the delegations with three
bands. The procession paraded Main street,
and c0untermarched just above the head
quarters in Kennedy Hail.. The Park Band
played during the afternoon in the Pavilion
on the plaza, TO the enthusiastic delight Of
In dah ha