The National tribune., 1891-11-05
Miss KATE L. COOLIDGE, National ". &c. Home
Mnni.nn
OFFICE OF NATIONAL HOWE,

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DEAR MADAM: Your communication Of Oct. IL.
Ia which you 80 generously donated n library TO
the National Home, Is at hand. To say that 10 l.
with great pleasure ! accept IL for the Home but
fecbly expresses my gratitude. can assure you
That your noble and valuable giit will he appre-
ciaied not only by the Directors Of the Home the
Library Committee. and all who are connected and
interested, but especially by those who are admit
ted 10 Tie Homo aud will receive its benefits. Aud
you have the sincere aud heartfelt thanks Of all.
Very respectfully yours, KATE l.. COOLIDGE
WHAT TO DO WITH THE RITUALS.
National Counselor Emma Stark Hampton has
kindly prepared the following clear and concise
statement for THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE on the uses
Of the new Ritual, as authorized by ninth National
Convention. The National Counselor says;
AZ many seem 10 misunderstood paragraph XIII,
in General Orders No. . and frequent queries come
as 10 what Rituals shall be delivered to Inspect
ora on their official visits. / would say through
THE TRIBUNE that the order includes all Rituals
issued prior 10 the ones now in use that is tho
four used 10y Corps since January last. When these
were sent Corps last December National President
McHenry ordered all Others together with old
Ritual cards. placed in packages and Sealed. and
Corps Presidents were held responsible for them
until ninth National Convention assembled should
take action. The Convention ordered them col
leCted and burned by Inspectors; also, the siE
Ritual cards issued last December. This leaves In
Rituals. bearing date December. 1890. These four
are attn 10 be used, and In addition SIX more will
be sent each Corps, ne per.order Of ninth COnyen-
ton, making full complement Of TO- thus giving
copy 10 each officer and no Ritual cards 10 be
used hereafter. With care the four copies will last
FOR years When worn, or for any reason a Corps
wishes 10 replace them with stronger bound
copies, the privilege is theirs. but II must he at
The expense Of the Corps ordering the exchange
shipment Of the Rituals began about the
middle Of October Following are the instructions
forwarded from National Headquarters, addressed
ss follows 10 Corps Presidents:
Herewith arc sent six Ritunls In accordance with
action Of ninth National Convention. Tie same
necessiiated slight changes which are found Ia the
new issue. You will Immediately ON receipt Of
THE make the same changes in the four copies you
are now using. This must be done before tho new
copies are used Ia your Corps that all may be alike
Make changes 81 follows:
Page . third paragraph. change figures 81 TO %.
j.. ., second paragraph below, change figures 20
T.. 10. add punctuation marks In Obligation A..
found la new issue, and note last paragraph page
% Tor reasons.
7. 30. add TO second paragraph from bottom these
words, !. e., committee IL appointed on an Appli.
cation after IL has been read 10 Corps" See p. no.
j.. -, erase paragraph on "Dispensationn: u. 81
ia paragraph ON Return Of Badges erase the
words through transfer"
y. IS. erBse and interline ne TO make paragraph
on Corps Books read as found la new issue.
Corps Secretaries will, at the FIRST aud SECOND
meetings after the new issue Of Rituals Is received
read la full all matter found under head Of In.
strnciiOns" In back Of Ritual pp 3l-2s for the
general information Of all members Of the Order
The same having been written with much care, eI.
pressly 10 cover points on which questions have
been and are constantly coming TO National Head
quarters for information.
We hope In this way TO bereht the Order and re-
Dsye much unnecessary corTespondence besides
disseminating the muclI-thOught aud same general
knowledge 10 every member. thus gaining uniform
work and action throughout all Corps-Sue Pike
Sanders, National President