The record-union., 1891-10-22
Afternoon Session.

The Grand Encampment reassembled
ut ? P. NJ
The following resolutions were pre-
Fented by J. i. Crosett and referred to
the Committee on State of the Order
ReS0jUed, That this Grand Encampment by
ana through its Grand Patriarch each year
following the passage OF the resolution invite
ne or more OF the subordinate eIcdmpmcntS
located in the town or city wherever this
Grand EnCampment annually assemblies TO
'XempIliy one or more OF the encampment
'egIeeS on some evening during the session of
his Grand Encampment said exemplihca-
on tesng for the purpose of imparting in
Tuctlon TO representatives from encamp-
]ncntS of this Jurisdiction.
ReSoired further. That the Grand Represent
tives and Grand Patriarch shall be the sole
judges as to whether the work Irgsented is
correct or not.
ResoIucd FURTHER, That questions or any in
lor1naion desired relative TO the work by the
Patriarch shall be allowed.
RcSoired ytuHter, That the Grand Patriarch
shall extend the invitation To the encamp-
-nentS selected 10 90 the work at least three
months previous to the annual session of this
Grand Encampment.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION.
NJ. I. SOrensen, of the Committee on
Legislation, presented the following re-
port. recommending the adoption of the
resolution offered by +. K. Farmer, and
the report was adopted.
The same committee presented the fol-
lowing reports, which We're adopted:
Your Committee on Legislation, to whom
was referred the resolution offered by Ii F. G.
Wulff Past Chief Patriarch of No. ~ TO be
found on page 16, believing that occasional
public installations have tendency 10 in
crease the interest in the work of the order
and TO bring IL TO the notice of the general
pubic, would recommend the adoption Of
said resolution, and that there be added TO
Section l OF Article ". Of the Constitution
of the Grand Encampment the following:
'Hc shall have the power to grant dispense
lions 10 subordinate encampments to install
their officers in public"
POWERS OF PATRIARCHs.
The Committee on the State of the Or
der, to whom was referred the decisions
of the Grand Patriarch, as found on page
= of Officers Reports, report that it had
the same under consideration, and recon-
mended that the first decision be ap-
proved.
The second decision, answers "yes'' to
the question: Has Patriarch the right
TO enter the encampment Just after it has
been closed in the Golden Rule Degree,
and before the Junior Warden has taken
up the password Of the Royal Purple De-
gree preparatory to opening in that de-
greer"
The ritual prescribes the form for
opening and closing an encampment, and
an encampment continues in session un-
III so properly closed, and during the
time it may be occupied in changing
from one degree TO another in the desig-
natcd manner. No one should be per
nitted to enter or leave an encarnpment
at any time during its session, except in
the manner laid down in the ritual. And
In such case, as mentioned in the ques-
ton, If a Patriarch should then be adj
mitted, the Chief Patriarch might have to
decide what degree work ne should
use. And If the decision should be that
of the Royal Purple Degree (which your
committee believe would be the correct
work., there might be member still
present who had not received the Royal
Purple Degree, and it would be improper
for Patriarch To enter the room at such
4 time and give any portion of said work.
And inasmuch as the time of changing
from one degree to another is usually
very brief 10 hardship or great incon-
yenience could be felt by any Patriarch
if Kept from entering an encampment
during any such interim of changing
from one degree TO another. We, there
fore, recommend that the answer to said
question be NO" instead of YES"
GRAND ENcAMPMENr TAX.
T. e. Jones, of the Committee on State
Of the order, presented the following re-
port, which was adopted.
Your Committee on the State of the
Order, 10 whom was referred SO much of
the Grand Patriarch's report as relates to
the state OF the order-page ], Officers
Reports-and also 50 much of the report
OF the Grand Secretary as refers to the
condition of apathy existing in some of
the Subordinate Encampments-page 10,
Ileports of Officers have had the sub
iect-nlatter under consideration, and beg
leave to submit the following resolution:
J3eSotce9. That the Grand Patriarch shall
make due inquiry into the condition and cir
cnrustances of all eucampments which fail 10
eornply with the laws or the Order in the
7oatfer OF returns and payment of Graad En-
nneuf tax, and take such action IN regard
20 each as in his Judgment he shall deem
,a.7sf advisable for the interests OF the Order.
aRAyD PATRIARcH's ACTS APPROVED.
n. w. Hammerton. of the Committee