Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-29
THE NATIVE SONS,
They Adjourn Last Evening
Sine Die.
The Result Of the Elections for
Grand Officers.
The Matter OF General Suffers Remains.
Thomas Flint Elected Grand Presi-
dent and John Creamy Grand
s-President-Notes.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Native Sons were up and ready
for business early yesterday.
The parlors were called to order by
Grand President r. M. Fitzgerald.
The special order for 9 80, the con.
sideration of the ritual proposed by R.
M. Fitzgerald, was taken up and the
ritual was exemplified by the following
acting officers: P. p, w. H. Miller,
p, r. NJ. Fitzgerald; F. V. P, G. S.
Fielden; S. V. p, 9. w. Decker; T. V.
P, j. A. Steinback, M, J. F. Rucker
candidate, Nash G. Rogers.
After the exemplifcation G. s. Tilden
moved that the ritual presented be
adopted as the ritual OF the order and
that the same be referred to the ritual
committee and the ritual convention
with instructions to promulgate the
same as the ritual OF the order, and tn at
warrant for $500 be drawn in favor OF
the author. The motion was carried.
Brother Variel made statement as
to the financial condition OF John G.
Fremont's widow, and the same was re-
ferred to the incoming grand president,
with instructions to report to the par
lors as he sees fit.
The ritual committee and the ritual
convention, upon motion OF J. A. Stein
bach, were instructed to promulgate the
new ritual by June 1st, the same to 60
into effect July 1, 1892.
The following resolution was pre-
sented:
Resolved, That committee OF five
members be appointed by the grand
president, to be known as the General
Suffers remains committee, whose duty
it shall be to formulate plans looking to
the removal of the remains of the late
Gen. John Sutter from their present
resting place in the state of Pennsylvaa
MIA and have them reinterred in fitting
manner in Suffers fort at Sacramento,
GEO. ]. HANS,
VIM. d. HENDRICKsoN,
Brooklyn parlor, No. 151.
1t was referred to the committee upon
the state of the order.
Upon motion of G. S. Lunstedt the
vacancies OF the worlds fair committee
were filled by the appointment of John
A. Steinb bach and Stephen M. White.
Upon motion of M. A. Dorm this was
declared the last day of the session and
the election of officers was proceeded
with.
The resolution of J.. P. Dockery that
the amending of article l, section 5, and
section 2 of article 5, were made the
special order for 2 80 p. m. They were
as follows: Amend section l, article 8,
by striking out the following After elec.
ton q. o. S. tenth grand trustee, first
district; eleventh grand trustee, second
district; twelfth grand trustee, third
district; thirteenth grand trustee, fourth
district; fourteenth grand trustee, fifth
district; fifteenth grand trustee, sixth
district sixteenth grand trustee, seventh
district, and inserting in lieu thereof:
10th. "Seven grand trustees" This
amendment shall take effect Immediate
ly upon it's adoption.
Amend section OF article 5, page 13,
by striking out the following: "And no
member shall be chosen grand trustee
from any district unless he be member
of a parlorin such district" This amend
ment shall take effect Immediately.
The parlor proceeded to the election
of grand officers. For grand president
F. H. Greeley nominated Thomas J.
Flint, who was elected unanimously by
the secretary casting the ballot. For
grand vice-president w. H. Miller nomi-
mated John L. Creamy, who was also
elected by the grand secretary casting
the ballot. ra
For grand secretary W. j. McGee
tod ~.
grand vice-president cast the ballot of
the parlor.
For grand treasurer Lewis Freer nomi-
mated Henry s. Martin, and the secre-
tary cast the ballot OF the parlor.
For grand lecturer w. W. Greer nomi-
mated Jo. D. Sproul. Lewis Freer in
dorsed the nomination, J. W. Ahem
seconded it, and the grand secretary
cast the ballot Of the parlor.
The report OF the committee on the
resolution of ]. A. Hall was tsken up,
on motion of M. A. Dorm. The com.
mittee recommended it's rejection, and
after some discussion a substitute was
passed to the effect that there be no
general celebration in 1892, but that
parlors and counties be allowed to cele-
brate as they desiie.
Lewis Freer nominated J. w, Ahern
for orator and Fred H. Greeley nomi-
mated Thomas 9. Hooking. George E.
De Calm seconded the nomination of j.
w. Ahern. Balloting was concluded
and the tellers repaired to the ante
room to count the votes.
BrotherVarielI notified the grand parlor
that the banquet would take place to.
night at such time as the grand parlor
should adjourn tonight.
Q. G. Bruce, R. G. Kelly and B. J.
Killelen presented the following reso-
lutions of respect to the memory of Past
Grand Orator James I. Boland by rising
vote, and the president appointed R. G.
Kelley, Jackson Hatch, A. G. Gesford,
W. B. Josselyn and R. w. Fitzgerald
prepare proper resolutions.
The committee upon the state Of the
order reported upon the proposition of
the removal OF parlors from one town
to another, they recommended that the
following amendment be passed:
Amend section 1, article 6, by adding
alter line 4, paragraph 2, page 49,
he shall also be empowered to grant
to subordinate parlors, the privilege Of
changing their place of meeting, on
filing petition therefor, when such pc
ition proves conclusively that. the
change petitioned for would be for the
best interests of said petitioning parlor.
Which was done after an amendment
by Brother Tilden making the power of