Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-27
THE NATIVE SONS
Hard at Work at the Business
Session.
Today They Go Around the Kite
Shaped Track.
Considerable Business Attended to Yes
terday-Some Election Matters
Discussed-The Eve
ming Session.

ming Session.
The Native Sons were hard at worl
yesterday at the second days session
The following is a complete report O
the proceedings:
The grand parlor was called to orde
at 1Oa. m. by Grand President P. M
Fitzgerald.
Inasmuch as the printed journal o
proceedings was distributed to the mem
bers of the grand parlor. the reading o
the minutes of the previous meeting
was dispensed with on motion of Crane
Past President Dorm. The committee
upon credentials reported Robert John
ston of Ferndale Parlor No. SO entitled
to a seat in the grand parlor as delegate
Report adopted.
The follywing invitation was received
and placed ON file:
Los ANGELES, April 26, 1892.
To the officers and Members of the N. s. G. W. :.
City.
GENTLEMEN: Today, Tuesday, being
the seventy third anniversary of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellowship,
the same will be duly celebrated by q
street parade, after which appropriate
services will be held at the Simpson
tabernacle, near the corner of Eighth
and Hope streets, at 3 p. m. At meet
ing of the committee of arrangements,
held last evening, it was decided to ex-
tend to your honorable fraternity a
cordial welcome to attend the services.
Hoping that as many Of you as may
find 1t convenient will attend, and Join.
ing with the citizens in extending to
you hearty welcome to our city, we
are very truly yours, w. A. BoNYNGE,
Chm Com. of Arrangements.
W. II. Thornley,, of San Francisco par.
!or. No. 40, introduced a resolution re-
funding fine imposed upon certain
members of that parlor by the last grand
parlor. Referred to the committee on
appeals and grievances.
Grand President Stembach moved
that all reports of all committees stand
as If motion to adopt had been made.
Carried.
The committee on legislation, through
it's chairman, Eugene F. Best, made the
following report:
We recommend the adoption of the
following amendments
Amendment of Geo. d. Clark to Sec
tion 2, article 8, constitution of grand
parlOr, adding thereto after the last sem
tence the words: Eleventh, a commit
tee on transportation to consist of three
members"
Adopted.
Amendment of Geo. d. Clark to arti-
Gle 2, constitution of the grand parlor,
by adding thereto new section to be
known as section IL, as follows:
1t shall be the duty of the committee
on transportation to make the most ad
vantageous arrangements for the fares
OF the various parlors to the sessions of
the grand parlors and for all attendants
at the Admission day celebrations.
Recommendation adopted.
Amendment of VIM. NJ. Conley to
section 3, article 5, grand parlor consti.
tuition, by inserting word illegal" after
"the" and before "rates" in fourth line
of section 8.
@Adopted.
We recommend the rejection OF the
following proposed amendments:
Amendment OF Arthur L. Webb, to
section l, article 4, to read as follows:
" This grand parlor shall hold its an
nual meeting on the fourth Monday in
April of each year IN the city of San Fran
cisco.
Committees report adopted.
Amendment of VIM. M. Conley to
section 3, article 5: Strike out word
'last" Fourth word, second line) and
and insert 'fourth." Recommendation
of the committee was adopted. Respect
fully submitted.
f. F. BERT,
E. j. MCNAMARA,
MEYER DINKELsPIEL,
E. A. FREEMAN,
GEO. H. d. DRYDEN,
Committee on Legislation.
Lewis Freer moved that all resolu-
tions and amendments relating to grand
trustee districts be re-referred to the
committee with instructions to report
at 2 p. m and that the consideration of
the same be made the special order for
2:30 p. m. Carried.
Past Grand President Fred H. Greedy
announced the meeting of the Hyperion
degree tonight at 80.
The following resolutions were pre-
sented, and upon motion of Jackson
Hatch were made the special order at
8 Bpm:
Resolved, That the next session of
the grand parlor be held at San Jose.
Resolved, That the session of the grand
parlor for the year 1898 be held at the
city of Sacramento.
The committee upon laws and super
vision, through its chairman, G. L.
Tilden, made the following report:
of Geo. w. Hupers to
article 2, section 4, constitution of SUBJ
ordinate parlors, to strike out the fol-
lowing, commencing with the words:
SIN places where more than one parlor,"
in line '12, constitution of subordinate
parlors, to and including remainder of
said section after said line, and being
the amendment adopted at the four
teenth annual session of the grand par
lor. The committee reported in favor of
its adoption except last two lines of
section on page IS, constitution. mo
application can be withdrawn" etc.
After discussion by Hupers, Juilliard
and Dockery the report of the commit
tee was rejected.
Amendment of ]. N. Davies that Sec
ton s OF article 8 be stricken out and the
remaining sections be numbered to cor
respond with the omission.
Committee recommended it's rejection
and recommended the adoption of the
following amendment instead: Take
section from page 80 and add it at the
end OF section 2, page 80, and renumber
sections in said article after section 7.
The report was discussed at consider
able length by ]. N. Davies, G. E. De.
Volia David Cummiuo r. w Tu;l,;ord