Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-16
EN- ROUTE FOR HOME
LANSING GETS NEXT MEETING
Assesdseass Of impers.acs Proposed
and Acted Cfrea--B-ster rnson BE-
twccn knixhts and Ladies'.

The great camp Of the Maccabses adj
journed Al noon yesterday. after install
Ia the officers elect and hearing and
acting upon the report II the commit
Tee on lava Notwithstanding the kind
Invitation q Grand Rapids. II xss de
cided 90 hold the next annual review
aud grand camp in Lansiag. Among
the most Important constitutional
amendments offered yesterday morning
was the following offered by Charles T..
vsrney. l. c.. u Royal tent. No. AZ. h
.. I. NJ.
section i-Nomaltors piritousliquors
70 be sold. or allowed 10 be sold. by any
sir knights. or Others at any private or
public ball. or party. or entertainment
given under the name Of X u. L. NJ.
Any tent found guilty Of violating this
Law shall pay a tne OF not less than go
and not more than Sluo. At tho discre.
ton of the executive committee
, An amendment was added 20 this 50
as 10 include the prohibition Of the ca
balisfic letters Of the order Il. u. L. NJ. }
i'm advertising tho saloon business. aud
il was adopted by . large majority
Other important amendments adopted
were as follows:
No. $50 amend the laws 90 as 10
allow the executive committee 10 dis
count claims OF members who have ar
rived at the age OF 40 years.
No. BIO provide for Furnishing
members who SANDER. ill-treat or misuse
ladies Of the Msccabecs. who are TO be-
.tah.s 10. al Ia a
brother Maccabees
No. =. - and 40-Reyising the prac-
tice in the trials of members Of the or
der.
No. s2-Requiring the great comman-
der to appoint standing committees ten
days before the commencement ef the
annual review. and requiring those COM
mlttees 10 meet the day before the re-
view. Sd "a 20 have the reports ready the
day the great camp conyenes-
No. 22-Proyiding that the great med
zeal examiner shall be graduate OF
some duly recognized school Of medi-
cine.
No. 2S-Increasing the price OF with
drawal cards TO 70 cents one-third OF
which goes 10 the subordinate tent
No. D-Amending the laws 30 as To
pay the finance auditors IS per day fer
two days with hotel and travelling ex-
penses. they to meet twice a month.
No. 2l--Changing the manner OF send
ing medical examiners reports on APP
plication. 50 that they shall be sent by
the tent physician without going
through the record keepers hands.
No 43-Authorizing the executive
committee OF the great camp TO appoint.
in association with the great hive Of the
L. q. L. NJ. committee 10 arrange for a
union degree Of the two orders.
Proposition 1l-Requiring two pub
locations in official organs OF proposed
amendments
Proposition u "A substitute was
adopted which gives the powers OF a
contracting and auditing committee 10
the great finance auditors
The other amendments. changing the
time OF election from September 10
June. making any member OK the order
eligible to Office in the great camp, 10
require commanders and record keepers
to be endowment members. TO create an
old age fund aud mileage and per diem
by the tents and create contracting
and auditing committee were voted
down or indefinitely postponed. Propo-
sition No. 10 was amended SD a. To pro.
vide that the great finance auditors
may reside anywhere in the state instead
OF ia the same place with the great
finance keeper as heretofore.