Morning journal and courier., 1893-09-12
THE SHEPHERDS, CONVENTION.

| Many Delegates Present at the Meeting Yesterday Morning Nominations For Understanding About the Sheperds.
 The convention of the second supreme executive council of the Ancient Order of l Sheperds of the United States was called to order at Il o'clock yesterday morning in the Foresters' hall on Chapel street. Adam Brown of Brooklyn, N. Y., supreme commander of the Companions of the Forest and Knights of Sherwood Forest, was among the attendants at the meeting this morning.
 Supreme Pastor H. w. Drake of New York made his annual address and Su- preme Scribe G. L. Ranch of New York, and Supreme Treasurer W. B. Lefurge of Brooklyn, each presented their reports. The committee on nominations has recommended the following for election as officers, and they will probably bs sp- proved at the session this morning: Supreme pastor-R. Lynham, Sanctuary Eln City, New Haven. Supreme -psstor-John Hayes, Sane tuary Onward, Waterbury.
 Supreme scribe-M. J. Beegan, Sanctu- ary Elm City, New Haven.
 Supreme treasurer-H. O'Hsra, Sanctu- ary Waldemere, Bridgeport.
 Supreme first attendant-J. .Hardie, Sane tuary Waldmere, Bridgeport.
 Supreme second attendant-T. Degnan, Sanctuary Birmingham.
 Supreme senior keeper-J. G. Skelly, Sanctuary Elm City, New Haven.
 Supreme junior keeper-A. Wilkes, Sane tuary Birmingham.
 Supreme trustees-G. Fl. Lapgenhsn, Birminaham; O.. Kane, Waterbury; K. Kennedy.
 Supreme auditors-E. Pagan, Bridge port; R. Lynham, jr., New Haven; J. Bur gess, Bridgeport.
 At 12:S0 p. m. the session was adjourned and yesterday afternoon the delegates went to Bridgeport to attend shore dinner and reunion at Pleasure Beach, given by Wald- mere sanctuary of Bridgeport.
 Among the delegates present were o. B. Gray and s. Moss, Brooklyn, N. Y.; W. Mckay, Cleveland, O.; A. Brown, j. M. Turner, J. McGrew and J. Rsinl, New York; Benjamin Bretzfelder, New Haven; D. Dickinson, Meriden; W. B. Lefurze and H. J. Ellerns, Brooklyn, N Y; W. Underwood, Pearsalls. L. l.; J. s. Hayes, Waterbury; J. F. Padieu and P. F. Kinion, Providenoe; J. J. Carroll and F. J. Forbes, Birmingham; s. H. Hardie, Bridgeport; J. W. Tanner, Chicago; 0. Kennedy, Hartford, and W. H. Burgess, Pawtucket, R. I.
 The Shepherds are called the second de- gree of the Ancient Order of Foresters of America, which meets to-day in this city. They are 8 social and sick benefit organi- zation, paying 6 sick benefit of $5 per week, and upon the death of 8 member each member of the lodge is assessed $1 for the benefit of the family of the deceased The membership in the United States is about 13, 900, divided into twenty three sanctuaries. There were about sixty dele gates present at the convention yesterday In order to belong to the Shepherds a can didate must have held sll the offices in the subordinate courts of the Foresters. The delegate from Elm City sanctury, No. 1888 of this city, was D. H. Bretzfelder, and the alternate R. Lynham.
 The Ancient Order of Sheperds of Amer ica seeded from the order in England four years ago on the question of admitting oolored members, the American order strongly opposing 1t. About two years ago quite an impulse was given, and dur ing the past year a dozsn new ssnctuaries have been formed with 8 membership of S0O All the sanctuaries in the United States with allegiance to the English order have withdrawn and joined the order in this country.