The morning call., 1894-06-29

:. but the members themselves. Chief among
these was the report upon the mileage Of
:. the members OF the Grand Council. aud
*:how it was to be decided. It was finally
determined to leave it to the membe4s-to
accept their own indiVidualreport OF their
actual railway expenses.
; The committee on the state of the insti-
tute made an encouraging report to the
effect that during the past year the trend
>ot the order had been upward, its member
Ship increaSing-a state Of affairs which
differed from the history of the preceding
five years.
The committee congratulated President
Muresky. Secretary George Stanley and
other officers of the order upon having
effected this pleasing change.
-" The committee also recon- mended that
: the subordinate councils of he institute
!. should Join with the Catholic Truth Soei-
ETY. in its work Of disseminating the litera-
sture OF the Catholic church and educating
the people in the tenets of the Catholic
. the charges that it stands in opposition to
American Institutions, etc. The recon-
mendaJion was heartily indorsed.
1t also recommended the order at large
to lend liberal support to the Institute
Journal.
A recommendation was also Incorporated
in this report in favor of President Mu-
raskv's sug gestiOn that the jurisdiction be
dlstricted and that the grand officers be
assigned one TO each as their field for
lecturiRg and promoting the order, but
: this had already been favorably acted
upon.
The election Of delegates to The Supreme
Council was not without its exciting con-
tests.
Presiaent-elect Frank j. Kierce nomi-
mated Edward l. Sheehan. saying that he
should be first chosen. being the man who
fret anT ait nd q doa pf hn Y III 7
Ehe suggestion of the Rev. Father Nc
KinnGn that his election be made promptly
and by acclamation was about to be car
-: Tedinto effect, when some one raised the
point Of order that when more than one
person was to be chosen TO Cffice no one
ofthen could be elected by acciam alton.
3 This was a point which Mr.. Sheehan,
while in The chair on Wednesday had HIM
self decided. adversely, and now thatit
was applied against Sheehan il created
considerable amusement when the point
was b ED good
=. Father ONeil now nominated Past
:. Grand President McDade, and held that as
j. the first president of the Grand Council
he shQuf Id be the first elected to the Su-
q: pTeme Council He. moved a suspen sion
: of the rules for the application OF the 'ac
cEamatfou" compliment But 1t no sooner
g showed signs Of going through than it was
urged: in behslf Of Sheenau, and then
3: whole settles Of others. so that it all fell
. Though.
The following were then chosen in the
regular order: =.
=: John:J. McDade, Edward L Sheehan, j.
- a.: Van Newell j. Z. Sullivan, Samuel
. HaskInS, d. +. Smith.
At the opening of the afternoon session
James'Ward, the actor, was invited to the
platform and made brief aud witty ad-
dress upon the benefits of membership in
: the ORDER
The officers elected Wednesday were
: now Installed with proper ceremony,
% This concluded, E. l. Sheshan advanced
: to the latfOrm, and iu serious tone asked
=: the privilege of a few words, II heing
granted, he turned to President Murasky.
EaVing:
> :<;"W hen we elected you, sir, to this high
Office: we were seeking man having the
peculiar ability Of recOnciling discordaut
:. elements and mOlding together the parts
OF this,. great order, which gave signs of
dlsintegratfne. 1t was a great trust, and l
=. ask yOhif you believe you have fulfilled
Z II; is your conscience clear with regard to
=; a camplete fuihllment of your duty?"
:: =: Ere sident Murasky began to think that,
: however ae might have tried, lie certainly
naa not succeeded in diverting trouble in
tne. order, put the voice and the manner OF
;tne speaker suddenly changed, and an
= ewerlng his own question, be concluded:
- zine Grand Council thinks you have,
Sir and 1t wishes to leave some small token
with yon as An earnest and constant re-
mindeT that 1t is not ungrateful"
p Here committee walked toward the
: platform with al immense green plush
= case requiring two men to carry and con-
:-taining fnh silver and pearl set of
knives. forks and spoons-enough for the
demands Of banquet
In responding President MurasKy paid
. pretty compliment to Mr.. Sheehan per
sona.lY, but az for the Y. III. |. he SAID il
was not a mere combination of men, but
grand system, to which no individual was
essential, but tDat IL worked of itself.
The incident was felt to be a very happy
one TO mark tile closing hours of the
session of the tenth Grand Council.
Professor j. G. Pelton was introduced as
California; greatest educator and made
neat little address in which he expressed