The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-20

tons, and Signor Contrado himself de-
lighted his large audience with "Schu-
bert's Serenade' as a cornet solo, supported
by his band. The concert was over early
and then the delegates, wearied of sight
seeing, marching and debating, scattered
to their temporary homes for good nights
rest. So at 9 A. NJ. to-day they were
gathered in Odd Fellows Hall ready for
work.
The morning session lasted until few
minutes before P. NJ. Proposed amend
ments to the constitution of the Grand
Council and subordinate councils were dis
cussed, but only two were adopted. An
amendment regulating the duties of coun-
Gil physicians was rejected. The other
propositions voted down were: Providing
for the insurance of property of subordin-
ate councils, reducing assessments from 81
to 80 cents, creating an optional sick and
benefit system, limiting and changing dur
alton of sick benefit payments, denying
them to members who are not examined
by the council physicians or some other
duly qualified doctor, providing for a social
fund in the branches from 10 per cent of
dues and the total sums realized from
entertainments and Socials.
1.-THE one successful amendment was pro-
posed by William P Martin of Alameda
Council No. AZ. 1t provided for a change
in the order of business by transposing
the order of report of executive COM
mittee" and reading bills"
A resolution was adopted in the nature
of an amendment which provided that an
nual sessions of the Grand Council be held
in August each year; also that Washing
toms birthday, February %, be designated
y. NJ. l. day. 1t was further decided that
on the recurrence of this day general cele-
brations shall be held by the members and
subordinate councils throughout the Pa
cific Coast jurisdiction, which includes the
coast States and British Columbia.
Several changes were made in the ritual
of the order, by which some pruning was
done and more directness given the cere-
monial.
j. J. McDade, past grand president and
chairman of the Supreme Council dele
CATION, elected a year ago, came up on the
morning train from San Francisco and
submitted long report on the proposed
session of that body. In the report he
announced that he had advised with the
delegates elected by the Atlantic juris-
diction to the Supreme Council. AS
a result of these negotiations the local su-
preme delegates accepted the Eastern
mems suggestion to meet in Western
city early next year. The Pacific supreme
delegates selected Denver as the place of
meeting and February Is, 1896. as the date
for the convention of supreme delegates of
the order.
The report was signed by J. A. Van
Newell, J. F. Sullivan, James F. Smith,
Samuel j. Haskins, Z. /. Sheehan and j.
]. McDade. 1t was adopted unanimously.
A copy was ordered sent to the Atlantic
jurisdiction Grand Council, which meets
next Monday at Indianapolis, Ind.
The question of representation at the
Supreme Council was taken up, and as the
Atlantic jurisdiction determined on one
delegate for every 1000 members and two
delegates-at-large resolution was adopted
providing that there be two delegates-at-
large from this coast instead of one to con-
form with the Atlantic body.
Judge Ryan, delegate from Vallejo
Council No. 10, presented a gaveI and
block made from a piece of the old flag.
ship Hartford to Grand President Frank
Kierce. The gavel and its accompanying
block were of hard old oak. Judge Ryan
in the course of a happy address said that
as the Grand Council had come to Vallejo,