Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-13

which were made against retiring National
Grand Sire Bats is being looked fo- anX-
iously by the members of the lodge. The |
consensus of opinion among the delegates
is, as expressed in The Star of yesterday,
that the committee will eXonerate MIR. Bats
from all charges. The committee was in
session during all the morning. The peo-
pie who preferred the charges appeared |
before the committee and told what they |
knew concerning the matter. After consld- |
ering all OF the evidence. it is said that the
committee is ready to submit its report
this afternoon late, when its grand sire
will retire from the head of the organiza-
ton.
officers Reports.
The committee on officers reports sub
mtted their report which included favora-
bic recommendation of the recommended
tons which were made in the grand sire's,
secretary's and others reports. The COM
mittee which was appointed to inquire into
the Waller case, and of which j. H. Will
Jams of New Jersey was chairman, offered
before the Grand Lodge resolutions con-
demnatory of the manner in which the
trial of Waller was conducted by the
French government, lamenting the embar-
raised condition of his family and urging
the govern ment to put forth at once every
effort to secure the immediate release of
Mr.. Waller.
TUrighfs Session.
At this evenings session of the lodge all
of the old officials will retire, and the new
national grand sire will assume charge of
the affairs of the lodge in the United States
for the next two years. The retiring sire
will make a speech thanking the members
of the Grand Lodge for their cooperation
during his incumbency at the head of the
organization. The other national officials
will make similar addresses, and Mr.. Mar
shall will then assume the duties of his
new office. The officials and the visit
ing delegates will be rendered a reception
IN the lecture room of the church. The
delegates to the convention will spend to-
morrow in visiting the White House. Capt.
toll and other places of interest around the
city and will late in the evening leave for
their respective homes. The usual vote of
thanks to the District rGand Lodge for it's
accommodation of the grand session will
be adopted, well as similar compliment
to the officials of the Metropolitan Church,
in which church the national session is be-
ing held.
National Officers.
After The Stars report of yesterday
closed the contest for the election to office
resulted as follows: Deputy national grand
sire S. j. Brown; associate, Hannah Green;
associate vice grand sire, Bette Harrison;
grand national secretary, ]. H. Williams of
New Jersey; grand prelate, j. M. Ross of
Ohio; associate prelate -. L. Broun; grand
orator, j. H. Maddox of North Carolina; as
sociate, H. Jones; grand conductor, r. b.
La Mott of Brooklyn, N. y; associate con-
drctor Sister Sarah Carter; grand marshal,
R. Hilton; inside sentinel, B. Bryan Sarah
Green; OUTSIDE, sentinel, Bro. Vann; associ-
ate, Sister Aldrich. The grand sire then
Announced the following as the committee
on coincidence: Rev. Robert Johnson Rev.
]. Anderson Taylor, J. H. Maddox, Sarah
Carter and Ralph Hilton. At o'clock the
m embers of the Grand Lodge assembled on
the outside OF the cnuTcn anu were pnoto-
graphed.
Owing to the failure of the chief marshal
to issue proper instructions to the local
lodges the street parade which was ar
ranged for Yesterday proved a failure from
a numerical standpoint AS a result none
of the District members other than the ma
t.e1aI officers and delegates were In the
parade Instead of starting at O'Clock, as
was intended, it was $50 before the column
moved, and with the higher officials in car
rjaees the procession moved along r street
to 18th, to New Hampshire avenue to K
street, to Vermont avenue, to M street.
east to New Jersey avenue, to street, and
thence to the Metropolitan Baptist Church,
where the delegates were dismissed.
Manassas school.
At the afternoon session one of the color
cd women who is interested in the work of
the industrial school at Manassas. Va,
anneared before the grand body and made
an appeal in behalf of the institution. The
hodv raised a collection in aid of the
school. The question of the selection of the
next place for the annual session of the
grand lodge occupied the attention of the
afternoon session, and Charlotte, N. c.,
Providence, R. l., Cleveland, Ohio, and
other cities were placed in nomination, but
| after much discussion the selection of the
meeting place was deferred until today.
At the evening session of the lodge the
| church auditorium was we'll filled by dele
| gates and members of the local lodges.
! The meeting was not restricted to member