The San Francisco call., 1896-07-08
Day Consumed in Reading the
Minutes of the Board of
Directors.
GRAND PRESIDENT VERY ILL.
A Rousing Reception to Be Given
the Delegates Tomorrow
Evening.

The eighth grand council of the Young
Ladies' Institute was opened yesterday
morning with mass at st. Mary's Cathe-
dral, the very Rev. Father Prendergast,
vicar-general of the archdiocese officiat-
ing.
At 10:3o o'clock the delegates met at Y.
NJ. 1. Hall, corner Market and Tenth
streets. AS Mrs. 1. Wynne, the grand
president, is lying very i'll at her home in
Vallejo, the grand first vice-president.
Miss S. A. Grote, presided.
Other officers were appointed as follows:
Grand first vicepresident, Mary Donovan of
No. 2; grand second vice-p president, NJ. Bar
rett of No. 3S: grand inside sentinel. NJ.
Nichols OF No. q; grand outside setinel, N.
Nsgle OF No. AZ.
The remaining grand officers and board
of grand directors are:
Past Grand President Mrs D. F. Ragan. Pasr
Grand President Miss E. NJ. Comyns, Grand
President Mrs. l. Wynne, Grand First Vice
President S. A. Grote, Grand Treasurer W.
Flemming, Grand Secretary ]. F. Malloy, Grand
Directors A. NJ Patthoff, NJ. A. Nagle, NJ. E.
Grote, NJ. Flynn. NJ. Callaghan, NJ. Sullivan,
NJ. McManus, n. Winters L. Terry, Mrs. Rich
ardson, Belle G. Boyle.
The delegates and aIternates to the
Grand Council are:
No. delegates, K. Conklin, Mrs Sweeney,
X. Fitzpatrick NJ. Degan; alternates, May
Monahan, G. Carroll, NJ. Ryan, Mrs W. Deegan
alternates, Mrs. Garfield, a. Powers. No. g.
Mary Leshy, Anna Daily. No. 4-Mary Gala
Neyin, Lizzie Rodgers. No. 7-Mrs.w. Creamy,
NJ. Stein. No. 13-YalIejo, Mary Walsh Mary
Brough: No. 15-oakiand, NJ. Kenealy
K. McKiernan. No. 16-Annie Travers
Kittie Creamy. No. 17-Sacramento Mrs
J. w. Wilem, Maggie Hallinan. No. 20
Mrs. NJ. Kennedy, Mrs. Lena O'Donnell. No.
-ErTr acrrrfn S1hA
gerald. No. 24-Oakland, Mrs. K. V. DOYLE
Mamie Harrington. No. 25-Watsonvilie Ida
AcAdam, Mary Horgan. No. 26-Napa, Kitue
Callinen, Mrs. J. Donneny. No. 27-Anuoch.
Mrs. F. Wills. Kate Wagner. No. 30-Carson
Mrs. Madge Raycroft, Macie Farrell. No. 81
Virginia City, Josie Tracy. Lena Phelan. No
32-san Jose, Eliza Higgins, Mrs. NJ. A. Ward.
No. 33-Vietorla, Mrs. c. J. Wilkes, Minnie E
Dwyer. No: 3s-Portland, May Barrett, Kate
Kate Donnelly. No. 42-Butte, Mont, Mamie
Nagle, Mollie Holland No. Ii Liyermore.
Mary Concannon, Grace McKeeney.
The standing committees are as follows /:
Finance-Ella NJ. Comyns. Anna NJ Potthof,
Kate Conklin.
Appeals-Fannie Elster, Mrs McLang, Mary
Brown.
supplies-Bell Boyle, NJ. E. Grote Josephine
Printing-Mrs. D. F. Ragan, Helen winters,
Lizzie Terry.
Each of these standing committees will
render reports covering the past two years
In addition the grand treasurer and grand
secretary will render their reports for the
same period.
The Misses Helen K. Winters, L. Terry
and E. Higgins were appointed a press
committee. 1t was thought I'll at much of
this would be gone through with yester-
day, but the council was kent so busy with
preparatory business that it was found i'm
possible to do so.
1t is now two years since a meeting of
the Grand Council and much work has ac-
cumulated. A number of important
amendments to the constitution and by
laws are proposed and several resolutions
of vital interest will come up for consider
alton.
AT present the order is in most -four
ishing condition A great deal of chari-
table work has been performed during the
past year, especially in the way of reliev-
Ing the SICK and afflicted and providing
posltlons Tor mem bers out of EMPLOYMENT
The treasury at present contains $4,000.
yet more than $4,000 has been distributed
among the sick members, and over $1,000
has been paid out of the death beneficiary
fund.
For each evening and each day after the
business before the council has been trans
acted there will be some form of literary
entertainment.
Wednesday evening Council No. will
entertain the delegates and officers at K
r. B. Hall, corner OF Mason and O'Farrell
tainment and reception are in order at
Metropolitan Temple. Speeches will be
delivered by prominent citizens, and an
excellent programme of vocal and instru-
mental music has been prepared.
Friday evening a grand reception will
be given at Native Sons Hall. In charge
are the following committees:
Thursday evenings. A. Grote, J. T. Molloy.
B.'Boyle, K Kennedy, Mrs. Creamy, NJ Kyne,
NJ. Callaghan.
Friday eyening-M. E. Grote, A. Nyhan, A.
Dwyer, J: 7. MolIoy. A. Daily, B. Boyle, Mrs
Creamy, Mrs. O'Donnell.
Most Of the afternoon session was taken
up in reading the minutes of the monthly
meetings of the board of directors for the
past two wears.
f. Conklin, Mrs. D. F. Ragan and Mrs.
Nagle were appoin ted committee to draft
resolutions OF sympathy for Mrs Wynne
in her illness
The following committee on credentials
was appointed by the grand president: :
Miss NJ. Barrett, Mrs. ]. P Sweeney and
A. M. Pothoff. They passed upon the Gre
dentials and the delegates were seated
Miss Harriet Scdmore, en- honorary
member, was introduced and made fe W
remarks to her colleagues.
The session ended with singing. and an
adjournment was taken till to-day.