The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-27
IT WILL ORGANIZE HERE
First Session Of the Pennsylvania
Grand Council I. n. |.
MEETINGS IN COLLEGE HALL
There viii bo Between Thirty.five and
Forty Delegates In Attendance aud
the Sessions win be Of Great
Importance.

On May 10 the first session of the
Pennsylvania grand council of the
Young Mems Institute will be held in
this city. 1t is probable that 1t will
continue in session for three days.
The supreme council of the order,
which met a few months ago in Denver
Col, made a radical change in its mode
Of government, and ordained that in
stead of two grand councils there
should be seven. One of these, compris-
ing the New England and Middle
states and the District of Columbia.
was named the Pennsylvania grand
council. and 1t was decided to have it
meet in Scranton for organization on
May 10.
1t will be a most important meeting
as the future development of the Or
der In this part of the United States
will in no small measure depend upon
the work done at it. Grand officers are
to be chosen and a constitution and by
laws for the government of the grand
council prepared and adopted.
DELEGATES IN ATTENDANCE. ,
There will be between thirty-five and
! forty delegates In attendance, repre-
senting subordinate councils i'm Wor-
cester. Mass, New York city, Sea-
bright, N. j.. Red Bank. N. j.. Phila
delphia, Pittsburg, Allegheny, Car
negie, Mcdonald, Wilmore, Altoona,
Miners. Mills, Forest City, Pittston,
Carbondale, Jermyn, Dunmors, Mi
nooka, and the West Side, South Side
and central city councils of this city.
| On May 10. prior to the opening of the
| grand council. the delegates will at
| tend mass at st. Peters cathedral. The
remainder of the morning and the af-
ternoon will be taken up in the con-
sideration of the business to come be-
fore the grand council, and in the even
ing an entertainment and reception for
the delegates will be held in Music hall.
On the evening of May 20 the delegates
will be entertained at the rooms of St.
Brenden council, of the West Side. and
on the evening of May 81 a banquet
will be rendered to them at the st.
Charles hotel.
The sessions of the grand council will
be held in College hall, and the head
quarters of the delegates will be at the
Hotel Jermyn. Arrangements for the
meeting of the grand council and the
entertainment Of the delegates are be-
ing perfected by committees represent
ing the Dunmore, Minooka, South
Side, West Side and central city coun-
ellis.
COUNCIL AT PROVIDENCE.
The Young Mems Institute now has
a membership of 1000 in this county
and is growing rapidly. A coupcil will
be organized in Providence one week
from tonight. The preliminary steps
toward such an organization We're TAX
en- Saturday night in O'Malley's hall
A council will soon be formed in Jes.
sup also while In Luzerne county there
is every indication that institutes will
within a short time be organized ,ir
Kingston, Ashley, Avoca and Wilkes.
Barre.
In June the supreme directors of the
order will hold a conference at Dayton
o.. with the grand officers Of tn,
knights of St. John, with a view t.
consolidating the two orders. TIL,
knights have a membership of 20,O0
principally located in New York ant
Ohio.
There are many candidates already il
the field for the Pennsylvania grand of
fees. Attorney NJ. j. Donahoe and
II. Gilleran, Of this city, are prominent
ly mentioned for the office Of grant
president.