The San Francisco call., 1896-11-19

Sacramento; Rev. NJ. Scanlan, Rev. Edward
Slavin, ]. ]. White, A. l. Peters, Oakland
Colonel Elmer Otis, San Diego; W. P. Grant,
Berkeley.
Prior to the election of officers the fol-
loving amend ments to the constitution
were adopted:
Article 8, section7: If branch decides not
to send any delegate to the State Council 1t
may elect some one OF the officers OF the State
Council or q delegate-elect OF some branch
who will be in attendance TO represent it.
Such officer or delegate shall, IN addition TO
his own vote, have right to the vote or votes
belonging to that branch
The following ng-article 5, section 5-was
stricken out:
The State president vicepresident and State
secretary shall invite priest to act as State
spiritual director, who, upon acceptance,
shall be the Stale spiritual director for the ell
suing term, provided the priest requested tc
SO act be q member of the order.
The third section of article will hence
forth read that the State secretarv's COM
pensation shall be given in two payments,
as follows:
The last payment shall not be made until he
shall have written u p The minutes the con-
vention in the minute-book and have turned
over to his success sor all books and papers and
other property, in good order, TO the satisfac-
tion OF the State president.
In law the following amendment was
adopted:
This State Council shall empower its officers
10 levy certain sum per capita 10 defray its
expenses. The State officers may call in the
tax IN one or two payments, and every branch
snail pay The amount out Of its treasury for
each actual member at The date of the call as
issued by the state secretary and forward it to
the State treasurer within sixty days.
This was introduced in the nature of a
recommendation, which was adopted:
That different mode of levyirg assessmert IS
be adopted by the Supreme Councils mode
by which distance from the supreme officers
would work II o hardship on branches and by
which benefits would be paid within sixty
days. We recommend again the mode indorsed
by the California State Council and proposed
at the last Supreme Council
Spiritual Advisor Rev. Serda presented
his resignation from that office, stating as
his reason that he was n resident of Oak
land, which place, although possessing
fewer Catholics than San Francisc CO, still
was blessed with a great many more
Catholic Knights. Therefore, he believed
it would be advisable to appoint or elect a
spiritual advisor from this side of the bay
The reverend gentleman recommended
"the election OF Father Cummings, pastor
of st. Charles Borromeo Church, at Shot
well and Eighteenth streets. Suisse
quently the Rev. Serda's resignation was
not accepted and be was reelected by
acclamation.
1t was decided that the per capita for the
form working capital for the State
officers.
The newly elected officers aside from
Rev. Serda were: Stale president, ]. !.
White; State vice president, Michael
Heron; State secretary, A. J. Mcmahon
State treasurer, f. B. Schoenstein: su.
preme representative, A. J. Mcmahon:
alternate, Colonel Elmer Otis.
At o'clock last night the Catholic
Knights held their biennial banquet at
Union-square Hall.
The toasts and responses were az fol-
lows: "Our State Officers" J. J. White;
State of California" j. NJ. Burnett; THE
Catholic Knights" Rev. Father Eeslin;
The Municipality. James D. PheIan's
letter of regret was read and ex-Super-
visor James Dundon was called upon in
the stead of the Mayor-elect. "Our Dele
gates, A. J. McManon; "The Clergy,'
Rev. A J. Wyman; Sacred Heart Col
lege," Brother ErminoId; THE Press"
c.. b. Flanagan.