The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29
.A NATIONAL ORDER NOW,
Important Work of the Y
M. l.. Supreme Council
at Denver.
Archbishop Riordan Elected Supreme
Chaplain-Campaign of the
Institute.

The Pacific Coast delegates to the
Young Mems Institute first Supreme
Council in Denver returned Wednesday
evening.
One of the most prominent men among
the supreme delegates was ex-Judge J. +.
Sullivan. Upon his return he conyersed
quite freely with friends over the work
done for the future good of the Young
Mems Institute.
AS many as l48 institutes from the East
and middle West, scattered over sixteen
States, and about one hundred institutes
of the old Pacific jurisdiction were repre-
sented," he said. "From Kentucky AZ
institutes were represented, from Ohio 80
from Indiana IL, from Pennsy lvania II.
from Tennessee 5. from Virginia, Nebraska,
New Jersey and Kansas each, and from
Arkansas, Missouri, West Virginia, New
Y ork and Massachusetts l each,
1.-THE Supreme Council divided the order
into seven jurisdictions. The old Allan
tic jurisdiction was cut up into five Grand
Councils. These are to be known as the
Grand Council of Ohio with headquarters at
Cincinnati, the Grand Council of Kentucky
with headquarters at Louisville, the Grand
Council OF Illinois with Headquarters at
Chicago, the Grand Council of PennsyI-
vania with headquarters at Scranton and
the Grand Council of Indiana with head
quarters at indianapolis. The councils in
other States comprised in the territory
east OF the Rocky Mountains were attached
to the nearest respective Grand Council,
as for instance the extreme eastern coun-
clls Will be in the Scranton Jurisdiction.
The new Pacific jurisdiction comprises
California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and
New Mexico. The new Northwestern
jurisdiction covers Washington, Oregon,
Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, British CO.
lumbia and Alaska.
1T was decided that the supreme gov
ernlng body she'll meet every second year
on the second Monday in October. The
supreme directors are to meet at intervals,
though in cases of urgency measures NAV
be signed by them, which will have the
same effect as II they held q meeting and
acted upon the same matters collectively
Chicago being the great center of the coun-
try 1t was chosen as the center, and a suffi-
cient number of grand directors were
chosen from that vicinity to form a
quorum, so that they may meet at any
time on extraordinary occasions without
being compelled to travel great distances.
I'VE provided for the creation of a
unior and q senior rank. The junior is
Tor boys of IA TO IS years of age. The
senior rank is for those who have served a
certain time in the organization as men,
bers. They will go step higher than the
ordinary members and be EXEMPT from
certain duties and penalties.
THAT insurance of members might not
be carried on as feature in the order the
Supreme Council elected five mem mbers-
Senator M. t. Corcoran of Cincinnati.
Colonel ]. A. Mulligan, w. D. Sexton, M.
d. Cannon and I'll. w. Rives of Kentucky
Ito organize an insurance corporation
under the laws of the State of Ohio for
the purpose of insuring members This
corporation, while composed exclusively
of member OF the order on the mutual
plan, will be entirely independent OF the
order itself. The incorporators all live near
Cincinnati, where its head Office will be
established and maintained. The Pacific
delegation insisted that insurance should
not be made feature, as it might affect
the success and permanency of the order"
The following supreme officers were
elected:
Supreme chaplain-Arehbishop P. w. Rior-
dan, California.
Supreme PRESIDENT. ]. McDade, California
Supreme first e-president-Senator NJ. t.
Corcoran, Ohio.
Supreme second vice-president-P. B. Cos
tello, Kansas.
Supreme secretary-F. D. Lyon, Kentucky.
Supreme treasurer-W. E. Kenney Ohio
Supreme directors-P. Is. O'Brien, Illinois:
+. J. Murasky, California; +. j. Kiera Cali
fornia; J. T. Collier, Indiana; H. w. Riyes,
Kentucky; J. L. Gaynor. Pennsylvania; +. E.
McEntepe Ohio, and John P. MeEntee, Ore