The herald., 1897-11-11
Second Days Session O
the Good TempIars
NEW CONSTITUTION ADOPTED
GRAND WORTHY CHIEF WILL
RECEIVE A SALARY
Business Routine Today-Open Meet
ing Tonight for the Benefit Of
the Orphans Home

lodge of the Independent Order of Good
Templars opened yesterday morning in
the Marengo Avenue Methodist church
at Pasadena. The meeting was called
to order by the grand chief templar the
Rev. J. w. Webb of Fresno. The roll
call and reading of the minutes by
Grand Secretary w. P. Nertherton fol-
lowed.
ton were offered and discussed, but no
final action was taken. The principal
discussion of the session was the ad-
visibility of disseminating the use of
the California constitution and adopt
ing the uniform constitution of the or
der. Majority and minority reports
were presented but no decision was
reached.
The committee on the Orphans home
reported, recommending that the Grand
Lodge and Good Templar Home for
Orphans in future be conducted as sep
arate corporations, the one to be known
as the Grand Lodge I. o. G. T. of Cali
fornia, and the other as the Good Temp
lars Home for Orphans. The report
was adopted and twenty-five members
were elected to constitute the corpora
tion.
The committee on literature reported
recommending the continuance Of the
official organ under the name THE
Rescue" The report of the finance
committee was presented and consid-
cred. Amendments to the constitution
will be acted upon at a future session.
A number of letters were read from
prominent members of the order regret
ting their inability to be present. The
session then adjourned until 80 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The exercises of the afternoon opened
with solo composed and sung by T. P.
Plummer of Quebec. Rev. A. H. De-
Kay, acting grand chaplain, was
obliged to leave the session, and Amos
Wright of Ell Monte was appointed to
act in his place.
The report of the committee on the
good Of the order was presented rec
ommending the adoption of the resolu-
ton offered on Tuesday afternoon by
Rev. F. j. Culver Of Pasadena concern.
ing the lecture work in the state. The
resolution was as follows:
Resolved, That this grand lodge will
require it's grand chief templar's en-.
tire time to be spent in building up the
order. That such officer for such serv-
ices shall receive as compensation $12O(
and his expenses, such compensation
and expenses to be paid from funds re-
sulting from his labors."
1t was also recommended that the
grand chief templar be empowered with
the income of the lodges to use the best
means in his power in the organization
of new lodges.
The committee on laws and usages re-
ported through the chairman, ]. G. ST.
monton, recommending the uniform con-
stitution.
The following members of the grand
lodge were elected board of directors
Of the Home for Orphans: Judge J. M
Walling, Nevada City; Judge Robert
Thompson, San Francisco; c. l.. Win.
chell, Vallejo; William Sims, Winters
Theodore d. Knouse, Tropico; James G
Simonton, San Francisco; G. d. Kellogg
Newcastle; Fred H. Taft, Santa Monica
e. J. Chamberlain, Eureka; w. j. Hull
Santa Monica; w. M. Carpenter, Sar
Francisco; e. F. Coulter, Selma: l.. F
Culver, Pasadena; D. Drake, Vallejo; w
P. Netherton, Santa Cruz; B. H. Hoag
Fresno; J. w. Webb, Fresno; Volney
Taylor, Bryan; Mrs. e. M. North, Sar
Francisco; William Crowhurst, Eas
Oakland; w. s. Dorman, Rivera; Mrs
George Kellogg, Newcastle; Mrs. Wal.
bingham, Nevada City; Mrs. Playmire
San Francisco.
Following the report Of the in memo.
riam committee the members of the or.
der arose and sang "Shall We Gather al
the River"
The worthy chief templar then ap.
pointed the following committee to keel
the grand secretary informed of the
state Of the order during the coming
year: Jesse Yarnell, Los Angeles F. G
H. Stevens, Pasadena; A. B. Taynton
Evening Star lodge; w. w. Breedon
Pasadena; Anna Schultz Pierce, Pasa,
dena; Mrs. L. H. Kellogg, Newcastle
Mrs. L. S. Harmon. Rosedale; Mrs Lena
Newman, Santa Cruz; Mrs. M. e. Rich
ards, Oakland.
DR.. Stephen Bowers, editor Of The
voice VI CdiilOrHid, was present anC
was introduced to the lodge. The even
ing session was devoted to the exempli
fication Of the work of the order.
The sessions today will convene at
a. m. and 1870 p. m.
This evening a public meeting will bt
held in the interest of the Orphans
home. A report of the home will b.
read and an effort made to raise none,
for the coming year, after which an at
tractive literary and musical program
will be presented.
Friday afternoon the members of tn,
grand lodge and their friends will take
trip to Mount Lowe.