Rock Island Argus., 1899-05-03
Gen. Orendorfr speaks.
AFTERNOON SESSION DOINGs.
Constitution Made to Conform to Supreme
Law Re sardInG Saloonseepers.

Law Re sardIng Saloonseepers.
In the afternoon a number of reso-
lutions and amendments designed to
effect the bylaws were submitted and
referred. An important action was
the adoption of an amendment to the
state constitution bringing it into
conformity to the supreme law in re-
gard to exclusion from membership of
saloonkeepers and bartenders. Fol-
lowers of these vocations have been
practically barred for several years,
but the new provision makes it mand-
atory upon the state jurisdiction to
DENY them fadmittance to the order.
Those now belonging will not be dis
turbed. The amendment was adopted
by vote of 265 to 81.
Grand Master Workman Yantis and
Past Grand Master Workman Gallo
way gave an exempliiication of the
unwritten work of the order. There
was an addres. by Supreme Overseer
w. A. Walker. of Milwaukee, repre-
senting Supreme Master. Workman II.
l.. Sessions.
Grand officers presented their an
nual reports, and they were referred
to the proper committees. The re-
ports indicate that while the Illinois
jurisdiction is in thoroughly solid
and healthy condition, all claims hav-
ing been paid as soon as presented,
yet it has not kept pace in growth
with other states. Since Nov. l last
Is lodges have been instituted.
Candidates for the Office of grand
master Workman are j. w. Yantis, of
Sheibyville, and Frank j. Kurris, of
East St. Louis. Mr.. Yantis is the
present occupant of the office.
A. ID. Huesing. of Rock Island, at
the solicitation of his friends, had an
nounced he would become candidate
before the convention for the office of
grand recorder, now held by G. Il.
Hitch, of Paris, but the discovery was
recently made that Mr.. Huesing was
disqualified for the office on account of
not having taken the grand lodge de-
gree. But for this circumstance Mr..
Huesing's friends are confident they
could have secured the position for
him.
Grand Master Yantis announced the
following appointments to fill vacan-
cies: Grand guide, G.. G.. Scripo,
Greenville; assistant grand recorder,
George +. Howard, Paris, grand trus-
tee, Past Supreme Master Workman
w. G.. Morris, of Chicago.
The following appointments of COM
mittees and to ill vacancies were also
announced:
Analysis and Distribution Henry
Kline, Chicago; William Robb, Rock
Island; j. l.. Martin, Danville.
udiciary-Charles E. Scarlau and
L. F. Monshan, Chicago.
Appeals and Grievances A. Pet
lit, Dwight.
Degree of Honor-Harry Swimmer
Mclean, Macomb; Past Grand Master
and Supreme Representative w. c.
Galloway, of Aledo; Past Grand Mas
ter Alfred Orendorff; Grand Foreman
F. j. Kurrus, OF East ST. Louis.
Obituary-W. G. Galloway, Aledo;
f. b. Powers, Chicago; A. W. Wildon,
Cairo; &. G. johnson, Bellcville: j. S.
Evey, Tower Hill.
Official Organ-H. j. Hamlin, Shell
byville; w. w. Barr, Carbondale; +.
w. Thompson, Chicago; Timothy
Grady, Galena; J. f. Hendrickscn,
Bardolph.
Grand Medical Examiners Report
DIR. 7. A. Wakely, Jacksonville; DIR.
F. r. Gillis, Duquoin; DIR. j. r. Bar
nett. Lincoln; DIR. f. X. Shirley,
Whitehall, and Alexander Shannon,
Chicago.
Degree of Honor
The present session of the Degree
of Honor is special one. called for
the purpose of amending the bylaws so
as to fix the time and place of the
Degrees biennial meeting to conform
with that of the grand lodge, the So
cieties having held their sessions one