The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-01

They claimed that to admit members
without first being members of some
court of the Foresters of America; they
would be lowering the dignity of the
order, and that it would lead to de-
generacy and probably utter demorali-
cation. A third degree is just as neces-
sary in Forestry as in other beneficiary
organizations.
Following the general discussion on
the subject, the amendment was put to
a vote and was rejected by an almost
unanimous vote.
Reports from the committee on mile
age per diem and ilnwritten work We're
| read and accepted. The following
amendment was adopted with little dis
cussion:-
1.-THE supreme commander adjiitant-
general and supreme auditors shall con-
stitute the executive council of the SUI
prenle conclaye." A further change was
made in this amendment by the sub
stitution of the words supreme adju-
tant general and supreme paymaster-
| general for "adjutapt general and
/ supreme auditors and the amend
ment as changed was unanimously
adopted and recorded.
| Worcester conelave then introduced
the following amendment which was
| also adopted without discussion:
THAT the paymaster of a subordin-
ate conclave who has served in the Of
| flee of paymaster three years in contin-
uous service, shall be entitled, under
seal, to the executive council, to have
the honors, rights and privileges of a
| past commander conferred upon him
by the executive council. under the great
seal"
| The financial statements Of Supreme
| Adjutant General b. Fogarty of New
| port, r, l., were then read, showing
that the adjutant had transferred to the
/ paynaster- general $762. IS. Supreme
| ymaster-General John j. KaVanaugh
! of Taunton made a statement of the
receipts and disbursements of the or
| der for the past two years, and the
amount of cash on hand. The receipts
| for the year were $763.5S and the expen-
! ditures were $40S.S5, which left a ball
ance in the treasury of $354.73. These
! statements were all audited by the
board of auditors, jeremiah F. Noonan,
James Goldie and Patrick w. Good.
| Edward J. Quinn, the only Worcester
man elected to the supreme board of
officers of the knights of Sherwood
Forest, is a Worcester boy born and
bred. He has the distinction of being
| the second man from this city to be
elected to a supreme office. In addi-
| ton to this honor, and one that made
him the recipient of many copgratula-
/ tlOnS, WIS the IdSl ludl VI all the NOleS
| cast, he received the largest number.
He is a charter member of the Wor-
cester conclave and has attended every
| convention. that that order has held in
this country, where a representative of
| the local conclaye was entitled to be
present. At the New Jersey convention
! ne made such a hit from the floor of
| the convention that the conclave of
that city presented him with a cut
| glass service.
Mr.. Quinn was born in this city May
| 3, 1867, and graduated from the local
| public schools and Humans Business
! College. In 1891 he made his debut into
secret organizations, when he was mi
! tiated into Court City of Worcester,
| which had recently been organized. He
| served the court as member of the
board of auditors for three years. When
| Worcester ConclaYe, knights of Sher-
| wood Forest, was organized, he was
| one of the charter members and served
as adiutant for three years. He was
| advanced to vice commander in 1894
and to commander the following year,
serving in that capacity for two years.
| He is prominent in other organiza-
| lions, and for years he has been a
member Of Division "a, A. o. H., the
Wachusett Boat Club and the Froh-
Sims.
The Worcester delegation on the SUI
preme board of officers of the Knights
Of Sherwood Forest would have been
larger but for a technicality, it being
the intention of the delegates to elect
+. ]. Judge, the local commander, and
j. F. Ready to the offices of supreme
trustees. The laws Of the order say
that the trustees must live within 25
miles of the supreme commander, so
that it was Impossible to elect them