Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-07
BIENNIAL SESSION
Supreme Conclave Of Hcptasophs
in Baltimore.
Amended With Refer
enco to Hm-c of Archon In .ubor.
ordinate soucInvcs Jti,un, ro-
Ladies' a. egrcc- E,cciiou oroniccrs

The Supreme Conclave OF the Order of
Heptasophs. or 5. w. NJ. in the United
States. convened in its forty-second hi-
ennial session az Baltimore al $3.50 a
M Tuesday. and was called to order by
the Most Eminent Supreme Archon T.
E. Randell. of Maryland. the venerable
supreme prelate invoking the divine
blessing uron the deliberations.
! The chair appointed the committee on
credentials. s follows: Supreme Pro-
vost w. +. Gregory. Of Virginia: SUI
preme Chancellor George S White. OF
Delaware. and Supreme Proves; Il. Il
Smith. OF Maryland. After receiving
the re?crt OF this committee, the body
organized Tor business
The journal OF tho session held in
Norfolk in 1897 was read aud them the
supreme Archon announced the follow
| ina standing committees: On state of
the order. judiciary. appeals. finance
returns and reports, laws. charters
mileage. per diem. and ritual.
The supreme Archon. Supreme Sec
retary and Supreme Treasurer read
their reports. which were referred to a
special committee.
PATRIARCHS DEGREE.
'iS II istANil NtETcp WIS conferred
upon the Past Grand Archons and SUI.
preme representa- lives from the several
Jurisdictions who were entitled to re-
ceive it,
The hours of the session OF the body
were fixed as follows: Meet ut . n. m.
adjourn at II III. and reasscmble at 1850
| u. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
special committee. consisting Of
|
Prclate Smith, OF Maryland, and Su.
preme Inspector General Joseph
Hughes, of Ohio. was appointed to draft
suitable resolutions on the death OF
Past Supreme Archon James ~. Black.
of Virginia. The committee retired ana
reported suitable resolutions, which
We're unanimously adopted and ordered
10 be spread upon u memorial page OF
the Journal. and Il COPY forwarded to
the family of the deceased brother
After the usual announcements by
the Supreme Archon. adjourned to
a. m. Wednesday,.
SECOND DAYS SESSION.
The supreme Conclave met ru.suan.
to adjournment At n. IN. Wednesday.
| AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION
The amendment to the constitution
requiring subordinate conclaves IL
change their law of electinr Officers
so as to make 1t obligatory upon 4
brother to fill the offices of Provost ana
| Chancellor full term each before be.
ing eligible to the Office of Arrhon. and
that these four officers shall consti-
tute the Sick and Relief Committee
was discussed 1t length and adopted.
LADIES DEGREE.
The report of the committee on Rituol
tor a Ladies Degree OF the Order read
AT the first days session was taken
from the table and adopted serlatem
PAST GRAND ARCHON.
Supreme Provost Gregory offered
resolution requesting the Supreme Con-
crave to authorize the Grand Conclave
OF virginia to confer the Past Grand
Archon's Degree on Past Archon Chas
Il; MCCOY. OF Virginia Conclave. No. /.
| or Norfolk, for long and faithful se-
vices to the order in his State. and was
after some discussion, unanimous,v
adopted.
The final reports OF the standine
committees were adopted
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Camden n. j.. and Wilmington. n
c.. were placed in nomination for the
next place for holding the Supreme.
ConclaVe, and Camden. receiving the
highest number OF votes. WAS declared
selected :"
The insurance feature presented al
the first days session was, after dis,
cussion. deferred until the next session
In order to get the Views of other SIM
| jurisdictions.
SUPREME OFFICERS.
The following supreme ofriccra ana
trustees were elected for the ENSUING
| two years:
Supreme Archon-George S. White. of
Supreme chancellor-w. F. Gregory
| of Virginia.
| Maryland. VI
supreme Prelate-K. W. Jewell. of
North Carolina.
Supreme Secretary-George w
Wright, OF Virginia
Virginia o. -
Supreme Inspector General JossDn
Hughes, of Ohio
Supreme Wardcn-R. b. Smith. ef
| Maryland.<
Supreme Sentinel-Joseph 4. Casio
of New Jersey
Supreme Trustees--AlSugtus Bolde,
| ~ b. Randell, George Eis.nhsrc nj
Maryland: c. NJ. Whitciocx. of Dell
ware. and j. NJ Hartlove. OF VIRGINIA
Resolutions OF thanks vera returned
| TO the retiring supreme Archol for tho
faithful. efficient and impartial dis
! charge of the duties Of his Office and q
tie members o. the order In Baltimore
foI their cordial reception and hospita-
bl, entertainment of the Supreme Con-
| clave.
Past Supreme Archon James Young.
! or Baltimore, rext Installed tl.. ST..
premc officers into the several positions.
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