The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-02
The SIXTH BIENNIAL MEET
SHEPHERDS OFAMERICA CONVEN-
ITON IN BRIDGEPORT.


the FOresters.
bridgeport. Aug. 1.-The sixth bien-
NAL session Of the supreme sanctuary,
shepherds Of America, opened this
morning at Foresters hall, twenty-eight
out of thirty sanctuaries being repre-
sented, including all of the middle and
eastern states. The session was called
to order by Supreme Pastor G. II. Phil
lips of Brooklyn.
The other supreme officers present are
James Hardie of Bridgeport, sub-pas-
tor; A. j. F. Thiel of Brooklyn, supreme
treasurer; M. j. Beeman of New Haven,
supreme scribe; G. Atkins Of Patch
ogue, supreme senior keeper; Peter Gill
christ of Brooklyn, supreme Junior
keeper; G. e. Whitehouse of Cleveland,
supreme first attendant; J. Cooper of
New Haven, supreme second attendant;
supreme trustees, Jacob Wiegand of
New Britain, w. b. Lefurge of Brook
Ign and w. Fl. w. M. Burgess of Paw
tucket
The supreme pastor appointed the fol-
lowing committees:
Laws and upervision-Richard Lyn-
ham of New Haven, E. N. Byrnes of
Bridgeport and A. p. Linn of Provi-
dence.
Acts and decisions-Dr. w. f. Smith
of Ravine, O., e. H. Byrnes of Bridge
port and Richard Lynham of New Ha-
ven.
Auditors-H, D. Drake of New York,
Joseph Russell Of Brooklyn and Henry
Volse of New Britain.
State of the order-Jacob Wiegand of
New Britain, George Atkins of Patch
ogue and James III. Harde of Bridge
port
Present this morning We're delegates
representing twenty-eight of the sane
tuaries located in the larger cities
throughout the country as follows. Elm
City of New Haven, Brooklyn of Brook
Ign, N. Y, Star Of Brooklyn, N. Y, Suf-
folk of Patchogue, Waldemere of
Bridgeport, Zaboy of Cleveland, Rich
mond of Panesville, O., Hartford 1f
Hartford, Roger Williams Of Pawtuck-
ct, r. l., Pearl Of the Rhine of Cleve-
land, Standard of Cleveland, Rovno-
pravnost of Cleveland. Rawenna of
Cleveland, Christopher Colombo of Gem
trail Falls, Goshen of Goshen, N. Y,
Pride of Northbridge of Northbridge,
John Huss Of Cleveland, New Britain
Of New Britain, Columbus of Toledo,
Providence Of Providence, Littlejohn of
Cleveland.
Supreme Pastor Phillips delivered his
annual address, in which he very
strongly favored the project to sever
connection with the Foresters, and he
brought out the fact that while the
Shepherds We're in excellent financial
condition, they are not numerically
strong owing to the restrictions placed
on the membership, it being necessary
under existing conditions to be a men,
Der of the Foresters before being ellgi-
BILE to join the Shepherds. The SUI
preme pastor continuing, said he be-
lieved that the fact of the small num-
Der of members was due to the affilia-
ton with the Fore0ters
Many other matters of less import
ance We're touched upon by Mr. Phillips
and his report was one of unusual in
terest.
The report of the supreme scribe,
which was rendered next, showed the
order to be in an excellent condition
financially
At the session tomorrow morning the
biennial election of officers will take
place. DR.. Smith of Ravine is said to |
be the leading candidate for the SUI
preme pastors chair. There are about |
two thousand members in the order.
The members predict should the or
der sever its connection with Fores |
try and adopt the new ritual, that it |
will flourish and grow rapidly. Their |
only reason for wishing to make the !
order separate from the Foresters of |
America is that it retards their growth. |
At the present time none but Foresters |
can belong to the Shepherds of Ameri- |
ca, while here are many who would |
join We're they eligible without being |
Foresters. The members of the Shep
herds of America are loyal to Forestery, |
but wish the branch order to be separ-
ate