The San Francisco call., 1908-08-20
Y. NJ. |. NAMES NEW
GRAND OFFICERS
Twenty=fOurth Annual Council
Ends and Delegates Are
Guests at Banquet
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 19.-The twenty
fourth annual grand council of the
Y. NJ. I. wound up the session in this
city this afternoon. The selection
of the next place of meeting was left
to the grand directors. The grand
officers and the delegates were enter
tanned tonight at a banquet given by
the Sacramento councils. A A. Killen,
chairman of the local, reception COM
mittee, was POSTMASTER
debate was held at the session of
the council when Supreme President
l. Z. Mahan presented a series of
recommendation intended for presen-
tation to the supreme council, and for
which he asked the Endorsement of
the grand council. The, first of these
was an amendment to make a radical
change in the laws governing the or
der As the constitution stands now
lt provides that the grand council
may pass any law that does not con-
fiict with the supreme councils laws.
A recommendation that the grand coun-
ell meet every six months instead of
annually was voted down.
A proposal that junior past presi-
dents of subordinate councils entitled
TO two or more votes be ex-officio dele
gates to the grand councils met like
fate, as did also proposal to redis-
trlct the United States and change the
mode Of presentation. The recommen-
uation that the board of grand direc-
tors be discontinued as part of the
governing body of the orders in the
states, and deputy grand presidens ap-
pointed TO take the places of the mem
bers, met with no more favor than the
others. The suggestion that the duties
of the grand directors could be per-
formed. by an auditing committee was
also defeated.
A heated debate was precipitated by
the recommendation that candidates for
membership in the Young Mems insti-
tute be restricted to those who are
practical Catholics, that is Catholics
who go to mass once a week and to
communion at least once a year, pre-
ferably at Easter time. The recemmen.
dation was defeated.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
Grand president James r. Sex, San Jose
council No. 2; first vice president Charles n
0'Connor. Golden Gate council 10. 34 san
francisco; second vice president. S. b. Fucazi
salesia council OF San Francisco; grand secre-
taFy, George A. Stanley, Ignatian council No
.. San Francisco; grand treasurer. William
Aggeler, San Jose council No ,; grand mar
snail D. j. Crowley. American council No s
oakland: grand inside sentinel. L. A. Sirard
San Rafael council No. 10: grand outside SEN
unel William Gill; Golden Gate council No
o'Brien. Junipero council Sacramento; Thomas
A. Brooks Joan or Arc council San Teran-
cisco; john T. Denehey, Golden Gate coun
ell. San Francisco: Joseph p Callahan. Oakland
council No. q; DR. J. A. Carew, Ignatian com
ell. San Francisco; u. J. Lucy, Port Costa.
Saaries H. Cohey, Los Angeles; David Bierra
Castroville. Grand chaplain NJ D. Slafterv.
honorary grand chaplain Archbishop Riorlan.
Delegates TO supreme council wkich meets
at Louisville. Ky. on September 2o-pasf
Grand President J. b. Queen. Ignatian com
eii Thomas A. Cody. Junipero council: V. a.
Dodd, California council No. "A, Alameda: John
A. Dnuleayy, Golden Gate council. Alternafes-
Past Grant President f. j. Kierce Pioneer
council. San Francisco; Past Grand President
A +. st. Sure. California council Alameda
DR. 7. II. Morris, Pioneer council, San Fran
cisco; Walter z. Fifzgernln- lsilrnr