The Seward gateway., 1921-04-09


 Bro Taylor for the Committee stated the reason for offering such an amendment that while the Committee were unanimously in hearty accord with the Section as amended last season. yet several of the Igoos including Nome Mo- and Fairbanks Mo- were bitterly complain ing because they had not been given the opportunity be represented at the last session and consequently had to vote or to be heard said proposition that in the interest of harmony and good fellowship it was proposed to have the section read twas before the amendment of last session and give all Pioneers chance to express their wishes the subject Bro Taylor also stated that the feelings of the Nome goo the was plainly shown by the fact that they had declined participate at this session of the Grand Igloo notwith standing that telegram had been sent to Sec Thornton of geo Mo- on Sunday last by Pres Nelson and him self, urgently requesting Nome to wire proxies Igoo Mo- had answered wire refusing to participate that the Committee urged the passage of the proposed amendment feeling sure that referdun vote had been suggested and which was proposed to have would clear up the coded situation and reestablish good fellowship and good feeling in the order general discussion had the proposed amendment nearly all of the brothers par ticpating.
 Owing to the fact that several other delegates were expected to arrive the train from Anchorage in short time, the vote this amendment deferred for an hour.
 It moved by Bro. Todd seconded by Bro. Bros that the amendments to the Constitution submit ted by the Committee and Constitution and passed by this lgloo be adopted which motion being put to vote de- c1ared unanimously.
 It was duly moved and seconded that the poem of Bro. Cone the Bard of the Kuskokwm," entitled "The Trail Blazers be printed in the copies of the Con- SututlOn Motion carried unanimously.
 Grand Chaplain Hunt offered the following resou- tiOnS:
 Resolution
 Be it resolved by the Grand gloo Pioneers of Alaska in regular meeting assembled that said Grand Igoo does hereby nominate and appoint that certain publication known and called, "The Pathfinder of Alaska pub shed by the Pathfinder Publishing Company, Corpor- aon organized and existing under the laws of the Ter rttory of Alaska all of the stock in which held by the members of the several Igoos of the order of Pioneers of Alaska the official organ of the said Grand Igloo in which shall be published all official papers and ncatons necessary be published by said Grand Igloo and be it further resolved that said Grand Igoo does press it's unqualified approval of and pride in said pubi cation which devoted to the interests of the Pioneers Alaska and the general development of the Territory of Alaska and does hereby strongly recommend it to the support of the members of the Pioneers of Alaska.
 Said resolution motion duly seconded after some discussion was put to vote and declared adopted
 The chair declared recess of thirty minutes to enable the Bros. to meet the train from Anchorage
 Grand Igloo reconvened at 4:30 with all officers and delegates present including past Grand Pres. Lynch, Grand Secretary Johnston and several delegates arriving from Anchorage who had heretofore by proxy
 The proposed amendment to Article three, Section immediately taken up and further discussed and f nay vote taken thereon by roll ca resulting follows
 On motion by Taylor, seconded by Mccain, that thet Grand Secretary have printed 20OO copies of the Con- stitutions amended to date and that the be cod fled; Motion carried.
 The report of the Grand President read as follows:
 To the Officers and members of the Grand Igoo 1 Your President begs leave to report follows On takng up the duties of my office collected and protected the properties belonging to the Igoos have visited all of the goos found time to visit in person and have endeav ored to keep touch with all of the Subordinate Igoos by correspondence with their officers during the past ifs cal year. have instituted yder Igloo No 20 and also Corova Mo- and Wraneci Igoo k n process of for nation As of date Dec 14 1920 received and accepted the resignation of Arthur c. Thompson and Dec 18th, I appointed J. c. Johnston as his successor.
 am glad to be able to say that turn this order the succeeding administration stronger financially and in membership, than when received it.