OF THE THIRTIETH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE R. W. GRAND LODGE I. O. G. T., HELD AT WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A.. May 27th, 28th, 29th, and 30th, 1881. D. P. SAGENDORPH, R. W. G. Sec'y. LINCOLN, NEB.: JOURNAL COMPANY, STATE PRINTERS, JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS. OF THE RIGHT WORTHY GRAND LODGE I. O. G. T. THIRTIETH ANNUAL SESSION. MASONIC TEMPLE, WASHINGTON, D. C., U. S. A. ) May 27th, 1884. The Right Worthy Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Good Templars met in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, U. S. A., on Tuesday, the 27th day of May, 1884, and was called to order at 10 o'clock A. M. by the R. W. G. Templar, Geo. B. Katzenstein. The following officers were present, and answered to their names upon the calling of the roll: R. W. G. T., GEO. B. KATZENSTEIN . R. W. G. C., ORONHYATEKHA . R. W. G. V. T., MRS. SARAH A. LEONARD R. W. G. S., F. G. KEENS . R. W. G. T., URIAH COPP, JR. C. S. J. T., MISS GERTRUDE CUSHMAN. R. W. G. D. Mar., MRS. MARY E. WARREN R. W. G. I. G., MRS. C. BOUGHTON R. W. G. O. G., Rev. A. BARRY . Those absent were: R. W. G. Chaplain, REV. C. A. WOOLEY California Canada Massachusetts Nebraska Illinois . . Ohio Wisconsin New York Kentucky Missouri Oregon Virginia Louisiana The R. W. G. Templar made the following pro tem. appoint ments: R. W. G. Chaplain, REV. GEO. C. HART, Pennsylvania; P. R. W. G. Mar., W. A. RUCKER, Virginia. On motion of Bro. Keens, R. W. G. S., Bro. David C. Beach, of Kansas, was appointed Journal Clerk for this session. Rep. A. S. Draper, of New York, moved that the R. W. G. Templar appoint two official reporters of this session, at a compensation of $25 each. Carried. Edward F. Stephens of Mass. and pointed reporters. were ap It was moved that a committee of five, on Credentials, be appointed. Carried. The R. W. G. Templar appointed Bro. F. G. Keens, R. W. G. S., ex officio chairman, and Reps. W. S. Williams, Ontario, A. S. Draper, New York, A, M. Way, Indiana and W. H. Black, Pennsylvania, as such committee. The Committee on Credentials presented their report as follows: REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 27, 1884. To the Right Worthy Grand Lodge I. O. G. T. : Your Committee on Credentials report the names of the following Representatives from their respective Grand Lodges in attendance, and entitled to seats in this body, viz. : ALABAMA-Two votes. Mrs. O. A. Cutler. Jas. W. Webb, Henry S. Graves. COLORADO-Two votes. Mrs. C. H. St. John, Rev. George Wallace. CONNECTICUT-Two votes. Thos. R. Thompson, Mrs. Martha J. Johnson. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-One vote. J. S. Gurley. DELAWARE-One vote. Henry W. Morrow. ILLINOIS-Four votes. Uriah Copp, Jr., Geo. C. Christian, L. H. Chapin. INDIANA-Two votes. Sylvester Johnson, Amanda M. Way. INDIA-One vote. Rev. T. J. Scott. IOWA-Two votes. E. R. Hutchins, Mrs. Jennie Greene. KANSAS--Two votes. James A. Troutman, L. Brown. KENTUCKY-Two votes. R. S. Cheves, C. E. Swift. KENTUCKY Dual-One vote. Rev. A. Barry. LOUISIANA-One vote. Edward W. Thomas. MAINE-Five votes. B. C. Torsey, Mrs. E. H. Mason, Mrs. H. F. Dowst, Rev. H. C. Munson, J. W. Knowlton. MANITOBA-Two votes. Thomas Nixon. MARYLAND-One vote. W. T. Greenwood. MARYLAND Dual-Two votes. Wm. H. Richards, John Story. MASSACHUSETTS-Three votes. Edward F. Stevens, Fred H. Henshaw. MICHIGAN-Four votes. D. P. Sagendorph, John Evans, Mrs. D. P. Sagendorph, A. O. Crozier. MINNESOTA-Two votes. W. P. Roberts, J. H. Durnam. NEVADA-One vote, J. M. Hilsley. Omar L. Sheppard, Florence E. Cram. OHIO-Three votes. Harry B. White, Arthur W. Nichols, Mary E. Pin ney. ONTARIO-Four votes. J. H. Flagg, E. S. Cummer, Daniel Rose, W. S. Williams. PENNSYLVANIA-Four votes. Rev. Geo. C. Hart, Wm. H. Black, John E. Jenkins, Ed. A. Packer. PRINCE EDWARD'S ISLAND-One vote. J. C. Underhay. RHODE ISLAND-One vote. E. P. Van Doorn. SOUTH CAROLINA-Two votes. Rev. H. F. Chreitzberg, Mrs. M. E. Dixon. TENNESSEE-Two votes. C. T. Kelley. VERMONT-Two votes. R. Pidgeon. Ora Paul, O. E. Butterfield. W. W. Berry, W. W. Thornton, Miss Rebecca WEST VIRGINIA-One vote. James P. Morgan. WISCONSIN-Four Votes. S. D. Hastings, B. F. Parker, J. F. Cleghorn, Nancy J. Comstock. The Committee have had presented to them a paper from the Grand Lodge of Florida purporting to authorize Bro. C. T. Kelley, of Tennessee, to represent said Grand Lodge in this body. The Committee report that in their judgment the law of the Order does not permit of proxy representation and therefore report adversely to the application. The Grand Lodge of Kentucky sends Bros. R. S. Cheves and C. E. Swift as representatives, but as the Grand Lodge is indebted to this body the Committee is obliged to report adversely to their admission until the account is settled. The Grand Lodge of Tennessee is also in arrears. Bro. Kelley, the representative, states that the amount has lately been forwarded, but the Committee recommend that he be not admitted until the same is received. The Grand Lodge of Nebraska makes application for the admission of a third representative. The Committee will make a subsequent report upon this matter. F. G. KEENS, A. S. DRAPER, A. M. WAY, W. H. BLACK, Rep. Brackett, of Maine, moved that immediately upon the conferring of the R. W. G. Lodge degree the R. W. G. L. be opened in the subordinate degree for the admission of visitors. Carried. |