Proceedin~8
of the
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Past Grand Master S. W. B. Carnegy, 180 miles, 3 days S. H. Saunders, 175 miles. 3 days Thos. E. Garrett, 3 days J. E. Cadle, 225 miles, 3 days X. Ryland, 243'miles, :~ days , T. C. Ready, 108 miles, 3 days N. M. Givan, 254 miles, 3 days Joseph S. Browne, 350 miles, 3 days R. E. Anderson. 135 miles. 3 days 'V. R. Stubblefield, 3 days
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Total Pay路Roll . St. Louis Commandery Exp., P. G. M. Sam'l H. Owens' Funeral... ~
Total Payment Leaving an available balance 011 hand
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$1800 1775 900 202..') 21 15 1440 2170 2650 1325 900 $171 00 6950 $7,64050 $12.559 41
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ly submitted, LEE A. HALL, S. H. SAUNDERS, JOHN R. PARSON, C. S. GLASPELL, H.B.BUTTS, ASA MADDOX,
Committee.
OHARITY.
The following report on Charity was adopted: ST.
LOUIS,
Mo., October 12, 1882.
To the ltfost lVorshipful Gmnd Lodge oj liriBsouri, A. Ji'. and A. !tf.:
,
Your Committee on Charity beg leave to report: That but two cases have been presented to them within the time, and having the endorsement, as required by the existing law, viz: That of Bro. B. O. Austin, recommcnded by New Bloomfield Lodge. No. GO. and that of Bro. John F. Alberty, recommended by Canton Lodge, No. 100, and Craft Lodge, No. 287. To these cases the Grand Lodge has committed itself by heretofore making appropriations, and, with increasing age and infirmity, their claim becomes stronger. . A majority, at least. of your committee are convinced that it was nevcr contemplat.ed ill the organization of Grand Lodges. that they should become a medium for distribution of charity in individual cases; and, if cncouraged, it will ere long necessitate the creation of a Pension Bureau, and take this noble work out of the hands of subordinate Lodges, whose peculiar province we think it is to provide for such cases. Having, however, regarded the.se cases as of such peculiar surroundings as to warrant an appropriation, the Grand Lodge could not now reject them without great hardship.