Show Sovereign < rand Lodge I U O F BOSTON Mass Sept 23The Convention of the Sovereign Grand Lodge I O O F was called to order this morning GrandSire Grand-Sire Garrison in the chair The Convention was formally opened with prayer by Grand I Chaplain Venable Past Grand Sire Stokes offered a resolution resolu-tion permitting lodges to omit their weekly meetings when they occur on legal and generally gen-erally recognized holidays which was adopted Jurisdictions being called the Grand Lodge proceeded to consider the reports on the journal The appeal of G E Emmers from the notion no-tion of the Grand Encampment of the District Dis-trict of Columbia was sustained Samuel Daniels appeal from the action of the Grand Lodge of Illinois was dismissed H A Linns appeal from the action of the Grand Lodge of Texas was sustained J H Stouts appeal from the action of the Grand Lodge of West Virginia was sustained sus-tained The Grand Lodge refused to make any change in the law regarding dismissal certificates cer-tificates and refused to adopt a receipt card to be used in the place of the card now in use The Legislative Committee recommended that a special committee be appointed to prepare and report at the next session a badge to be worn in State grand bodies and lodges p 4 |