Acacia Bulletin
V o l. 1
M AY. 191 3
N o .4
Officers, r g r2-r3.
G r a nd Pres id ent, FRANCIS W. SHEPARDSON.
Gra nd V i ce P r es i de nt , VI/. ELMER EKBLA VI/ . G rand Treasurer, GEO. E. FRA Z ER. Gra nd Sec r e tar y, HARRY E. KILMER.
Co rr espo ndin g Sec r e tar y: Please co n s id e r this numb e r of th e "B ulletin" as a n offic ia l and confidential com muni cat ion a nd read it to the c h apte r at the n ext m eet in g.
Forew o rd.
vVith this number of the "B ulletin " we s hall ha ve co mpl eted the fil e of the pttblications of this office . We are n ot as well pleased with the · "B ull e tin s" o r the " Journal " as we s h o uld lik e t o be. B ut of this we are certain, we h ave clone o ur best to g ive t h e F rat e rnit y a good "Jo urnal " and at the sa m e time to make the " J o urnal " and "Bu ll et in s" helpf ul. To o ur mind, at this stage of o ur development we ca n n ot n eg le ct hamm e rin g o n the esse ntial s We mu s t ha ve articles o n member s hip r eco rd s, b oo k-k eepin g, c h a pter-h o u se ca r e, keeping in touch with this o ffi ce a nd the lik e . This because we ar e st ill in the form at ive s ta ge of development. The time will come when m o r e se ri o u s a nd m o r e lit e r ary s ubjects will predominate in o ur publications. We s hall all b e glad to welcome that day.
\/If e a r e a ll full of h ope. 'N e h ave a ri g ht to feel that way. T h e r eco r ds w ill s h ow that we have every r easo n to take great pride in o ur Fratern it y. Let u s all str ive to do o ur fu ll part in the work that is yet to be clone.
This "Bu ll et in " w ill give th e minut es of the G rand Co un ci l m eet in g . vVe believe that it m er it s the careful co n s id e r atio n · of eve r y active m embe r of the F r ate rni ty .
The Grand Co uncil Meeting
T h e first ca ll ed meeting of t h e G rand Co un c il of Acacia was h eld at C h ampa i g·n, Illin ois, on Apr il r2t h and r3th. The Co un c il h e ld it s m eet ing at Heth C h apte r House. We we r e s h ow n every courtesy by th e brothers at Illinois.
The wo rk of th e Counc il is g iven in the minut es a nd n eed n ot be go n e in to h e r e \ "Ale may say, however, that m o r e was acco mpli s h ed th a n o n e member of t h e Co un c il ever h oped wo ul d be . . We trust th e r ecomme ndati o n s made b y the Co un c il ma y ha ve the caref ul study of all o ur m e mbers and es p ec iall y th e delegates to the n ext Co ncla ve.
T h e <;:on cl a v e .
The ne x t Conclave will b e held at Madison, \ N isco n s in , o n September r7 , r8 and r9. Th e time of meeting was di sc us sed at l e ngth. No elate could be fi xe d
that wo u ld accomm o date a l l. If you are inconyenie n ced , rememb e r the Cou n cil, w i th a ll the fact before it, did its best to accommodate the greate t n umb e r.
Y o ur local agent can te ll yo u the best way to r eac h l\ [ adi on. pon yo ur arr iYal at l\ [ad is o n , yo u s h o ul d r epo r t to 615 L ake St. \ prog r a m w ill be se n t yo u g ivi n g yo u a n idea of t h e se ss io n s a n d s u c h ot h er in fo rm at io n as is de i r ed.
C r ede n t ia l b la n ks a n d fi n a n c ia l repo r t b lanks h ave bee n se n t to a ll t h e c h apte r sec r etaries
T h ese s h o ul d be fill ed o u t p r o pe rl y befo r e t h e c los e of t h e yea r .
De lerrates a n d o ffi ce r s of t h e
c h ap t e r s h o ul d r ea d sec ti o n s 4, 5
a n d 6 o f th e By -L aws . T h ese sec ti o n s cove r t h e m atte r o f expe n ses .
F in a ll y w e s h o ul d h ave t h e add r esses of a ll t h e de legates fo r th e s umm er. T hi s ca n be se n t in o n
t h e s li p to be detac h ed from t h e c r edent ia l b la n k.
Our Finances.
We a r e in th e b es t co nditi o n
fin a n c iall y w e h ave eve r b ee n.
So m e o f t h e c h a pt e r s a r c in a rr ear s . T h e a m o unt o f eac h c h a p te r 's ind e bt ed n ess h as bee n
se n t to t h e c h ap t e r sec r eta r y.
P l ease see t o i t th a t yo u h ave a clea n la t e .at th e n ex t Co ncl ave .
The Alumni.
vVe ar c m o r e th a n pl ease d t o n o t e th e g r ow th o f fr a t e rnit y
s piri t in o ur a lumni. vVe a r c h ea rin g fr o m th e alumni and a ll
o f th e le tt e r s a r e e nthu s ia s ti c .
Thi s is a n o t a bl e c han ge.
W hil e thi s m ove m e nt in pir es u w ith e nthu s ias m and h o uld
m a k e eve r y ac ti ve m e mb e r t a k e
g r ea t e r prid e in th e F r a t e rnit y,
we tru t th at rrrea t ca r e w ill b e exe r c i e el in th e fo rm a ti o n of th e
a lu m ni associat io n Let us n t attempt too muc h i n t h ese o r-
ga ni zat ion fo r t h e p r e ent. Let u p r oceed s low ly to work out
t hi s q u es ti o n and fina ll y o lve i t
ri g h t. We wa n t t kn ow n ow
w h at is t h e be t k in I of a n or -
ga ni za ti o n f o r s u c h p ur poses .
Vile prin t h e r ew i t h two co mmuni cat io n f r o m a lumni o r -
ga ni za ti o n s.
vVe a r e ce r ta in t h at eve r y act ive m e m be r w ill be p leased t o n o te that o u r a lum n i a r e n ot too b u sy to forget t h e ir a ll eg ia n ce to Acac ia a n d t h at t h e F r ate rni ty means mu ch t o t h e m .
The Letters .
L os A n ge les, Ca l. , A pril 6t h , 19 13 .
Dea r B r ot h e r K il me r :
I t a k e g r eat p l eas ur e in in fo r m -
in g yo u th at a num be r of Acac ia m e n-seve r a l f r om ta n fo r cl a n d
Ca li fo rni a, one f r om il lin o is, one f r o m Co rn e ll , o n e f r o m Ne br aska
- h ad a n in fo rm a l d in ne r F ri day eve nin g, Ap ril 4th , 1913, a t t h e U ni ve r s it y C lub o f t hi s c i ty.
Th e b oys m e t in th e r ece p t io n
r oo m o f th e clu b, m a n y r e n ewe d o ld a c qu a int a n ces- espec ia ll y th e b oys fr o m S t a n fo rd a nd De rk e ley
- a ft e r w e h ad a ll b ee n in tro du ced t o e a c h o th e r a nd e nj oyed o ld r e mini se n ces we e nj oye d a n exce ll e nt dinn e r t h a t was a rran ged fo r u s b y B r o Hu g h Go rd o n , a m e mb e r o f t h e U ni ve r s i ty C lu b.
'vV ith dinn e r ove r , s timul a t ed with t o bacc o, w e e n g a ge d in a ge n e ral di s cu s io n o f th e id ea l o f Aca ci a . Th ese di s cu ss io n s l e d t o the ad o pti o n o f th e fo ll ow in g r eso luti o n s :
" Wher e a s: Th e A lumni m e mb e r s o f A cac ia F r a t e rnit y re s idin g in S o uth e rn C alifo rnia , ha v e d ee m e d it fo r th e w elfar e o f the m e mb e r s indi v iduall y a nd o f the F raternit y a s a wh o le t o maint a in
an o rgani zat ion for th e purpose of k eep in g in closer t o u c h w·ith th e ideal s and purp oses f o r which the Fraternity stands, be it n ow,
" Re so lv ed : That th e r eside nt member s o f th e Acacia Fraternity in meeting assembled, do d eclare them se lv es an o r ga ni zat io n t o be kn ow n as th e Acac ia Frat e rnity Alumni Association of So uthern Ca lifornia.
" R eso lv ed : The m e mb e r s hip of the Acac ia Fraternity A lumni Assoc iation of Southern Ca lif o rnia s hall extend t o and includ e all A lumni m e mb e r s of th e Acac ia Fraternity residing in Southern Ca lifornia and that without further fo rmalit y s uch resident A lumni are deemed and d ecla red m e mbers o f thi s association and e ntitled t o its ri g ht s and benefits as s uch.
" The o ffic e rs of the as soc iati o n s hall be, the President and Secretary-Treasur e r , whose duti es are th ose cu s tomarily d evo l v in g npon such officers. They shall b e elected annuall y t o se rv e o ne year.
"The r eg ular m ee tin gs of th e Association shall b e held four tim es each year, one being on th e anniversary of the founding of the Fraternity, and the others at intervals of about three month s, on dates t o be selected by th e President and Secr e tary.
"The m e mbers present at any regular meeting shall be a quorum f o r the transaction of business. "
The following r eso lution was also adopted:
"The Acacia Fraternity Alumni Association of S o uthern California extends to the Fraternity and to all Acacia · members its warmest fraternal greetings, and reminding them that the Association is organized for the purpose of keeping in closer personal touch with the ideals and pur-
poses for whic h the Fratern i ty s tands , i t is h oped t h at the c h apte r s will communicate wit h our Sec r etary for a n y assistance that we ca n r ende r a nd that a ll Acac ia men w ill r ecog ni ze in u s an opportunity to m eet o ld friends and make n ew o n es in a true Acacia F r ate rnit y spi rit.
Hugh Go rd on ·Of He C h apter was unanim o u s ly e lected President and Roy ]. Fa rr of Bet h Chapter Sec r eta r y -Tr eas ur e r.
Among those pres e nt w e r e
Hugh Go rdon a nd Eel. K lin e of U ni vers it y of Ca lifo rni a, \ ¥ . S. \ i\Toocl, Bert \ V'a rr e n , Diau Ga rdn e r and Roy J. Fa rr of Stanfo rd U ni ve r s it y, Paul S hilt o n of Illinoi s U ni ve r sity, M. E. Corne liu s o f Ne bra ska U ni ve r s it y, and R. C. Booth of Co rn ell U ni vers it y .
I trust that yo u w ill make a n o t e of thi s from th e above data in th e n ex t iss u e of the "Acac ia J o urn a l. " vVe wa nt the at t e ntion of eve r y m embe r of Acacia called to th e formation of thi s A lumni Assoc iat io n . V le want eve r y member that comes to thi s part of th e sta t e, whether v is iting , so journin g o r r es idin g her e, to m eet us and become acquainted with u s . We would lik e all th e chapter Secretaries t o se nd u s th e nam es of all th e ir m e mb e r s that are o ut in this part of the state .
Bro. Hugh Go rdon ' addres is 218 \ V' ilco x Bldg., and my address is 71 6 l\Ierchants Trust Dlclg. , Los A n ge le s . Through u s we will put you in touch with the r est of th e boys.
F ratern a ll y yours, ROY J. FARR (Beth), Secretary.
P. S. vVould you kindly inf o rm me the exact elate of the f o unding of the Fraternity , or what is known as founders' clay of Acacia. R. J F.
Chicago, Apr il 19, 1913. To the Brothers in Acacia:
Vv e are very g lad inde ed to be able to announce to the Acacia Fratern i ty, t h e comp lete organization of our Chicago lumni C h apter. This i th e movem e nt which wa started nearly a year ago, but o n account of the great difficu l ty in locat in g th e Acac ia men here in the c ity of C hi cago, a pe rm a n ent o r ga ni zat io n h as not been perfected u nt il recently .
It i o ur id ea that ou r meetin o· h o ul d be h e ld at regular interva ls, a nd ma inl y for socia l purpo es, so t h at we ca n get toget h e r , meet o ur fellow Acacia men and exte nd o ur circle of acquainta n ce t the sa m e t im e we do n ot w is h to ove rl ook o ur opport uniti es to be of serv ice .
At o ur last a lumni dinner, h e ld o n Saturday eve nin g, Apr il 12, t h e r e were p r ese nt nineteen Acacia m e n r ep r esent in g e ight different c h apters . After ca r ef ul co n s id e rati on it was decided that there s h o ul d be as littl e formality about o ur o r ga ni zat io n as poss ibl e, ·a n d that the simp l es t form would prove to be the m ost des ir able. The C hi cago A lumni C h apter was o r ga ni zed therefo r e, und e r t h e following resolut io n s, w hi c h we r e un a nim o u s l y a d op t ed.
I. T hi s o r ga ni zat io n s h a ll be known as the "C hi cago A lumni C h apter of Acac ia."
2. A n y a lumnu s memb e r of the Acac ia F r aternity, li v in g in C hi cago o r vic init y, and in good sta ndin g wit h th e F r ate rnit y, may become a membe r of thi s C hi cago A lumni C h apte r by e nr o llin g hi s name w i t h the ecretary.
3· T h e o ffi ce r s of t hi s organ izat io n s h a ll be a P r es ident, V ice Pres ide nt a n d ec retary-Trea .ur e r . Thei r d uti es s hall be those which u sua ll y pe rt a in to such
ffice , a n I t h ey h all hold office f r one year f r m the elate of the ir electio n.
4· II que tion ar i ing bef re t hi s o r rra ni zat io n , hall be decided by a majority of tho e p r esent at a n y d ul y an n o un ce I meeting.
S· T h e r e sha ll be two stan lin g comm itt ees, wh ic h s h a ll be appo int e d by the P r es i de nt ; a Soc ia l Committee, and a n Employment Co mmitt ee . The e committees h a ll h ave charge of tho e two imp o rtant f un ct io n s of o ur o r ga ni zat ion.
6. T hi s C hi carro A lumni C h apter s hall h o ld it meeting s re o·ula rl y, o n the fir t Satmday evenin g of eac h m o nth, the p lace of m ee ting to b duly a nn o un ced.
B r o . Hitze of Purdue wa e lected P r es id e nt , Bro "W hip p le of No rthw e te rn , V ice P r es iden t, a nd B r o . Donald Kirk of Illinois, Secreta r y - Trea ur e r . Tho e present we r e: Bros Saunders , Ba r ge r , McFa rl a nd , Huntington, R. A. M A nd erso n , E. V A nd erso n a n d D. K irk of Jllin ois; Hitze . Stoc kt o n , G l e nn , P r aaken and 1c o un of P urdu e; Lawr e nc e and Thatcher of O h io State; Co rn e ll of Iowa ; Harris of Sy r ac u se; B r ow n of M ic hi ga n; V\Thippl e of No rthw este rn ; and Raulston of C hi cago.
O ur m eet in gs are all to be ope n m eet in g , u s uall y tak in g the form of dinners o r m ake r s, and eve r y Acac ia man, whether a lumnu s o r act ive, who happ e n s t o be in C hi carro on the first Sat urd ay night of eac h m o nth , is in v it ed to be w ith u s; a nd h e ca n locate u s by inqumno· of the C hic ago C h apte r H o u se . Furthermore, we w ill a ll be ve r y g lad to assist the Frate rn ity at any time, and in any way that we can.
If any of yo u ha ve doubted the loya lt y of o ur Acac ia men after g r ad uati o n o r after l eav in g s cho o l, it w ill do yo u good t o be pre ent
at .some of o ur meeting - Ou r
C h1 cago alumni a r e n ot o nl y loyal, but they are ent hu siastic in the of their F rat e rnit y , and w1th 7_6. m e n in Ch i cago and VICI111 ty, representing fou rteen of o ur c hapt e r s, we a r e asStll- ecl of the s u ccess of o ur C hicago A lumni C h apter.
We wish to ex pr ess o ur thanks and appreciation to the va ri ous c h apte r Secretar ies fo r their coope r at io n with u s, si n ce without their assistance, o ur orga ni zat io n would n ?t h ave attained a gJ.- eat deal of 1t s s u ccess. In closmg, o ur C hi cago A lumni C h apter extends it s g r eeti n gs to the F r at e rnit y at lar ge, and we assure yo u of o ur v it a l int erest in all F r at e rni ty affa ir s.
DONALD KIRK,Sec. -T r e as.
To the Chapter Secretary.
T h e Cou n c il ordered two things to be done that s h ou ld be co mplied w ith promptly.
F ir st. At the close of yo ur sc h oo l year r et urn a ll yo ur ritua ls to thi s o ffi ce Send them by r eg iste r ed m a il. Co rr ect io n s h ave t o be m ade a nd n ew ritu a ls will be se nt you w ith the co rr ectio n s .
Seco nd. A ll m embe r sh ip r eco rd s in yo ur files, that is the duplicates, s h ou ld be sent to this office at the close of the sc h oo l year. Thi s for the r easo n that the Co un c il ordered that these be b o und at the expense of th e Fraternity. T h e records w ill be bound a nd returned to yo u fo r the beginning of the sc h oo l year. P l ease go ove r t h e m a n d a rr ange them as we ll as possibly.
Be s ur e and attend to b ot h of t h ese m atte r s promptly. The work will be clone during the s umm er and both the ritual s a nd the bound membership r eco rd s will be r et urn ed to yo u for th e ope nin g of the sc h oo l yea r.
Founders ' Day.
\V c s h ould take proper steps t o ce lebrate the birthday of our c h apte r s. Th is is an individual matter with eac h chapter. T h e r e is anot h er day t h at every c hapt er s h ou ld ce l eb r ate, May 14th. Th is is the elate when the F r atern i ty was in co rp o r ated . In every c hapt er a nd a lumni assoc iat ion t hi s day s h o uld be observed.
Thanks.
For th e kindnes a nd help t h at h as been exte nd ed us by the various chapter office r s and members of the G r a nd Co un c il we wish to exp r e so ur since r e thanks. vV h at has bee n accomp li s h ed h as been no indi v idu a l matt e r ; it i s the r es ult of united effo r t, a nd t hi s is as it s h o uld be .
Minutes of the Grand Council Meeting.
Cha mp a ig n , Illin o is , Ap ril r2, 1913.
Meet in g ca ll ed to o rd er in Heth C ha pte r H o u se at 2 o'clock by G r a nd P r es id e nt S h epa r dso n .
Membe r s of the Co un c i I present: Francis vV . S h epardso n , G r a nd P r es id e nt ; vV Elm e r Ekb law . G r and V i ce P r e id e nt ; Geo. E . Frazer, Gra nd Treas ur e r; Ha rr y E. I(ilmer, G r a nd Secretay.
G r a n d Pres id ent S h e pardson stated that a ll votes from the c hapt e r s were in favo r of t h e G r a nd Co un ci l m eet in g.
Proposed A m e ndm e nt to Article IV to be known as new Sect ion 6 a follows :
"T h e G rand Co uncil bv un a nimous vote s hall h ave p-ower to s u spe n d o r expe l from the Fraternity a n y a lumnu s o r h o n ora r y member. Upo n suc h actio n due n ot i ce thereof s hall be se nt by t h e Grand Secretary t o each
chapter. n indi v idual thu disc iplin e d s hall h ave the right t o appea l fr m the action o f the Grand Counci l to the n ext G r a nd Co n c lave, w hi c h m ay r e in state him by a two-t hird vote of the le legates pre se nt at th e Co nc lave . In case of an appea l t hir ty clays n ot ice in writing s h a ll be filed with the G rand Sec r e tary.
[ r o po eel \m c ndm e nt to A rt icl e IV t o b e kn o wn as n e w S ec tion 5:
''In case of th e withdrawal o r s u s pens io n of the charter, t h e c hart er, ri t u a l and records of th e c hapt e r affec ted s hall b e p laced in the hand s of the G rand Secretary for s af e ke e ping."
Sec ti o n 5 o f A rti c le IV to b e kn ow n a Sec ti on 7·
Directed that the G rand Se cr etary w rit e t o P r of . F. G. F rink , E u ge n e, O r ego n, concerning Tav C hapt e r c h arter, ritual s and minut es. A lso ascer tain whether a l\ l a o nic C lub ha s be e n o rrra ni zed th e r e.
Re so l ved by the G rand Co unc il that t h e c h apters be ur ge d t o pr eserve th e ir r eco rds and m em o r ab ilia· in a n o rd e rl y mann e r a nd t o afe g uard th e m again s t
fir es . V\f h e r e n ew chapter h o u ses a r e b e in g built va ult s s h o uld b e m a d e.
Reso l ,·ed , that the c hapt e r s a r e
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ur o·ed to u se the Acac ia whi tie "' a nd the note s adopted at the 1 910 Co nclav e, and that G rand e cretar y h ave 1,000 ca rd s print e d and di st ribut e d.
Co un c il adjourned at 6 o' cl oc k, t o rec o nvene at 7:30.
G rand Co uncil went int o sess io n at 7 :30.
The fir st matt e r tak e n up was th at o f A lumni C hapt e r s Bro. S h epa rd so n ca ll ed attention t o the fact that the A le ph A lumni C h apter was h o lding a banqu e t in C hi c a go at thi s hour .
The fol lo win g me ssage was wired t o the chapter :
"T h e Gra n d Co uncil o f Acacia in sess io n at C hampai g n se nd s oTee tin rr and be s t w is h es t o the "' "' A l e ph A lumni C hapt e r and comm e nd s it s good work."
T h e lumni Chapter matt e r laid o n th e tabl e and pas se d t o co n s id e rati o n of the question of permtttmg demit s fr o m o n e c hapt e r t o anot h er.
G rand Co uncil , after careful considerati o n, recommend ed that l eg i Iati o n b e e nact ed limitin a m e mb e r s hi p t o the original chapter and prohib itin g demit s .
G rand Pre ident Shepardson was in s truct e d t o in ve ti ga t e conclition at A le ph-Beth Chapter and r e p o rt to the Grand Co uncil.
The fo ll ow in o· me age wa s re-
ce i ved from the A l eph A lumni C hapter :
"C hi cago, Ill. , Apr il 12, 1913. Gra nd Co uncil of Acac ia, Acac ia House, C hamp a ign , Ill. "T h e A l ep h A lumni C hapt e r of Acacia r et urn greetings to the G rand Co un c il. "
E. C. HITZE, D. D. KIRK.The " J o urnal " matt er was di sc u ssed at le ngth. T he Co un c il r ecom m e nded that four iss u es of the "Jo urnal " be published for the yea r 1913-14 and that the publication of the "B ull et in " be d isc ::m tin ued.
Resolved, That the Gra nd Sec r etary as Editor of th e " J o urn a l " s h a ll exerc ise hi s authority in any article.
The G r a nd Secretary was mst ru cted to correspond further wit h the Geo. Banta Publishing Co . in r ega rd to printing the "Jo urnal. " A ls o to get his int e rpretation of that part of the proposed contract which mad e the P ubli s hing Co. the o fficial print e r and publi s h e r o f th e Fraternity.
Ma tt e r of H onorar y Me mb e rs hip:
Resolved by th e G rand Co unc il , that while we r ecog ni ze the adva nt ages that h ave come to the c hapt e r s by the e lec ti o n of h o n orary m em ber s but we believe that the future welfare of the Fra t e rnit y will b e advanced if the e l ect io n of h o n o r a r y m e mbers is mad e by the G rand Co unc il and ratifi e d b y th e Grand Co ncl ave by a thre e-fifth s vote.
Fo rmal excuse o f chapters taken up: The G rand Co un c il r ece i ved communication from Tsadhe C hapter and congratulates the chapter upon its adva nc e ste p in sec urin g associated r oo m s in a dormitory for so many of it s m e mb e rs. The Grand Co un c il h o pes that thi s may b e
followed soon by the possession of a specia l room in t h e dormitory for Acacia, believing that these two steps will do much toward the fin a l attainment of a Chapter House.
Resolved, T hat the Grand Co un c il r eg r ets that it does not know the facts co n ce rnin g A lep hBe th C hapt e r , ow in g to the failure to fo r wa rd in fo rm at ion as r eq u ested.
A nn o un ce m e nt of C hi cago and Yale C h apter:
Resolved, That the Grand Co uncil co n g r at ul ates Pe and Ay in C h ap t e r s o n their acq uir em ent of C h apte r Houses.
The elate of th e n ex t Co ncl ave was considered and then passed at the r eq u est of B r o th er Frazer.
The G r and Co un cil recorded its unanim o u s op ini o n tha t n o attempt s h o uld be made to c h ange the nam e of the F rat e rnit y. In v iew of th e fact that the Fraternity und e r the n ame of Acacia ha s become well known, n o further attempt to change the name s hould b e co unt e nan ced.
Th e Co uncil considered m a tter of fin es for failure t o se nd c hapt e r l ette r s to the "Jo urn al' ' and exc u sed th e delinquents w h o failed to se nd lette r s to December " J o urnal " because of fact that the minu tes had not been printed as yet. It was determined, that those who fai led to se nd in c hapt e r l ette r s for the May " Journal " s h o uld be fin ed and the G rand Secretary was inst ructed t o char ge the fine to the c hapt e r account and n ot if y the chapter of the c har ge.
Co un c il adjournecr at 12 o'clock until 10 o'clock the n ext m orn in g.
Sunday, Ap ril 13.
Co uncil convened at 10 :30 Grand President Shepardson r e port e d on the s ubj ect of Fra-
t e rnity H i t o ry and the matter f an archi\'e r om in A l eph Chapte r Hou e.
l oved by Ekb law, seco nd ed by Fraze r , that I3 r o . F . \V.
hepard o n be appo int ed H isto rian and a u t h o riz e •\ to write t h e Frater ni ty' hi sto r y. Ca rri ed.
T h e Cou n c il voted t h at it s hould be t h e duty of each C h apter Secreta r y to send two cop ies of eve r y Cir c ul a r , P r og r a m , o r o th e r mat e rial, p rint ed o r typew ri tte n , to the H isto ri an, a nd two cop ies to the G r a nd Sec r e tary for th e A rchi ves of th e Fraternity.
T h e Cou n ci l recommends t h at the Ritual b e so r ev ised in th e c har ge to th e C h apter Secretary as to mak e this duty a n ob li gati o n of the C h apte r Sec r eta r y.
T h e question of a F r a ternit y Jew e le r w a s taken up and co ns id ered at le n gt h.
The Gra n d Co uncil in s tructed the G rand P r es id e nt to sec ur e bid s o n the sta nd a rd Acacia badg e, desc rib ed as follows :
S ize (o ut s id e eli m e n s io n s), 9iin c h o n the base, _0 -inch o n th e a ltitu de, % -i nch o n the h ypote nu e . J ewe l s (two opt io n s) , border of w h o le pearls ga ll e r y c r ow n ed, o r w h o l e pearls ga ll e r y c r ow ned w ith ga rn ets in the co rn e r s. Ot h e r deta il s as adopted h e r etofore
The G rand P r es id e nt was ins tructed to mak e all a rr a n gements, enter int o contract w ith a nd de ig nat e the o ffici a l j ewe l e r of the Fraternity.
The act ion of the Co ncl ave co n ce rnin g unif o rm acco untin g was n ecessa ril y changed by the appo intm e nt of B r os. L. E . Knorr, J. H. Zearing and F . H. Landrum as a co mmit tee o n acco untin g . This co mmit te e t o r ep o r t to the G r a nd Pre iclent.
Disc u ion of t h e q u est ion of Cent r a l upply \ ge n cy was h ad.
i\[atter fina ll y r efe rr ed to Grand P r e ·id ent , to r eport to t h e next Co ncl ave
M atter of Directory
Cou n ci l r eco mmends an a lp h abet ica l an 1 geo<T r aphica l elir e cto r y to be p u b li heel in the sc h oo l yea r 1913-14, in a n mexpe n iv e form.
Matter of Ritual.
G r a nd Co uncil adopted plan w h e r eby Gra nd Sec r eta ry a n d
Gra nd P r es id ent make the n ecessa r y cor r ect io n s, th at t h e G r and
Sec r eta ry recall all Rituals now o ut" and r e iss u e them cor r ect.
T h e Rituals to be r etu rn ed at the cl ose of this c h ao ! yea r.
Matter of Song Book.
B r os . Vv. E. Sc hult z, J o hn E . Treleven and H. H . Bussey appointed committee to r epo rt to G r a nd P r e ide n t.
Matter of Roll Book.
Matte r R o ll Book :
G r a nd Co un c il o rd e r ed all c hapt e r s t o se nd in a ll duplicate m e mb e r s hip r eco rd s to the Gra n d
Sec r eta r y a n d that t h e G r a n d
Sec r e tary ha ve t h ese bound in a uni fo rm b ook of 200 at the cost of the F r ate rnit y; and that 30 add iti o n a l vo lum es be b o und.
T h e binding to be in Buckram.
Co un c il adjourn e d a t r o'c loc k , to co n ve n e again at 2 o'clock.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
Matter of Extension.
l\lanhattan petition discus eel. G rand Co un c il recommends t h e pet1t10ning l\Iaso ni c Club at Ka n sas State Ag ricultur a l Co llege to the favo rabl e co n s id e r atio n o f th e c hapt e r s .
Further r epo rt by G rand V icePresident Ekblaw co nc e rnin g the different in q uiri es.
Gra nd Cou n c il recommends that the c h apte r s and ind iv idu a l!';
of the Fratern it y do not solicit fin anc ia l aid from any lodges or grand lodges of their jurisdiction.
Grand Council voted to appoint Bro. Hugh Gordon, He, as a committee to codify and c lassify o ur laws.
Grand Counci l adopted a flag. Body of flag to be white and three triangles r e el of th e Richm o nel Rose.
The Acacia Flag.
Argent; in canton thre e 30 ° x 6o 0 triangles, gu l es benclwi se, 30 ° ang les to chief, 6o 0 angles to s inister.
A white flag with three red 30 ° x6o 0 triangl es ai-ranged in a d ia gona l lin e from the staff h ead in the union corner of the flag, 30 ° angles up, 6o 0 angles to fly.
Recomm e nc\ecl by the Grand Co un ci l that the wearing of pledge pins in Acacia be discontinued.
Recommended that the Fraternity color be the reel of the Richmond Rose.
Grand Co un c il received report of Dro. John X. Neumann and the rec o mmendati o n s of Bro. Shepardson, and a coat-of-arms was adopted.
The Acacia Arms .
A r gent; upon a f ess, gules, between two barrul ets of the second, thr ee 30° x6o 0 triangl es o f the fir s t, 30 ° angles to chief, 6o 0 angle s to sinister.
(Copyrigh t Applied for 1913 by the Acacia Fraternity )
Crest: An asp, curling and e rect on its tail, proper.
Motto: eepa7r:da ().y(}pdJirWY (Huma n service).
A s ilv er or white sh i eld with a broad red horizontal stripe between two narr ow red stripes. On the broad stripe three whit e triangles 30 ° angles up, 60 ° angles to the right as you face the s hi eld.
Upo n a wreath or twist of the co lor s an asp, "cu rlin g and erect on its tail," colored as in nature .
Grand Council voted its thanks to Bro. John X Neumann for his admirable work.
Grand Council recommends
that a Founder Day be oberved and set a ide, lVIay 12th as that la y It being the elate of the incorporation of the Fraternity at Michigan.
G rand Cou ncil decided that the next Gra nd Conclave he held at Iadison, 'vVisco n sin, o n \ Vednesday, Thursday and Friday, September 17, r8 and 19, 1913, and the Grand Council r equest Lamedth Chapter not to
provide any formal entertainment.
Grand Vice-Pre id e nt Ekblaw wi h eel to report that he had visited Aleph-,Daleth, Pe and Gimel and found them all doing good work; work that wa all that could be desired. The work of Gimel Chapter was especia ll y commended by him.
Council adjourned at 4 :30 o'clock.