The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-02-10
THE UNITED WORKMEN.

The Fifth Animal Convention Of the Minnesota
Grand Lodge.
The fifth annual session of the grand lodge
of United Workmen Of Minnesota, convened at
Odd Fellows hall in Winona, February 1, with
the following elected officers present: A. H.
Taisey OF Donnelly, Grand Master Workman:
j. H. Bryant of st. Paul, Grand Recorder; J.
J. McCartly of st. Paul, Grand Receiver: Frank
Fl. Pratt, Of Eush City, Grand Guide.
The number ofmembers present was about
ono hundred, nearly every lodge in the state
being represented.
The grand treasurer's report shows receipts
of money to the beneficiary Or insurance fund
OF $,43, 1OS.YO. Disbursements, .$36, O69. 5.
Balance in treasury a4,239.75. The total re-
ceipts to the general fund or expense account
were So, 1872; disbursements, s., SOC. SO;
balance in treasury, $367.l9.
The grand recorder reported eleven new
lodges organized during the year and four sus-
pended during the same period.
The number of deaths during the fiscal year
were seventeen, and payments have been made
for seventeen, amounting to. 1884, 600. The to-
tai number of lodges in the state is sixty nine,
of which four are defunct. The membership
could not be reported exactly, because all the
semi-annual returns have not been received:
but the number liable to payment on the last as
sessment was 1892
DR.. Hagan, of st. Paul, medical director, re-
ported having examined 518 certificates and
rejected twenty -four for cause He conSratu-
lated the order OH the death rate, there
being only seventeen deaths during the
The grand master workman made most IN
teresting report, embody.Dg many very valuable
suggestions and recommends ions OF changes In
tire laws. The grand recol der made an exba1s-
tive report of the business OF his office. and
number of. recommendations for smoother
If Tho Rnnra3onf2tiVa
Monroe Sheire presented the report of the rep
reseutatives to the SUPP eme lodge. From this
report it was learned that ST. 1854. 900 was naid
during the year for jlsGl ance benefits; tn: 1.-THE
total membership at the present time is 81, 600
persons; that the deaths during the last year
were 525.
The sessions on Tuesday afternoon and even
ing were entirely taken up with committee work
and other business chiefly of a private nature.
The grand lodge voted to make the term of Of
ficers of subordinate lodges run for one year
instead of six mouths, az atpIesent. repre-
sentative basis was discussed, to allow one rep
resentat;ve to each lodge, and for every portion
Of membership over fifty members one repre-
sentative. those only being entitled votes, aad
ouly one representative ,'oll each lodge to be
paid The amendment was adopted.
The following officers were elected and in
stalled:
Grand Master Workman. N. Nye of Wells.
Grand Foreman-F. H. Pratt Of Rush City:
Grand Overseer-C. H. Roberts of Rochester.
Grand Recorder Matthews of Minneapolis.
Grand Receiver-J.J: McCardy of St Paul
Grand Guide-J. l. G;ddip33 of Anoka.
Grand Watchman-A. F. Nordin of Willmar.
Grand: Trustee Josiah Town of Minneapolis.
Grand Representatives "A. H. Taisey, Thos.
H. Presnel, Monroe Sheire ~ g.:
The following standing committees were ap-
pointed: f.'. a..
Judiciary-L Van Slyck, O. H. Comfort, W.
Elliot H. :. 81
Finance ID. Ramaley, Geo. H. Hamilton, J.
H. Pennock. :, y,5.s =. 1900,
Printing e. H. Stevens, J. H. Bryant, W. A.
Poland.