The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-05
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The procesdings of the grand lodge. A.
0. u. W., which met in Chicago this week
adjourned on Thursday evening It was a
very important and harmonious assembly
and a number of important rules were
adopted for future guidance OF the order
10 the matter of insurance. More string
ent regulations as to the applicants health.
An interesting discussion occurred on the
Seidwiek case. It's history is substantially
this: Brother Seidweck. of one of the
Chicago lodges of the order, was suspend
ed for non payment of dues, few months
previous to his disease, which was 10
March. 1879 Not having paid his due q
his beneficial certificate under the rules Of
the order became invalid. and the grand
lodge refused TO pay it. The widow
thereupon brought suit in court. upon
which judgement was obtained, Suisse
ouently this judgement was twice SET aside
and the suit was finally dismissed The
whole matter was referred by the lodge
IN n snec;aI som mittee of FIVE who reported
a recon mendation that the grand lodge
donate the widow the sum of $3.50 This
report was non-concurred in. and the
grand LODGE thereby refused to pay her
anything
| r ,derick Rose. mayor Of tha city Of Daven
port, low. aud supreme master of the A o
U W, of the United States.aud RS Towie.
P G w, Of Iowa, were received and
INTRODUCED to the nsmoers of the grand
lodge by Past Grand Master Workmen
Morris and Mclean.
Past Grand Master Workman Villa 10
G. Morris, e NJ Sanford and Alexander
Mclean were duly elected repre- sentatives
to the supreme lodga of tue order, which
meets in Detroit in June 1881.
| The secret work Of the order was then
exemphfied BY Supreme Representatives
Alexander Mclean AMI L. NJ. Sanford
The CON ti;tee on mileage and per
DION reported showing the expenses o!
this grand lodge to be $1,000
Mayor 4. Orsndorf. OF Springfield. was
selected to deliver the annual address o.:
the next meeting Of the grand lodge at
1
Quincy, ILL.,
The committee on legislation reported
in favor Of the appointment annually of a
grand medical examiner for the state.
which report was adopted. Subsequently
the appointment.',w which had been referred
to the grand master workman, grand
recorder. aud trustees. was given to Dr.
Million, of Springfield.
The representatives. Of the supreme
lodge last year made their report to the
grand lodge of their stewardship, which
was received and adopted.
On motion of Brother Past Grand
Master Workman William G.. Morris q
subscription was taken up for the benefit
of Brothers Umberger and Upchurch, the
original founders of the order, who are
now in impecunious circumstances.
The grand master then announced the
following
STANDING COMMITTEES
for the ensuing:yeAr:
Judiciary-A. Orsndorf, Springfield;
Hale johnson. Newton; J G Scharr, Chi
cago, George L Warlow, Virginia, D
Ramsey, Morris.
Financs-W F Beck. Olney; E
Hsndrickson. Bardoff; d P Coffman.
Augusta; George M Dickson. Milan; DR..
J L Million, Springfield.
Appeals and Grievances ALBERT E.
Hess, Quincy; A r Morgan. Aledo; G w
Arnold. Chicago.
Printing aud Supplies-J W Bowen,
Jacksonville; Robert w Ross. Vandalls;
Adolph Hansing. Bsllevile.
Lsgisation-E III Sanford. II Jacksonville:
NJ Piggott, Quincy. G NJ Knapp. Lincoln;
L s Way. Chicago; William L Fisher.
Geneseo.
Supreme Master Workman Rose, who
was in attendance at the grand lodge. on
behalf Of the representatives. in a very
neat speech presented Past Grand Master
Morris With beautiful gold-headed cane
Brother Morris was completely surprised
and accepted the token of appreciation 10
emotional silence.
Supreme Master Rose addressed the
grand lodge detailing the history of its
work during the yellow fever epidemic in
the south last summer.
The finance committee presented the
report Of their examination of the books of
the officers of the grand lodge, from which
it was shown that the order had received
from its embership during the past year
the sum Of $11O. 535.46. which had been
disbursed as follows: 10 payment Of death
losses, $92 600; paid as contribution to
the supreme lodge for yellow fever losses.
$2,T72.75. and for the general expenses of
the order in the state, $5.749.7 IS. The
committee reported that there had bsen
returned to all the lodges the balance due
them from representation tax paid.
The committees estimates of expenses
for the comming year is as follows:
Expenses of next grand lodge. .....$6, 500
Representation tax supreme lodge........... $50
Total.. tSo3o
It is estimated the revenue for the same
aa foIIoxve.