Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-08

| rs. William X. Fulton.
| While the committee on credentials were
attending to their duty, the reports of the
grand officers were presented and properly re-
| ferred.
GRAND MASTERS REPORT.
The grand masters report, which, by the
| way is a model one, in that it is brief and to
the point, shows the order in this state to BE-
in healthy condition financially and other
| wise. We quote the following paragraphs:
"By reference to the grand recorders re.
port submitted at the session of 1880, you will
| find that on assessment No. of that year
| 81 1888 was collected, and Notwithstanding the
! medical directors report shows that 1913 mem
| bers were added during the year, only $1,99S
was paid on the last assessment, No. II OF
suspended during 1880. In 1881 the first as
sessment brought in $2,045, and the medical
directors report shows about 400 added dur
| ing the year. Assessment No. Is brought in
| 2,183, while there were nearly 100 members
| not liable on No. IS, showing only about 15C
members suspended turing the year,
and an actual gain as between assess.
ment No. II of 1880, and No. Is OF
| 1851, of about 200 members. In no single case
has less than $4,000 been collected on an as
| sessment during 1881. and in one case, that OF
assessment No. IL, S2,267 was collected. On
| the whole eighteen assessments we have col
| lected $37 ,642, so that we have O surplus OF
| nearly 81 200 towards passing an assessment.
"The finances of the grand lodge are in bet
| ter condition than ever before. We owe moth
| ing, except few small bills for expenses since
| February 1. All other bills have had warrants
drawn for their payment, find if all paid
| ury, with about $500 due to the lodge on per
capita tax and supplies, portion of which
| has been paid in since February 1. We there
| fore have enough money to pay all the eX.
penses of this grand lodge and have balance
of $500 or $500 in the treasury. We have paid
| during the year our Indebtedness to the supreme
| lodge noted at the last session, and also for
what supplies we have purchased of them
since then. We have repaid all the lodges the
amount overpaid on yellow fever fund. We
] have paid all the per diem certificates of the
last session of the grand lodge We also paid
| an item omitted in the estimate of the finance
! committee last year, namely, per capita tax to
| the supreme lodge, amounting to $2O330.
Our printing account has been within the
| $500 estimated by the finance committee, there
being about $3.50 worth of supplies, including
the amount reported by the grand recorder
under that head The printing of the pro-
ceedings cost SOL. so, so that the miscellane-
Gus printing for the year has cost less than
$3.50"
| He cOngratulates the order upon this condi-
| ton of things, urges its members to increase
| it's efforts to extend its blessings, recommends
few changes in some of its laws, advises in
| creasing the membership of old subordinate
| lodges, rather than the starting of new ones,
and concludes by returning his sincere thanks
| TO the officers of the grand lodge and the
uniform courtesy extended, and ready COM
pliance with his wishes at all times.
The grand recorder reports the membership
of the order ON the LIST of January, 1882, at
something over 2,200, six new lodges institut-
ed during the past year, with an aggregate
| membership Of 118, and two odges-Mankato
No. 81 and Blue Earth No. 30-consolidated.
He also reports that there have been eighteen
deaths during the calendar year, and twenty
death claims paid, making $4,000 paid out for
| this purpose during the year.
The grand receiver reports total OF $780,
| ISL .33 received during the past year.
The grand medical director reports 442 ap-
plications for membership, Is of which were
| rejected for physical unsoundness.
The Supreme representatives reported the
cream of the action of the Supreme lodge.
The committee on credentials reported 81
subordinate lodge representatives, and other
past master workmen in waiting to receive the
| grand lodge degree. Their report was adopted
| and the degree duly conferred. y tS',t ~,
At 1890 p. m. the grand lodge took recess
| until 2 p. m. eE :
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The grand lodge resumed work at Up. M,
| with forty-six members present
| A resolution was offered proposing to amend
| the constitution so as to make the sessions
| biennial instead of annually as at present.
The resolution was referred to the judiciary
committee, who, after due consideration, rec
commended that it be not adopted, and their re-
port was agreed to, thus disposing of the ques-
| ton for the present.
| Most of the afternoon session was spent in
routine work. Several matters and reports of
standing and special committees were made
special orders for this mornings session.
Thirteen more candidates were invested with
the grand lodge degree.
It was voted to print 500 copies of the rec
ord of this session and the committee on print
ing was instructed to invite bids from all print
ers in the state.
At about $40 p. m. the lodge adjourned to
9 a. m. to-day. 1t is expected to close the
session this evening, but there is a large
amount of work before the body, which may
require either an all night session or recon-
tinuance to Thursday.
Assault Upon Sisters Of Charity.
RAILWAY, N. j., Feb. There is great ex-
element among the Catholics owing to an as
sault made upon the Sisters of Charity and the
closing of their school this afternoon BY