The Worthington advance., 1882-03-16
MINNESOTA NEWS
KNIGHTS OF HONOR
Annual Sessions Ut The Grand Lodge Of Mime.
sofa Mt WjnOna

Annual Sessions Ut The Grand Lodge of Niaae.
sota at Winona.
Ihe Grand Lodge opened on Wednesday
night Il: B. Upham, Grand Dic:atator. and
nearly Gil tho officers wore present. and a.
90 between forty and fifty Geieg: toe. But little
BUSINESS, save Tho appointment OF committees.
WAS t1aosaetet. The repostsr Of tho grand
tseas9fe; m s,@o showed receipts Tor tho year to be
oa hand of about $500
GRAND p1crA1o's REPORT
1ne kfand dictator, Mr. H. Il. Upmsn, in pre-.
soatlpg liz Annual address, congratulated the
or1er upon the improvement, since four yearn
ago when tue Grand Lodge Of Minne5ots Or
gan'zed II the city of Minneapolis. AT tnat time
tnete were only tw'lvs subordinate lodges,
"'th me'nbers} ip uf abo It 225; now W.
hsVo tTenS1 three subordinate lodges num-
berjng fully 500 members The growtl, has
been OF = permanent character Atthe data Of
the gaDi 2ation ct The Grand LodEo of hin.
1esote ne there we'e 81 800 r:anhars CT the or
aer ~i;1n sho enPreme Jurisdiction; now there
ero l3o,oO0. In l67S the total amount Of
death bene f's paid wss $500, COS; l,nirs the
past yssr over IL $50, 600 Vt1e pald DUE
iEE ~ 10 rm Of Office The grand dictator rs-
Ht'tst +, 1T row lodges lad let:a instituted a.
the fol|o aiag places: Two in Min, earo,is. one
each IL Duluth, SauK Canter, Saltwater, Anoka.
Alexandfia and Forgns Fatls There has not
temporarily, aud then in nosrly oyery ia.
s'auce through tho neg .ect OF the proper ot1icer
10 forward assUsSMentB ana dues With, the
time proscrbc{| hy lazy. In the cuse OF the
dsatsi o. any Ct lis members during the sus-
pensij; OF lodge, they would not bs entitled
70 any do s'h beCe's The grand dictate: calls
alton ion to Il e In ortsnt mat Or.
The gtsLd Dictator earnestly recommends
be1an>al sessions, for the grand lodge as being
aEipIa To meet the demands os business and ~
more economical for the subordina,o lodges.
GRAND REPORTERS REPORT,
The grand porter, William Cheney OF Min
neapolis, ii p.e5entin; his II port eaid the or
der con!G look with pride and satisfaction uo-
on ,ne "s WORK Of the past year: at the last aunu
a. session mere were in tue state bat iittesi
eubordnate lodges with = total membereh;p OF
about 200, while now there are twenty three
subordinate lodges with total mem hersllp OF
about 500. Eight new lodges have been il,
s'huted daring 1Ao year, Wis: Onward aud st.
anthony lodges, At Minuca polls, making .hree
m That city. with III; Zenith lodge, Duluth
st. Crox locge, saltwater; Fidelity lodge, An
Okla; Excelsior lodge, Sauk Center: A!sxandria
loaSo and Fergus Falls lodge.
N'he or 'ho 1903 's show not aggregate in
crease OF n'usty- three members during the
year, while only three show decrease
Iaoulatad statements were submitted SHOW
ing tue conditions or the subordinate lodges
Thursday were occupied i'll the discussion OF
constitutional amendments and other t1ueations
o1 private character.
OFFICERS ELECTED
Grand Di;tator-E. BiHelow, OF Austin.
Grand Vice Dictstor-hI!ea Gef,isll, OF st.
Charles
Grand Assist AIT Dio:s:or-~W H. Genls!rss, Of
Crovkston
Grand Reporters W Burgess, OF Mankuto.
Grand Ires5Urer~u. Fl. Sners, OF Ovation
La.
Grand Guie---O. H. faneon OF Minneapolis,
Grand Guardiau-S Freehmao, Of Winona.
Grand Sentinel-C. Z. Lowry, Of Alexandria.
supreme R7presenta lves--L e. Wheeler, Of
austin, ". Z. Burr, OF st. Paul
Altsra1ates-A. 4. Stebbine, OF Rochester,
Isaac hcNair of Minneapolis
Grand Truatees-Wa,. moorLouse, o: Haet-
lngs: Vim Cheney, ct Minneapolis; ". ii.
Harrington. OF Saltwater.
The aeSt session will be held in Afxu!.ato iu
March, 1854.
Appor'i"nnlcnt OF the Cnrrsnt School Fund.
The following table shows the apportionment OF
the current school fund made by the superinteud-
ont of public instruction on the first Monday in
Maze 1882. being 80 cents for eucl, scholar xu.
rolled in III, schools of Minnesota: