Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1882-03-16
KNIGHTS az HONOR.
Annual Sessions OF III tsf'aad hadgs OF Mime
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The Grand I,odge opened or, Wednesday
night. III. 81. Uphanl, Gtsnd Diaiatasor. and
nearly all the cdfieeia were present, and H.
80 betweea fsrSy and fifty de!eg4 bee. But litale
business, saves app0iotlnfn n of oorumiaisea,
was ttansaefea ME reporter OF The grand
treasurer shswsd reeeipss fur the year q be
81, 200 FOR ordinary purposes, and balance
/ ha hand OF about SIS 30. NJ 5} ,s
GRAND DICTATE S REPORT. VA
The grand tiietaior, MI. II. q. Upman, in pro-
santiug iSs annual address, congratulated the
order ApoH the Improvement since fonr years
ago when the Graad Lodge OF MINES oss on
ganizsd in the cisY Of Y 'nnespois. Atthat time
shere were Gully tN1 Tvs subordinate lodges,
with g membership pf abos it 225; now We
have twenty three subordinate lodges num-
bering fully 500 members The growth he's
been OF apalnaneit character. At the date OF
the 0rgaks ration of tSe Grand Lodge of Min
assote there were &c 800 members OF tho or
are 130, 900. In S7S the total amount of
death bone frs rsid Wss $500, coo; dntipg the
past year over ii 10000 were paid. Dur
Ing his to rm Of Gfiics the grand dictator ie-
ported thfa new lodges lad been instituted at
the foitoH Jag Places: Two in Minneapolis one
each iii Duluth, stUA CsHter, Saltwater, Anoka,
Alexandria and Fergus Falls There has not
heeA q iotiga suspended during. tho year except
senporarty aAd then In nearly every in
stance Through tila neglect Of Tho proper officer
time prsscFibed ny iaw. in tho Gaze Of the
death OF any OF lis MSrlherS during the GUS
pension OF q lodge, they would not be entitled
toaay de 9Th beiets. rl!e grand dictator calls
attention iptlejmottantn lster.
The grand dictator earnestly recommends
biennial sessians, Tor tAs grand lodge as beiag
ample to meet the denaandr of BUSINESS and as
aoIe eeonoz11ieal for The subDFdina,s lodges
GRAND HEpo1sgER,s REPORT.
The grand reporter, William cheney OF Hin
neapolia, ia ri esanting ais report said the or-
der could look with pride and satisfaction up
On theWofa OF the past year. AtIhe lastaunu-
al session there Wera in tho state but fftesn
subordinate lodges with totsi membership Of
abont %itV, while ROW thsro Gre twenty three
subordinate lodges with o. tOsal mem bersbip OF
about 500. Elgh5 neW lodges have been in
slltntea dsrisg 1As year, Wis: Onward and ST.
in that city with III; Zenith lodge, Duluth;
ST Croix loGgo, saltwater; Fidelity lodge, An
Okla; Excelsior lodge Sank Center; Alexandria
lodge AID Fergus Fails lodge
Nine OF the io1gss show d net aggregate in
crease Of ninety Tnrea members during the
year, while only three SHOW g decrease.
Tabulatel Statements were snbinitted show
ing The conditions OF The subordinate lodges,
The morning and afternoon sessions OF
Thursday were occupied in the discussion OF
constitutional amendments and other questions
OF e private character.
OFFICERS ELECTED,
Grand DictAtor-E BigeloW, OF Austin
Grand Vice Dictator-Allen Garrish, OF st
Cha,les.
Grand Assistant Diotator--W H. Gennings of
GrQokston.
Grand Reporters w. Burgess, OF Mankato
Grand Iee&suger-H. 81. Suers, Of Ovation
na,
Grand duide--C. A. Canson, Of Minneapolis
Grand Guardians. Freshman, Of Winons.
Grand sentinel--C. B. Lowry, OF Alexandria
Supreme II presentaiives---L G.. Whseler. of
Austin, ". i. BUR-, OF st Paul
AiterapaesA 7. stebbins, OF Rochester,
Isaac McNair OF Minneapolis.
Grand Trust2es---Wln. MoOrhouse, O. Hast
ings: VIM Cheney, Of Minneapolis; ", H.
harrington, of saltwater.
Tho lext session will be held in Menkato In
March, 1854. @
Apportionment Of the Current School Fund.
The following table shows the apportiennienG OF
The current school fund made by the superintend-
ont of public instruction on the first Monday ia
March. l9S, bniI rant for aorh- sch,