The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-07
A. O. IT. W..
Full Report Of the Proceedings up to
this Afternoon.

The report of yesterdays Grand Lodge
business OF the United Workmen, taken up
from where it was left off at the hour of
going to press. is as follows
By resolution adopted the Grand Master
Workman appointed H. Fl. Palmer and
William L. Gardner (the latter for the
daily press exclusively reporters for the
body. and the following committees were
appointed:
| Credentials Rudolph Pope, No o; All
ner Busher, No. 1874; A. Anderson, No.
| 80; IT, It. Burnap. No. 40; j. w Bonney,
| No So
| Analysis and Distribution--H. n. Ma
son. No 25; H. p Osborn, No AZ; w.
| Watkins No. 26; a. Hansino, No. 139; s.
NJ Culver, No. 80.
! Returns F. c. 0tteway, No 90, John
A. Reynolds, No. 1856; F. H. Stchlin, No.
IS: G. III. Wilcox, No. %; W. T. Gossett,
No. 112
Mileage and per diem-D. O. Reid, No.
Is; G. B. Lamone, No. IA; FL. M. Tan
query, No. 10; NJ. Morant, No. 214; c. B.
Keller, No, Is.
The Grand Master reported 30 new lodges
| instituted during the past year: also an
increase of 2,500 members at the average
age of SO years and ten months. There
are 236 lodges in the state, with amember-
ship of II 800 The Grand Master attrib
uted the great portion of the success of the
order TO DR.. J. l.. Million in the following
language;
Il feel confident that every member of
the order is now fully convinced that we
did wise thing when we created this of
fee. / know our efficient and faithful
Grand Medical Examiner, Bro. j. L. Mil
lion, has done vast amount of good work
for the order He mas discharged his du-
ties without fear or favor, and we should
see that this officer is paid something more
for the service rendered"
The Grand Receiver Alexander Mclean,
made the following report:
Feb 9, 1882. To amount On hand per
report rep Oft. OF Finance s,l3 Committee:
To:aI amount collected to date ' 1855 90
Total ........ -...... s1ss,84s 20
To amount on hand ........--.., $40. s4s 20
report Of Finance Committee:
70 oi amount Collected TO date. 1859 Os
Total. .....-........s a1,7sO OF
By amount paid on warrants 1864 0s
Amount on hand Febf3, rS3. s S165 90
Total of all funds on hand Sls.509 Us
The number of Past Masters in attend,
ance was ascertained to be 100; the num-
Der of Representatives. 236, and the mum
Der of Grand Officers Is, making total
present of 43l.
The Grand Lodge reconvened at ? p M.
and the committee on credentials reported
the names of representatives entitled to
seats. The report was accepted. the rep
resentatlves admitted accordingly, and the |
Grand Lodge degree conferred upon them
- Grand Master O. F. Berry. The report
of Supreme Representative W. G. Morris |
was received and referred to the commit |
tee on analysis. The report of the Grand |
Recorder, submitted, shows 81 deaths dur |
ing the past year. and the disbursement to |
each heir of the deceased members of the |
sum of 81 900, making the total disbursc- |
ments of the beneficiary fund S12S, 600.
LAST EVENINGS RECEPTION.
Last evening at the hour designated and /
in the manner and along the route pres
cribed, the Grand Lodge and members of |
buC NOME IOuSeS IndTcneu 10 Harper i he
atre, headed by Bleuers full band, under
the marshalship of Mr.. E. IT. Bowman,
Col. Hanna of the ID regiment |. n. G.
acting as Marshal of the Grand Lodge |
After an overture by Bleuers orchestra the
exercises of the evening began, with the
Grand Lodge officers, past and present.
on the stage in a semi-circle. Mayor
Carse presided with his customary affability
and dignity and announced as the opening
q Directing by the Kimball quartet
Messrs L. E. Knocke. w w. and s T.
BowIby and W G. Collins
After the Greeting the singing of
which was the signal for quite enthusias-
tic applause, the audience united with
Rev. A. B. Allen in reciting the Lords
Prayer, which was followed by an appro
pirate invocation by the reverent gentle
man. This was succeeded by another
selection, 'In this hour of softened
splendor" by the Kimball quartet which
was received with as cordial appreciation
rs the first. Captain ]. ]. Parks, in deliv-
ering the address of welcome IN behalf of
the city, enlogized highly the principles
upon which the Ancient Order of United |
Workmen was founded and upon which