Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-07

disadvantage; one healthy lodge is of more
value than many sickly ones. When a
lodge, as q body, becomes feeble, unless
speedily revived its feebleness will soon
become characteristic of its individual
members. Some easy and practicable
method should be provided for the con-
solidation of lodges in the same town or
city. Two lodges should never be permit
ted where one would answer, and some adj
ditional legislation might be advantageous
looking to the Reorganization of weak
lodges and the direct utilization of the
members of such through the officers of the
grand lodge or other subordinate lodges.
1t may be that our lawsin this latter partic-
ular are already sufficient. But l desire
you to consider the same. [ also ad-
wise that our law be so changed
that, hereafter, no subordln-
ate lodge charter be granted to less num-
Der than twenty charter members, each OF
which have never before been members OF
the order. That new lodges be charged
the exact cost of supplies furnished by the
Grand lodge. and in addition, pay the
grand lodge charter fee of 800. That
this fee be paid to the deputy who organ
ICES and institutes the lodge, provided that
it be required of him that he attends at
least three nights after initiation and in
stallat;on, instructing the new lodge in
both the secret and business work of the
order thoroughly.
would suggest that probationary dis
pensations for the formation of lodges of
ten. or any number less than twenty, be
granted by the G. NJ. 70 be good for one
year, or until the numbers have been IN
creased to twenty; that the fee therefor be
$50, and that in case within the year the
lodge has not obtained twenty members 1t
be disbanded and the members thereof re-
main card members of the grand lodge
To this end sections 80 and 81, Laws of
General Application" would require
amendment, as well as some others.
DEATH LOSSES.
During the year ending Jan. 81, 1888.
there have been fifteen deaths officially re-
ported to the grand lodge as occurring
within that time and one occurring prior
thereto. Two deaths reported last year,
being assessments Nos. l and 2 of 1882,
were collected and paid during this year.
We also paid during this year death loss
for which assessment No. Is of last year
was made. The last one, so far known to
US, IN fact not yet officially reported, Is
that of VIM. r. Noble, of Franklin lodge
No. 8, st. Paul. Both he and Bro. Geo.
Il. Hamilton, of Minneapolis lodge No. Y,
who died during the year, were members
in good standing of this grand lodge.
They are at rest. We have paid during
the year nineteen death losses. We have
made and collected sixteen assessments.
We have no assessments for November,
December or January, and will have none
for February.
PRESENT LIABILITY OF GRAND LODGE.
With the exception of the possible la
bility arising out of the Manson case here
matter referred to. and the Noble death,
there is now no liability upon the bene-
ficiary department Of the order in this
jurisdiction.
THE REPORT OF BRO. wM. CHENEY, GRAND
RECORDER,
deserves, as it will receive, your most care
full and considerate attention. Showing,
as it does at glance, the present status
and prosperity, and the past growth and
success of the order in this Jurisdiction, as
we'll as its prospective future advancement,
it is document worthy of the able, eff
cient and Jealous officer from whom it
emanated. Very much of our past success,
of our present prosperity, and of the as
surance of our future well-being, is due to
the very valuable and untiring efforts of
our present grand recorder. Entirely IA
miliar with the duties of his Office, always
ready to work himself for the good of the
order, the business Of his office has suffered
no neglect at his hands With the compile
ton of the new beneficiary register, upon
which great deal OF his time
and labor has been expended,
he will have brought order out of chaos. [
think no Zimmerman night could have
been darker than were the incomprehensi-
BILE mysteries and affairs of that Office
when Bro. Cheney first took possession.
Bro. Cheney has prepared at my request,
and with considerable labor, tabulated
statement, showing the number of mem
bers in good standing in each lodge, in
this Jurisdiction, and the average age of
each lodge, as we'll as the average age of
the order in the jurisdiction. The average
age of the order, 1876, is one of which l
feel we need not be ashamed or afraid, es-
pecially when we find the average of the
new material brought into the order this
year in new lodges to be 32.S.
desire to call your special attention to
the report of our
MEDICAL DIRECTOR,
DIR. Talbot Jones. It evinces that careful,
conscientious and able consideration of the
important duties of his Office, which have
so signally marked his tenure of this posi-
ton. His consideration of the importance
of careful medical examinations, and the
manner of their attainment, meet with my
entire appreciation. More especially those
with regard to the manner of employment,
appointment and payment of local medi-
cal examiners, the compensation of the
state medical director ard restrictions he
advises as to the conduct of special depu-
ties in the organization of lodges. desire
to impress upon you the importance of in
creased compensation of the medical di-
rector. The one at present is paid mere
pittance.
commend also to your careful consid-
GRAFTON and to that of every member of the
order in this grand jurisdiction, the COM
ments of the medical director upon the
dangers attending careless or negligent
attempt to increase our members at the
expense of the death rate, and more espe-
cially from those dangers arising from
taking into the order promiscuously or with
out careful scrutiny, persons whose habits,
Neutrality-suspicious.