Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-14

chequer submitted his report which
shows
Balance on hand Feb. Il, 1882 ...... $G98 20
Receipts duriu, the year ........... 954 81
Total. ...:.................... 1892 90 %
Paid grand lodge warrants. l3,435 10
Balance in treasury ............. S257 10
Ed. a. Stevens, Minneapolis, grand keep
CT OF records and seals, submitted the fol-
lowing report. which Will be of interest to
all members of the order:
REPORT OF G. k. OF r. s, s.
20 the Grand Lodge of knights OF Ply
thias of Minnesota: Pursuant to the re-
quirements of our laws I herewith submit
my reporter the year ending Dec. 81,
1882 as to general matters, and up to date
of present session as to grand lodge re-
ceipts and disbursements.
All things considered. while the showing
is not as good as we hoped for year ago,
our membership can be congratulated on
the fact that we have increased numerical
ly, and that nearly all the lodges are in a
healthy financial condition.
The grand lodge is practically out of
debt, and has small balance remaining
in its treasury-so small that it may con-
duce to economy in expenditures that may
be ordered and lead to such legislation as
will enable all proper work to be done
without unnecessarily taxing subordinate
lodges, and in this connection suggest that
only one representative from lodge be
hereafter paid per diem and mileage, and
that even then no representative shall re-
ceive more that the grand lodge has re-
Ceived for per capita tax from his subor-
dinate lodge during the preceding year.
1t might be well, also to provide that no
mileage or per diem be paid grand lodge
officers, at least not to those officers whose
places can readily be filled pro tenn. in
event of their obsence.
During the year two subordinate lodges
were instituted by the grand chancellor, in
person, assisted by volunteers from the
older lodges, and each is giving evidence
of prosperity and future growth. The
new corners are:
Red River Lodge No. &c, instituted at
four charter members.
CIitheral Lodge, NO. 81, instituted at
Clitheral, July 13, 1882, with eighteen
charter members.
The grand chancellor and other live
members have been sowing Pythian seed
at Brainerd, Rochester, Duluth and
other points, and the fields seem
almost ripe for the harvest, while
there are many other fields in which no
blowing has been done. Would it not be
we'll, by means of circular letter previ-
ously prepared for the purpose, to give the
general public more light as to the objects
and methods of our order, the means by
which new lodges can be instituted, and the
expenses connected Herewith, our spIen-
did system OF benefits insurance, etc?
This plan has worked well in other iuris-
dictions,and as the expense would be small
let the experiment be tried here But let
us at all times bear in mind that no at
tempt should be made to institute new
lodge where there is not every reason to
believe it will be a healthy one-the
fewer experiments IN that direction the
better.
In few of the older lodges little pro-
gress has been made, but most of them are
in healthy and harmonious condition, the
membership having increased and fnan-
cial condition improved. The indications
are that the membership will be stimulated
to renewed efforts towards building up and
strengthening their lodges. Yet how few
realize the value of individual effort in the
matter of increase of membership; that if
each member would make it his aim to add
at least one good name during each term
to his lodge roster-and there are few who
cannot do more if they wilbur total
would be more than doubled in a single
year.
One lodge has surrendered its charter
Damon Lodge, No. 5, Minneapolis, having
become defunct some months ago, but as
one-half of its live membership has been
absorbed by one or the otherlof the four re-
naming lodges in the city, while number
of the others are about ready to re-enlist
in the Pythian army, it can hardly be
called loss to the order.
For the convenience of members who
may be disposed to visit other lodges, 1
append hereto revised
SUBORDINATE LODGE DIRECTORY.
showing the name of the lodge and num-
Der, its location and night of meeting, and
the name of its keeper of record and
seal:
Minneapolis No. l, Minneapolis; Friday-A.
S. Hart, 1905 Sixth street south.
Germania No. 4, Minneapolis: Tuesday-C.
j. Young, 723 Washington avenue south
Scandla No. 3, Minneapolis; Thursday-M. J.
Harlin.
STU sater No. 7, Saltwater; -Tuesday-C. L.
Easton
Minnesota No. s, Anoka; Monday-H. E.
Lepper.
Hobah No. 10, LIE sueur; saturday-H. R.
Wood.
North Star No. IL, Elk River; Friday-Henry
Galley.
Champion No: Is, St. Paul; wednesday-H.
S. Finn, box 2107
Faribault No. 16, Faribault; Friday-Joseph
Kahn.
Laurel No. II, Red Wing; Thursday-B. F
Hodgman.
Hermion No Is, Minneapolis; Monday-Ira A.
Newell, 4l5 Ninth avenue south.
Pennington No. 10, Pennington; Wednesday
-Wm. A Dame.
Mystic, No. 20, Moorhead; Friday.
Winona No. 81, Winona; Thursday-F. W.Rob-
son.
Henderson No %, Henderson; Monday-M.
". Grimes.
Wedena No. %, Wadena; Monday-P. Knud-
son.
Ada No. q Ada; Saturday.
Crookston No. %, Crookston; Friday.
Red River.sNo. 26, Fergus Falls; Thursday
F. B. Estes,