Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-02-10
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Meeting Of the Grand Lodge at De
lrOit. uf' Il

mencing Tuesday of this week. The
delegates Iwhoiarrived by Monday even
ing, took advantage of the opportunity
to visit the Peninsular lodge of Detroit,
the largest lodge in the state and one
of the largest in the United States. The
evening was spent in very enjoyable
manner, numerous speeches from some
Of the delegates present, interspersed
with music by the gles club of the Pen
insular lodge, was the order of the even
ing. The Peninsulars have nice rooms
and their hall was well filled. The fol-
lowing summary of reports to the Grand
Lodge we take from the Evening News.
from which ii will be seen the Order In
the state is in very fiourishing condi-
tion, and constantly growing:
Grand Master Workman James w.
Wood will show that during the past
year new lodges were instituted at Esca-
naba, Manistee, Wales (St. Clair Coz,
Bay City, Port Huron, 0scoda, Humboldt
and Alpena, and he recommends that
charters be granted them. The charters
of the lodges at Dundee, Mt. Pleasant,
Blanchard, st. Ignace and Escanaba
have been surrendered. Cards have been
taken by most of the members from the
discontinued lodges to the new ones.
TheState has been redistricted during the
year by general order of the grand mas
ter workman, the aim and desire being
to build up the weaker lodges, infuse
new life and vigOr into such as were in
morbid state Of existence, and thus en-
large membership without increasing
the representation and expense OF the
grand lodge. He feels that the laws of
the order are as near complete as possi-
BILE; that the constitution needs but lit,
tie change or addition; that the grand
lodge should leave well enough alone,
get through with its business with dis
patcn, adjourn and 60 home, but still he
would like to urge the appointments OF
medical director. Experience
has shown that it is asking too much of
the executive to compel him to examine
and investigate every application for
membership. The expense of these appli-
cations under the present law is about
$500 per year. The result is good but
he Is anxious to transfer this labor to
where ii properly belongs, the medical
fraternity,an to have the expense borne
by the applicant. There have been
numerous requests the past term for
dispensatiOn giving authority to hold
public installations, and he recommends
that some action be taken allowing the
same. The order in the state is prosper
Gus and doing good work; the increase
may not be as large as some may
have expected or wished for, but it has
been healthy and natural increase and
just where it would do the most good.
The report of W. Warne Wilson, grand
recorder, will show that during the year
there have been 1887 beneficiary certifi-
Gates issued and five annulled certif-
Gates reinstated, making total increase
Of 1,242. There have been 46 deaths and
total loss Of 436. The net gain for the
all 8,205 certificates, of which 1888 have
death. The total number of beneficiary
certificates in force, December 81, 1882,
was 6,937. An elaborate system of
tables will be submitted showing that
at the end of the year 1881 there was $4,-
$40 in the beneficiary fund. Fourteen
assessments were made to pay the losses
amounting to $4,000 dollars and there
is now on hand 1854. The expenses of
the general fund have been $6,7 81,
and there is now on hand $239 02. The
total receipts and disbursements of the
relief fund were $3,O52 60.
The report of Grand Receiver s. G.
Randall will show substantially the
same thing as that of the grand re-
cOrder.
The finance committee will recon-
mend that the grand lodge require that
all beneficiary warrants shall be made
payable at their business Office in De-
trOit, according to the custom of all life
insurance companies. Also, as there is
not balance in the general fund suf-
ficient to defray necessary expenses un-
til the next per capita tax falls due, that
a temporary loan of 500 be made in
month to month. They will recommend
meet the expenditures, the per capita
that the assessment excess be abolished.
Also. that they be authorized to hire a
clerk for the grand recorder at an ex-
pense not to exceed 5000 per annum.
The following proceedings of the last
days meeting we take from the Free
Press:
The Grand Lodge Of Michigan, Ancient
Order Of United Workmen, met at $50
o'clock yesterday morning, and resumed
consideration of the annual reports of
officers, which were subsequently re-
ported upon and approved, after which
the order of election of officers was taken
up with the following result.
g.. M. W.-D. P. Purington, COldwater.
g. F.-Chas. r. Bagg, Detroit.
G. O.-E. We Dodge, Lowell. iii
G. R.-W. Warne Wilson. Detroit.