Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-06
I. O. @. F.
Annual Meeting of the Grand Lodge of
Odd Fellowship Work of the Order for
the Year-Over Five Thousand Members
in the State.
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brass bands and banners. The grand
lodge and grand enoampment of Odd
Fellows are in session here, and over 200
strangers from various towns of the state
are in attendance. The grand encamp-
ment met at O'Clock this morning. The
Grand Patriarch R. Sheire made his
report. He states that this branch is in
good condition. Three new encampments
were installed during the year. He touched
very light on the patriarchal circle OF one,
merely giving copy of his official CORE
spondence.
The grand scribe reported about $50
members in the state. Otner reports were
made and several important amendments
were proposed, one permanently locating
the grand encampment and the other pro
posing biennial sessions. The grand en-
campment then took recess until evening
The grand lodge opened at two O'Clock.
large crowd of new members were al
mitted to the degree.
GRAND MASTERS REPORT.
Grand Master Henry J. Strous of ST.
Paul presented very interesting annual
report from which the following is ex-
tracted:
I, with the consent of the Grand Secre-
tary, have granted during my official term
charters to the following new lodges:
Anchor Lodge, No. So, Minneapolis, in
stituted by the Grand Master.
Hope Lodge, No. SO. Pipestone City,
instituted by P. G. A. G.. Mathews
Evergreen Lodge, No. so, Brainerd, in
stituted by P. G. W. W. Hartley.
Maple PLANE Lodge, No. 81, Maple
PLANE, instituted by the Grand Master.
st. Cloud Lodge, No. 80, st. Cloud, in-
stituted by Grand Chaplain Wilson.
Granite Falls Lodge, No. SO, Granite
Falls, instituted by P. G. Owen j. Wood.
Long Prairie Lodge, No. 81, Long
Prairie, instituted by p. G. G.. M. Sprague.
Fidelity Lodge, No. SO, Anoka, instituted
by the Grand Master.
Dayton Bluff Lodge, No. So, st. Paul,
instituted by the Grand Master.
Myrtle Lodge of the Daughters of Re-
bekah, No. IA, Minneapolis, instituted by
the Grand Master.
am happy in saying that all these
lodges are In a prosperous and furnishing
condition. The membership of them is
composed of the best class of citizens of
the localities in which they are situated,
and they all Will be credit to our iuris-
diction and the Order.
Dayton's Bluff Lodge, No. SO, which I
instituted on the evening of May %, or
just week ago, and which was the last of
my official doings, was also one of the
proudest of my official acts. This lodge
started with ten charter mem
bers, every one of whom has
done service in the Order. The
first name upon its application for, and
the first name appearing upon its charter,
is that of p. G. NJ. Schiffmann. This distin-
guished brother has the welfare of our
Order at heart. Not many years ago, his
name headed the application for and the
charter of Excelsior Lodge, No. 60. This
lodge deserves to be ranked as one of the
best working lodges in our jurisdiction,
and is composed entirely of young men,
every one of whom are capable of filling
any position within the gift of our Order.
1 feel confident in saying that Bro. Schiff-
mann, seconded by some of the ablest mem
bers of our Order associated with him as
charter members, will render as good an
account of this, our baby lodge, as he has
done in the lodge of which he was former
ly a member.
REBEKAH DEGREE LODGES.
This coordinate branch of our order,
considering the very limited number of
lodges in existence, is showing more life
and energy than it has for done for some
years. We have, to my personal knowl-
edge, three life Rebekah Degree lodges in
this jurisdiction. If there are more, they
failed to report. Two of the lodges are
located at Minneapolis and one at ST. Paul.
l feel proud to announce myself member
of the one at ST.. Paul. and highly grati6ed
to have assisted during my term in the in
stitution of one at Minneapolis.
ODD FELLOWS MUTUAL BENEFIT SOCIETY.
1t is gratifying for me to report, and
for you to learn, that this society is in a
prosperous and fourishing condition. The
roll book shows a membership of two
thousand and upwards in class IA" and
three hundred and fifty in class ''B,'' and
disbursed since our last session upwards
Of $4,000 to the families of deceased
brethren. L need only refer you to the
able report of the worthy secretary of the
society, Bro. Schiffmann, p. G. NJ, who
has been its secretary from its infancy,
and to whose personal efforts in an emil
nent degree, is due the credit of its present
prosperous condition. 1 can only ask you
to second his unmarried efforts in this di-
rection, being fully convinced that by this
means great good will be accomplished
The report especially alludes to the
death of Edward Rotert, member of Ex-
celsier lodge, st. Paul. It al returned
especial thanks to Grand Secretary Hough
and urges the grand secretary be provio-
ed wlch a suitable Office for conducting
the business of the order.
GRAND SECRETARY AND TREASURER.
Sherwood Hough, of ST. Paul, the grand
secretary and treasurer, submitted very
complete and satisfactory report. He
states that $478. collected for suf-
ferers by the Grinnel!. Iowa tornado which
the grand master of Iowa, reported as not
needed and it was accordingly held in the
treasury. Mr.. Hough suggests that this
sum be used as general relief fund
Elabo rate and detailed statistics of each
lodge are given of which the following is g
REHABILITATION.
No. lodges ............. 81
NO. Initiated. SSi
No. admitted by card ....... 81.
No. reinstated. MISREPRESENTATION. 81
No. ueu 81
No withdrawn by card - IA