The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-24
THE GREAT NORTHWEST.
MrNxEApoLrs. Sept. Il, 1884

/ THE GREAT NORTHWEST.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. II, 1884.
DEAR CLARION: A few jottings of trip
to this part of "The Great Northwest" may
not be uninteresting to your readers.
Leaving Jackson last Thursday night at
1890, we arrived in Chicago on Saturday
morning giving US several hours for sight
seeing and business before departure OF
train for this place. On the Illinois Cen
trail we INDUCED in ride on Buffet
sleeper, with call-bell in your berth,
communicating with the kitchen, whence
you can be served with coffee, or a good
square meal if you desire, and on a very
reasonable schedule of prices.
In coming from Chicago to this place,
you pass through Milwaukee, La Crosse,
| Winona, st. Paal and other cities of note,
and all along you see evidences of push,
progress and wonderful development. A
dining car is attached to the train, and
the bill of fare equal to the best hotels in
the country. These trains run so fast they
havn't time to stop for meals by the way.
The price of meals is seventy-Gve cents,
and if you have an average appetite you
can get the worth of your money.
We arrived in Minneapolis on Sunday
morning, and found the two leading hotels
of the city filled by the delegates to the
Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows.
A few of us constituted the rear-guard.
Most of the delegates, and about seventy
ladies accompanying them, met at Chic
ago Thursday night, had public recep-
ton at Winona on Friday, and ride on
Lake Minnetonka on Saturday.
Thirty-eight Grand Lodges and thirty
Grand Encampments are represented in
the Sovereign Grand Lodge. Each Grand
Lodge has two representatives and each
Grand Encampment one representative.
Nearly all the callings of life are repre-
sented, including thirty-nine of the legal
profession. Hence there is much discus
sion on the judicial and appeal cases, an
unusal number of which are before the
body. The brethren of Mississippi dwell
together in such unity they never trouble
the Sovereign Grand Lodge with cases OF
appeal. So mote it ever be!
The statistics Of the year show: 81 Grand
Lodges; 1903 Subordinate Lodges; 43
Grand Encampments; total Lodge mem
bers, 500, S71; total Encampment members
9O,852; total Lodge limitations, 1914; |
total Eneampment limitations, 1o,620; |
total relief expended last year, $2,015,S32.-
50, being an increase of Sl33, 1864 on
year.
There was protracted, animated and
eloquent discussion yesterday on pro-
posed Amendment to the Constitution to
extend the benefits of the Order to all
races, the Sovereign Grand Lodge recog-
nizing the white race only. Judge Her
ring, OF Texas, who is, by the way, a native
Of Mississippi, made the principal speech
for the proposition, and Hon. C. NJ. Busbee
Of North Carolina spoke with great force
and eloquence against The war, and its
and results, was incidentally
referred to by several speakers, and one
* Confederate brother was so intensely
,epentent and patriotic, that he declared
le thanked his God every day of his life
hat the Southern cause was failurel /
vas pleased to note that the declaration
eeeived no applause from North or South.
The proposed Amendment was defeated
" vote of 100 to AZ.
A proposition to have biennial instead
+ annual sessions received 20 votes, IS
gainst. As it requires a three-fourths
ote to amend the Constitution, the pro-
osition failed. It will come up again
ext session, and with stronger vote.
he expenses of an annual session amount
} about thirty thousand dollars. The
Ulcers are elected biennially, and bien-
ial session would answer every purpose. /
A proposition to admit persons at eigh- i
en- years Of age was also rejected, but I
i'll come up again next session.
The sum Of twenty thousand dollars
aving been subscribed by the Order
the country for the monument
james L. Ridgeby, who was Grand Sec
tary for nearly half century, the con- {.
act has been awarded to a Louisville 4
m, and the monument will be erected =
Baltimore. lei
The officers 81 Grand Lodge were elected !
:sterday. Henry f. Gary, Of Baltimore, .
equity Grand Sire, was elected Grand
re John FL White, OF New York lof h
'hite's Digest mas elected Deputy Grand 2
re. The next session will be held in r r
Gilmore. 1t
On Monday afternoon, the Grand Lodge y
* al excursion to BIinnehaha Falls 3
itch Is Niagara on ! very small scale. 8 s,
return, there was banquet and speech Sd
king which vas sufficiently ven pat Dc
aizsd without the presence Of yonr cor s s
p0ndent. q,
On Tuesday afternoon We we're treated tn
al excursion % St. Paul, carriage ride g
'ough city and vicinity, and ! grand s
aquei It the Merchants Hotel On get sts
& Of he train i 81. Paul, received ~
dial greeting from Charley Manships e. e
J II our jackson boys Who has been s. s.
ing u 81. Paul for sixteen years. and IS
. 4 the Secretary 81 he ST Paul Gas ri
- = - hasn,sef I had he nbl