The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-06-11
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DEs MONIES, June 6.-The supreme
lodge of the Ancient Order OF United
Workmen. has convened in this city with
large attendance Of delegates and OIL
cers. Every state IN the Union and
most of the territories are represented
by delegates.
The following are the officers Of the
supreme lodge in attendance: Past SUI
preme master workman, II. w. Fish,
Oakland, Cal; supreme master work
man, Leroy Andreas, Buffalo, n. Y:
supreme foreman, William 7. Morris,
Chicago, Ills; supreme overseer, George
W. BodoroW, Toronto, Can; supreme
recorder, II. W. seckett. MeadviIle. Pa;
supreme receiver, E. n. CLARK, Niagara
Falls, N. z; supreme guide, g. II. kel-
! Ter, Carlisle, KY; supreme Waterman,
Vim, r. Graham, Cedar Falls, Iowa; So
preme trustees, s. B. Berry, Beatrice,
KAs., Samuel Eccies, Jr., Baltimore,
Nd. Rev. John D. VincIl, D. D., St.
Louis, Mo.
Committee on Laws and Supervision
hon. John Frlzzle, Nashville, Tenn;
v. E. H. Forde, Emporia, Kan; Alec
Mclean, Mscomb, Ill.
The supreme master workman in HIS
report stated, among other things, that
| an application was received to have the
grand lodge of Colorado. New Mexico
and Arizona set apart as separate ben
| eficiary jurisdiction, and that on August
9, 1884, the supreme master Workmen is
sued his proclamation granting the re-
quest, there being 2,45S master workmsn
under the jurisdiction.
The relief board, after five days de
liberation, reluctantly decided that Il
i could not grant the relief asked by the
grand lodge of Tennessee.
The grand lodge of Tennessee, after {
gallant fight against high local death
rate, returned TO the BENEFICIARY Jurisdic
tion of the supreme lodge.
A partial settlement was reachtd will
W. E. Mumford, late grand recorder o.
Georgia, his accounts beng in such bac
shape as to demand an investigation
one of the imperfections of the benefcia
~ system conducted at present through
officers over whom no direct contro
can be exercised by the supreme lodge
To allay q feeling of uneasiness. which
pervaded the membership in the gram
lodge of Georgia, etc as well as othe
Jurisdictions, and to add another checl
: the supreme master directed Suprem
Recorder Sackett to thenceforth mail hi
monthly financial statements directly {
the subordinate lodges in the suprem
beneficial jurisdiction. The suprem
= master asked the approval of this actor
) The supreme recorder, Mr.. IL. "
Sackett, made q report for 1884, shown
$24S, sol 05 receipts total, the balanc
, IN the hands of the supreme receiver o
January 1, 1885, was $2.955O1, and tn
t balance in the hands of ex-Supreme II
cordsr Davis of 81, 735 "a.
, A large number of men, prominent
!. business and professional circles in a
t parts OF the United States are attendin
t the sessions OF the grand lodge, an
8 much interest is taken in the proceed
I ings.
The supreme lodge devoted the Inorr
e ing session to routine work. The mo-
. important business was the adoption
+ the following item in the report of II
i committee on laws and supervision
= "Your committee have considered I'll
remarks under the head OF Names
PaYees in Beneficiary Certificates an
: would recommend the adoption of Il
g following amendments: Amend sectio
b 4 of article 8 of supreme lodge constit
Z ton by adding, the beneficiary shall
t named In the beneficiary certificate ar
}. shall be confined to one or more OF Il
family of the members, or some perso
r or persons related to him by blood, {
= who shall be dependent upon hin
; Amend section II. article of the 81
n preme lodge constitution by adding Il