New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-06-17
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS,
GrandaLodge of Good Tamn,. !.

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GrandaLodge of Good Temnlars
The twenty-eighth annual session of the
Minnesota grand lodge Of Good Temnlars
was held in Minneapolis, most Of the grand
officers being present. The Grand Lodge
degree was conferred on about slxUy new
members who represented lodges in all parts
ofthe state. Mrs. Kate L. Penniman. grand
secretary, in her, annual report, gave the
statistics OF the order:
During the past year sixteen lodges have
been organized ana one reorganized. The
present number OF lodges is seventy-fiye and
the membership is 1857. The receipts Of
the year have been 50 ,3O1. OF this amount
$766.5S has been expended in missionary
work.
The grand treasurer's report shows a bal
ance in the treasury OF SIS. George w.
Pennman, representative to the R. W. G.
L., held at Toronto, Canada, made a re-
port, IN which ne stated that there are 2S9-
O05 members and 1888 lodges in the iuris-
diction OF the order.
The following officers were elected and
appointed for the ensuing year:
G. w. c. T.-John NJ. Durham (second
term), Brooklyn.
G: W.. Coun.-Rev. F. B. Cowgirl, Spring
Valley.
6. ". V. T.-Miss Emma Clark, Mankato.
q. Sec:-Mrs- Kate l. Penniman (third
term) Minneapolis.
G. Treas.-C.. A. Bierce, Winona.
G. Oh. Rev. Levi Gleason, Fairmont.
G. Mara. H. Myric, Minneapolis.
g. D. M.-Mrs->S S. Mallory, Albert Lea.
G. G.-Miss Fannie Kamrar, Blue Earth
City.
G. SD. C. Smith, Delavan.
G. Mess.-E. P. Cook, Mankato.
Representatives to the r. w. Grand
Lodge, which meets at Richmond. Va. in
May, 1886; J. K. Hilyard, St. Paul, and G.
A. Bierce OF Winona; alternates, j. NJ. Durn-
am of:Brooklyn and w. P. Roberts of Min
neapolis. General matters of a routine ma
ture were presented and discussed and the
grand lodge adjourned to meet in Minneap
oils on the second Wednesday in June,
1886.
At the annual coalncil OF the diocese of
Minnesota, at Faribault, Rev. L.. F. Cole
was reelected. secretary and Rev. A. D.
Stow assistant, H. P. Hoppin reelected
treasurer, and E. H. Holbrook, Jr., treasur-
er OF the Episcopate fund
The committee to whom was referred the
matter OF relief OF the bishop reported the
following resolutions:
Resolved, That the COMMITTEE rec commend
to the council the election of an assistant
bishop, and that the bishop be requested to
call special council, at such place as he
may select for this purpose, not later than
Nov. /, 1885.
The diocesan board OF missions was ap-
pointed by the bishop, as follows:
Rev. b. S. Thomas, Rev. E. G. Dill, Rev.
NJ. N. Gilbert, Rev. A. R. Graves, Hon. I.
Atwater, w. B. Folds, E. L. Bowen, E. 7.
Warner, and the treasurer OF the diocese ex-
officio.
The standing committee was reelected
With the exception OF Hon. II. r.. Wells,
'yio declined to serve. The committee is as
il ows: Rev. E. S. Thomas, Rev. G.. B.
nipple, Rev. T.. B. Wells, Hon. James Gill
ian, Hon. I. Atwater, Hon. Winthrop
Young. The report Of the deans
vas read; and, upon recommended
ton, the convocations reduced to three.
as follows: Rev. T.. j.. Hawley, Northern
convocation; Rev. E. S. Thomas, Central
convocation; Rev. G. G. Tanner Southern
convocation. The bishop announced the
following committees:
On Indian Schools-Rev. e. s. Thomas,
Rev. j. A. Gilillan, Rev. E. S. Peake, DR.. j.
W. Daniels and Hon. Gordon p. Cole.
OnSystematic Giving-Rev. NJ. N. Gilbert,
Rev. c. b. Poole, Rev. A. R. Graves and
Messrs. A. w. Lathrop and w. B. Folds.
The committee nominated the following Off
GERS and trustees OF the corporation:
President, Rt. Rev. H. B. Whipple, bishop
OF the diocese; secretary, w. S. Folds, Min
neapolis; treasurer, Mr.. Merriam, st. Paul;
trustees, Charles Horton, Winona, one year;
.. T. Wilder, Red Wing three years; Gordon
D: Cole, Faribault, four years; I. Atwater,
Minneapolis, five years; James Gilfllan, St.
Paul, six years.
The resolutions OF Incorporation were
read and adopted. A motion was made
and carried that the next council be held at
Gethsemane church, Minneapolis, the second
Wednesday in June, 1886.