St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-03
First Day of the Annual Meeting Of the
Grand Lodge Of Minnesota
Odd Fellows.
Bennett Seminary Launches Seven Charm
ing Young Ladies Into the Sea
of Life.
Hngular Suits in the District Court--
Police Court Developments
Criminal Items.
library Board--Doings of Lumber
men and MiIlers--Minor
Sports.
THE THREE LINKS.
The Grand Lodge Z. o. o. T. in An
nunl Session,

Udu FeilOWS, convened Tor TWO udyS oOo
sion in North street hall, at the corner OF
NIcoilet avenue and Third street. Inc at
tendance was unusually large. 1t is esti-
mated that there are fully 16o present. ana
Of the 102 lodges all but nineteen are rep
resented.
THE DELEGATES.
Following is a complete list of the dele
gates representing their respective lodges:
Richard Dow, saltwater; w. K. johnson,
ST. Paul; s. Wyatt, Minneapolis; +. Ii.
Newell, Winona; w. +. Jursh, Hastings; W.
X Reid. Princeton; W. W. Gilbert, Roches-
ter; L. Winship, MankatO. E. A. Paradis,
Plainview; H. Vanguard, Wabasha; S. Sweing-
son. Austin; Charles c. Hashow, Minneapo-
lis; Henry Schmidt. Lake City; l.. G. Smith.
Red Wing; Henry Pfankuch Wlnona; E. Is.
Callister, Waseca; J. r. Jones, L&nesoorough;
Philip Notz. Rochester; Henry Mckinstry,
WinneDago City; Thomas Best. Pennington;
". c. Sherman Canno malls; Henry Parker,
Sank Centre; C. F. Betz, Hastings; James
Shaw, Faribault; Il. H. Paine, Brainerd;
Emil Theimer, Owatonna; W. w. Richardson,
Minneapolis; A. A. Round, Dodge Centre;
Charles E. Mccain, Brownsville; j. Splits
tOesser Faribault; ]. White, Castle; William
Reynolds, Eyota; A. Wilson. ST. Paul; H. B.
Gress, Northfield; George Burrowsman,
saltwater; George H. Newhouse, Oronoco;
II. s. Patten, Alexandria; Q. r. Leroy, Spring
Valley; H. \. Robertson, Red Wing; j. H.
Walterstorf, st. Paul; E. Z. Shatfer, Fergus
Falls; W. Fl. Tunell, Albert Lea:
A. C. Peters, Minneapolis; julius Bus
WITT, ST.. Charles; Aldolph Gilbertson,
Candy; John Ritter, Hyde Park;
J. Ronald, Luverne; Levi Truesdell, Redwood
Falls; Frank E. Brien, Moorhead; Z. C.Stowe,
Fairmount; S. Phillips Mazeppa; W. H.
SquireS, Zumbrota; N. H. Gibson, Marshall;
". H. Wells, Montevideo; W. C. Russell, LIE
Sueur; Il. d. jerks, Lake Benton, E. d. Hew-
lit, Brownton; R. b. Gates, Crookston; j. d.
Young, Delano; Henry Berkhardt, Reeds
Landing; L. G. Bloomfield, Wilnar; George
". Somerville, Sleepy Eye Lake; Fl. A. Castle,
Pine Island; b. F. Veal Minneapolis; CD. Cook
Eagle Lake; Howard Lancaster. Fishers
Landing; A. J. Sweet, Minneapolis; Frank
d. Walker, Pipestone City; W. ]. Horell,
Brainerd; George A. Mason, Maple Plaine;
". Z. Waldron, st. Cloud; D. a. McLarty,
Granite Falls; j. D. Jones, Long Prairie;
James SlOan st. Paul; j. A Russell, Sank
Rapids; W. H. Shipe, Minneapolis; John A.
Jackson.
THE FIRST BUSINESS
Of the convention was comforting the grand
lodge degree, and SiXty-nine past grand
masters were instructed in the work and
became members of the lodge by Dr.. n. S.
Taft, grand master.
APPOINTING COMMITTEES.
The grand master appointed the follow
ing standing and special committees the
standing committees being for the ensuing
year and the special for the session of the
grand lodge only:
On Credentials-Ed A. Paradis, Charles
Johnson, W. c. Sherman.
Judiciary-W. G. Dye, John A. Jackson,
Henry Berkhardt.
State OF the Order-G. S. Ives, c. C. Hurd,
3. f. Teal.
Finance-E. A. Kelly, r. B. Gates, Alex.
Wilson.
Appeals ard Grievances-I. F. Clark, Il. J.
Strauss, c. w. Smith
Returns-H. c. Woodbury., J. C. Hines, J. r.
Jones
Correspondence-E. E. Holt, J. C. Cockburn,
John Rieter.
Charters and By-Laws-A. C. Peters, ]. D.
Stein, W. r. Johnston.
Mileage and Per Diem-S. R. Terwiliger,
L. c. Smith, D. Bushnell.
Relief. NJ. Green, w. B. Jackson, I. Fl.
WalterstCrff
Obituary.. Fletcher Williams. D. c. Estes,
J. Marvin.
Distribution-Ed 4. Stevens. F. B. Newell.
Z. E. Bryan.
THE OFFICERS.
The following is a list of the officers of
the lodge, who are at their respective posts
of duty:
Grand master, N. S. Taft of Plainview;
deputy grand master, S. L. Jones Of KasSon;
grand secretary and treasurer, Sherwood
HOugh of st. Paul; grand representatives,
W. j. Dye of Winona and E. A. Stevens Of
Minneapolis; grand chaplain, Josiah Marvin
Of st. Paul; grand marshal a. II. Squire of
Albert Lea; grand conductor, William Camp
bell of Faribault, and grand guardian, J. w.
Wood Of St. Paul.
GRAND MASTERS REPORT.
The grand master submitted his annual
report. which was referred. The report de-
tailed the progress of the order during the
year, which he thought particularly crafty
ing He mentioned the new lodges that
had been instituted and recounted his de-
ciSiOnS rendered and all the official acts of
his term of Office.
GRAND SECRETARY AND TREASURER.
The report of the grand secretary and
treasurer for the year ending May 81, 1885,
showed that the following lodges have been
instituted during the year:
Chosen Friends Lodge No. 100, at Tracy;
Mapleton Lodge No 101, at Mapleton; Mime
tonka Lodge No. 102. at Excelsior; Queen
Esther Lodge No. 10, degree of Rebekah, at
Brainerd.
4 duplicate charter had been issued to
Anoka lodge, which had met with the mis-
fortune of having their books and records
destroyed by fire.
The report showed that S22. 55 had been
contributed to the Rigley monument fund.
Nineteen Rebekah degree lodges have
been chartered and eighteen organized in
this jurisdiction, and all are in prosperous
condition.
The balance of Grand Lodge fund in the
treasury at this time is 81, 352. 30. If all
subordinate lodges are represented the
mileage and per diem of this session, for
two days, is estimated at 81, $50, which will
leave 81, 002 to apply on expenditures for
the current year. The total disbursements
the past year were S4,272.12, which in
cludes the appropriations of 81, 500 for en-
tertaining the sovereign grand lodge.
The current expenses of the present year
were estimated at SO, 200, making it neces-
sary to raise SO, 200 from per capita tax and
sale of supplies
The committee ON obituary presented an
elaborate and carefully prepared report
upon the death of eX-Vice President Schuy-
Ter ColfaX at Mankato recently, which was
adopted.
The exemplification of the secret work,
conducted by W. G. Dye, grand represen-
tive, occupied a goodly portion OF the ses-
sion.
W. G. Dye and Edward A. Stevens,
grand representatives, submitted an ex-
haustiye report of the proceedings of the
slXtleth annual communication of the SOW
ereign grand lodge, held in this city Septem-
Der last, and the report was adopted.
The session of the grand lodge will be
closed to-day. The principal business will
be concerning appeals, etc., election and in
stallation of officers.
THE FIRST COMMENCEMENT.
Seven Sweet NaideaS Safely launch
ed by Esenner Seminary.
Westminster church was the scene last
rirht of the commencement exercises of the