St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-06
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Record of the Days Doings in the City
of st. Paul Outside of the
Election.
Quarterly Meeting at the Capitol OF
the State Board of Corrections
and Charities.
Annual Meeting of the Grand Lodge of
United Workmen--C Crop Reports
Police Paragraphs.
UNITED wORKMEN.
The Annual Meeting OF the Gram
Lodge.

The Annual Meeting of the Grand
Lodge.
The ninth annual session of the Grand
lodge, Ancient Order of United Workmen
having jurisdiction of Minnesota, Dakota
and Manitoba, was held in this city yester
day.
Among the reports submitted was that OF
D. E. Vance, grand master workman,
which stated the total increase in member
ship since the last annual session TO nave
been 240, with twenty-five deaths. Eleven
legions of the Select Knights of the order
had been instituted in this state, ana
Grad legion would shortly be instituted. A
number of changes in the articles OF con-
stitution were recommended, also that the
p. G. NJ. w. degree be conferred upon the
present grand recorder.
The report of Talbot Jones, NJ. d., grand
medical director, stated that the whole
number of applicants for membership
during the year was 676, of which number
fifty-two were rejected. The number OF
deaths for the fiscal year were twenty
three. The average age OF those dying was
49, wears The average duration OF mem
bership of those who died during the year
was four years and three months. The aver
age age of those admitted during the year was
35.4 years. The average age of the present
membership in this jurisdiction was ~
years.
The financial statement of j.. McCardy,
grand receiver, was submitted as follows:
Balance to credit of Beneficiary
fund. SosooI 90
Balance to credit of general fund. 2,3l6 30
Balance to credit of cash account. 1879 90
This account was certified to as correct
BY David Ramaley, chairman of the finance
committee.
The report of the grand recorder, VIII
lam Cheney, was submitted, showing that
533 new beneficiary certificates had been
issued during the year. During the fiscal
year ending March 81, 1885, there were 70
deaths and Is assessments. Statements
were presented showing the financial con-
dition of the grand lodge, and tabulated
statement of the average age of member
ship. The total membership was shown to
be 1920.
This report was also certified to by the
chairman of the finance committee.
The report of the supreme representa-
tives instructed the supreme master work
man to appoint a committee on ritual to
consist Of one member. authorized to revise
the ritual on certain basis. 1t also recon-
mended that the fiscal year for all Jurlsdlc-
lions Tor the purposes OF Tie rellel law NC
fixed beginning Jan. and ending Dec. OF
each year. Several amendments to the
constitution of the supreme lodge. and laws
of general application were ordered. The
report of the relief board, which was con-
vened for the purpose Of investigating and
determining the application for assistance
made by the grand lodge Of Tennessee, was
also made, stating it to be the determination
of the board that they had no authority to
grant relief for any exigency arising from
losses occurring prior to March 19.1SSO, the
date of adoption of the relief law. The re-
port was signed by J. NJ. Nye, A. L. Levi
and C.. II. Roberts.