Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-29
ECHOES FROM The ANTE ROOM
A Busy Week in the Ffaternal
World.
4 NEW ORDER IN OMAHA.
The Forestcrs Organize n Lodge in the
City-The NJ. w. OF A.. Growth
in the City-The Elks'
Trip Postponed.
Forcsters in Omaha.

Forcsters in Omaha.
During the past three weeks a move has
been on foot IN the city to organize a lodge OF
the order Of Foresters. The movement was
inaugurated by Mr.. Burns, of Chicago, a
man prominent in the order in Illinois and
who has seen end experienced the benefits OF
IL. Three meetings have been held in DIR.
Rosewater's Office during the past few weeks
in discussing the plans of the organization
and the supreme officers Of the lodge have
been communicated with in regard to the
instituting of the lodge. An officer will be
in this city during the first week of August
to conduct the institution exercises and in
stall officers for this lodge and the
ONE recently tho organized mne,iao At at, S Tnaal
day night about thirty-five persons were
present who are to be members of the lodge.
Already about fifty men have signed their
names to the list Of charter members. MIR.
M. +. Kerr, DIR. Rosewater and Mr.. X. Don
ney have been appointed u committee to
draw up a constitution and bylaws for the
order and will report at the meeting which is
to be held next Tuesday night to complete
the arrangements of the organization and
for the institution of the lodge.
The order is a comparative stranger in the
city. The following facts connected with its
workings in the state of Illinois may intro
duce and tend TO give it good place among
the men of Omaha. II is a benevolent order,
based upon the broadcast principles of mu-
tual aid and fraternal intercourse in all So
cial and business relations in life. 1t com
bines the good qualities of the older orders,
md rejects such features as time and exper-
fence have proven to be impracticablc, I'M
Just and unwise. Its grand object is to
unite in one true brotherhood all good men,
without regard to sectarian creeds, political
dogmas, or conditions in life: to provide for
relief in sickness or disability; to as sist
the untortunate; to relieve the distressed;
and to protect the widows and orphans of
deceased brethren.
F'oresters are taught by the principles of
the order to be SOBER, upright and conscien-
tious-willing TO help, ready to relieve, and
Obedient to TIN. laws of the country, so as to
command the respect of their fellow-men. In
their domestic relations they are taught to
be affectionate and trustfui as husbands, as
fathers, regardful for the moral and material
well being of their children and dependents;
as sons, dutiful and exemplary; as friends,
Bteadfast and true.
1t teaches in the most forcible manner the
all-important lesson of fraternity-liberty,
benevOlence and concord, that all men are
one family, and are therefore brethren. It's
objects are TO assist it's members in all their
wants and needs, and to contribute to the
widows and orphans of deceased members
$1,000, SO as to place them in a position of in
dependence.
The insurance of, the order on the death OF
n member is 81 900, which is raised by a pro
rata assessment upon the entire membership,
which is now 1917, distributed among 1853
courts. Thus, at the present time, the cost
per member is less than 8 cents for every
death that occurs. The annual dues range
from So to s. per year, payable quarterly, a
majority of the courts charging the former
figure, which appears to be sufficient for cur
rent expenses. The lodges are organized
into division courts, which are the ruling
bodies, and have charge of the finances Of
the lodges and subordinate courts within
their jurisdiction.
n,,r;nr tha ,,aot thcnn tLA N.1,, l.,
Illinois alone has added over 1000 members
TO their lodge rolls and paid out over S557, 457
in death losses and insurance. 1t is to be
hoped that the lodges organized in this city
Omaha lodge recently organized will be in
stituted at the same time as the lodge in this
city recently organized.
A. O. U. w. Ofiicial Circular.
The official circular from the meeting OF
the Supreme lodge of the Ancient Order OF
United Workmcn, recently held at Louisville,
KY, announces o number Of changes to the
constitution and laws Of the order. Some OF
the changes were:
I'VE recommend that all Jurisdictions now
composing the Supreme lodge beneficiary
jurisdiction be set apart as separate benefi
ciary jurisdictions on the 3Oth day of No
vember, 1883, and that these several iurisdic
tions be from that date subject to the provi
sions Of the relief laws as they now exist"
The following resolution presented by the
committee on laws was adopted:
"Resolvcd, That the supreme master work
man is hereby authorized and directed to SCI
apart as separate beneficiary jurisdiction!
the Grand lodges of Indiana, of Texas, o.
Georgia, etc, and of Kentucky, to take effec
November 80, 1888, without regard to thu
number Of members under the jurisdiction
Of SAID Grand lodges, respectively; and sale
Grand lodges are required to make suct
amendments to their constitutions and gen
eral laws as may be necessary to this end
A resolution was introduced in regard II
temperance as follows:
Whereas, The excessive death rate in sew
eral Of the grand Jurisdictions of the order il
2 traceable to the use of intoxicating liquors al
q beverage; therefore be it
Resolved, That 1t is the sense Of this bod,
that the recommendation 10 grand lodges II
incorporate a provision in their constitution
and bylaws prohibiting the admission or re
tention In the order of members engaged il
the manufacture or sale of intoxicatin,
liquors, and of habitual drunkards, adopted
by the supreme lodge at its session OF 1857
be and is hereby insisted upon.
The subject OF the Upchurch memoria
fund was discussed and q resolution passe,
that all money in that fund was not with
drawn before January l, 1889, would be use,
and invested for the benefit of the widow o
the deceased founder of the institution.
The law in regard to raising Of the reli
fund was amended as follows:
The relief fund shall be raised by levyin
assessments of amounts not more than sun
cient to produce the amount required for tn
payment of each respective relief assessment
and such assessments shall be levied and Co
lected in the same manner and under tn
same laws, rules and regulations as ordinar
assessments for the beneficiary Fund, an
oil laws of the order in regard to suspension
for non. payment of ordinary assessments o
reinstatement Of members shall be applicabl
also to such relief assessments.
A number Of other less important change
were made in the general laws. The revise
laws have been published in pamphlet fori
and distributed among the officers of tn
order throughout the country.
Masons In PROFESSIONS.
Grand Master Smith has issued an orde
under date of July 10, with reference to MI
sons taking part in professions. He say
The ''strictly Masonic'' occasions referred
in grand lodge by laws, are the funeral of
brother, the laying Of corner-stones of M
sonic and public buildings, and dedication
Masonic halls, each Of which, except the flu
erals, can only be done by the grand mast,
or his proxy. National and state no
aays, Decoration day and picnics a
not ''strictly Masonic" and dispcns
tions will not be granted for lodges to parat
i'm reyulia upou such occasions. unless the