Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-12
ECHOES FROM THE ANTE-ROOM
Coming Biennial Session of the
Grand Lodge, A. o. u. w.
DEATH OF A KNIGHT TeMPLAR.
Installation of fWoodmen-A. o. U. w.
Anniversary-South Omaha Fra
ternities-Pythian Pointers
Daughters of Rebekah.
A. O. III. Nv.


The bi-annual session of the grand lodge
commencing at hastings, Tuesday, will elect
officers and effect some minor changes in
the bylaws governing the grand and sub
ordinate lodges Of the state. The committee
on laws has not recommended any radical
alteration of existing statutes and none is
expected. The business to come before the
grand lodge will probably require two or
three days Of attention. James w. Carr
and S. h. Patten, past grand master work
men and supreme lodge representatives, and
the delegates from this city, comprising
William Turner and George II. Butler, Of
No. II; Henry Creighton, j. G. Putnam,
- Cramer and N. w. Charles, Of No. 49,;
George Weber, of 96; p. H. Johnson of 9S, and
Mr.. JaskelIk, of South Omaha No. 66, leave
for Hastings tomorrow.
A prominent member gave it as his opinion
that few changes i'll the laws would be
made, but that in all probability revision
would cover the work of the session IN that
direction.
The committee in charge of the reception
and entertainment of the supreme lodge met
Friday in the Office of DR.. S. Il. Patten, and
made progress In the work.
In The BEE for April IA appeared an arti-
Gle signed "lowa Workman" written in the
interest of the suspended organization of the
A. o. U. W. in Iowa.
The article, very properly, starts out with
an apology. and after calling attention TO the
fact that much had been said ON both sides
OF the A. o. u. w. question IN Iowa, says:
1T is questionable whether any good can
come from winnowing the chaff of six years
litigation by discussing the source of the diff
fcultS"
1t is not at all questionable, Mr.. "Work-
man." for you know thai the more this ques-
tion is agitated and the more familiar the
Of difficulty" the less your chances are for
securing popular verdict, notwith-
standing you obtained one from court
whose decision virtually is that you are an
insurance company pure and simple.
"Iowa Workman" also acknowledges In
his article that the members of his Organlza.
tion are not recognized as members of the
A. O.. u. w. fraternity outside their own
special circle. Until now they have been
posing before the public as a part and parcel
of the great brotherhood outside of Iowa.
This shows that the truth will out.
The mills of the gods grind slow,
But they grind exceeding fine.
In view OF their former status and preten-
sions, the writer would ask any one in their
ranks, but more particularly the editors of
their paper the Iowa Workman, to answer
tho following questions;
Did you obtain your grand lodge charter
from the state Of Iowa or from the supreme
lodgei IL from the former, why was 1T nee
essary to embody IN your articles OF incor-
poration the words, .By authority of the
supreme lodges" If from the latter, what
authority had your grand lodge TO change
those articles. Ignoring the power and au-
thority OF the supreme lOdgei
Your representatives to the supreme lodge
exercised more influence in the enactment
OF the relief law than did those from any
other one grand jurisdiction, yet the very
hrst call under the law for 10 cents per mem
ber your grand master refused TO issue until
after he had been suspended by the supreme
master workman, when he Issued circular
TO each Of your subordinate lodges stating