St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-13
AGAINST RED LIQUOR.
The Grand Lodge of Good Temp
lars in Session.

lars in Session.
The annual session of the Grand
lodge of Good Templars began at the
Odd Fellows hall yesterday morning
with Ito delegates, representing sixty
five lodges, present. The work of the
Grand lodge is private. 1t was called
to order at 9 o'clock by Grand Chief
Templar William B. Reed, of Hastings,
and the committee on credentials began
its labors, and soon admitted the follow
ing representatives Of lodges:
Minneapolis, Rose Woodward; Huron, W.
r. Worden; Herman. Charles O. Winger;
Woodland, G. W. Manson; Hopkins, George
Burns; Minnehaha, Henry Taylor; Red
Wing, S. F. Leavitt: Excelsior. John G.
Young; Dawson, F. $. Vaughn, n; r. Mel
j. D. Sloggett, j. A. Baird; Delton, Agnes E.
Safely; John B. Finch, S. L. Haakonson;
Hope Of Wabasha, Charles Probst; Norden,
John E. Tumquist; ST. Peter, John H.
s w!n1 Ross c SqssY Line F. Il Mes ssnsg
syea, Alfred johnson; Springfield, No,
bic E. Allen; Elkton, W. F. Burby;
len; Saltwater, w. E. Northern; Okabena,
Rev. H. J. Harrington. G. G; Mandt. Henry
field S,S 5. Hognason; Leakland, B. Il. watson;
Fulda, F. Stone; Runeberg. Charles Swan.
son; Preston, Henry Hays; st. James, c. A.
Boston; Eyota, Rev. Crofoot; Garfield, G. l.
Skite; Camden, E. J, joy; Valley, H. Petor-
Mrs. E. Cook; Oak Center, Julien Rider;
Crescent, W. L. Parker; Lincoln, A. p
Peterson; Wide Awake, c. J. LANCE;
Name of lodge. representative, Washing
Harrington, F. M Bukley; syskonbandet. e.
E. DaKlberg; Vermillion, H. 2. Marshall; Rol-
laz, Mrs. H. S. Middagh; Star of Hope, Capt.
James Nolan; Hastings, Charles A. Violet,
John Van Slyke; Riverside, f. s. Nash; Eur
reka, Rev. J. N. Goodell. Owatonna, j. W.
Sheaf, j. H. Thomas.
District Delegates Representative. G.. w.
York; Clarence Porter, A. B. Register L.
Mel Hyde, James Howe. j. NJ. Duklby, W. L.
billiard. t
The delegates come from 125 lodges
in the state, with the exception of few
which go unrepresented this year. on
basis OF one delegate to 1875 members.
At the morning session the grand lodge
degree was conferred on fifty-five mem
bers and in the afternoon supplement-
Der to nearly 10. At the afternoon
session, the printed reports of the
officers were read and considered. Tue
report of the grand templar oc-
cupied six pages and was con
gratulatory in it's opening Of
the work accomplished during
the year. Thirty-one years of
the society's work in Minnesota he said
was history. Total abstinence he APP
pretended would soon be the rule in
life. He had words of praise for the
organ of the order, the Good Templar,
and urged the Importance of getting
halls. The lack of them was the great
obstacle to the formation of lodges. To
encourage this he had donated 5000 as
hall furnishing fund. He called atten-
ton to the Scandinavian lodges, and
recommended that those in the Fiji
teenth and Sixteenth districts be per-
mitted to organize themselves into
district for aggressive work. The Office
of grand treasurer he recommended to
be consolidated with that of grand sec
rotary. In conclusion the grand temp
lar intimated that he would decline
reelection.
The grand secretary, N. ]. Bray, in
his report showed that 10Y lodges had
reported to June 1883; that the present
number of lodges in good standing is
90. The members in good standing in