St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-13
THE FORESTERS HERE.
500 Delegates to the National
Convention at Mime
apolis.
Helm Is Held to the Grand
Jupy--Mrs. Helm Rear
rested.
Colon Will Have His Exam
ination To-
Day.
A Terrible Fall at the Library
Building Yester-
day.

About 500 delegates to the national
convention of the Ancient Order of
Foresters have arrived in Minneapolis.
AT least 100 more are expected to arrive
before the convention is called to order
for business this morning at Harmonic
hail. The delegates all wear badges,
and have attracted considerable atten-
ton on the streets and about the city
since their arrival.
Yesterday was very enjoyably spent
by the visitors at Spring Park, Lake
Minnetonka, where picnic was held
for the entertainment of the delegates
who had arrived. The large delegations
from Brooklyn, New York. Chicago and
the East were expected early yesterday
morning in time for the picnic, but they
were delayed so that they did not reach
the city till in the afternoon.
The delegates are divided among the
hotels about the city. the Nicollet
house being headquarters and enter
tanning about 200 of the guests. Among
these are the New York and Brooklyn
delegations. The CalifornianS are at
the ST. James in body. The West
hotel entertains most of the New Eng
landerS.
The order is not we'll established in
the Northwest, and one reason OF hav-
ing the national convention here is o
further the interests of the OrganlZi>-
ton in this quarter.
The order has been in existence for
over $50 years; its members are to lie
found all over the world. The head
court, or high court, meets i'll England
once in every two years. There is in
America what is known as the subsidiary
high court, which is under the jurisdic-
ton of the high court. There are five
courts here: Court Minneapolis, Court
Hennepin, Court st. Anthony, Court
Minnehaha and Court NIcollet, with a
total membership of about 800.
The great question to come before the
convention is as to whether or not the
American order shall sever connection
with the English order, under whose
rule they practically are. or remain as
subsidiary branch. There seems to be
but little friendlineSS between the two
countries and in all likelihood, at the
end of the convention the American Or
der will be independent under the name
Of the american Ancient Order of For
esters," or the "Ancent Order of FOres-
tiers in America" The source of the
difficulty between the English and
American branches grew out of the
question of admitting cOlored members
on an equal footing with the rest of the
order. The American branch oppose
such an action.
Tomorrow the regular work of the
convention will begin behind closed
doors. The public and open portions of
the programme will be a parade on
Thursday evening, which will be fol-
lowed by a banquet at the NicOllet
house. The line of march will be from
Harmonic hall, where the meetings are
to be held, to Washington avenue, up
Hennepin to Eighth street, and down
NicOlIet avenue. A game of ball will
Friday afternoon between Courts Hen
nepin and Nicollet. the proceeds to be
applied to defraying the local expenses
of entertainment.
The convention may last into next
week, and will be followed by brief
convention of the Knights of Sherwood
Forest. at ElkS hall. At the close OF
their convention, the superior circle of
the companions of the Forest, which
consists entirely of ladies, will convene
in Elks hall, elect officers, etc. About
100 delegates will be present.
The convention may last into next
week. as there is considerable OF bust
ness to be transacted. The convention,
in all probability, will vote that Mime
apolis be the national headquarters for
the next two years.
a special train containing -27S dele
gates of the order from New
York arrived at noon via the
Minneapolis 81 st. Louis railway.
The party was in charge of Frank j.
Dwyer, general Eastern passenger
agent c. & &. T.. Ry.. New York City;
d. j. Flynn, general passenger depart
ment c., r. l. & P. Ry., and c. NJ.
Pratt, chief clerk. passenger depart
ment, NJ. & St. l.. Ry. The last 1OS
miles between Minneapolis and Albert
Lea was made in the remarkable time
of two hours and six minutes.