St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-20
Satisfactory Reports Present.
ed and the New Officers
That Were Elected.
No Probability OF a Union
With the Manchester
Order.
An Incorporation That Will
Trouble the Granger
Leaders.

Odd Fellows hall on Wabasha street.
Those present from the various lodges
of the state were:
Malcolm Mckay, ST. Paul W. W, Gilbert
Rochester; William Henckel, Nicollet; j.
Newsalt, Central: Frank Johanzen, Schiller;
Charles Kneehe. Strong; j. NJ. Collins, Mount
Zion; 7. j. Sherk, Blue Earth: John Tohse,
Woodward Union; W. & Read
Preston, o. johnson, Home; Jacob
Gerardy, Orient; IL. Parker, Crescent: j. W.
Austin, Ridgeiv: " f. Schwartz, Saltwater;
E. Shaver, Park Reglor; George B. Mallery.
Fidelity; j. M. Severance, King solomon;
Walter n. Sanborn. Royal: David Turner,
Austin; I'll. II. Titles, ColfaX; E. A. Kelly,
Minneapolis: W. G. Gamble, Pilgrim; George
b. Arnold. Mount Horeb: E. G. Bloomfield
Harmony, and T. j. Treadwell. Enterprise.
Among the grand officers present
were Grand Treasurer Romano Sheire,
Grand Scribe j. Fletcher Williams,
Grand Patriarch Fowler and NJ. w.
Sprague. The grand encampment de-
gree was conferred on Past Grand Pa
triarchs-
A. n. Bolton. Malcomb Mckay. Minnesota;
W. A. Wiley. Rochester; William Rinchel
Frank johnson, schiller; Charles. Knoeke,
Strong; T. j. Sherk, r. C. Bockler Blue
Earth; e. A. Harrison. Hope; F. A. Wood
ard ard Jr" Q. johnson, Home: \.
huo1HOTlI. JdcOD GeTdTuV.
Orient; j. L. Robbins, sauk Center;
j. W. Austin Ridgeley; W. f. Schwartz,
saltwater: John Il. Gross. Park Region: G.
b: Mallory, Frank Denton, Fidelity; H.
Woodmas King Solomon; Walter n San
born. Royal; C. Fl. Wilborn. David Turner
FL. Turner. Austin; II. A. Titus. Colfax; ".
c. Gamble, Pilgrim; G.. B. Arnold, Mount
Horeb; T; j; Treadwell, Enterprise; T. W.
Hugo, Duluth.
REPORTS.
The report of Grand Scribe Williams
showed thirtv-eight encampments in
tine state, with membership combined
of l.465. OF the number of encamp-
mants in the United States Grand Rep
resentivesRobert Stratton and d. q.
Estes reported as follows:
Number of subordinate lodges. 1874
Numrer of subordinate en-
camDmeutS ...... 2.O91
Lodge members .......... 603.537
Eucampment members. 5000. 106,972
Aggregate relief ~ lodges
and eneampments. 49,, So. $50 l55 Sd
Aggregate revenue of lodges
and encampments :......... 6,436. S76 SIS
The report of Grand Patriarch Fowler
showed general condition of PROSPER
ity among the encampmentS of the state,
and small increase of membership de-
spite the prevailing depression of the
past year. Three new encampments
have been instituted since the last sesz
sion. The death was announced of
Charles ID. Strong, one of the oldest
officers of the grand encampment. Some
time Was occupied in debating proposed
amendments to minor clauses Of the
constitution with reference to the length
of term for which offlc rs shall be elect
ed, following which the matter of choos-
ing site for the holding of the uext en-
campment was taken up. resulting in
Minneapolis being deciued on
WILL THERE BE UNION?
| The matterOf proposed diilOn between
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
in America and the Manchester Unity
Odd Fellows Of England, Of which the
| membership are about equal, has been
discussed at length in the Journals of
both orders, and there are MANY who
favor such a union. The subject was
not discussed at any length, however,
at this encampment and Grand Scribe
Williams, in agreeing to the proposed
union, said that it was, in his opinion,
an impracticable, though in some quar-
tiers highly favored. proposition. He could
see no benefit that would result from it,
| however, to the American order, or in
fact to the English one. The methods
| of each were widely different, and any
such merging as that proposed would
| necesSitate the adoption either of the
AtntTlcdn We6floQS Dy the English Or
| ganiZatinn or the English by the Amer
lean. He believed there were very few
| American Odd Fellows who ever visited
England for, as rule, the members of
| the order were comparatively poor men
and not In position to travel. The or
| der might unite eventually, but he did
not expect to live to witness the union.
NEW OFFICERS.
The election of officers resulted in
the installment as grand patriarch of
John B. Mueller. of Minneapolis: grand
senior warden. S. NJ. Bruce, of Sank
Center: grand high priest. W. w.
| Churchill, Of Rochester,: grand Junior
warden, T. W. Hugo. of Duluth; grand
scribe. j.. Fletcher Williams, of st.
| Paul: grand treasurer, Romaine Sheire,
| st. Paul; grand representative. j. w.
FOwle, of Mankato: grand marshal. E.
Van Kuster, of Minneapolis; grand sem
| tinel. L. A. Woodward. of Minneapolis:
| grand outside sentinel, NJ. l.. Theimer.
| The installation of the above officials
! concluded the business of the session,
| and the meeting adjourned.