St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-19
I.0.Q.F. ENCAMPMENT
The Patriapchs' Militant Re-
ception and Competitive
Drill,
The Exposition Is to Be
Opened Again This Year =
Sure.
The Baptist Home Missions
Convention - Furniture
Dealers Banquet.
Employees Pilfering From the
New England Furniture
Company.

The twenty-hrst annual session OF the
Grand encampment, |. o. 0. F., OF Min
neSota, was held at Odd Fellows hall,
No. II Washington avenue north, yes
terday. 1t was presided over by w. w.
Churchill, of Rochester, who was
elected to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of John B. Mueller, of Minneap-
oils, some months ago. G. G. Hurd, Of
Minneapolis, was elected grand high
priest in place of Mr. Churchill
During the morning the following
past chief patriarchs received the grand
encampment degree:
No 1 ST. Paul, Frank E. Hail. F. W. Over
mann; No. ., Rochester, N. b. wilkins,
George Radabaugh; No. 4, Owatonna, f. G..
Schuemann: No. s Minneapolis Gustav
Rummler; No. Z Lake City, NJ. c. Pike; No.
s, Mankato, II. r. Wleckinger: No. TO- Wi
mona, Matthias Stack, John Eciefeletl, Abb
ner Kleser; No. II, Wlnnebago City
o. G. Retsloff; No. IA. Minneapolis B.
c. Chute. r. T. Lynch, George Kis-
singer: No. IL, Preston, n. j.. Reed !;
Leighton: No. 10, Brainerd, liver Benson: No.
20, Mortified, Charles Schofeld: No. % Min
neapolis J. n. Niles, A. X. Norton; No. "a,
Wabasha, Henry Patens; No. %, Fergus
Fails, j ii. Grass; No. q. Montevideo, c. j.
NtiSOus No. D., EdlTL1Ouul, W. w. ICllICs u
#. Swearngen; No. "a, Willmar o. l.. Diem,
John Williams NJ. d. Manning Jr.; No. 81,
Minneapolis, A. j. Smith, Joseph Conrad
No. Sc. Gaylord, d. n. Jones; No. 80, Fort
Smelling, Minard II. Lavering
The remainder of the morning was
occupied with the report of the commit
tee Oh credentials and the comforting of
the grand encpnpm emit degree.
In the AFTERNOON the reports of the
officers were received. They were not
as satisfactory as could be wished, and
showed lethargic condition Of the
subordinate encampments. The grand
scribe'S report gave the following data
for the past year:
Encampments in good standing, SO; inlti-
ated 1890, 3O6; admitted on card. 81; rein
stated, l5 suspended, 1903; withdrawn, 81 {;
died, Il; membership. l,613; number Of patri
archs relieved. 1890 66; paid for relief of
Patrarchs, Sil9.8O; paid for burying the
dead, $40; total relief granted. S559.60; total
receipts, ST, 657.42; total funds i'll the treasur-
les Dec. 81, 1899, 81, 525. 81.
Grand Treasurer Sheire showed the re-
ceipts of the grand encampment for the year
ending to-day to be S1.7l0.95 balance stand
ing i'll the treasury of $740.05
The officers elected for the ensuing
year are as follows:
S. ". Bruce, Sank Center, grand patriarch;
L. " Hugo, Duluth, grand senior warden;
f. n. Ware, Winnebago City, grand junior
warden: Nathan Schach, Minneapolis,
grand high priest; j. Fletcher Williams, ST.
Paul, grand scribe; Romane Sheire, St.
Paul, grand treasurer; Lieut.. Gov. Ives
grand representative for two years.
The encampment adjourned to st.
Paul next February.
The roster of the delegates is as fol-
lows:
No. 1, F. W. Overman; 2, N. B. wilkins; 8,
Jacob GilZer; 4, G. II. Peterson: 5. Gustav
Bunnler; Z, c. II. Hanson; s. William Buck
holtz; 10, John LOhse: L, f. N. Ware; IA, r.
F. Linch; II, f. E. Leighton: 81 II. Harker;
%, A. K. Norton; %, j. L. Jones; 25, f.
Shaever; 26 Frank ". Denton; q, G. j. Mel
son; rs, Peter LamereauX; 20, d. II. Stimp-
son; 30 9: l.; Bahannon; 81, J. T. Swear
ingen: 81: w r. Schaefer; &C. r. w Straater;
81, A. j. Smith; 80, Herman Luerssen.
In the evening reception was ten
dered by the Patriarchs Militant of the
Department of Minnesota to Lieut.. Gen.
j. Z. Underwood, their commander, at
the Masonic Temple. 1t was attended
by large number of the members of
the order and their friends. The exer-
cises were begun by battalion drill of
the department. Five cantons were
represented No. l, commanded by
Capt. D. A. Studebaker; No. 3, by
Capt. Max Kost; No, Z, by Capt.
A. A. Hoyt; No. 9, by Capt.
Brown; No. Is, by Capt G. l.. Abbott
The battalion was reviewed by Lieut..
Gen. Underwood, who complimented
them highly on the the perfection Of
their discipline. A competitive drill
followed this, in which thirteen cheval-
iers contested. The first prize, hand
some button, offered by Lieut.. Gen.
Underwood, was won by Chevalier Nor
riSon, and the second. diamond badge,
was won by Chevalier Ehlers. The
drill was followed by several addresses.
the first of which was delivered by
Lieut.. Gen. Underwood, who spoke feel
ingly and hopefully of the progress of the
order. He was followed by s. M. Bruce,
grand patriarch of Minnesota, on THE
Encampment Branch of Odd Fellow
ship" Next was an address by Grand
Master w. &. Nye on The Order is
Minnesota" and one by Grand Secre-
tary A. l.. Bolton on The Daughter of
Rebecca."
Among the prominent Odd Fellows
present were Brig. Gen. F. A. Wood
ward, Col. Il. J. Kost, Maj. Milo Car
rier, Maj. Henry Smith, Adjt. Gen.
Carl Armendinger.