Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-05-26
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Proceedings of the Fourth Annual SEES

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sion OF the Grand Lodge.
The fourth annual session of the
grand lodge Of the United Workmen
of the Dakotas assembled In Huron.
At the third session it was agreed to
hold this one at Hot Springs. Fail
ing to secure satisfactory concessions
from the railroads, and the mileage Of
officers and delegates being borne by
the grand lodge, a vote of the lodges
was taken to ascertain their wish in
the matter. A count gave 202 for
Hot Springs and 1,358against. Hence
the change Of location. To make the
matter perfectly legal, the recorder
and enough of the delegates from the
nearest lodges met in Hot Springs on
the 9th and adjourned to Huron.
Sons facts CLEANED from the reports
Of the officers will interest all mem
bers of the order.
Master Workman Chisholm: 1t
gives me much pleasure and satisfac-
tion to be able to report the general
prosperity of the order. Most all of
the subordinate lodges have shown a
grand increase during the year and it
is remarkable the steady and rapid
growth that the Jurisdiction has had,
showing marvellous activity on the
parto Of the brethren. We have passed
the 5000 mark; March 81, 1892, we had
1902 members in good standing.
During the year ending March 81,
1893, the grand recorder issued 1881
beneficiary certificates, and our men,
bership in good standing on that date
was 5,228 members, a net increase of
1925 members.
l did not deem it wise to incur the
necessary expense of making official
visits to the subordinate lodges; as a
better plan 1 instituted the supervis-
or system, and app pointed tensupervis-
ors to look after the interests of the
order in their separate districts. By
their reports I believe that it has
been agrand success and / recommend
its continuance.
Grand Recorder LAWN: Recon-
mends the per capita tax be reduced
from Sl.50 to 81, and that the grand
lodge take suitable action on deaths
Of members of the grand lodge.
Grand Receiver Oleson: During
the past year the membership of the
grand lodge hasincreased more rapid
ly than even the most sanguine an
ticipated. We have disbursed during
the past year the sum of $4,000 to
benefciaries of this Jurisdiction, and
have contributed 81, O53.2 5 on supreme
lodge relief calls.
w. G. Allen, chairman of the finance
committee: We have made a careful
examination of all records in the Office
of the grand recorder and find them
in perfect order.
Total number of new members re-
ceived in April last, 297.
The eight largest lodges in the
jurisdiction North and South Dako-
ta) are: Aberdeen, 800; jamestown,
2Sl: Lead, 139; Pierre, 1871; Cavalier,
106; Sioux Falls, 1Ol; Huron, SO: Plank
inton, So.
Total number of lodges in the two
Dakotas, lO7. Total membership,
April 80, 5,532.
The following officers we're elected:
Grand master workman, DIR. Nc
Mutt, of Aberdeen; foreman, E. j.
Moore, of Fargo; overseer, w. S. Chase,
of Sturgis; recorder, j. ID. LAWN, of
Columbia; receiver, c. L. Oleson, of
Howard: guide, j. j. McCaughey, of
Worthwhile; inside Waterman, A. N.
Aspinwall, of Mansfield: outside
Waterman, Dan Hubbard, of Lang
ford: trustee, A. G. Smith, of Dead
wood: representatives to the supreme
lodge. j. NJ. Chisholm, of Hamilton,
II. c. Sessions of Aberdeen, N. D.
Houtz, of Blunt.
All officers except the overseer were
elected by reclamation. Watertown
was selected az the next place Of
meeting.