The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-12

supreme overseer. supreme foreman at
Boston in 1890 and supreme master work.
man IN Detroit in 1891.
y. Edward Burtt, past supreme master
workman and grand recorder, is another
one OF the representatives who has done
honor to his spurs. His connection with
1t began in October, 1879, when he was
elected master workman of a newly or
gained lodge at Maiden, Mass. His first
work outside of his lodge for the order
was as deputy for John Endicott Lodgs
No u, which position he held continu-
ousy. with the exception of the two years
he served as grand master workman. In
the fall of 1880 he was appointed a member
OF he committee of finance and he entered
| the Grand Lodge al the session of 1891.
where be advocated liberal appropriation
Tor the work OF the order, which policy he
mas advocated ever since. He was elected
a representative to the Supreme Lodge in
1888, aud the three years following servin Q
! by appointment on the finance committee
In Louisville in 1888 to fill a vacancy. At
the session of 1890 he was elected supreme
overseer, supreme foreman in 1891, and
supreme master workman in 1892.
William Henry Baxter o! Detroit. Mich.
Joined the order as charter member Of
Peninsular Lodge No. IL of Detroit in
August, 1877, and was at once elected
master workman, which position he held
SIX successive terms. AT the session of
the Grand Lodge following hs was elected
Supreme Lodge representative. and has
been re elected so many times since that
he has quit counting. At the second ses-
sion OF the Grand Lodge he bee me chair
man OF the COMMITTEES on Jurisprudence,
and, with the exception of one year when
ne was grand master workman, has filled
that position ever since. He was elected su-
p1eme master workman in the session al
Detroit and was reelected the following
year. being the only man ever reelected
TO that position. Mr.. Baxter is at present
the chief OF DetroiP5 Fire Department.
Supreme Overseer Joseph E. Riggs is q
well-kuown lawyer of Lawrence, Kans.,
and for some fifteen years has been a
prominent worker In the cause of the A.
o. U. w. in his own jurisdiction and the
national body. He was grand master
workman Of Kansas in 1888, aud the fol-
lowing year in the Supreme Lodge, when
he served on the committee on laws most
acceptably, until last year he was elected
to his present position. de will be ad-
vanced this session TO the chair of supreme
foreman.
The official statement for the year 1894
was received late last night According to
IL the condition of affairs In the order on
May l, 1894, was as follows: $50. $50 mem-
DeTs, being an increase of 1852 for April !:
amount paid 10 heirs in April, S565. 252 % !;
total payment to heirs to date, $685.
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The representatives to the Supreme
Lodge meeting of 1894 are as follows:
Siias A. Kline, Groomsburg, Pa; William X.
Ford, Plttsburg Pa; j. H. Mowen. Pbila-
Gelphla / a.; L. A. justice. Youngstown, OHIO /;
>. w. Henderson, Lynchburg. Ohio; A. T.
kooVer Cincinnati, OHio; j. w. Harris, Ash
land, Ky; Isaac Marks, Georgetown, XIV: l.
+; Houng Jr.. Lexington. KY; o; r. Weaver.
indianapolis, lnd.; Thomas B. Neal. Frank
ton, Ind n. 5. Byram, Indianapolis Ind, +:
+. 3. I0wie, Clinton. Iowa; l.. o. Rowland,
CEDAR Falls. Iowa: A. w. c. Wicks, Winters,
Norton, Dunkirk, N. y; l. ii. Norton, SYRIA
cuse, n. Y; X. l.. Mckinley. Paris Ill; o. r.
Berry, Carthage, Illinois; e. II. Matsop Chi
cage, H.; ". II. Miller Kansas City, Mo-; r.. L.
Miller 81. Louis, Mo-; vineil, St.LOuis, Mo /;
u. NJ. Laing, j. L. Porter, j. A. Ec- stein, Min,
nesoia; ". A. Walker, K. j. Dunno, Judge
Medock, Wisconsin,: j. +. j. Lewis Knoxville.
Tenn; j. ii. Thompson, Memphis Tenn |:
James Z. Aydelott, Tullahoma, Tenn; William
r: Parish. Grand Rapids, Mich; Almerin H.
Ter, Detroit. Mich; George b. Kstzenstein,
Sacramento, CAL; James Booth, Los Angeles
Cal; j. N. Young. San Francisco. Cal. !:
Joseph Ehrllch. Albany; Judge BraZiIl.
=. =. Ihomas' WEBB MeNal, Gaylord, Kans. !;
L. c. Weller, Galena, Kans.: L. Z. Murphy
LeavenworLb, Kans.; NJ: I. Dawson. LONDON.
Ont; +. e. InwoOd, Toronto Ont: M. %
Carder. 81. Thomas, Ont; d. Soils Cohen,
Portland. Or; I. A. Stephens, Portland
c. G. Sprague, Boston. Mass: Roswell % s.
Farron. New Haven. Conn; Albert &. An
drews, Augusta, Me-; Samuel Ecces .Jr Balii-
more. d.: A. +. Colbert. Baltimore, Md. !;
Joseph Grape, Baltimore, Md; j. Henry Shep-
Tex. William Holt, San Antonio. Tex; l.. -.
clio, Virginia CITY,. New; +. McRae, Reno
New; d. KehOe, Virginia City, New: Louis
Anfenger, Denver, Colo; z. l.. Palmer, Dea-