St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-07

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all out of it there is, they cannot be
the Twin Cities of the Northwest. The
weather is all that heart can wish for.
and the evenings are loveiy-too lovely
for early sleep.
The first thing done was to receive
recommendation from the committee on
constitution and bylaws. suggesting
some slight remodeling in the articles of
government. These were adopted. ana
then the arrangement of railroad fares
was made, so that the accounts in that
particular could be properly kept.
Officers reports have been submitted
and referred to the appropriate commit
tees. These matters consumed the
morning until it was time for dinner.
And, by the way. these Foresters are as
good at the latter as they are at every
thing else. They go at their work in
the convention in a hearty manner ami
do likewise when, confronted by the
properly prepared denizens of the
forest. They are true Foresters. and
love the deer, spell it how you may.
In the afternoon very important
matter OF business was transacted. May
IL High Chief Ranger Schubert sent out
circular letter TO all the subordinate
courts suggesting a plan for the conSid-
GRAFTON of this convention which would
enable the order to better transact its
business and be more in keeping with
the needs of the now large organization.
1t has outgrown its original methods.
The idea was substantially as. follows:
All states and provinces having
m a m horShIn 0f Ell
state or provincial courts and in the
following manner: Each court located
in a state or province, shall send one
delegate to state OF provincial session,
called The first Tuesday in June, 1895,
in the city selected by majority ofthe
courts III such state or province. EsAt
fiiis session shall be elected. state or
provincial court officers for their state
or province, as follows: Chief ranger.
wee chief ranger. secretary. treasurer,
and five trustees. The state or provin-
cial court shall have power to assess the
subordinate 'eonrts a sum not to eX-
coed twenty five cents Permember per
annum for state or provincial court ex-
penses. They shall appoint all deputy
high chief rangers for The state or prov
ince. They shall attend to all organiZa-
ton in their state or province.
At their annual session they
elect one delegate and shall
alternate for the first 500 members and
one additional delegate for every 500
members thereafter. to represent the
state OF province i'll the high court an
nual session. They shall see that our
order is properly registered or licensed
to transact business in their state or
province. and that the laws of the order
are in accord with the statutes or laws
OF their state or province. Any state
of province with less than
500 members shall conduct their
business direct with the high court,
according to the present system.
The delegate or delegates of the state
or provincial courts shall attend the
animal session OF the high court The
annual session of The high court shall
consist of the high court officers and
delegates of state OF provincial courts.
They shall make such amendments to
our constitution as they may deem wise.
They shall elect the high court officers,
as follows: High chief ranger, high
vice chief ranger, high secretary. high
treasurer, high medical examiner and
six high court trustees. High court
officers shall have all power now held
by them. excepting the appointment of
deputy high chief rangers and the or.
ganization of subordinate courts III
states OF provinces.
His idea in this was to reduce the
number of delegates to the national
convention. and thereby the expenses,
and also to give greater efficiency to the
organization of courts, which he has
heretofore had TO personally supervise.
The plan was broug Int up for discussion
yesterday afternoon and resulted in a
long and sometimes stormy debate. 1t
was finally carried by tw0-thirds
majority vote, the following gentlemen
| buing among the able speakers who
chairman of the Constitution committee;
| ID. d. Murphy. prominent states at
| torney oil Iowa; J. Ii. Brennan, Rev.
! T. L. Il. Adam, Rev. George ID. Held
mann and j. P. Rafferty,. Rev. George
| Marshall and others decidedly opposed
F! the proposed change. This is the most
important forward step Which the order
has yet taken, in the minds OF most of
the delegates. 1t was long after 6be-
fore they finished this matter and went
| to the waiting Windsor mattresses to
be served with their evening repast.
| Last night portion of the delegates
i went to TIE hall to eXemplify to The I'm
| initiated The humorous side rank de.
| gree" which about 100 of the courts
!; have adopted as being Of service. 1t
! embraces the riding OF six deers tandem
! By t.ie unfortunate militant, and several
! other jovial Forestrai features extreme
| ly humorous TO the "onlo0ker." What
! the mau who does TIE riding thinks or
/; says nobody knows, as his mouth is
gagged beforehand. Ii several uf th.y'
! delegates appear restless today, the
I: foregoing will account for it.
! Solemn requiem mass will be at
/! tended by all the delegates this morn
| ing at O'Clock al the Church of the
! Assumption, when prayer will be
offered for the souls of the departed
members OF the order. This is thu. lrst
! convention at which this has btea done.
| 1t is expected tina. Mayor Smith will
| attend this mornings session to offer
!: the delegates the Freedom Sof the city
T! and address them.
! The Clarendon hotel Is cavrred With
gay bunting. and has stretched across
(! the front canvas slat:iis, thar there ti,e
| Wisconsin delegation can he found.
| Col. Monfort is in his gie:y a: the WIHd-
/ sor. and takes COOS care Of lis many
guess. Ed HGwe. ROT satisfied win his
!! fine ssecoratiCI OF II,is liD.ei to. The For
! tsters. IL preparing a wonderful crea-