St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-12
GRAND LODGE ELECTION.
JUDGE ckLViN L. BR0WN IS MADE
GRAND MASTER.
LAwLESs, SENIOR WARDEN.

Board of Five Custodians of Ma
sorry Is Created Il Thomas
Montgomery Is lie = elected
Grand Secretary-Wcst, of Aus
tin, Deputy Grand Master
Stcbbins, Junior Warden.
Contrary to expectations, Grand Mas
ter Dickinson was not reelected yester
day by the grand lodge, n. f. IL a. NJ,
but il! his stead Hon. c. l.. Brown. of
Morris, Judge OF the Sixteenth judicial
district, was given the prefer ment.
Judge Brown was the deputy grand
master. He Is young man. and Que
of the brightest legal lights in the state.
Judge Brown was born in Sullivan
county, New Hampshire, in 1854, but
has lived in Minnesota since 1876.
Another surprise was sprung by the
lodge. James +. LawlesS was elected
grand senior warden. Mr.. Lawless is
but little past thirty years old. yet he
holds the responsible office of auditor of
the Great Northern railway, has for
some time been master of ST. PauFs
lodge, \. +. and \ NJ, and is now pre-
NOTED to the high Office Of senior war
den of the grand lodge. He held during
the past year the Office of grand orator,
but up to the first days session of the
grand lodge he was not thought of for
senior warden. 1t is conceded on all
sides that Mr.. Lawless won his high
preferment by his splendid Grafton of
"Wednesday afternoon.
The other grand officers elected yes
terday afternoon were:
c. l.. West, OF Austin, deputy grand
master; \. L. StCbbinS, of Rochester,
Junior grand warden; Thomas Mont
Eomery, ST. Paul (re-elected), grand Sec
rotary; J. II. Thompson, of Minneapo-
lis, grand treasurer.
The new grand master, Judge Brown,
last evening filled the appointiye offices
as follows:
Grand orator, y. S. CrOssfield, Browns
Valley; grand chaplain. Rev. Samuel
EIiery, Blue Earth City; senior grand
deacon, Ole c. Hanson, Morris; junior
grand deacon, ii. NJ. Myers, Minneapo-
lis; grand marshal, L. y. ID. Salter,
AtWater; grand sword bearer, o. l..
Dornberg. Redwood Falls; grand STAN
dard bearer, David L. CALHOUN. St.
Cloud; senior grand steward, >. w.
traSler, Wheaton; junior grand stew
ard, II. ID. jerks; grand pursuivant,
Henry MupSOn, Preston; grand tyler,
Jean {. Fisher, St. Paul.
While Grand Master Dickinson failed
of 4 reelection, he gained his point as to
board OF cuStOdidnS Of the work, and
accomplished Il point in the interests of
the work which mis- predecessors for
years past have failed to gain. After
long and spirited discussion the various
efforts 10 kill the measure were defeat
ell by a vote to establish board of five
custUdians, the members to be appoint
ed by the grand master. The board is
TO meet IN St. Paul one week each year
to eXemplIfy the work of Masonry.
During this week the members are to
be paid each So a day. Tie board is TO
receive no pay for other work.
The new grand master stated last
evening that he would not appoint the
members of the board of custOdianS for
a week or two.
An amendment to the constitution
was adopted which provides that the
widows and orphans fund shall be
held sacred, not to be drawn upon for
pny purpose, the net earnings of the
money only To be used for the benefi-
Charles.
An aggregate of $500 was appropri-
ateu for relief, which is greater than
last years appropriation. There was
also voted $4,000 to the Widows and
orphans fund, making a total of $4,000
III the fund.
Four charters were granted to new
suDUrdinate lodges, as follows:
sihiey Lodge No. 2O9, Winthrop, Sib-
ley county.
Columbian Lodge No. 2lO. Heron
Lake.
Friendship No. 211, GreenviIe.
Hallock Lodge No. 2l2, HalIock, Kilt
son county.
b. Dudley Williams. junior grand
warden Of Alabama, was present and
made happy address.
Eight grand representatives of other
states and countries were welcomed.
Last evening the grand lodge installed
tile new officers and adjourned sine die.