St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-27
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40. u. w. IN SESSION
About Three Hundred and
Ia Fifty Delegates in Attend
g Isl ance.
GRAND OFFICERS REPORTS.
They Show Marked Increase
in Membership and Lots
of Cash.
THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Takes Place Today = Grand
Parade and Entertain
ment: Tonight.

The nineteenth annual session of
the Minnesota Grand lodge, A. o. U.
W., began yesterday morning at
Market hall. The attendance was
unusually large, upwards of $50 dele
gates and grand officers being pres
ent. Scarcely one was missing from
the list of officers, which comprises:
G. M. W., w. B. Mccormack, Min>
neapolis; G. F., Frederick M. Lloyd,
st. Paul; G; o., Charles G: Kinds,
Willmar; G. receiver, j. j. McCardy,
st. Paul; G. guide, George J. Fischer,
,Winona; G. l. W., Eric A. Englin, Still
water; G. Q. w, George II. Chapman,
Litchfield; B. G. M. W., J. e. Porter,
Mankato; G.. trustees. W. III. L. Don
aldson, Preston; Jacob Newsalt, Owa-
tonna, and Alexander Van Praag, Lit
tie Falls; supreme Representatives, G.
M. Laing, j. E. Porter and Joseph A.
Eckstein; grand medical examiner, G.
F. Merritt, M. D., st. Peter.
After the degree had been con-
ferred upon delegates not yet mem
bers of the grand lodge, Grand
| Master Workman Mccormack, of
Minneapolis, read his annual re-
port. The increase in the orders
membership during the past year
had been both gratifying and I'M
expected, he said, amounting, as it
did, to fully 1,500, as against 900 dur
ing the year preceding. He had Or
gained sixteen new lodges in less
than eleven months, and had con-
ferred degrees upon SCI members. The
present state membership is 13,4OO.
The grand master expressed his sat
isfaetion at the success of a new
plan, inaugurated by himself, of con-
ferr1ng degrees upon members of SUI
coordinate lodges in classes of ten or
more. The great disaster at Hinck-
ley had resulted in the
LOSS OF BUT ONE WORKMAN,
buts to relieve the many sufferers
outside of the order, $1,000 had been
contributed from the general fund.
The grand recorder, Olof Olson, of
Willmar, reported that seventy
seven members had died during the
year, seven of whom belonged to the
grand lodge
r. b. Hughson, G. L. Chamber
lin and Charles A. Gle, the finance
committee, stated that, at the be-
ginning of the fiscal year, April 1,
1894 the cash on hand was: Bene-
ficiary fund, $1O,649; general fund.
$7,O15.17. The total amount collected
during the year ending Dec. 81. 1894.
was: Beneficiary fund, STAG, 225; gen
'er;al fund, s9,190.6S; relief fund. 1851.
The disbursements from April 1 to
Dec. 81, 1894, were: Beneficiary fund,
Sl45, PA; general fund, $13, 3OS.32.
Grand Master Mccormack then an
nounced the following committees.
Degree of Honor-G. L. Chamberlin
n. Jordan, Mankato; j. l.. Dotter-
wick, Winona
Honored Dead-Past Grand Master
Workman, George M. Long. Window.
j. j. McCardy, st. Paul; D. RamaIey'
Special Committee on Grand Medical
examiners Report-C. A. Donaldson,
NO. 1870. D. Zimbeck, No. 176; Osman
f. Way, ISL.
90 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES A. Eckstein, No.
Garfield, No AZ. H.
State of the Order-A. H. Taisev
No z; l.. 90 Dettlebach, No. 80; ]. n.
-NPfNctio anu STI0VdnceS-J.r M d.
w. Barker, No. 1S9. ' w. 90 H.
Returns-John j. Walsh, No. IA. w
n, Cnamberlin, No. 10S; w. H. Brow
NELL No. as.
Correspondence-A. c. Robinson No
10; H L. A: Wooley, No. 81; T. j. Barrie
Charter and By-Laws-F. A. Rrond-
F. SON I, No. g.; II. J: Kotzly, No. 60; W.
e. Mileage-Oscar HalIam. No O.
Grant, No. g - ~
THE AFTERNOON SESSION
convened at 2 o'clock. One or two oe
the special committees were appointed
aiter Wmch the lodge proceeded to the
consideration of an important renort
recommending that the order continue
salary 10 the grand master work.
man. SO that he might devote his entire
tiiIie 10 the work. In view of the ex
ceiient results following the adoption
Oh TINS plan last year, it was decided.
a1ter spirited debate, to pay the sal
airy Tor another year. Several consti-
tutlonal amendments were then intro
duced, and the grand lodge adjourned
until O'Clock this morning.
The first business of this mornings
session will be the election of officers.
The successful candidate for the lead
ing position will probably be either the
present incumbent or Frederick M.
Lloyd, of this city.
There will be grand parade this
evening which will form at the state
capitol at 1880. ]. J. McCardy is grand
marshal. Following the parade, a con-
cert will be given at the Auditorium.
the proceeds of which will be donated
to the Nebraska sufferers. Grand Mas
ter Mccormack, w. G. Nye, of Mime
apolis, and ]. ]. McCardy, of this CITY.
Will deliver addresses. And among
other participants are: Seibert,s or
chestra, James Hyland, Mrs. Fred Mas
solt U. S. Kerr, Thomas Jones, Mrs.
A. w. Porter, w. I. Nolan, J. G. Bran
well and quartette composed of
Messrs. Lapine, Kimball, Wilson and
Burke.
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