St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-01
MINNEAPOLIS MACCABEEs DECIDE
=. TO CONSOLIDATE INTO ONE
TENT,
UNION NEXT MONDAY NIGHT.
CONSTELLATION CHAPTER, EAST
ERN STAR, WILL GIVE AN EN-
TERTAINMENT MARCH Is.
ROYAL ARcANuM GRAND COUNCIL.
Committees Named I'm the Call Is
sued by Grand Regent Harti-
gan for the Event.

gan for the Event.
The Minneapolis Meccabees have de-
cided TO join their forces. Next Mon
day night at Rawlings Post hall, Ma
sonic Temple. the four tents, Star of
the Northwest No. 20, Mendoza No. %,
Franklin No 20 and Hennepin No. 29,
will meet together for the purpose of
consolidating in one tent. This tent
will be organized, officers elected and
installed the same as new one. The
officers of the new tent will be distrib-
uted among the four tents named.
The committee has arranged for a
social, for members only, directly aft
er installing the new officers. The So
cial will be more for acquainting one
another than anything else. On that
night the new tent will also take ac-
ton on a new paraphernalia to be pur-
chased. and circular has been issued
urging every Sir knight to be present.
The grand encampment of Patriarchs
Militant in Minneapolis Wednesday
drew large numbers Of Odd Fellows
to the cities. The reports of the Off
GERS show that the encampment is not
f1ourishing like the other branches of
the order, though it is not doing so
fact that this state is no longer young
are taken into consideration. The total
number of new members secured dur
ing the year was 17S, and the total
number of suspensions 2S4. but Grand
Patriarch Bloomfield made the point
that a number of the suspension were
of delinQuents from the year before.
so the number of delinquents for last
year is not really so large as was made
TO appear.
Following are the officers elected:
Grand patriarch, w. w. Trafton,
Faribault; grand senior warden, j. d.
Two, Minneapolis; grand high priest,
r. e. Patterson, Duluth; grand scribe,
S. E. Ferree, Minneapolis; grand treas
urer, Frank w. Ware, Amboy; grand
representative, E. G.. Bloomfield, Will
mar; grand junior warden, Alex Van
Praag, Little Falls.
The members of Constellation chap
ter, o. Z. S.. have decided upon March
is as the date of their next monthly
entertainment, and, although its char
acter will be in keeping with the spirit
of the Lenten season, it will be one of
the most attractive given this season.
or any other, for that matter
The degree is something beautiful
beyond description, and is conferred
wholly through the medium of flowers.
1t will be the first time it has ever
been conferred. In public in this city,
though it has been conferred a num-
Der of times at the regular chapter
meetings. While the exemplification
of the degree will in itself be a most
attractive feature. it will not be the
only one, for there will also be a de-
lightful musical and literary pro-
gramme.
The official call has been issued for
the annual meeting Of the Minnesota
grand council, to take place in Bowlby
hall, March "a, and, as stated in the
Gil b e of yesterday, Grand Regent
Hartigan has appointed the following
committees for the convention:
Credentials-W. j. Footner, John H.
Grass, +, Haywood.
Mileage and Per Diem-Clinton
Brooks, II. c. Penfield and r. E.
Brown.
Distribution of Reports-G. F. Back
US, L. e. Andrews, F. H. Warwick.
State OF OriefAD. T. Wilson. Oscar
Wilson. J. L. Wakefield.
New Businesses. M. Davis. George
{. knispel, S. n. Harrington
The past year has been a very pros
porous one for the order, and the COM
Ing meeting of the grand council will
pc the largest ever held in the state.
SiAO VI tie matters TO come
up Tor disposal will be the question of
making past regents life mersbers.
Grand Regent Hartigan has appointed
as committee to canvass the question
and endeavor to bring in some meas
ure dlsposing of it at the coming meet
ing Robert Stratton, G. F. Backus.
James Macmillan, of Minneapolis: w.
=; Footner' ID. L. Wilson and w. w.
Cooley, Of st. Paul.
ODD FELLOWS.
Nv, West Side lodge conferred the third degree
wednesday evening.
new Rebekah lodge will he instituted ~
Red Lake Falls next Tuesday evening.
Wednesday evening a great crowd of St
"a faul oad Fellows went over to Minneapolis
White lodge. '0'ii'
Evening Star Rebekah lodge gave a musical
and literary entertainment Tuesday evening
and the hall was completely filled with az
appreclative audience.
Grand Secretary Bolton has received the
december reports from the lodges, and
state, gain of 152 during the wear
p, The people at Madison Lake are hustlers.
Two or three weeks ago they instituted a
subordinate lodge at that place and now
they have in petition for a Rehekab Iodee
new Rebekah lodge was instituted at Am.
boy Wednesday evening by Mrs. HotaIjnp
vice president or the Rebekah assembly who
lodge. u "'pie
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Lincoln Lodge No. 3S was almost forced 70
post the sign standing room onlv'' at tho
meeting held Friday evening last There were
many visitors from sister lodges nearly ev
cry one in the city being represented besides
several Minneapolis brothers. Two appIica-
tlons were acted upon and three Candidates
received the first rank. Friday evening next
mere VIII be work in the second rank
Many members of No. SO are still ~ I'M
opinion that the Uniform Rank encampment
Will be held in Minneapolis in August next
Webster Lodge No. 20 entertained a LARGE
number OF visitors at their social smoke;
Iast thursday night Progressive cinch and
good cigars caused the hours to sneed awa1
very pleasantly. There were three prizes
St Paul No, ., Uniform Rank, will he
inspected Tuesday night at Pytnian hall This
division will drill during the month Of Marnb
every thursday as well as the first and third
Tuesdays. N 'iiiiu
Liberty Lodge No. 197 will confer the ra,,,
Of ESQUIRE on several pages next Thursdav
evening. large and enthusiastic businass
meeting was held last Thursday Two new
applications received.
On Wednesday evening Capitol lodge No
6l, conferred the third rank and received
three applications for membership On
"Wednesday next the first rank will he rom
ferred, and all candidates are requested -
be in attendance by $50 D. m. We oro
pleased to see visitors at all times ana CO.
promise them there will be work everu
night. '
Twin City No. GO, have laid aside tbo,r
old paraphernalia in order to have the latest
house Of this kind can furnish and inst
received from Chicago last week Monday an
outfit that would do credit to any lodge in
ct1fo