The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-27
JUNIOR GOOD TEsPLARs MEET.
Opening Day Devoted to Reports
and Social Sessions.

The Junior l. o. G. t., Of Minneapolis,
opened it's first session OF the sixth
annual meeting yesterday morning at
Burnhams hall, 2221 Central avenue,
with visiting delegates from all parts
of the state. The Junior Good Temp
lars is the Scandinavian branch Of the
order, and carries on it's deliberations
in the Norwegian and Swedish langu-
ages. The session was called to order
by supreme chief templar, John M.
Dahlby, of St~~Paul whereupon Grand
Secretary G. Sorenson, of ST. Paul,
read the report from the previous meet
ing. The following committees were
then appointed:
Waye and Means-O. w. Croonquist. A.
Noreen, o. P. Wilmer, Oscar Wolf, A. p.
Peterson.
Resolutions. E. Olson, G. H. Melby.
j. A. Holmquist
Credentials-G.s Sorenson Andrew E. Olson,
0. w. Croonquist.
Finance-John Bake, ]. R. Holmquist,
John Bjorkman, Adolph Johnson.
Literature-Rev. j. l.. Erickson, G. Soren-
son. Oscar Wolf G. e. johnson, Julius
Kingsley.
-Laws-Charles G. Peterson, A. c. An
derson, H. Melby.
These committees will submit their reports
some time during the first days of the week,
with the exception of the committee on Gre
dentials, which had to go to work imme-
dfately. There was no trouble in the seating
of delegates, and seventy-fiye, representing
sixty lodges, were reported present. The
finance committee also made its report, which
was that the moneys OF the order were in
frst-class shape. The general secretary re-
ports that at present there are 1884 mem
bers of the order. The remainder of the
morning session was spent in the comforting
of the district and grand lodge degrees on
several candidates, nine taking the former
and twenty-one the latter.
The afternoon was spent in listening to re
ports from the different delegates present as
to the work carried on in their districts. At
8 clock supper was >served the delegates in
the hall.
The evening session was Of a social char
acter. being the session set aside for the
official visitatons from the local lodges. Five
out of the seven Scandinavian lodges of the
city were present in a body. The visiting
address was delivered by T. W. Davis of
supreme lodge degree was conferred upon
those eligible.
OF the other grand lodge officers who are
present can be mentioned G. j. Skytte grand
councillor, OF St. Paul; grand superintendent
of the Juvenile Temple A. Norm, Cam
bridge grand vice templar, w. P. Carlson
Minneapolis; grand treasurer, O.. P. Wilmer
Duluth grand chaplain, Rev. J. L. Erickson
past grand chief templar l.. e. Olson, Still
water; international supreme deputy Oscar
Wolf Holm City; grand messenger. D. B. 3.
Engsang; assistant grand secretary, F. Miller
ST. Paul; grand marshal, G. e. Johnson
Duluth; inside guard, L. P. Ecklund, Still
water.
This. evening the delegates will be enter
tained at the hall by Aftonstjernan Lodge
No. 20. A programme of a musical character
has been prepared and everything arranged
IN manner that will be conducive to the
visitors enjoyment
Monday morning 1t is expected that the
lodge will settle down to hard work The
different committees will render their reports
and the election Of Officers takes place.