St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-05
ODD FELLOWS STATISTICS.
GRAND SECRETARY BOLTON COM
: PLETES HIS REPORT TO THE
GRAND LODGE.
"A. O. U. w. HAS BIG ROW ON HAND
4 the Guides Claim to Recogni-
tiOn as Official Organ.


Fellows sovereign grand lodge, and it
shows the order in this state to be
prosperous to a remarkable degree.
The total membership of the order
Jan. 1 was 1855; the total receipts of
the lodge for the year ending Dec 81
were $157, ,O7O; the total relief granted
was $25,S5O.52. The number of weeks
sickness for which benefits were paid
were 1855; the total assets of the
Hodges in the state aggregate $700, ,971. .65
of which $4,000 is in real estate and
loans.
The net increase in the assets for the
= year were $16,45O
The action of the A. o. U. w. in
making the Anchor and Shield its
official organ has stirred up rumpus
David Ramaley comes out this week
and announces that the Guide is still
the official paper of the order, and in
his Write-up of the situation he pro-
ceeds to show that the Guide was
= made the official paper of the grand
lodge by section 8. article Z, of the con-
stitution, and that this article cannot
be amended or altered in any way un-
less the proposed amendment has been
submitted to the grand master work.
man in writing at least five days before
the meeting of the grand lodge, and
then at the grand lodge it must be
adopted by two-thirds vote Of all the
members present and voting.
Mr.. Ramaley insists that the grand
lodge must follow the forms of the
fconstitution in selecting an official
paper, just as it follows those forms
in the election Of officers
Furthermore, he says that the grand
lodge is absolutely limited in its ability
to amend the grand lodge constitution
without having the same submitted to
the supreme lodge for approval There
y fore, if the grand lodge had adopted
the amendment changing the official
paper in a perfectly legal manner, the
change could not go into effect until
after its approval by the supreme
lodge.
The editor of the Guide insists that.
having entered into a written con-
tract in accordance with the constitu-
tion, he has an unquestioned right to
demand the strict observance Of that
constitution.
Quite number Of answers have been
received by Col. Fred Wheaton, G.. K.
'R. S., Of the state lodge of the Knights
of Pythias, to the request made by that
body of the subordinate lodges that
sthey permit the grand lodge to use the
money collected for the national en-
sc3mpment for the purposes of the re-
7unIon and demonstration to be cele-
brated in its place at Minneapolis. All
rephes so Tar have been unanimous in
that they have gladly granted the de-
.Slfed permission. A large number Of
the lodges of the order throughout the
state mold their meetings the first of
\ the week, and in such cases the storm
= ahterrered with the consideration Of the
question this week. These lodges will
take up the question the first of next
week, and may be expected to be heard
from by Saturday at latest. The effect
OF the storm upon their meetings ex-
plains the fact that a larger proportion
of the subordinate bodies has not been
heard from.
'- The next number of the Texas Pyth-
Ian Knights is to be a grand lodge
number, and one Of its features will
contain an article setting forth the
plans of local Pythians for the reunion
and encampment to be held here in
September. The article extends a.
be present, although a formal invita-
ton has not yet been issued by the
committees which will have the gath
ering in charge. The Pythian KNIGHT
has very general circulation in Tex
as, and on this occasion an extra edi-
tion of some 5000 copies is to be print
ed in order that nearly every member
OF the order in the state may be
reached
ODD FELLOWS.
Vesta Rebekah lodge has been invited to
confer degrees for Home lodge Saturday
evening, the 4th and members are request
4, ed to be on hand early.
Is, l. D. o. F., on Thursday last thew had
y q, very large attendance. They conferred
y the second and third degrees upon three
candidates, and at their next regular meet
ing they VIII work, on the initiatory degree
and also on the third degree.
Twin City lodge conferred the initiatory
degree last Thursday night on two candi
dates, and will work the first degree next
Thursday night. '1>
Next Monday night Hancock encamnment
meets in regular session.
Inc members of Meridian lodge celebrated
the seventh anniversary of their lodge with
an entertainment Wednesday evening An
elaborate programme was presented. AL
., Monday evening Excelsior lodge conferred
me ea nrst tt degree on two candidates and will
CONFER the initiatory degree on two candi
dates at their meeting Monday evening.
Arrangements are being made for all tho
lodges IN the city to unite in a benefit an :
tertalnm%ent % Tor the home fund. 1t is ex-
pected that the benefit will be given at one
OF the opera houses.
ORDER OF THE WORLD.
Central Lodge No 4OS held nubIic in
stAliatlon on Tuesday evening March n
when the following officers were Installed ;
Past president, Z. E. Florida; president
J. Holley; secretary. D. E. Hardy: treasurer
Peter Eibach; chaplain, Jennie Wray: mar
- shall, A. Schwaders; guard NJ Ouinn. son
lowed by an entertainment and dance They
VIII initiate twenty candidates next Tues
day evening.
DRUIDS
North Star Grove No. 4 had a large meet-
ing on Wednesday evening at which two an
phcatlons were presented and referred: sly
We're baHoted for and three candidates were
initiated. The annual election of officers for
the ensuing year held and the Following
y elected: Noble arch, Karl Simmons. vice
arch, A. w Mortensen; recording secretarv
wv X. Wlnchell; financial secretary r Czie
Rowltz; trustee for three years. c. C. Miller.
SIa,e ESeIPaT,eesentIatiYeS I to grand grove, John Ives
ypNlillam Pitt Murray, S. L.. Pollock BROTHERS
Murray and Ives made short addresses
Schlller Grove No. worked in the routine
pruer OF business on Thursday evening and
transacted considerable business
st. PauI Grove No. had very large meet
ing on Monday evening and initiated one new
member; four candidates were ob1irated im
the second degree and five in the third de-
gree.
z. Minnesota Grove No. 1 at their rneetino nm
Tuesday evening worked in the first deerea
There Will be election OF officers at next
meeting
Vasa Grove No. "a had three applications
Tor membership presented at the last meet
ang on Monday evening. Eight candidates