The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-24
Ancient Order United Workmen.

After more than fourteen years the Supreme
Lodge has won victory in the State of Iowa
which clearly establishes its standing in that
state 1t is decision in its favor in what in ira
rernal circles has been known as the .Iowa case -
in 1881 the Supreme Lodge found it necessary to
levy an assessment of twenty cents, and that as
sessment was designated n relief call. That call
was met by all the Jurisdictions except Iowa
which through its grand officers refused lew the
assessment on the members in that State, claiming
that the Supreme Lodge was not authorized 10
maxi the call FOR their contumacy the grand
master workman. grand foreman and grand over
seer were suspended by w. II. Baxter OF Detroit
Mich then supreme master workman. This not
having the desired effect OF making the rebeIlors
district comply with the orders OF the supreme
body the grand jurisdiction of Iowa was suspended
trom the order. Another grand lodge was estah
IIshed, with William r. Graham as grand master
workman. Then followed the organization of na,,-
loyal lodges and at the samt. time the rebeiIions
individuals established an opposition grand lodge
and assumed the name OF the order as previous to
suspension Then the two grand lodges became
known as the loyal and the dislovaI and the
latter Instituted proceedings TO Dust the former on
the ground that 1t a trespasser and
went so TAR as TO assert that the new
lodge has no right to be known as the Grand
Lodge OF Ancient United Workmen of iowa Dur.
ing the lengthy litigation that followed the disioyaI
set up me cain that the a. o. L. W. was not
fraternal organization in the true sense of thai
WORD, put that II was simply business assoca-
non ms was controVerued, but Judge Hustled of
the District court supported the arguments adj
Naneed by the dlsloyals and gave Judgment against
The supreme Lodge took an appeal to the su
preme Court OF the State, and that body has lust
rendered a declslon reversing the judgment of the
Dlstrlct court, thereby recognizing the claims NJ
The royals. Had the decision or the lower court
The loyals from the State and would have astab
IIshed "A precedent that would have been disas
trous 70 all fraternrl beneficiary organzsfions for
~ Wouu nave established the right OF a subordinate
Doly 10 ignore the superior body from which ali
legislation emana es Tor the purpose of governing
the mem bers of the order 'ih
Al the sessioIfof the Grand Todge IN ha ba,a l.,
Inns lily IN April next IL is expected that under
the permissive legislation adopted at fhe Loo
session OF the Supreme Lodge an EFFORT win he
mace 10 nave law passed permitting the issu-
ahce OF S1uOO peuehcl larry certificates
reports from Illinois jurisdiction which ID ono.
rating uncer the graded assessment plan as ner
united by the supreme Lodge show snhsta jai
gains during October, November, December aud
January. anu
The lecture delivered last Tuesday hafora Ir,i+,
Lodge and Its friends by Past Supreme Master
large audience thai listened to it, The grand of5
GERS were present and occupied seats on rho nj ar
form. 81 ort but interesting literary and urqi-
cal programme preceded the lecture which was
The Land OF the lncaS." 1t was delivered in a
manner that held the auditors from beginning 10
end The lecturer taking an hour and "a quarter "a
tell in most enchanting manner what he had
gathered about the empire that was founded by
Nance Capac. I he lecture, which. was loudly an
plauded, was followed by dancing and everybody
voted Unitys entertainment great success. en-
pertaining, instructive and pleasing.
Spartan Lodge reports considerable increase in
interest since the new officers have taken charge,
and already several associations have taken place
Grand Recorder Hirshberg delivered an Inter-
estfng address last Thursday before the mem bers
OF Pacific Lodge.
Magnolia Lodge has requested the representa-