St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-25
40. D. W.ASSEMBLES
TWENTIETH ANNUAL SESSION OF
THE GRAND LODGE OPENED
YESTERDAY,
no CONTINUE THREE DAYS.
LARGEST ATTENDANCE THAT HAS
EVER BEEN SEEN AT A MEET
ING.
ORDERS GROWTH IS EXCELLENT.
WELCOME Address by Gov. CIOueh-
j, G, Tate and j. L. butler De-
liver Addresses.

The grand lodge OF the Ancient Oruer
of United Workmen of Minnesota
opened its twentieth annual session IN
the house chamber at the state capitol
Yesterday morning and will continue
for three days. The attendance this
year is the largest in the history OF
the lodge in this state, and the great
amount of business to be transacted
will keep the members busy during the
whole convention.
Grand Master Workman Fred NJ.
Lloyd. of st. Paul, called the meeting
TO order at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and announced the business of the
day. Reports of officers We're received
and distributed to the several COM
mitteeS During the day there were
some committees appointed besides the
regular committees appointed for the
year. These committees were buslly
engaged during most of the day on
their various matters and will be heard
today or tomorrow.
The last year has been a wonderful
one for the \. Q. L. W, and it has met
with great success in Minnesota. The
gain by several of the large lodges
has been most marked. Twenty st.
Paul lodges gained BAL members, twelve
Minneapolis lodges gained 610 14S out
side lodges gained 1,S14 and IA new
lodges organized during the year
showed gam Oh 0oU. w lll d loss VI %
members by fifteen lodges, the in
creased membership shows a net gain
OF 1862.
During yesterdays session 2S1 new
members were admitted into the grand
lodge. This is the greatest number
ever initiated at one time. Nearly 600
representatives of the order were pres
sent from all parts of the state and
more are expected today. In fact, the
10, ! ,1s1lN h le 1an
largest the lodge has ever known.
Gov. Clough delivered an address Of
welcome to the lodge at the opening
session, and was followed by a stirring
address by j. C. Tate, grand master
workman, and supreme foreman of
Nebraska. Mr.. Tate's speech dealt en-
tirely with the affairs of the order. He
was sent here by the supreme master
workman, whom he represents. ]. E.
Butler also spoke in the morning ses-
sion.
Reports of grand recorder, grand re-
ceiVer, grand director, finance COM
mittee and supreme representatives.,
embracing nearly seventy pages Of
printed matter, We're read, and acted
upon. These reports show the A. O.
L. w. to be in healthy condition, and
tend to create a closer feeling among
it's members. There has been a decided
absence of litigation, and only two
suits were commenced, in which the
order was made a party, by diSputants
to settle the question as to the legal
beneficiary. The grand officers have
all done their duty. a vacancy oc-'
Cured in the office of the grand guide,
the official organ Of the A. o. U. w, by
reason of the removal of e. A. Englin
from the state.
A communication from the grand
lodge of the Royal Arcanum, which is
now in session, was received. The COM
municatiOn was of a cOngratulatOry
nature, and a suitable answer was re-
turned. There were also several minor
matters brought up by the reports of
the committee Of laws, but no amend
ments Of any consequence to the con-
sututiOn were made.
There has been a determined struggle
exhibited among the lodges to report
the greatest number of members by the
time the grand lodge convened. In the
past Minneapolis Lodge No. - has
been the banner lodge in this respect,
and yesterday reported 430 new mem
bers. Lodge No. 16. however, showed
up with membership of 440, and added
that ten more would be taken in dur
ing the day, which would place it TWEEN
ty members in the lead.
The lodge adjourned at o'clock and
Will meet again this mornig at 8. The
election of officers takes place the first
thing. c. G. Hines, of Shakopee the
present grand foreman, is a probable
candidate for advancement to grand
master workman. No other candi-
dates have yet been mentioned. The
sessions are held secretly, and very
little is given out to the public.
1t is Hardly Worth Any Ones While
to take the risk of waiting for
Cough, Cold, or any Lung Trouble "to
go as it came" when a remedy, so sure
and thorough as DR.. d. Jaynes Ex-
peCtOrant, is so easily nrOcurahle