The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-28

creditable affair, Messrs Johnson, Hawthorne.
Ward, Grace, Costello, Royce Williamsr
Iempie, McNally, Ledegar and varnum be-
ing the participants. Additional numbers
were given by MesSrs. La Pine Morgansterr,.
Quincy and Cooley. A lunch was served and
Il Il. was midnight before the session broke up.
rms council will give dance on the evening
OF April II for the benefit of a sick member.
Ramsey council will confer the degree on a.
NUMBER OF applicants next Tuesday evening.
Ex-President Benjamin F. Harrison is
apolis.
Terrace council will give novelty in the
shape of shirt and necktie party on Tues.
day evening, March 80.
Meetings Of Merriam Park council are we'll
aroenoed these days. The new "Kootenai
orchestra Is an unbounded success and the
quartette Will be fact by next meeting.
Grand Regent Baker is popular with all the
counclls and having the good fortune to be
unanimous choice will receive hearty sunnort
from all quarters. Brother Baker is an old
worker in the order, having been grand vice
regent of New Jersey before coming ~ ,fin
nesota. ~ i4
Perseverance under any and all circum-
stances Is evidently good thing in way. az
eVloenced by candidate for office In tho
srano council who, having been defeated for
Two positions in succession finally obtained an
once further down the line.
New councils were instituted during Febru-
ary at the following points: Marysville Ohio;
quebec, Que. Lakewood, N. j.; RogersforG
H.. L., C1tX
(twol and Chicago (two). MEMBERSHIP March
l. lSl,061, with 1879 councils.
Hamline council held an enjoyable session
IasC Monday evening. A discussion on the
g gooG OF the order was participated in by
neariy every one present, and music was
furnished by Brother Rice. The hustling COM
mlttee is working UP large class for initia-
ton in the near future.
Commercial council had a rousine meeting
last Tuesday evening. Four new members
were admitted at the business meeting, which
was IolloWed by progressive cinch party for
gentlemen. Prizes were won as follows: First
L. Neuru; second, c. N. Smith: third. T. A.
Keller; foot, A. P. Howe.
Al the regular meeting Of st. Paul council
!as[ Monday Deputy Grand Regent Tong In
sla1 M - D. Curtis as treasurer in place Of
bers and their friends were entertained I'll
clncn. Prizes were won by G. G. Cooper, G, q.
Snlpley, Z. Helmcke and r. Wolfsberg Rel
freshments were served and a very pleasant
evening was spent.
me perennial life membership question al
usual occupied large portion Of the session
resentatives in a somewhat garbled shape. Il
is TO be hoped that this year will settle the
question which has been SO persistently
OF whose partisans have injected much bitter
ness OF feeling into its discussion.
The grand council acted wisely In tabling
resolution to instruct the supreme repre-
sentat1ves on the reserve fund question So
many plans have been proposed that to bind
the Minnesota delegates to any one would be
mistake. The greatest good for the greatest
number will be the policy Of the supreme
council and undoubtedly satisfactory solu-
ton of the question will be arrived at.
Grand council meetings will be held during
next month as follows Indiana, at Indian
apolis, April 1; Iowa. at Fort Dodge April 80:
Connecticut at Bridgeport April II; Michigan,
at Detroit, April 20; Virginia at Richmond
April 20; Ohio, at Youngstown, April %;
Massachusetts,, at Boston, April o. Rhode
Island at Providence AnrIl %. Wisconsin at
Milwaukee, April %; New York, at Niagara
Falls, April 81