The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-14
DOINGS OF THE LAST WEEK IN
LOCAL SECRET SOCIETY
CIRCLES.
GRAND LODGE OF WORKMEN
HAS AN IMPORTANT SUBJECT TO
CONSIDER WHEN 1T MEETS
NEXT WEEK.
Suggested in Order to Prevent 6
Weakening of the Organization
Other Matters.

The last issue of the Anchor and
Shield, the official paper of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen, is almost
exclusively devoted to the necessity of
changing from the level assessment to
classified assessments, in order to pre-
vent the ultimate death Of the order.
Letters from many of the officers on
the subject are printed, including one
from J. G. Tate, the supreme master
workman. Mr.. Tate writes:
This matter has been so thoroughly dis
oussed in your jurisdiction that 1t seems un-
necessary for me to enter into the details OF
the proposed classified assessment plan. Ono
thing has been settled, namely, our order
must at an early date change Its methods or
assessments our ship will be upon the
rocks. 1t is physical impossibillty to con-
tinue the payment of 81, 00O for sums varying
from SO to $500 and $500. Such a method of
doing business means ultimate and complete
bankruptcy. In the classified assessment
plan, adopted by the last session OF the Su-
preme lodge Is the only hope Of relief and
the only certain way Of escape from the dan
ger that now threatens our order. In that
plan there is safety, security and perma-
nency.
The paper editorially commenting ON the
subject says:
The coming session Of the grand lodge will
mark an epoch and the most important one
in the history Of the Ancient Order Of United
Workmen In Minnesota. The future history
Of the order In this state depends upon the
action Of that body in regard to the proposed
plan OF classified assessments. II CLASSIFIED as
easements are adopted 1t means that we Will
not only retain the young members that we
have at present, but that we will add inside
of the next twelve months more members
than we have ever done in any one years
history of our order. On the other hand, II
the members persist In antagontZing the Ell
forts of our supreme officers and disregard
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ter Of a century, have been careful observers
of the growth Of fraternal orders, and who
have given US the benefit Of their experience,
and still cling to the level assessment theory,
we will not only lose all our young men, but
will place ourselves in such position that
we cannot expect to get any new accesslons
to our ranks and then 1t will be only a short
time when, from very force Of circumstances,
we shall have to adopt the new plan or go
out of business. When we are forced to adopt
IT by stress of such circumstances we shall
not be able to meet our losses with seven
assessments, as we can II we adopt 1t now,
but shall be forced to levy perhaps as many
as twelve classified assessments per year.
The grand lodge meets in st. Paul next
week At the same time the grand lodge Of
the degree Of honor will meet Tuesday, March
e, at Central hall, Sixth and Seventh streets.
KNIGHTS OF MALTA.
St. Elmo Commandery No. 216 stationed
at St. Paul installed the following officers
Friday evening: Sir knight commander, Geo.
3. Jennings; generalissimo, d. P. Thomas;
captain general, Rev. VIM. w. Lewis; prelate,
Rev. w. N. Jainson; recorder, George M.
Reade; assistant recorder. ]. B. Fowler; treas
urer, J. H. Hilton; senior warden, A.. A.
Jones; junior warden, F. R. Curtis; standard
bearer, G. H. Culver; sword bearer, Raymond
Woods; warder, c. H. Gilbert; sentinel, F. P.
p. /. Paulson; trustees, E. M Brown Jr.,
A. r. Colvin, w. l.. Davidson; representa-
tives to grand commandery, E. M. Brown and
cneur ma Leon Conuanderv No 219 sta
toned at St. Paul, installed the following Of
l1cers Wednesday evening: SIR Knight COM
maHder, E. H. Koerner; generalissimo, VIM.
g. Allen; captain general. F. c. Kinney;
prelate, Paul Hanson; recorder, w. G. Sauer;
assistant recorder, o. Christensen; treasurer,
VIM. Kammon; senior warden, ]. A. Law
bearer, r. Hormuth; sword bearer, J. A.
MolStrom; warder, VIM. Mannteuffel; SEN
tinel, w. S. Echlin; first guard, ]. A. Swan
son; second guard, A. Lindquist; trustees, L.
Peter, Theo. H. Koerner, VIM. Mannteuffel;
representatives to grand oommandery, TheO.
H. Koerner and S. E. foreman.
Mount Sinai Commandery No. 156, stationed
at Minneapolis, installed the following officers
Monday evening: Sir knight commander,
Fred o. Kimball; generalssimo, A. o. Cor
man; captain general, E. J. Merrill; prelate,
assistant recorder, Charles o. Strand treas
urer, John w. Taylor; senior warden A. T.
Larson; junior warden, William Gernlo;
standard bearer, w. ]. Young; sword bearer,
H. I.
tinel, ]. A. Werner; first guard, 2. NJ.
Bibbem; second guard, David McWaters;
trustee, ]. W. Stewart; trustee, George S.
Johnson; trustee, Stewart Gamble; represen-
tative TO grand commandery, o. Byorum and
Norris Olson.
Ivanahoe Commandery No. 1913, stationed at
Minneapolis installed the following officers
Monday evening: Sir knight commander,
Frank c. Elwell; generalssimo. William A.
Ripley; captain general, Leonard Hunt; pre-
late, George Keely; recorder, Walter l..
Scott; assistant recorder. Albert e. Wallace
treasurer, c. z. Bachman; senior warden
S. p. Carlton; junior warden, William L.
Potts; standard bearer. George Hufnail sword
bearer, George Dodge; warder, L. Staufer
Lilley; second guard, E. Murray; trustees,
l. G. Pool, Robert Knox, George Hufnail;
representatives to grand commandery, Charles
A. McCulloch and c. B. Wise.
Ionic Commandery No. 204, stationed at
Two Harbors, Mimi, installed the follow
ing officers Wednesday evening: Sir knight
commander, H. o. olson generalissimo, G.
S. Lowe; captain general, Jay Bryan; prelate
sistant recorder, H. H. Hale; treasurer, w.
D. Newell; senior warden, George Roach;
junior warden, NJ. Roach; standard bearer,
L. Amundson; sword bearer, s. Jacobson;
warder, Christ Christianson; sentinel, F. H.
Oerr; first guard, A. Elge; second guard E.
Magnuson; trustees, S. Jacobson P. Carlson,
w. P. Pencil; representatives to grand COM
mandery, L. H. Bryan and o. J. Tenant.
st. Paul commandery entertained $50 men,
bers and friends Tuesday evening" H. p.
Coffin, of Minneapolis, gave a history Of
the order and was followed by R. H. Johns
ton, of North st. Paul, in a short address.
Mrs. leila Stone Reidhead, of Minneapolis,
the elocutionist: Mrs. J. q. Singer, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Hjernstad, d. Vazberg, H. B. Knauff,
J. H. Palmer and H. Goetzke contributed to
the programme. Refreshments were served
and dancing followed.
DEGREE OF MINNEHAHA
There was a rehearsal Tuesday evening at
Odd Fellows hall Of the Degree of Minnehaha
by members Of Hiawatha Council No. /, of
the newly organized order. This order pre-
SCENTS fraternal, social and beneficiary Rd-
vantages for white persons Of either sex Of
good, moral character and between the ages
Of eighteen and fifty years. The founder Of
the order is DR.. s. G.. Ginner of this city
who also wrote and composed the drama.
The degree team of the supreme council
are all members Of st. Paul's Episcopal church
The ladies of the guild, Of st. Paul's, and
the gentlemen of the choir making up the
full team of the supreme council
Among the guests present were: Rev. DR..
Wright rector of St. Paul's, the Rev. Mr..
Hood, assistant rector and Mrs. Hood and
Or. !. G. Nelson, Andrew P. Swanstrom Mr.
Lawrence Kent, DR.. M. o. Nelson, Miss Joy
Marsden, Miss Mai Reid, Miss Florence Wal
pole, Miss Emily Wagner. Miss Hattie Nc