New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-09-29
It's W or
Ended.
The National Grand Lodge Of Hermann
Sons Concluded its Lal,ors on
Friday.
Some very Import ant Work, Relative to
Insurance, Representation and
the Monument.

Some very Important Work, Relative to |
Insurance, Representation and
the Monument.
National Grand Of6cerg Elected and the
Place of Next Meeting De
ss termined..
The business sessions of the Grand
Lodge were brought to a close four
o'clock Friday afternoon. The delegates
were then treated to drive. about the
city, shown New Ulm's principal points
Of interest, and entertained by the John
Hauenstein Brewing Co. and Otto Schell.
The National Grand officers for the en-
suing four years were elected Friday
morning. Julius Schuetze, man Of
great ability and unusual eioquence, was
unanimously elected grand president.
This removes the presidents Office from
New Haven, Connecticut, to Austin,
Texas, and places in the position man
who will honor it highly.
A. Behrenz, q Chicago newspaper man.
was chosen as 1st vice president and
Waldemar Stein of Great Falls, Montana,
as End vice-presiaent. Both neA will be
new additions to the official management
Of the order. For grand secretary, Rich
ard Schaefer of New Britian, Connect
cut, was reelected as was also Conrad
Walther Of Chicago to the Office of grand
treasurer. The national lodge realized
readily that they would have difficulty
in filing the positions with better men.
j The new officers were duly installed
Friday afternoon. After the ceremony,
President Schuetze appointed: John
Bauer of Texas as Grand Guide, John
SCHNEIDER of Nebraska as Grand Inside
Guard and VIM. Schermuly Of Minnesota
as Grand Outside Guard.
San Antonio, Texas, was selected as
the place for holding the next convention
in 1901, Denver and San Francisco
were candidates for the prize, but the
fact that Texas has larger membership
than any state represented In the order
and had q good working delegation al
the present meeting, made San Antonio
an easy winner.
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A resolution was passed limiting the
representation in the next convention t.
one delegate for five hundred members
two delegates if the membership is be
tween 500 and 1000, three delegates il
between / 900 and 1900, and one add
: tional delegate for each additional thous
! and or fraction over five hundred abov,
!. 2,o0e.
One of the most important facts o
! the convention was the adoption Of |
! resolution for the incorporation of TIL
e national grand lodge by act Of congress
e The object Of Incorporating is to secure
q for the national lodge a standing il
court; also to enable it to establish
! a National Optional Mortuary Fund. A
! present in all states where grand lodge
+ exist with insurance features, it is obi
n gatory with every member to take GU
i insurance, hut the amount Of lnsuranc
is limited to $4,000. Should the Nation
! al Fund be established, these same mem
bers can take out additional insurance il
the national fund at their option. Their
again, in states and territories where n
!, grand lodge with an insurance fund ez
lists, this move on the part of the nation
al lodge will be received as boon, an
it is for such districts in particular cha
= the national fund is contemplated.
On the day of the passage Of the abov
resolution, Delegate Jungkind ofArkanss
received two kilograms from home col
circulating the convention on its wor
in this matter. The move was one thl
was advocated before the presen: an
previous congress BY Gustav Bender {
: Washington, who is attached to the civ
: engineers corps Of the U. s. Army an
g was also delegate TO the New Ul4n col
= ventl0n.
z Another matter of importance to So,
= Of Hermann all over the Union was Il
: decision to have the National gran
s lodge assume and guarantee the payme'
Of the sum advanced ~ the Hinneso1
e grand lodge last spring for the compl
& ton Of the Hermann monument. III
& sum amounts 70 $500. t WILDE pai
s Il the rate Of 1000 Or % much . :.
81 Is allowed each year until paid, ont,
s lthe general % can't par capifa II, ::evit
s Oh eyery member II the United Stat
''s under the jurisdiction Of the Nation
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