The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-10
KNIGHTS OF THE THREE LINKS
ARE BECOMING QUITE
COMMON.
ORDER RAPIDLY GROWING.
THE GRAND Lodge YEsTER-
DAY. 81
WORK OF ANNUAL CONVENTION.
Rebekahs Also In SessiOn-Grand
Patriarchs Banquet-Other
Conventions.

The attendance of Odd Fellows at
the opening Of the annual convention
of the order yesterday at the First
Unitarian church was much larger
than was expected. as over 400 men,
| representing 223 subordinate lodges,
| were in the large assembly room when
the grand lodge was called to order by
Grand Master Frank L. Powers
The first order of business was the
presentation of certificates, and when
| that had been checked up the grand
lodge degree was conferred upon the
largest class In the history of Odd Eel
lowship in Minnesota. Over $50 took the
degree.
/ The appointment Of the committees
was then announced by the grand mas
| ter as follows:
Credentias-S G. Pierce, Barney Wilkins,
c. p Nixon, NJ. F. Henion, 1. F. Clark.
Ltstribuuon-Ed A. Stevens, Charles M.
/ Ipps, M P. Satterlee, o. L. Booth, M. A.
| Goar
Judiciary-G. S. Ives, George G. S. Camp
bell, T. w. Hugo, J. c. Belding George A.
| Newsalt.
Legislation-Howard Lancaster, Robert
Stratton, G. M. Johnston, Guy Ewing, S. w.
| Burgess.
State of the Order-H j. Strouse, C. A.
| hammers, c. R. Wilkerson, B. ]. Morey, P.
| ii. Miller.
Mileage and Per Dlem-D. H. stimson S.
| H. Cady, j. V. E. Wyatt, Alexander Van
| Praag. S. M Bruce.
The reports of the various officers
were then presented in order and re-
! ferred to the proper committees.
The report of the grand master,
! Frank L. Powers, was a long docu-
| ment containing besides a resume of
| the condition of the order, all the Off
| cial circulars and correspondence, and
| all decisions of the grand master, and
an account of the work of the past two
years.
The condition of the order is such
| that there is much to be congratulated
upon. Despite the bad effects of finan-
cial business depression the order has
grown, and since the LIST of January
| it has been a rather rapid growth.
/ New lodges were instituted at Mayer,
| Carver county; at Milaca, Mile Laos
| county; Raymond, Kandiyohi county;
! Clearwater, Wright county.
The following Rebekah lodges were
! also instituted, showing that the sis
tiers have been unusually active during
| the past year: Grand Rapids, Itasca
county; Mabel, Fillmore county; Hop
kins, Hennepin county; Ely, st. Louis
county; Browerville, Todd county; St
Paul; Easton, Faribault county; Ma
| della, Watonwan county; Warren, Mar
| ty; Waseca; Pine Island, Goodhue
| county; Hokah, Houston county; Wa
| dena Perham; Stewartville, Olmstead
county; Granite Falls; Cannon Falls;
New Prague, Scott county.
Report No. 4 was that of Grand Sec
rotary A. L. Bolton, who has served
continuously for the past ten years,
| and has been reelected for another
year. His report was an interesting
| document. 1t showed that the total
membership for this jurisdiction Dec.
81, 1896, was 1896, and that at the
present rate of increase it would un-
doubtedly be 10000 by 1900. The fol-
| lowing table of statistics shows in brief
the work and condition of the order fo:
| Minnesota:
| Number of members Dec. 81 1895. IA, 635
Initiated during the year 1896. .......... ,212
Admitted by deposit of card ........... 29f
Reinstated ............ Observation-Disclosures. III
Total :.............. ......:..:......1 e, 314
Number of members Dec. 81, 1896. Il, s3f
Total receipts Observation-Disclosures. $161 470. 04
| Total relief Observation-Disclosures. q, 319. &c
Total assets ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 75O, 649 rs
Number of subordinate lodges May 81,
ies, : %. oo
| Number Of brothers buried. los
| Number of widowed families relieved. 80. 81
| The report of Grand Treasurer c. NJ. Spragua
! shows that the receipts since the last report
have been $11, 977.46 which with the balance
/ from last year, makes 17,C65.72. The total
| disbursements have been $12, 279.77 leaving a
| balance on hand of 81 7S5. 95.
| One Of the most interesting repors received
| at the session that of the committee on
| the Odd Fellows home. This showed that
sS,16lS 80 had been added to the fund during
| the PAST year. At The last meeting of the
| committee the following general propositions
| were agreed upon:
| First-That it is not wise nor prudent to
| attempt the location of the home at the pres
ent time.
| Second-That until the question of the ID
| cation Of the home is finally settled it will
! not be for the best interests Of the enterprise
| to ask for proposals from the different parts
| of the state.
In accordance with this decision a resolution
| was then adopted, recommending that when
4 the sum of $4,000 shall be received and In
| the treasury, the board of directors shall
| thereupon advertise for proposals for the To-
| cation of the home.
The committee further recommended that
certain provisions for raising money be