The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-05

to date as paid last year.
The $4,000 members in Brooklyn, N Y, will
celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the
order by laying the corner stone of a splendid
Royal Arcanum Temple with impressive cere-
monies next Monday.
Membership in the large grand jurisdiction
on July 81 is reported by the supreme sec
rotary as follows: New York, 47,263 Penn
Sylvania; 2d,s71; Massachusetts, 1859; New
Jersey, 1904; Illinois, IA, 1872; Ohio, II 1854.
New York city and Brooklyn contain more
members of the Royal Arcanum than any
state in the Union. Over $1,000 men are en-
rolled in the different councils New York
council with over $500, did not gain that
number by consolidation, but began with a
charter list of less than fifty.
Ramsey council will hold meeting in Elks'
hall next Tuesday evening Members of local
councils and visiting members from outside
points are cordially invited to be present and
witness the degree as exemplifed by this
council. Following the initiation ceremony
I and regular business which will be disposed
of early in the evening, entertainment will be
provided.
The meetings of Minneopa and Terrace
councils next Monday evening in Bowlby hall
will be interesting to members of both coun-
ellis. The proposed consolidation will be fully
be present and voice their sentiments. There
is no talk of consolidation by any other of the
local councils, and all are preparing for a
vigorous fall campaign.
Merriam Park council will give an enter
tainment at Woodruff hall this evening. They
have secured Mr.. and Mrs. Labadis the eele-
brated dialogue artists of New York Music
will be furnished by the council quartette and
orchestra. 1t has come 10 the knowledge of
the council that there still in the Park
few eligible men who are not members Of
the order. They will be gathered in at once
The council will give a series Of entertain
ments during the fall and winter.
KNIGHTS OF PYTH1As.
Capitol lodge will confer the rank of knight
next week.
Washington lodge will spend a social even
ing at its meeting next week.
Champion lodge conferred the rank of
esquire last evening, and will knight several
candidates next week.
Lincoln lodge entertained a large number
of visitors this week, and conferred the rank
of esquire three candidates.
Webster lodge conferred the rank of esquire
this week and will confer the rank of knight
on four candidates at the next meeting.
ODD FELLOWS.
Grand Master stimson will return from the
East next week.
Mrs. Melville will institute a Rebekah lodge
at Clearwater on the 14th.
West Side and Home lodges played euchre
at the hall of the former Wednesday evening.
Robert Bloom lodge has refurnished its hall
and provided Itself and other lodges with
fine new home.
The Odd Fellows Mutual Benefit associa-
ton will meet at headquarters in st. Paul
next Wednesday.
Home subordinate and Rebekah lodges have
removed to Central Odd Fellows hall, Sixth
and Seventh streets.
The OrtonVlle district meeting OF ReDekanS
was q great success. Another will be held
at Owatonna on the 30th.
MODERN WOODMEN.
Scandal camp conferred the first degree on
several candidates last Friday and received
two new applications for membership. Friday.
Sept. TO- the first and second degree will be
worked five candidates. All the neighbors
are requested to be present.
Copeland camp will hold regular meeting
next Tuesday and thereafter during the win
ter will meet every Tuesday.
Liberty camp will meet next Wednesday.
Work will be in the first degree.
The central committee will meet on the
18TH the meeting for next Monday being de-
ferred on account of being Labor day.
Unity camp will hold session next Thurs
day. and at the last meeting in September
will have class of twenty-one to adopt.
North Star camp met last night. The COM
mittee having charge of the picnic reported
as having made all arrangements to hold it
at Lake Shore
Minnehaha camp met last Thursday. Seven
candidates were given the first degree and
nine were elected. A special committee was
appointed to prepare for the usual monthly
social On the 23d. 1t was decided to turn out
in full force in the industrial parade on Tues
day night