The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-03-03
AMONG SECRET ORDERS.
The Eastern Star Chapter In
dulges in a Pleasant Trip
to GIenwood. ~.

O 10 0IenWOOQ.
; What the Other Organization
Are Doing at Home and
Elsewhere.
On Friday last the following mem
bers OF Naomi Chapter accompanied
Mr.. w. B. Patton Worthy Grand Pa
tron OF Duluth, to Glenwood TO- assist
in the organization of a Chapter Order
OF the Eastern Star, at that place
Messrs. and Mesdames Hilsdae; l..
4. Barto, W. 1. Henshaw, E. J. Lewis,
~. e. Sfmonton. v. A. Whipple: Mes.
DANES N. H. Miner, Charles Fish
and Gertrude A. Gilman; Misses
Josie Schertfius, Ella Ham1an, Mattel
Kells, May McNeice, Sadie Webbs
Aetha Reid, Rose Cooper and Mab4e
Bssker; Messrs. J. A. Norris and Ed
Dunlap
| Arriving at Gleuwood theywere me.
witba co.diaI welcome on ths part O..
many OF abe leading citizens of Glen
wood and were. right royalty enter.
tsined whae there. Nothing was left
undone to make the visit pleasant and
memorable. Twenty charter members
we're initiated, and a chapter launched
which promises to- be one of tie best
vdthin'the Jurisdiction. Every visitor
Was NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. thssplen-
didthospitaEity of the good people of
GlenwUed!
The principal feature of the annual
mseting" of the. Grand Lodge of ~ o.
wv: will be. question of graded
assessments. This question was be-
fone the grand lodge last year butsw as
vosedi down. The Workman is a Itdge
where the old and young men pay the
same. andiit is difficult to keep thesage
average where: it. should be. Many
delegations, Will be Instructed to note
forthe graded assessment plan. The
Sank GENUINE lodge will send two :xh o
will probably be, instructed to Tote
forthe new PLAN
The Maccabees, under the inspsia-
ton Of the new blood which has re-
Gently BEEN introduced into their lodke,
are going right along and give prcm+
ise' Of an excellent organization.
Judging from the wood saving that
is frequently heard through the wall
which separates the Woodmen, hall
from the, HERALD Office, that lodge-is
receiving its share of new members,
and the goat is kept busy.
The Grand Encampment of Odd Eel
lows of the state of Minnesota isSin,
session this week in Minneapolis.
The Mutual Insurance company of the
order held stated meeting on TIES
day, and c. M. Sprague is one of the
directors. He with Messrs. M. c.; Eel-
sey and Fred jacob represented the
local Encampment in the grand body.
Among the pleasantest features of
the visit of Frank Hemsley here. was
the meeting of the Odd Fellows, lodge
on Saturday evening, at which he was
accorded becoming welcome. He
has maintained his membership here
during the past sixteen years.. and he,
says that the lodge is one of the. strong
est ties that binds him to Sank Centre.
Grand Master of Masons of the state
has appointed Chas. Allen of this city
to be District Deputy for this district
which includes Melrose, Glenwood,
Willard, Alexandria, Osakis and Long
Prairie. Mr.. Allen will make his Of
fical visitation to these several lodge 8
at least once during the year, at his
Fidelity lodge of the Knights of
Pythias is growing rapidly with excel
lent membership. Ithas been in exist
ence but four years--its anniversary
will occur on st. Patrick's day-and
it's present membership is ninety-three.
A vast amount Of work is being done.
The hive of Maccabees of Osakis at
Osakis has been revived and reorgan-
lied. There has been no life in the
organization there for some time, but
with the help of the Alexandria hive
new vigor was breathed into it,. and
five new members were added.
The annual encampment of the Grand
Army for the department of Minnesota com
menced its session in Minneapolis on We'd
nesday and is one ,ofthe largest held in the
state for years. For department command
er election is being fought with vim and in.
terest, there being. several candidates in the
held. among them E. w. Mortimer--every'
where known as sBilly"-J. F. R. Foss, both
of Minneapolis, c. w, Mckay OF. Fergus
Falls, and N. :T.Gearhart of Dulnth. The
Herald's sympathies TOUT to MIR. Mortimer
warm personalfriend for nearly quarter o
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