The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-22
UNITED WORKMEy GATHER
GRAND LODGE A. 0. u. W. WILL
CONVENE TODAY
Meeting to He Held in the Hall of
Representatives at The State Cap
ftol-NenrIy 300 Delegates Elk
pccted From Various Towns OF
the State-RepOrts of Various
Officers Show Prosperous Timex.

The grand lodge of the A. O. u. W.
Will convene in annual meeting in the
hall OF representatives in the sta te
house this morning.
There will be nearly three hundred
delegates. The convention will be call
ed to order at 10 o'clock and the morn
Ing session will be devoted to routine
work.
The various officers will read their
annual reports and such business as is
proper will be transacted
The election of officers for the en-
suing year will be held tomorrow. The
present officers are:
Past Grand Master-Fred NJ. Lloyd of St.
Master Workman-Charles G. Kinds Of
Shakopee.
Grand Foreman-J. NJ. Dment. of Owa-
tonna.
Grand Oycrseer-Fred H. White, of Du-
Grand Gu:ds-George Bertram. of Mime
apolis.
Grand Irs de Watchman-Geo ge H. Jacobs
of Winona.
Outside Watchman-M. c. Tiff. of Glencoe
Grand Recorder-Cl4f Olson. OF vii mar.
Grand Receiver. ]. MEGA dy. of St. Paul.
The election will be the most inter =
esting event for the delegates, as there
may be some lively electioneering be-
fore the nominations are made. Grand
Recorder Olson and Grand Receiver
McCardy are almost certain of re-ele, :
ton, but contests are likely to arise
over the Others
The annual reports of the officers
have been printed, and will be placed
in the hands of the delegates early
this morning. These reports show that
the order in this state mas had a very
prosperous year.
The increase in membership from
April 1. 1897, to March 10, 1898, was
$3.50, and the net gain is $3.50. The
most enthusiastic members could hard
ly ask for a better evidence of pros
perity. This is all the more pleasing
to the members from the fact that the
preceding years had shown a net loss
The report covers the period to Jan,
1, 1898. The grand warden reports that
during the year there were Ill deaths,
and two cases of mysterious disappear
ance are reported, one of these, Charles
Schafer, of Redwood Falls lodge, and
the other Albert L. Hall, Of Upchurch
lode Minneapolis. In the first case
a claim for insurance has been. filed,
but in the second no regular claim has
been filed.
The report of the finance committee
shows that benef1ciaries have been paid
during the year to the amount of S234 =
900. Relief calls emanating from the
supreme lodge have also been paid to
the amount Of $35, 447 So. The order now
has funds on deposit to the amount of
$37, 45239. The committee recommend
that the per capita tax be the same as
last year, but that an increase be made
in the grand masters contingent fund,
that he may send deputies to assist the
weak lodges in the jurisdiction and also
establish new lodges.
The grand recorders report shows
collections during the year to have been
1921, 00907, and the total disbursements,
1920, 1858. Nicollet lodge of Minneap-
oils, shows the largest collections, $S,-
625,01 and Minneapolis No. IL comes
second with a total of $7,963.31 to her
credit
The record Of disbursements shows
the largest item to have been the grand
lodge session of 1897, s5SSS.73; supreme
lodge per capita tax, $2,113.92; salary
and clerk hire in grand recorders Of
fee, 1855; salary Of grand master
workman and contingent fund, So, 60S.2S.
The grand recorder says:
1.-THE expense per capita, taking the
total amount paid out for all purposes
from the general fund, Is $1.06. De-
Quoting the amount paid out for sup
plies bought to be sold to lodges, the
expense of the grand lodge session and
the amount paid to the supreme lodge
for per capita tax, the expense for the
year 1897 has been 63 cents per mem
ber."
Fifty-three lodges In the state have
decreased the average age of their
membership, and this has reduced the
increase in the average age for the
jurisdiction to less than one-quarter OF
i per cent On the first Of January, 1898
there were 1852 members over fifty
years Of age in the order.