The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-09
MODERN WOODMEN MEET
sofa LODGE HELD HERE
YESTERDAY
Decided Effort VIII BE Made to
Bring the Biennial Convention of
the National Organization to St.
Paul In 1901,

AT the biennial session of the Minne-
sofa lodge Of the Modern Woodmen Of
America, held yesterday in Bowlby
nall. 1T was decided to make q united
effort to secure for st. Paul the next
biennial convention Of the head camp"
IN 1900. The grand session will be
held at Kansas City in June and the
delegation. which was elected to repre-
sent Minnesota at that meeting will
enlist the aid Of the other Northwest
ern states in securing the next bien-
NAL meeting for this city. St. Paul
only lost the meeting place for this
year by close margin and it was un,-
derstood that 1t would come here in
l90l At least the score or more dele
gates from this state will grind their
axes nne. and hew down any forest Of
opposition that may be presented.
The gathering put in a busy day
yesterday and adjourned sine die
shortly after O'Clock. Officers for the
ensuing two years were selected and
there was lively contest between a.
number of the candidates for lodge
honors.
The following officers were selected:
State Consul-William Whitman, Ortonyille.
Advisor-W. Wilson, Shakopee.
SlarK-W. b: Hartley. West Duluth.
BBa banker H. L. Donaldson, Rochester.
Watchman-H. F. Ames. Vasa.
Sentry. D: Conner, Carlton.
S ntaee Pnysician-Dr. Lewis, Minneapolis.
neapolis
Board of Managers-C. J. sund, St. Paul: A.
Crystal.
The most spirited contest of the hour
was between DR.. Lowe. Of Slayton, and
DIR. McCollum. Of Minneapolis, for the
nonor Of being recommended to the
head camp for head physician. DR..
McCollum won out after several ball
lots.
A delegation to attend the meeting
Or the head camp at Kansas City in
June was selected from each congress
sional district. The election was by
ballot and in the Seventh and Fourth
districts there was lively scramble for
honors. The balloting resulted in the
selection Of the following:
First Qistrict-G. ]. Shell. Fillmore: w. H.
Pr. g: s. TODD, Wabasha; W. H. Hodge,
Second District; G.. Mitchell, Martin
eSo oSn:. q; Pa Randall. Blue Earth; G. 9.
Rueker. jackson; DR.. W. G. James, Lyon.
Third District.-v. G. Greiner, Carver; W ".
Fo Tayor s9Gahuf Wil Ham, cr0msr kss
Harry :. Franklin, st. Paul; D. b. oConnell,
Fifth pdstrict-N. G. williams, Minneapolis;
f. II. Cashier, Minneapolis; l.. D. Ken
sixth District-J. il. Boyle, st. Louis; A.
D. Doane, Stearns; G. Vassaly Morrison
rs Seventh Dlstrict-Martin o'Brien. Polk; p
and O. A. Wiste. Kittson.
One Of the important matters which
came before the gathering was the es-
adjustment Of a reserve fund. The
minnesota lodge decided to take the
matter UP at the next meeting, which
will be held in June.
The morning session was taken I'D
with routine matters and reports of
committees. At the opening of the af-
ternoon session the visiting lodgemen
had their pictures taken by f1ashlight.
The session was prolonged until late
In the day as the balloting for officers
was necessarily very slow, as each one
was voted upon separately.
The resolution presented by the COM
mittee on resolutions. inviting the
head lodge" to hold it's session Of 1901
In st. Paul. was adopted with enthu-