The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-30
MONEY FOR FIELD WORK
GRAND LODGE A. O. u. w. CLOSES
ITS THREE DAYS, SESSION
AT THE CAPITOL
TRANSFER GRAND RECORDER
Headquarters of This officer Will
BE Removed From WiIImar to
st. Paul on Jan. L,
1901

number of important matters were
disposed of yesterday by the grand
lodge of the A. o. T. W., that has been
in session at the state house for three
days, before taking final adjournment
yesterday afternoon.
The order decided upon a new de-
parture, that of putting field workers at
work in various sections of the state AS
result the per capita assessment was
raised from 40 cents to $1.20, which will
give ample funds for all departments of
the lodge work. The increase In tax will
give the order an additional fund of $10-
900 for the field work The grand master
workman was authorized to appoint
field workers. In addition it was voted to
employ an assistant to the grand record
er, who will take part of the responsible
ty from his hands in the matter of lodge
inspections. 1t will be the duty of the
new officer to inspect the accounts and
work of every lodge in the state.
resolution was passed providing for
the transfer of the office of grand re-
cOrder from Willmar to st. Paul. The
change will take place Jan. /, 1901. The
annual meeting next year will be held in
gives the Mill City the convention on
odd numbered years The time of meet
ing Of the grand lodge was changed to
the first week in February.
The question of granting relief to Mrs.
Mary Avnold, whose late husband was
a member of Blue Earth lodge, of Man
kato, was taken up. 1t was found that
the grand lodge could not legally make
an appropriation for her relief, and a COL
W. tak
Christ Arnold has been member of the
order for twenty years., when he allow
ed himself to become delinquent and was
suspended. 1t afterwards developed that
he had become insane, or partially so, and
| he was taken to the Rochester insane
hospital, where he died. leaving his wild
ow in destitute circumstances. Prior to
becoming insane AVnold had removed
from Mankato to the vicinity of Roches-
ter, and was at that time well-to-do.
The lodge knew nothing of his reasons
for allowing himself to become suspend
| ed until after his death. The lodge,
learning that he had left his family des-
titute, appropriated $25 for their relief
and asked the grand lodge to make a fur
Their appropriation of $400 This the grand
lodge found 1t had no power to do.
Among other matters that the commit
tee of the whole reported to the grand
lodge was unfavorable action upon the
proposition to build a suitable building at
the fair The report was sustained. Aft
er discussing a number of amendments
to bylaws it was decided to appoint a
competent person to revise and codify the
rules for action at the next annual con-
VentiOn.
The ladies of the Degree Of Honor
wound up their business yesterday and
adjourned after installing officers selected
the previous day. Several minor positions
We're filed at the morning session that
were not reached Wednesday. Mrs Hell
en- Crystal, of Tracy, was elected inside
watch; Miss Daisy BiXby, of Sank Cen
ter, outside watch, and Miss Rose Brons-
den chairman of the delegation to the
! superior lodge.
The following lodges received altar
cloths as prizes for increase in bene-
fciary membership: Hope No. 20, Mime
apolis; Queen City No. 81; Rochester;
l0reiheit No 81, ST. Paul; Independent No
112, st. Paul; Concordia No. $50, st, Paul;
st. Anthony No. 152, Minneapolis. Other
prizes were won by Nicollet No. AZ, Min
neapolis; Teutonia, ST. PauF Duluth No
10. The prize banner was won by st.
Anthony lodge Minneapolis. Hope Lodge
| No. TO- Minneapolis, captured the oil
painting presented by Mrs. Stack, of
Minneapolis.
Miss Rose Bronsden, of Mantorville;
Miss Mary DAILY, OF st. Paul, and Marga-
ret Firschner, of Winona, were elected
supreme representatives to the national
gathering at Sioux Fails. A resolution
was offered calling for biennial sessions,
but met an untinely death. Another res
olution was submitted raising the maxi
mum age limit from forty-fve to fifty
years, which also failed of passage. One
of the happy features Of the convention
was the return of greetings conveyed to
the Workmen grand lodge by a commit
tee of ladies from the Degree of Honor.
Miss Frances Buell., the popular grand
recorder who was honored with re-elec-
ton the day before, was named as a
press committee.