The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-08-31


visitors to the c. X. of A. State con
vention, began arriving in Jasper
Monday evening, and there were
many pleasant reunions OF com
rades and old friends. The conven-
ton opened according to program
published in the COURIER OF last
week, on Tuesday morning, with
nearly every Branch represented,
and the delegation was made COM
plete by the arrivals on Tuesday
mornings trains.
There was rather an interesting
debate Tuesday afternoon over
resolution offered endorsing the
course of the Supreme officers OF
the order, and some warm express
ions were made. The resolution
was defeated, and one adopted in
structing the delegates to the Ma
tional convention OF the order not
to vote for any present supreme
officer who has held the office two
years.
A resolution fixing the number OF
delegates to future State conven-
tons at one for every fifty members
of Branch, or fraction over %, was
adopted.
A resolution favoring the use OF
the interest on the reserve fund to
pay assessments Of poor knights,
who are not able to pay, was adopt
ed.
A per capita tax Of ten cents on
each member, to be used in intress-
ing membership, was ordered.
Considerable other routine bust.
ness was transacted.
A resolution fixing Terre Haute
as the place for the next State con
vention was adopted.
The following were chosen State
officers for the next year:
Supreme Representatives,. c.
Resrdon, Of Anderson, and Andrew
Lauck, Of indianapolis.
Observation-Disclosures Ryan, OF Fl.
Wayne.
Vice President-Frank l.. Betz,
OF Jasper.
Secretary-George Fahlburg, Of
Lawrenceburg.
Treasured. +. Downs, Of Ter
re Haute.
Spiritual adviser-Father A. B
Oechtering, Of Mishawaka.
A. j. Lauck, the state secretary
made his annual report. 1t shows
a membership in the state OF 2, 3O6
lThs expenditures for the year wer'
80 ,S97 .S3.
The five largest branches in the
state are: Fort Wayne, No. 1O3
l43 member; Indianapolis No. SO
lii members; indianapolis No. y
ll06 members; Jasper No. ll9, 8.
members; Evansville No. As, q
members. There are 63 branches
in the state.
NOTES.
| Rev. Father Burkharkt, OF Evans
vile, delivered an eloquent sermol
Tuesday.
| Major General Noldhaus look
"every inch a veteran soldier" wit
his resplendent uniform and mill
tary bearing.
An extra train brought a larg
delegation from New Albany Mon
day night.
The parade to the lake, command
ed by Gen. Nordhaus, was a cred
table display, five uniformed rank
being in line.
The Ferdinand rank looked an
marched through the streets as we
as any Of them, and Capt. Beck
man and Lieut.. Olinger were justl
proud Of them.
Jasper "done itself proud" wit
the State convention and shove
the hospitable side OF our citizen
, in a way to draw credit. Tn
: ICouRTER hopes it may not be h
!, last state convention held here.
nj The drill was not very exciting
D although good one-the previor
drilling Of the Evansville rank
! soaring of all the theirs, and lea,
ling but two competitors for Ii
h lprizes. On a besis Of a possib
2 100 points the following was Ii
. res ult:
d St. Edwards commandery NJ
|250, Roman Knights, Capt MART
t Emig, Of Evansville, LIST prize, 8
q points.
!. Evansville commandery, No. 20C
Roman Knights, Capt. ]. n
q Stricken, I'd prize, SO points.
II The first prize was 800 and II
: second $50.
II A.o,,.-r ,,.x,ar. D.no.o