The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-29
CLOSING HOURS.
ArCanians Finish Their Business
and Feast.
Contest Over Grand Regent Nearly
Throws II to Mankat0. .-=Next Meet.
ing in Minneapolis.


noon, having transacted its business
with remarkable promptness. The
new officers were installed by day light
for the first time
Besides the list of new officers pub,
lished by the Free Press yesterday, B.
f. Pay of this city was reelected 6
grand trustee for three years.
There was an interesting contest
over the election of new grand re-
gent The grand vice regent, Geo. W.
Dunlap of st. Paul, was candidate
but there was an element that was op,
posed to his elevation for various rea
sons, some dating back to the last
grand council, and these members put
forward the next in succession, Grand
| Orat or w. L. Comstock of this city,
for grand regent. The st. Paul dele
gates stood by Mr.. Dunlap and were
| strongly reinforced from the country
Some of the Minneapolis members
swung over to Mr.. Comstock, who also
had following from the country.
The vote stood IL for Mr.. Dunlap and
% for Mr.. Comstock.
Mr.. Comstock was then unanimously
elected grand vice regent, and next
year will undoubtedly go in as grand
regent without opposition, as he stands
well in the order
The only other contest was over the
Office of grand guide. Grand Sentry
Frank L. Palmer of Minneapolis was
candidate, and Raby Plank, a repre-
sentative from Cataract council, Min
| neapolis, was also candidate The
vote stood, Palmer 40, Plank %. Mr..
Plank was then elected grand warden,
the next lower office.
The following standing committees
were also chosen:
Laws. Roger w. Cooley of Merriam
Park, Harry Livingston of Red Wing,
and Thos, A. Keller of st. Paul.
Finance. w. w. McFarlane of Min
neapolis. Frank J. Meyst of Mime
apolis, James ). Regain of st. Paul.
1t was decided to hold the mex t
meeting at Minneapolis March 25th,
1902.
The manner in which the initiation
fee has been cut by the different coun-
ellis in the twin cities caused much un-
favorable comment, and the move of
some of the members of Cataract coun-
Gil in forming pool by donations and
paying the initiation and medical ex-
aminers' fees for certain candidates
was also censured.
The supreme representative was
instructed to endeavor to have the
supreme council reduce the minimum
age limit of members from twenty-one
years to eighteen years. Similar &C
tion was taken a year ago, but the
supreme council did not see fit to make
the change.
A recommendation of the committee
on finance was adopted, increasing the
salary of the grand secretary to 81, 500
after he has served two years. This
was adopted for the benefit of Grand
Secretary Hughes, who is an unusually
capable official
The bond of the grand treasurer was
raise from 81, 500 to $4,000.
E. E. Dow of Toledo, Ohio, deputy
supreme regent, installed the new Off
GERS and gave an address that was so
good that it was ordered printed on
the records in full.
Resolutions were adopted, thanking
the supreme council for sending Deputy
Grand Regent Dow, Mankato council
for the use of the council room and for
the floral decorations, and the ladies
of Mankato for their assistance in
making the stay of the visitors enjoy
able
The grand council then adjourned,
after a most harmonious session, at
which great deal of work was accom-
plished.
At $50 o'clock the banquet hall
was thrown open and the visitors and
members of Mankato council sat down
to fine spread served by the ladies
of the Episcopal church. 1t was in
three courses and was ample in amount
and very delicious to the taste. The
supper was greatly enjoyed by all. 1t
has not been the practice to furnish
any entertainment for the visiting
members when the conventions have
been held in the twin cities, and for
this reason was all the more appreci-
ated.
After the supper had been concluded,
Grand Secretary Hughes read to the
ladies the resolutions that had been
adopted by the grand council, and made
a few happy remarks.
The prizes offered in the recent
membership contest were awarded, a
representative from each council being
called up to receive the checks. R.
D. Cone received $40 for Minnehaha
council at Minneapolis, Jens j. John
son received $50 for Des Moines Val
lev council at Window, and D. V.
Williams received $50 for Mankato
council. Each responded briefly.
thanking the grand council on behalf
of his council.
A number of brief speeches followed,
and after this occurred the leave tax
ing. The special train for the twin
cities over the Chicago Great Western