Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-13
NORKA[N GATHERING
Officers and Delegates to the
the Grand Lodge Assem-.
bling in the City.
Much Interest in the Question
Of Changing the Insur.
ance Plan.
A. P. 0. N. I. Degree to be
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A. P. 0. N. I. Degree to be
Worked Tonisht..The
Grand Officers.


Worked Tonight--The
Grand Officers.
Delegates to the grand lodge of the
Ancient Order of United Workmen, one
of the oldest fraternal societies of the
state, are gathering in the city in large
numbers for the meeting in this city,
which promises to be the most import
ant in the hisory of the state organiza-
ton The morning trains brought most
of the grand lodge officers andt he mem
bers of the standing committees, who
spent the day in planning The work of
the sessions that are to follow during
the next three days. The evening trains
are expected to bring in several hun
dreds of delegates and visitors.
Among the early arrivals were Grand
Master Workman Will NJ. Narvis, of
Muscatine, and Grand Recorder B. f.
Rehkopf, of Des Moines, both of whom
are prominent not only on Workmen
circles. but in the councils of other fra
ternities. The order contains some of
the prominent citizens and brainy men
of the state. some of whom are among
the influential workers of the order.
Senator b. +. Carroll of Davis county,
and Senator Berry, OF Indianola. will be
present and will take an active part in
the proceedings.
The sessions of tha GRAND 1fdt man.
er will not begin until Tuesday morn
ing, but tonight there will be fun galore
for the visitors, when class in the A.
'P. O. n. t., side degree will he in
itated. This ceremony will take place
street, and will be preceded by a par
ade. Tuesday evening at the NJ. e.
church the workmen will hold memorial
services when eulogies for deceased
brothers will be pronounced. A similar
service will be held by the Degree of
Honor the auxiliary society. al the
same time in the 1. o. O. f. hall. The
sessions of both societies will continue
thru Thursday.
This session promises TO be the most
important in the history of the order.
The question of changing the plan of
assessments from that of the level plan
to the graded system. which has been
under discussion for some time, WILL 1t.
Is now generally conceded. be passed at
the coming session. aitho there Will be
some vigorous opposition to the change,
as after the long and successful years
of working under the level plan the pro-
posed change has many opponents, who
however. can suggest no solution TO the
difficulty and in most instances cuncede
that a change must come at some time.
1t has been Demonstrated time and
again that no fraternal order can live
under the level plan after 1T attains a
certain age. When the order begins to
get old the young man will not join If
compelled to pay assessments on a par
with older members. He will seek in
surance from orders which have the
graded system. uaC. where he will be
given rates according to his age. The
perpetuity of the A. O. U. w, in the
opinion of the majority of its members.
depends upon the new policy 10 be
adopted at this session, and the dele
gates who are gathering 10 represent
the various lodges and districts are Well
prepared to deliberate for the best in
9terests of the order.
Grand Medical Examiner Cleaver has
given his report for the year closing
April ], 1901, in the last issue Ut the
Loyal Workmen. 1t shows that the
death rate has been higher during the
past year than has been the experience
in this Jurisdiction for the past five
years The table shows: In 1896 there
were so deaths: 1897. sc deaths: 1898. rs
deaths 1899 Sc deaths, and in 1900
los deaths. The same report shows that
during the month ending April 20, So
applications for membership were APP
proved by the examiner.
The net gain in membership in the
whole order form February was 2.SsO
and on March the membership in good
month sS06.009.92 was paid to benefi-
Charles. making a grand total 70 March
i. since organization. of sl07,o51,170,07
There We're 1888 admitted in February,
3ll4 reinstatments. $3.50 suspensions
494 deaths and S4 Withdrawals. Twenty
three Jurisdictions made gains and IA
losses. Up to March 1. slo,21S.2s had
been raised as relief for the Galveston
sufferers.
The headquarters of the grand lodge
will be at the fremont and the sessions
will be held In the X. O. T.. NJ. hall. and
Will open Tuesday morning al 10
o'clock The grand lodge officers are:
Past Grand Master Workman-R. L.
Tlton, Des Moines.
Grand Master Workman-Wiil NJ
Narvis Muscatine.
Grand Foreman-W. II. Berry, In
dianola.
Grand Observer. A. secord, Sioux
City
Grand Recorder-B. F. Rehkopf, Des
Moines.
Grand Receiver-B. F. Carroll, Bloom
field
Grand Guide-J. X Townsend, Bur
lington.
Grand Inside watchman-s. e. Fack-
ler Prescott.
Grand outside Watchman-E. Tot
man, Creston
Grand Trustees-P. H e. sommer-
field, Dubuque; A. Hartung, Des
Moines; l. P. Van else. Mount Pleas
ant.
Grand Medical Examiner-Dr. j. H.
sCleaver. Council Bluffs.
Finance Committee-H. Michelstetter.
Sioux City; j. H. Campbell Des
Moines; Carl Lohmann. Burlington.