Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-26
A. o. U. W. CIRCULAR.
Grand Master Workman Issues Public Address to All the Members.

Address to All the Members.
 The following circular has been is- sued to the members of the Grand Lodge, Ancient Order of United Work men.
 The large number of members in Connecticut are much interested ill the outcome as it, to an extent, effects their Jurisdiction.
 To the Members of the Grand Lodge
 and all the Subordinate Lodges in
 the Jurisdiction of Massachusetts:
 Brethren: Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen of Massachusetts has been this daE called by me, by and under the authority conferred by the consti- tuition of the Grand lodge, to be held at Odd Fellows hall. ill Odd Fellows building. at the corner of Fremont and Berkeley streets, in the city of Bos- ton, Mass, on Thursday. the third day of October, A. D., 1901, at ID o'clock in the forenoon. for the follow ing named purposes:
 First-To consider and act upon the question of changing the plan and rate of assessments upon the subordinate 1 lodges and members of the order in | this Jurisdiction for the beneficiary l fund, from the existing plan and level rate of one dollar, or fifty cents, to the | so-called classified plan and rates pre- scribed by the Supreme lodge as shall be necessary or proper to make said classified plan and rates operative, legal and binding in this jurisdiction and upon said subordinate lodges and I members.
 Second-To consider and act upon l the question of amending the said con- l stitution so as to enlarge the number ! of members authorized to call special session of the Grand lodge and the ] number of subordinate lodges repre- sented by such members.
 Third-To consider and act upon | the questions, financial and otherwise, arising from the separation from the I Jurisdiction of this Grand lodge of the members and subordinate lodges in the 1 states of Maine and Rhode Island and 1 their organization into separate juris- diction under the titles respectively, of the Grand lodges of Maine and the l Grand lodge of Rhode Island, and to l make or provide for and authorize the making of all necessary and proper I agreements or arrangements with said l Grand lodges ill reference to the assets and liabilities of this Grand lodge and l the respective shares therein or COIL ] tributions thereto of said new Grand | lodge or under it's authority.
 Fourth-To provide by suitable ap- propriation for the expenses of said l special session.
 This special session has been called l only after careful and mature delibera- I tion and the request. verbal and writ ten of many members of the Grand lodge, composed in very large propor- tion of representatives of the subor- 1 dinate lodges.
 It is most sincerely hoped and is expected that every member of the Grand lodge will carefully consider these subjects and be present at the session.
 Tn witness thereof. have hereunto affixed my official signature and caused the same to be attested by the Grand {. Recorder with his signature and the seal of the Grand lodge on this twenty second day of August, A. D., 1901.
 ORVILLE A. WARD,
 Grand Master Workman. J. B. EDWARD BURTT,
 Grand Recorder. |