The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-03
H1BERNIANs.

Division No 10, held meeting Thurs
day evening at which ten candidates
were initiated and four applications re-
ceiVed The division, which was recently
organized, is very popular with the
younger element, ard is progressing rap
IDLY, many new features being added
to the regular order of business The
regular meetings will be held hereafter
on the first and third Thursdays of
each month at he Knights of Columbus
hall. The following officers have been
elected and installed for the ensuing
year: F. W. Tobin, president; V. ].
Lonergan, vice president; W. j.
O'Rourke, financial secretary; M. F.
Walsh, recording secretary; John Merry,
treasurer; DR.. E. w. Buckley, medical
examiner; John Hayden, sergeant at
arms; ]. E. Dormody, sentinel
IMPERIAL KNIGHTS.
st. Paul Commandery No will hold
its next regular meeting tomorrow even
ing. The full degree will be conferred
or a class of twelve, and plans will be
discussed for Bachelors Night to be
given at an early date, for members and
their friends The business session will
be followed by the usual stag card party
for members only.
Imperial Secretary George Thane is at
Redwood Falls working on new COM
r1andery for that place. 1t is expected
that the new commandery at Mankato
will be ready to take up its duties at an
early date.
The Imperial commandery announces
that number of deputies will soon
be at work in St. Paul and Minneapolis
as we'll as throughout the state and the
Pacific coast.
Golden Gate commandery, San Fran
cisco, is still adding to its membership.
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD.
Mendoza camp is preparing for several
fraternal visits to Minneapolis camps
this month.
Siblcy grove, Woodmens circle, Of
Mendoza, has arranged to meet on the
first and third Saturdays of the month.
Prosperity camp will hold its next
meeting Wednesday evening. Business
of Importance will be transacted and
work in the protection degree will take
place.
KNIGHTS OF PYT11AS
On Wednesday last, Capitol Lodge, No.
g., received three applications for mem
bersbip by initiation and conferred the
first rank upon two strangers. Next
Wednesday there will lie work In the Sec
ond rank, when three or more pages
will be advanced to the rank of esquire.
BENEVOLENT COMMONERS.
The Benevolent Commoners will meet
a. Odd Fellows hall Thursday evening
to institute Council No. 1. 1t will, per-
haps, he the largest first council ever
organized by fraternal society, as
membership of seventy-fiVe Is promised
for the first night.
UNITED WOODMEN
University lodge held meeting last
Wednesday, at which considerable bus
mess Of importance was transacted, and
several applications were received A
committee was appointed to arrange for
an entertainment during the coming
month.
WOMENS VETERAN RELIEF UNION.
The union will hold a reception at the
home Of Mrs. c. M Rose 1853 Iglehart
street, on Thursday evening.
The John A. Logan union will give
O. dance at Odd Fellows hall, Fifth and
Wabasha street, March %.
G. A. r.
Gettysburg corps gave a card party last
Friday evening The high scores were
won by Miss Hattie Abel, Mrs. NJ. Du-
ford, Peter Cavenaugh, Mrs. p. Cave
naugh and Donald Fischer.
GERMAN-AMERICAN VETERAN
UNION.
The German-American Veteran union
meets at o'clock this afternoon at
Garfield Post hall, 318 Wabasha street.
All veterans are invited.
SONS OF ST. GEORGE.
The next regular meeting will be held
or Monday evening. An important
amendment to the bylaws will be con-
sidered and arrangements made for an
entertainment ON the first meeting night
in April.
DEGREE OF HONOR.
Diamond Lodge No. 116 will give a
card party next Thursday evening at
Odd Fellows hall. Fifth and Wabasha
streets.
Ether Lodge No. 80 will give euchre
party at it's hall, corner of Sixth and
Seventh streets next Tuesday evening.
INDEPENDENT FORESTERS.
Court St. Paul No. 24l will give a card
marty and rattle next Tuesday evening at
Twin City hall. Rice and University.
VARIOUS FRATERNITIES.
John Jacob Astor was the. grand treas
urer of the grand lodge Of New York,
A F. & A. M, 100 years ago.
The Royal Arcanum gained 1884 mem
ners during the year 1900, and disbursed
in payment of death claims $6,2S1, 568. 65.
The Improved Order Of Heptasophs adj
United 9,401 members, insured for $780,
GOO, during the year 1900. On the first OF
this year it had a membership OF over
So, 00O, with $91, 1874, 600 insurance in force.
The Great Hive, Ladies of the MaCCa-
bees (AIich), gained 1889 members last
year. The supreme hive, Ladies of the
Combined, these branches of MaccabeisIn
have insurance in force to the amount
of $95, 442, 113.
The Modern Brotherhood of America
with headquarters at Upton, To-, began
the new century with over %, 900 members,
carrying 1874, 1898 500 insurance. The society
has now a reserve fund of $51, 00J and
benefits have been paid amounting to
$212,0e0.
Up to the first Of January, 1901, there
were 4S8 death claims paid by the ladies
fraternal order, Royal Neighbors of
America, amounting to S449, 24S.S6. The
average amount per 81 600 contributed to
the benefit fund by the deceased members
was 1913, and the total amount paid in
by the 1888 was $3S9720. This seems
pretty cheap insurance.
The Endowment Rank. knights Of Py-
thias, gained II ,537 members and SIG, 342,-
GOO insurance during the year 1900. At
the beginning of this year the rank had
66,361 members carrying SIG, 1863, SOU insur-
ance. During the year 1909 81 .S3 !. l0y. sc
was disbursed in payment of death
claims. Since organization, SIS, $780, coo has
been paid to benef1ciaries
The Forester, official organ of the In
dependent Order of Foresters, issued a
special twentieth century edition of eigh-
ty pages last week. The leading feature
or features-of the number was the
publication in six different places and in
different poses, of the portrait of Dr.
Oronhyatekha, high chief ranger The
EDITOR of the Forester evidently knows
who pays his salary
Adna Adam Treat, the oldest Mason in
the Unites States, died in Denver last
month. He was born April g. 1877. in