Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-16

was made for repairs for the turn table,
which an accident had rendered useless.
ERMERINS' MEN WON.
Contest For the Maccnbces state
Communicating Results In Victory
For Des Moines Man.
Special to Times Republican.
Deg Moines, Mapsh 49, NJ. Ermer-
ms captured the state commandsrship
ofthe Iowa Order Of the Maccabees last
evening, defeating his opponent, p. A.
Hawley, of Marshalltown, by about LOCO
votes out of a total of SOL. The fight
was the fiercest in the history of the
order. The argument against moving
the headquarters to Marshafltown was:
used against Hawley to large extent.
Personally he is very popular with the
delegates and many would have been
glad to vote for him, but were opposed
to taking the headquarters from Des
Moines The Ermerins men, when they
found they could control the convention,
fixed up a slate for all the other Offices
and secured enough pledges to put it
thru
Davenport was cy len az the next
place of meeting.
II. w. Marshall, of Sioux City, and L.
G. Wooley, Of Council Bluffs, We're elect
ed representatives to attend the meet
ing of the supreme tent, TO be held at
Port Huron. Mich. this summer There
We're three candidates for the position,
r. I. Lynch, of Ottumwa, having with
drawn. o. ID. West, of Webster City,
and j. S. Stevens, of Cedar Falls We're
elected alternates without opposition.
Following is list of the candidates.
together with the number of votes each
one received. There We're SOL votes in
all:
Supreme Representative-Pau Stein
metz. Muscatine, 2.272:: F. W. Marshall,
Sioux City. s,o42: 1. c. Wooley, Council
Bluffs, S.o3s.
State comnander-J. NJ. Ernerin..
lDes Moines, 3,o47; p. "A. Hawley, Mar
'shalltown, 2,024
Lieutenant Commander. j. Fergus
on. Aines, S.ol4; G. A. Bryson. Iowa
Falls, ., OBJ
Record Keeper-L. S. Kucker. Alta,
1926; H. L. Smith, Oskaloosa, ,07S.
Finance keeper--W G. c, Bagley.
Mason City, 3.15S; j. w. Jackson, Lake
City, 1880
Physician-Dr. c. r. Russell, ottum-
wa. s,l95; DR.. W. II. H. Gable, Usage,
1876
First NJ. of CT. w. Matthews Per-
ry zoos; NJ w. Warner, Parkersburg,
2,023
Following are the officers who were
detected without contest: Past command
er, W. j. Mccoy, Clinton: chaplain, JOS
eph w. Treat, Charles City: master at
arms, l.. T.. Mullan, Grant; sergeant, T.
"A. Gillian, La Porte City: second mas
ter of the guard. l.. II. Wright. Fonda;
sentinel, G. r. Lang. Atlantic; picket
g. C. Getz, Keokuk
Supreme Commander d. p Marley
presided over the afternoon session OF
the convention. Mr.. Ermerins intro
duced him. Most OF the forenoon ses-
sion was taken up with business mat
ters. Owing to the fact that all the time
was consumed in examining the creden-
ltials of the delegates the convention
did not visit the capitol, az was intend
ed. Considerable time was also taken
lup by arranging the per diem expenses
All of the delegates are paid $3.50 pei
| day while attending the sessions of the
convention. besides railroad expenses.
Commander Ermerins annual report
Included the following:
For the six months ending Dec. 81
1900, orr deputies admitted 1.0s8 life
benefit and $50 social, total of 1895 in.
citations. and for the first two months OF
this year our deputies reported 5l1 init.
cations. only fifty-four of which are So
lcials. 1 wish TO particularly call your
lattention 10 the magnificent growth
Ilmade In the ten largest tents of Iowa
llduring the past year. Jan. 1. 1900, thei,
total membership was l.510.. an average
| of 151. AT that time there We're but siS
ltents with 100 or more members Or
Jan. Il 1901. their total membership was
ll2.126. an average of 212. and there are
today nineteen tents with over 100 mem.
bers In good standing. Last year the
/ largest tent had BAG members and the
nearest competitor had but 225. Now tht
4 number is as and there are two othel
Itents each with about 400 members. The
smallest tent in the big ten had seven
Ity-nine members at that time, and nov
ITO get III lllc cS 20 IIlclIl
bers We had total membership o.
$3.50 Jan. 1, 1899. and March 1. 1901, 1888,
benefit and 557 social, making total Of
| 1893 members in the state In 1899 ",
Iisused 1,746 certificates. $40 of which
were social and only 1907 life benefit. Ii
1900 we issued 2.l3o certificates, 1924 OF
which were benefit and only 306 SO
Gals"
4 The Ladies of the Macabees held
their meeting at Our Circle Hall. Mrs
Tirzah Nelson of Chicago, who ha.
charge of the work In this state under
the title of deputy supreme commander
was elected as delegate to the nationa
convention to meet at Port Huron II
July. Mrs. Carrie " Brundage, o.
Marshalltown. was elected alternate
The ladies organization is under tht
direct supervision OF the supreme tent
and elects no state officers. Miss Bina
NJ. West, of Port Huron. the supreme
record keeper. held school of instruc
ton during the afternoon session O
commanders and record keepers. Al thu
forenoon session an address OF welcom,
was made by Mrs. Margaret Stewart, o.
Des Moines. and wac responded to By
MISC Bina u. West.