The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14
The United Commercial Travellers
Elect Officers.
DULUTH PLACE OF NEXT MEETING
Delegates to Supreme Council-Pro-
gram of Sports This 5s
Afternoon.

The United Commercial Trevelers in
session at Excelsior met at $3.50 a. m. to-
cay and went at once into executive ses-
sion They were adressed by D. K. Clink
OF Chicago, past grand chancellor of Illi-
nols and secretary and treasurer of the
Northwestern Travelling mems associa-
tion. The election resulted in all the Off
GERS being advanced. The only contest
being for the post of sentinel, filled each
year from the ranks The following are
the officers for the ensuing year: Grand
chancellor, T. McCosker, Grand Forks,
N. D.;junior graz councillor, Ernest
Grant, Minneapolis; past grand secretary,
J. M. Dresser, St. Paul; grand treasurer,
A. H. Overman, Duluth; grand conductor,
G. w. Rodgers, St. Paul; grand page, w.
g. Jacobs, aberdeen; grand sentinel, o. NJ.
Hatcher, Winnipeg; grand executive com
mltteeman, E. G. Walters, Minneapolis;
grand executive commit eenlan for two
years, H. J. McGarvey,l Huron.
There was no contest over place of
meeting, Winnipeg falling gracefully into
line and seconding the motion to choose
Duluth for the place and the second Fri
day and Saturday of June, 1908, for the
date. r 1. - - =.
Delegates to the supreme council meet
ing at Columbus, Ohio, soon We're chosen
as follows: Thomas Kleinogel, Fargo; F.
K Gravel. Crookston; T. McCasker, Grand
Forks. The alternates are: M. Dresser,
st. Paul, for Kleinogel; H. G. Mooney,
Winnipeg, for F. K. Gravel, and Chauncey
Burch, Sioux Falls, for McCasker.
This afternoon the visitors enjoyed a
program of sports and amusements on the
Hotel ST. Louis grounds.
At the session last night the grand Sec
retary's report showed the year just
closed to have exceeded any preceding
year in growth. March 3d. 1901, the order
had a membership of 1856, divided
among 1S1. ccuncils~in seventeen grand
jurisdictions. When the books were
closed March 81, 1902, there was enrolled
1878, net gain of 3,1o7 for the year.
Ohio still leads with 3,419 and the juris-
diction of Minnesota, Dakotas and Mani
toba is close second with 2,370. This
division has had the largest gain Of any
the past year, the percentage Q increase
being 81. Ohio takes second place In
having the largest two councils Of the
order, having been excelledy by Minneapo.
! lis and st. Paul in that respect. The
members in good standing in this juris-
diction March 81, 1902 number 2,S70 being
a gain by initiation of 720. {, -
St. Paul, No so, leads all councils ir
America with 2s6 members added. Min.
neapolis is second with 233. Zenitt
council, No. l, had an increase of 35 Min.
| nehaha 80, and Sioux Falls 81. The n,l
| merical standing of the larger councils ii
as follows: SANITY City, 720; Mime.
apolis, III, Sioux Falls, zoe; Fargo, 1876
Zenith, 1867 Winnipeg, 151; Grand Forks
| $50. -. -
The mortuary record showed fifteel
deaths. Among the prominent member
who have passed away is Charles H
Bronson, who died at Grand Forks Apri
II, 1902. D., ~ :
The cash balance March 81, 1902, wa.
12721.82, an increase Of over $4,000 from
the preceding year. The total receipts
| were $44,221.S1; disbursements, Sal, ,56824
In the past four years the/remittanee
to the supreme council from the. indem
nifty fund have amounted to s77,3s1; ant
! the claims in that time were only SAT,
| 217.12, leaving a surplus in favor of thi
| jurisdiction of $50, 1888. ~~-, .se-.e