The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-25
Grand Army to Hold Mckinley
Memorial Services Sunday.
Governor w. e. Stanley Will
Deliver the Address.
NEW WOODMEN PLAN.
Committee Has Completed Its
Work But Result Not Given.
Irwin Lodge A. o. u. w. Gives
Pleasant Entertainment.

The members of the Grand Army of
the Republic have arranged for a Nc
Kinley Memorial service at the United
Presbyterian church for Sunday after
noon at o'clock. The United Presby-
terrain church is at the corner of Eighth
and Topeka avenues The following
programme will be followed:
To preside. Rev. NJ. T. McKirahan
Prayer. Chaplain J. w. Sidwell
Lead Kindly Light Mrs. DR.. w. B. Swan
Biographical sketch
Historian Elias Shun
AT twilight. ...-... Mrs. H. w. Dalpy
Address. Gov. w. E. Stanley
Collection for the Mckinley monument.
Nearer My God to Thee. Audience
Beneolcuon ...-..--.--....-...... Pastor
On Wednesday, January %, the Irwin
lodge No. 260 A. o. U. w, celebrated
its anniversary with an entertainment
and dance at the hall. The degree team
appeared in the new uniforms which
will be worn at the grand lodge meet
ing at Fort Scott next- month, when
the Topeka team will contest for the
grand lodge prize and the Topeka chal-
lenge cup that is now held by No. 122 of
Leavenworth. The Irwin lodge was or
ganized on November 10, 1891, by ]. w.
Gibbons of Apollo lodge No. 188 The
name Irwin lodge No. 341 was selected
in honor of John NJ. Irwin, also a mem
Der of Apollo lodge and a friend of the
organizer. On June 8, 1898, Irwin lodge
No. BAL was consolidated with Irwin
lodge No 260 taking the latter number.
H A. Willis has been receiver of Irwin
lodge ever since it was organized. 1t
now has a membership 342. The
over $4,000 in assessments The lodge
has also paid to needy persons and in
sick benefits about $1,000.
The Rock Island, ILL.,, Argus says:
The committee on readjustment of rates
of the Modern Woodmen of America,
appointed by authority of the St. Paul
head camp, today appeared before the
executive council at the present session
in Rock Island and submitted a plan
of rate which was approved and order
ed to be published this month in the
official paper of the society, and which
is subject to the head camp at Indian
apolis, in 1903. The report, which is
considered mastery document, clear
ly shows the necessity of readjustment,
and offers a plan Endorsed by the lead
ing actuarieS of the United States and
well fitted to the conditions of a great
fraternity like the Modern Woodmen of
America. The executive council deem
it best not to give to the public the
nature of this report until it appears in
full in the Modern Woodman, the Off
cia1 organ of the society. The commit
tee on rate adjustment is composed of
George w. Clark, of Topeka, Kan; w.
H. Thompson, OIL Bloomington, ILL.,; F.
H. Cummings, of Grand Rapids, Mich,
and H S. Oliver, of Lisbon, N. D. For
the past two months the members have
been in session in various places in this
state and Indiana and they have made
a most exhaustive research, covering
the experience of other insurance bodies
of all descriptions, and the peculiarities
presented by the Modern Woodmen.
They have had the advice and assist
ance of the best actuarial experts of
the day and the table they have pre-
pared has been considered from every
standpoint. 1t Is to be published and
distributed among the membership of
the order so that its provisions will be
known to every Woodman when it
comes up for consideration at the meet
ing of the head camp in 1908.
John H. Order, of Fort Scott, chair
man of the executive committee hav
ing in charge the A. o. U. w. grand
lodge meeting that is to be held at Fort
Scott next month, is receiving numer-
Gus letters of inquiry as regards the
degree team contest for prizes. Twelve
towns will enter the contest, and the
prizes will aggregate 5000. The contest
will be held on Manday, February "a.
The winning team in addition to cap
turing the first prize of money will get
the Topeka challenge cup held by No.
122 of Leavenworth. L. NJ. Penwell will