The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-20
LEVY ON TALENT
OF MANY KINDS
. FOR NEW RITUAL
Minister, Editor, Lodge Man and
Play Writer to Prepare One
for the A. o. u. W.-Plan for
Increased Assessment Rate
Is Adopted.

After an all-day discussion, which
nearly exhausted it's members, the SUI
preme lodge of the A. 0. U. w. tenta-
lively adopted a plan of increased as
sessment rates which will leave the
assessments for members between the
ages of eighteen and twenty-four
years as they now are, and progress
sively will add in greater proportion
to the rates Of each of the other age
classifcations. Thus the farther a
member is advanced in age classical
ton the greater prOportionate increase
he will be called upon to bear.
This action was in committee of the
whole, and the rates as decided upon
were referred to the committee on laws.
The report of this committee will be
subject to amendment by the lodge,
and therefore the specific amounts Of
the assessments have not yet been
made public. The committee on laws
will not report until noon today.
Order New Ritual.
At the evening session action was
taken which will defer the adoption Of
a new ritual for the order until the
next meeting Of the supreme lodge at
least and perhaps longer. The special
committee to whom was referred the
six proposed rituals submitted in COM
petition for the prize of $1,000 report
ed that none of these had been found
to be entirely satisfactory, and rec
commended that special committee of
three be appointed to prepare an en-
tirely new ritual. The committee rec
commended that this new committee
consist of one man informed on re-
llgtouS matters, one Of literary ability
and one familiar with lodge affairs,
and that the committee be empowered
and instructed to secure the services
OF a play writer of recognized ability
to assist them in their work. This re-
port, with it's recommendation, was
adopted, and it was voted to allow the
committee $500 for it's work, with an
additional appropriation of $500 if it's
ritual should prove satisfactory when
presented to the supreme grand lodge
at it's next meeting.
Steps were taken looking toward the
establishment of a medical corps in
the supreme lodge and a resolution
was adopted asking the grand lodges
to send their medical examiners to the
supreme lodge meetings in future If
this plan is followed the grand medical
examiners will attend at the expense
of the grand lodges.
A proposition to hold supreme lodge
meetings biennially instead of annually
was discussed at some length. Kansas
Missouri, Illinois and West Virginia
delegations came instructed in favor of
this plan, and others favored it, but it
was lost by vote of 439 to 139
In accordance with an old custom
an appropriation of 81, 900 was made in
favor Of the supreme master workman
who receives no salary. Former Lieut..
Gov. A. P. Riddle, of Kansas, who is
chairman of the committee on statis-
ties, was allowed $500 for his expenses
in collecting mortuary statistics. A.
G. Howe, journal clerk, and his assist
ant, were allowed $685. and Miss Susie
Brown, stenographer, $780,
The convention will adjourn Monday,
and it is expected that the pay roll to
that time will amount in all to $27, 600.
There are 120 delegates besides the
committeeman, and each is allowed SIS
day and mileage of 10 cents per mile.