The San Francisco call., 1903-09-26
SUPREME LODGE
PLAN ADOPTED
Grand Lodge Of Work
men Decides to Ac-
cept New Rates.
Representatives by Decisive
Vote Express Approval
Of the Raise.

The special session OF the Grand Lodge
OF the Ancient order Of United Workmen
closed its labors late yesterday afternoon
and the new plan Of assessments prepared
by the Supreme Lodge was adopted by
vote equal TO five 10 one.
At the morning. session the grand body
after being called TO order by Grand Mas
ter Workman Browning again went into
committee Of the whole for the purpose
OF the further consideration Of the very
important question. Grand Foreman Dun
ton spoke at some length on the line Of
adopting a Plan which had been presented
before the Supreme Lodge in 1896. on the
ground that its policy was a beneficial
one and not so radical as the one that
had been presented
he was followed by Representative
Daggert, who offered a plan which he had
evolved and which included the raising
OF a special tax for the purpose Of wip-
ing out the present Indebtedness Of the
national Jurisdiction and the collecting Of
rate monthly which. he claimed, would
be adequate 70 met all possibilities in the
zine of obligations in the jurisdiction Of
California He occupied the greater part
Sf the morning session in the discussion
Of his idea but by the time he got
by Past Supreme Master Workman VII
son of Detroit, Mich. It was apparent
that the proposed plan could not. under
the laws Of the order. be carried TO sue
cessfUI issue. and il was made to appear
that the idea Of 1886 suggested by the
grand foreman as the logical conclusion
10 be reached was not acceptable Tor the
reason that after men reach the higher
ages the rates would be 50 high as to be
come prohibitive.
At the afternoon session the committee
Of the whole rose and reported progress
through Past Supreme Master Workman
Jordan and recommended the adoption Of
amendments necessary TO carry into ef-
feet the Supreme Lodge plan as they
would be submitted by the committee on
laws. The matter then became the sub
5ect Of discussion by the Grand Lodge, on
e motion 10 adopt the proposed amend
nents, which were read by Grand Re
corder Spencer. and which included the
plan 0f the Supreme Lodge TO the level
rate and the classified plan, also the adop-
ton Of the guarantee fund as arranged
by the supreme body.
After discussion for some time the mat
ter was brought TO a vote, with the re-
suit that out OF the thirty-siX grand Of
hcers. eight being absent, twenty-eight
voted IN favor Of the new plan and one
against. The vote Of the representatives
was go in favor and 50 against.
After the announcement Of the vote
Deputy Grand Master Workman Hirsh-
berg moved the adoption Of a vote Of
thanks to Past Supreme Master Wilson
and IN doing so spoke in glowing terms
OF Ny Wilson's S zeal for the order and the
good he had done for IL in California by
placing the new idea IN a light that it had
never before been placed. The motion
was seconded by Past Grand Master
Barnes, Grand Foreman Dunton and Past
Grand Master Freeman. and when il was
put IL was carried by a rising vote and
three cheers for Wilson.
The new rates viii go into effect on
January ! next.