The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-08-13
LETTER TO woRKMEN.
Grand Master Makes an Official State
ment on Proposed New
Assessment.

| AoSCootiCIIls
Grand Master r. W. Turner has issued
the following official statement In 8
circular letter to the subordinate lodge Of
the A. 0. U. W.
10 OFFICERS 4 MEMBERS OF SUBOR-
DINATE LODGES:
Brothers'-I In order to give light aud
information upon the discussion now 90
log on in some localities Of the state, con.
corning the new tables Of rates and plans
of assessments proposed by the Supreme
Lodge, | desire 10 make the following
official statement;
LIST. The proposed rates, assessments
or plans do not 60 into effect in Kansas.
They or either Of them can not 20 into
effect in this Jurisdiction until approved
by two.thiids vote Of The representa-.
tiyes Of the Subordinate Lodge assembled
in Grand Lodge session. Our Grand
Lodge will not meet until February, 1905.
End. The Supreme Lodge meets before
our session of the Grand Lodge and may
modify or change the proposed plans.
For this reason it Is uncertain whether
the Grand Lodge Of Kansas will ever be
required to act upon the plans as now
submitted.
Bird. Our present plans and rates are
sufficient to carry on our business and
pay our dues to the Supreme Lodge.
Hence, our relations with that body will
continue undisturbed.
4th. The plans proposed by the Su.
preme Lodge 60 Into effect, so far as the
Supreme Lodge is concerned, January
lst, 1904, aud as all of our obligations to
that body are performed and will be, 1t
Will under the proposed plan pay to this
Jurisdiction, after the above date, our
share of the relief fund, something that
Ieretofor has not been done.
9TH. The only way the proposed plan
Effects Kansas IS to cntitle usto a share Of
he relief fund after January LIST, 1904.
Dur plan and rates remain the same as
It present.
9Th. We have from now until Febru-
'ry, 1903, to study tho plaus proposed
md decide If we want to adopt them,
they are not M difed in the
Meantime by the Supreme Lodge.
9Th. Should the Supreme Lodge
Which meets next June make no changes
n Tie plans proposed, and we, becom-
ng thoroughly acquainted with them
hould by two-thirds vote of the mem
erShip represented at our Grand Lodge
'lich meets in Levenworth, Kansas, IN
'ebrualy, 1905, favor them, they would
ccome operative in this jurisdlctiom
therwlse they would not.
Sh. No hasty or foolish action
lould be taken We have plenty Of
me to study the proposed plans aud at
le next meeting of the Grand Lodge,
Il lntelligently, II called upon to act at
i. The A 0. t. W. of this jurisdiction
thoroughly democratic in lis form Of
overnment and no change of plans can
. made except through Its representa-
YES in Grand Lodge assembled.
CoNCLuSIoN,-Flom now on make
familiar with the proposed
~ plans, 80 that you may If called
>on, act intelllgeDtly. DO not be in
fenced by wild and irresponsible state.
ents made, in some instances by broth
s, who are acting upon very imper-
ct Supposition of facts and of law; and
other instances made by persons inter
ted In doing hahn to the best and most
liable beneficiary order on earth.
The Kansas Workman will in each !,
ue be open for discussion Of the pro-
sed plans, until our Grand Lodge
Gets in February 1903, Surely by that
ne we will know all about the matter.
Fraternally Yours in G. II. & p,
r. W. TURNER,
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