The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-02-05
FOR THE WORKMEN
Grand Master Simmons Paid a Visit 10
Loca. Lodge and Gave Z Fine Ad-
dress 10 Members.
Six Young natioCs Entertlln.d Their
Husbands At Z Dinner Party on
Saturday Evening.
Religious ReYiIalS at Methodist Church
Closes Sunday Night With q Hon
dred Concerted.
LECTUREO TO WORK MEN.
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LECIuREO TO WORK MEN.
The New Grant Master Gave illus.
tration of Work and Deliv-
cred q Lecture.

Inc members or Workman Lodge,
No. 60, enjoyed a visit from uon. L.
NJ. Simmons, the new grand master,
OF Huron. Mr.. Simmons met the
Workmen In their hall Thursday eve
ming for a discussion of some import
ant matters, and a few outside Of the
lodge responded to the invitation to
be present. The first part OF the
evening was devoted to an illustra-
tion Of the screen work which was
displayed by Mr.. Simmons with an
accompanying talk. These pictures
were excellent Illustrations of the
benefits derived from belonging to
the A. o. q. w the most striking
being n shown Of a home that was
left desolate by the death Of the
father with no insurance. Another
was that Of a home where the father
before death carried a goodly amount
OF insurance and they were left in
comfortable circumstances.
Grand Master Summons was intro
duced by A. E. Hitchcock. who re-
ferred in a complimentary way to
the ability Of Mr.. Simmons to man
age successfully the affairs of the
order. The grand master spoke very
pleasantly Of his meeting With the
Mitchell brethren and their hustling
qualities, OF their influence exerted
for the good OF the order throughout
the state and Of the prominence Of
the Mitchell lodge in the grand lodge
meetings. Mr.. Simmons said that
today the A. o. U. w. grand lodge
bad a membership of IA, 500 over the
state aud it represented practically
all class 3 of society. One thing he
said that bound the Wo.kmen IN
stronger ties than that Of any other
organization was the f~raternal feel
ing, aud this had been fostered ever
since its organization. He said that
since the jurisdiction Of South Dako-
ia was perfected tnat over 81, 1853 900
had been paid out for death losses.
In speaking of the question. OF the
raise of rates Of the Workmen MIR.
Simmons said that the members
should not he alarmed on that posi-
billy. as it would rot be done until
the grand lodge of South Dakota
deemed it necessary, and that the
grand lodge was the sole arbiter of
the question. He said that if the
time even should come when it would
be necessary to raise tile rates that
the assessments would not exceed
five per year and the amount would
be no larger than where twelve as
scssmcnts d year were paid. AS long
as the plan under which the a o. u.
w. was operating proved successful
the grand lodge would make no
change. He reminded the members
that Indirectly they represented the
grand loi .e through the representa-
tivcs emit and could have voice
in tftl ecdings.
In c,.y.uding his address Mr.. Sim
mons paid a worthy tribute to the
Degree Of Honor, which is an auxili-
AIRY to the A. o. U. W.. and urged
the members Of the Workmen to Join
its ranks. Ills address contained
things very encouraging for the mem
bers and he was congratulated on his
address at its close.
A brief session OF the lodge was
held a to transact a little business
and the members adjourned to a res
taurant for an oyster supper.
Mr.. Simmons says that IN his tray-
els he finds the Workmen of the
state very earnest in their work in
keeping up the interest and securing
additional members. lie instituted
Il lodge at belmont last week and
next week organizes another at Ev-
arts.
LET THEIR HUSBANDS IN