The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-15
DELEGATES TIRE
OF LONG SESSION
FOREsTERs OBSERVE FEAST OF
THE BLESSED VIRGIN.
Finance Committee Report on the
Salaries of Officers Expected to Re-
suit in an Attempt at Retrenchment
Long Arguments Prove Expensive
as Well as Tiresome.

Today the Roman Catholic church
celebrates the Feast of the Blessed
Virgin and before they took up the
thread of convention business the For
esters went to the Church of the I'M
maculate Conception where high mass
was celebrated by Rev. Father Cullen.
There was no sermon and by 10
o'clock the delegates were seated in
Plymouth church.
Miss Julia O'Brien, chairman Of the
committee on constitutional amend-
ment and a candidate for the office
OF high secretary, presented the re-
port of the committee and the read
ing occupied the morning until the
time of adjournment at noon. The dis
cusslon or the measures occupied the
afternoon and will give the convention
| work for tomorrow No one expects
that it will be adopted without much
| warm argument
After the constitution has received
It's share of attention the finance COM
m1ttee will present it's report thru DR..
Elspeth Conner and there will be
more discussion for the comment on
| the salaries of the officers is included
in the financial report and there is
always a strong movement made to
reduce the yearly pay. The high chief
ranger receives a salary of $4,000 out
OF which she pays her secretary $500.
The high secretary has $1,000, her
first assistant 5000 and four other
assistants $3.50. The high treasurer
/ gets $1,000, her secretary $500, and
each of the three auditors is paid
/ 500. All other offices are honorary
/. The committees on appeals and the
good of the order will both present
their reports before the much mooteC
election takes place and the delegates
will count themselves lucky if they are
able to leave Minneapolis this week
Some of them are already beginning
to chafe at the time wasted in dis
cussions and feel that they would like
to have the biennial business trans
acted as speedily as possible.
Just look at the day and a half WI
devoted to the attorneys report,
commented one woman, "and hov
much it cost us. There are over 81,
hundred delegates here who are pay
ing So a day and with the rent Of tn
church and the pay of the janitor i
made rather heavy bill to pay TO
listening to Mr.. McDonald's defens
of himself
Attic the delegates spent a quie
Sunday, attending church In tn
morning and visiting the lakes in tn
afternoon, the election was by n
: Goggin still refuses to allow her nam
! to be brought forward as a candidat
for high chief ranger. She is loyal t
Miss Anna Daley, who was the avowe
candidate before the convention. Mis-
Daley has been Mrs. Rodgers riva
at two previous conventions and som
r of the Foresters are deriving satisfac
ton from the old saying in regard t
the third trial. In the long list Q
/ candidates for the various office
there are only two women who are no
: from Chicago, Mrs. Rosa d. Rittma
/ OF Minneapolis, who would like to b
l elected vice high chief ranger, an
> Miss Halloren Of Detroit, Mich. VIII
v wants to be an auditor. Adolph East
er seems to be today's favorite for tn
: office of attorney altho John Carey j
Y a close rival. There seems to be littl
chance that Mr.. Mcdonald will be re
g elected.
y DR.. Elspeth Conner and Dr. Eliza
/ beth Ford Moran are DR.. Ann
Dryers rivals for high medical ex
aminer. The former is on the Rode
ers ticket and the latter is an indie
s pendent candidate. There are man
8 candidates for nearly every office an
e when the election is reached in tn
e order of business it will be severe
: days before the result will be known