The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-26
SONS OF HERMANN
CONCLUDE SESSION
Grand Lodge Re-eIects Old
Officers for Another
Term

ne minnesota Grand lodge, Sons or
Hermann, held its annual election of
officers at the afternoon session of the
convention which Is being held at Mo-
zart hall. There was little opposition
ito o-thesre-election of all those who held
Office last year, and not only the exec
utiye officers but members. Of the
boards of trustees and directors were
again honored. Frank Noethen, of
Minneapolis, was re- elected exalted
grand president; Carl Harpke, Of st.
Paul, grand president; H. Leuhman, of
Saltwater, grand vice president; Her
man Circkler. of Minneapolis, grand
secretary; Ernest F. Lemke, of st.
Paul, grand treasurer.
r The -members Of the new board Of
directors are: John Kunze, st. Paul
Arnold Nillius, Minneapolis; Otto P.
Anacker, st. Paul, and Matt Lehman,
Minneapolis. The board of trustees
will be composed of Christ Figge and
Vogt, of Minneapolis.
Delegation to Seattle
The biennial convention of the nation
al grand lodge will be held in Seattle
next September, and the following del
egates were elected to represent the
Minnesota lodge: John Kunz, ST.
Paul; Carl Hopke, st. Paul; r. Noe
then, Minneapolis, and Paul Maeseke,
st. Peter. e. F. Lemke, of ST. Paul,
and Carl Hermann, of Minneapolis,
were chosen as aIternates
The following officers were appoint
ed: Grand guide, Matt Eller; grand
inner watch, Fritz Zeigler; grand outer
watch, Herman Reichow. The election
of officers took up the entire afternoon
session, lasting from 1:30 until s o. M.
the election Of delegates to the Seattle
convention alone taking nearly three
hours. Some little diversion from the
serious work before the convention
was offered, however, by Hams g.
Grunow, the newly appointed German
consul to st. Paul, who thanked the
Germans of st. Paul and Minnesota
for their very cordial reception to him
and for the invitation to appear be-
fore them. He said he was very much
surprised to see SO many Of the off
GERS. elected from Minneapolis, as he
understood that the town was inhab-
lfed' solely by Scandinayians, and Frank
Noethen, Of Minneapolis, who had
just been reelected exalted grand
president, quickly responded that Min
neapol1s had the largest lodge Of the
Sons of Hermann in the state. 2 Will
ham Folsom, grand president OF the
national organization, responded to
Consul General Grunow's address.
Abandon Plan for Home
The proposition to build a home for
the aged and infir1n members of the
state grand lodge by assessment was
voted down, as the delegates thought
the maintenance of the home would be
too severe a tax on the resources of the
organization. At the convention three
years ago 1t was voted to build the
nome, the money being raised by yolun-
tary offerings of the members, but the
response was not as general as was ex-
pected and only $4,000 was raised. Two
plans will be brought up before the
board of directors for the disposition of
this money at their meeting on the first
Monday in February, one being to use
the money to aid the aged and infirm
members by cash donations until the
fund is exhausted, and the other to re-
turn the money which had been sub,
scribed to the donors and that part
which had been raised by entertain
ments to be turned into the propaga-
ton fund. 1T was only after discus
sion of an hour and half that the vote
could be reached.
The publication Of the Hermann
Sohnes, the official organ of the grand
lodge, was turned over to Fred w.
Bergmeier, Of ST. Paul, in place of w.
p, Nemeier, of Saltwater, who has pub
lished it for the last two years.
The date for the next meeting was
fixed for the fourth Tuesday and
Wednesday in January, 1905, and will
be held in MINNEAPOLIS