The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-10-20
Social Members to be Admitted
Without Taking Insurance.
Convention Adjourns to Meet
at Red Wing Next Year.
Grand Ball and Entertainment
Given Last Night.

The state convention of the Sisters
of the Sons of Herman concluded its
work yesterday afternoon and adjourn
ed. The visitors were loud in their praise
of the hospitable manner in which they
had been treated by the ladies of Mar
let lodge No. 3, and the officers wished
the Free Press to state this fact The
convention passed resolutions thanking
Marlet lodge, and also appropriating $25
to the lodge to help it pay the expenses.
The election of officers resulted as
follows: Secretary, Mrs. Bertha Ensch
of Minneapolis; treasurer, Mrs. Augusta
Haedrich of st. Paul; finance commit
tee, Mrs. M. Harpke of st. Paul; Mrs.
A. Lehman of Minneapolis, and Mrs.
Katie Dietsch of St. Paul. These Off
GERS were installed by Grand President
Carl Harpke of st. Paul, who holds
over. The grand lodge of the Sons of
Herman fills the office of grand president
of the Sisters of the Sons of Her.
man.
The reports of the officers were :ac-
cepted, on recommendation of the com
mittees to which they had been referred.
The committee on laws recommended
several changes in the constitution. Some
TO the recommendations were adopted
and some were not. 1t was voted to ad-
NIT social members to the order after
this, these to have all of the rights of
regular members, including sick benefits,
but not to be required to take the life
insurance. 1t was decided to have the
election of officers in the local lodges but
once year, instead of semi annually, az
has been the practice. The election will
occur in December, and the installation
of the new officers will be had on the
first meeting in January. The grand
lodge will hereafter pay every sixth as
sessment for death losses. The salaries
received by the secretary and treasurer
were doubled.
A recommendation that the represent
tation in the state convention be reduc-
ed from one for every twenty MEM
bers to one for every fifty members was
lost as was also a proposition to
change the amount of the per capita
tax. Each subject was debated at
length.
Mrs. Metzler extended an invitation
on behalf of the Olga lodge No. for
the next state convention to be held at
Red Wing, and this was accepted, and
the next state convention will be held
there ON the first Tuesday in October,
1906.
The delegates were given a ride about
the city yesterday afternoon, and ad-
mired it greatly. The actual number of
delegates in attendance was forty four.
besides which there were about twenty
visitors.
The photograph taken of the delegates
yesterday afternoon turned out badly,
so another fashlight picture was taken
at seven o'clock last evening, after a
sumptious supper that was served in
the hall.
The ladies accepted an invitation to
remain over in Mankato until Thursday,
so that they could visit Marlet lodge
this afternoon. Some went home Hkis
morning, while others took the after
noon trains. Many remained over, how
ever. All had very good time, and
feel very friendly toward Marlet lodge
and the people of Mankato.
Last evening a grand ball was given
in the Sons of Herman hall by Marlet
lodge in honor of the visiting delegates.
From eighty to one hundred couples
were present, and the rooms were filled.
A lunch was served during the evening.
Lamms orchestra, with six pieces, fur
nishing the music for dancing, and the
older people assembled in the lodge hall
and enjoyed charades, piano selections
and card playing. The affair was great
success.