New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-10-17
HIGH OFFICERS VISIT ORDER
St. John Court Has Distinguished
Guests.
Sunday Evening Given to Feast Of
Good Things.
State Chief Ranger and Other Of
fcers Make Addresses.

Sunday evening the members of St.
John Court of the Catholic Order of
Foresters of this city had the distinc-
ton of visit from the state officers OF
the associ alton, in an informal gather
ing of the members of the order and
their friends at the auditorium of the
school house where preparation had
been made for the entertainment of the
visitors and general good time. Be-
sides the members there were many la
dies and also men who do not belong
to the order.
1t was the purpose of the meeting to
attract outsiders and enable them to
get acquainted with the purpose of the
order through the addresses that we're
made by the officers. At this place the
address of welcome was made by Fa-
Their Sandmeyer and was a very happy
expression of the pleasure the local
order enjoyed in the presence Of the
officers at this time.
The visitors replied to calls for ad-
dresses and took occasion to present
the merits of the order in excellent
light in an endeavor to show to the
people present that the order is not
designed to be a secret order but it's
purpose is fraternal insurance and it
offers tae very best and cheapest in
surance obtainable, besides the frater-
dity of Catholic brethren. It is at this
time the largest and strongest as we'll
as the most prosperous Catholic in
surance organization in the United
States, covering all of the healthy
states of the Union and Canada and
has in this state 1856 courts with men,
bership of $4,000. There are in all
some 1900 courts having total men,
bership of l2l, 900 and a reserve fund
of 81 ,250, 900 all of which is invested
in municipal bonds affording a securi-
ty that is absolute and certain
At the conclusion of the addresses
lunch was served by the ladies and
genuine spirit of fraternity prevailed.
There are two branches of orders of
fraternal insurance in the Catholic
church, one of which is the Foresters
and the other the Benevolent AssOcia-
ton and there has been more or less
rivalry between the two, but at this
time there is being made an effort. to
bring them into closer relations with
each other, which was one of the OBJ
jects of the meeting.
One of the state officers, who is a
bachelor and has resisted successfully
the smiles of the ladies until after that
period in life when men are most sus-
ceptible, appears to have been caught
by the bright chances of one of the New
Ulm misses and if guesses go not far
astray there promises to be an in
crease in the revenue at the postoffice
in this city, and the local court is
looking forward to frequent visits of
the official, which will not be confined
to the St. John court, entirely.
Those present from out of the city
are: State Ranger, P. 81. Martin of
Duluth; State Secretary, Geo. W.
Stenger, St. Paul; State Auditor, Pc
ter Lockerl, St. Paul; State Trustee,
Alois Schwab, LIE Sueur. A. J. Eek
stein, who is chief ranger of the local
court was with the visitors all of the
time and accompanied them to ST.
George in the afternoon of the same
day, where they visited the court at
that place and were welcomed by Fa-
Their Pozek where they had short
but very pleasant visit, a number OF
the St. George members coming in in
the evening to attend the meeting here.
The delegation went from this place to
LIE Sueur where they were similarly
entertained.
In going about the city one cannot
fail to notice the wonderful amount OF
/ improvements that have been made in
the line of building during the summer
and that is now nearing completion.
1t appears that there will be work for
carpenters late into the winter months.
The improvements are of the most sub.