The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-10-27
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CRYSTAL Falls members Of the A. %.
4. w. will be interested 10 new order
That il being founded to take the place
Of the one which is about breathing It's
last
The Michigan grand lodge OF this
order which is just now having =
hard time 10 keep it, members in liue,
il in a fairly good way compared with
the grand lodge OF Wisconsin. which IL
~ expected may soon dissolve. Ii 10
reported from Milwaukee OF that an
effort II 70 be made 10 reoreanize the
socisty.in Wisconsin. This will practi-
-l.ally mean the dissolution Of the grand
body. AZ many OF the Odd members are
dissatisfied with the present roganiza-
tion and talk OF dropping out. The
Wisconsin lodge is practically In the
same boat as the Michigan branch in
that the demands on 10 ON account ~
the death OF members is greater than
can be met by the receipts from the
assessment Following the last grand
lodge session application was made for
receiver, but committee appointed
from the Milwaukee lodges has been
instructed to have the application Tor
receiver rescinded, in the hope that
the affairs OF the society can be strai-
ghtened out and new start made. The
proposed new society. in case II materi-
Allies. and from present indications IL
will soon be launched, will be- known
as .'The independent Order Of United
Workmen'
The recent grand lodge session held
in Milwaukee Is said 10 have been a
warm affair. Many propositions in
tended To improve the general condi-
ton of the order were discussed, but
there was such wide difference of
opinion as To what the outcome would
be- In case the changes suggested were
made that most of them went by de
fault. leaving the society in no better
condition than before the session was
held 80 that the members were not
very well satisfied with the work nc
comDlished.
DIR. +. G. Mock, OF Milwaukee. who
has for some years past been one OF the
society most active members in Wis
consin was appointed chairman Of a
committee named 10 review the situa
tion. Nearly all of the committee 5
recommendation have thus far been
ignored by the officers Of the grand
lodge Among them was one for a
general retrenchment. including the
cutting down Of the salaries of all
grand lodge officers. IL is not surpris
ing that this recommendation was not
received with favor AS the grand lodge
officers maintain that they are not any
TOO we'll paid under the present salary
schedule
The Independent Order OF United
Workuien Is steadily arising from the
runs Of the old order, which is dead
and buried Or Moch is credited
with saying The remaining remn
ant the supreme lodge is having IL
hlthHuft lhhtn Tor CONN
"The position taken rs some Of the
leaders that the supreme lodge can be
made permanent institution is true
but IL will require prohiblrive rates,
These the average laboring men are
unable to pay and furthermore il forces
the insurahle members ont Of the order I
and leaves nothing but old and unin.
suaber risks 70 struggle for their
henehciaries in what evidently appears
10 be- hopeless condition.
''Why does not the supreme lodge \
send a statement broadcast throughout I
the state which il favorable would AT
least be- ray Of light to those who
cannot acquire other projections An
other just cause FOR complaint - that
at the last grand lodge session mo.
tion was made and carried that under
no circumstances would the grand lodge
officers surrender ~ chatter, or make
any other radical change unless he
act was first submitted 70 the member
ship at large
The membership Of both the Wis
consin and Michigan grand lodges has
decreased greatly during the past few
ysars. with Indications that there will
be heavy falling oH between now and
the first OF 1907 There are at present
about 20. 600 member. enrolled in the
Michigan lodge, but with the advanced
schedule OF rates for members over
fifty years of age becoming effective
abe first OF the coming month il is pre-
aicted that a large percentage Of the
older members who either consider the
new rate prohibitive or are unable to
meet the payments. will drop out
Registration Notice.