The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-06-14
Odd Fellows Holding Their
Annual Session.
THIS ORDER Is DOING WELL
Subordinate Lodges Are All i'm a
EiOurishing Condition: Officers of
Encampment; Business.

st. Paul, June l2.-The thirty seventh
annual session of the grand encamp-
ment, independent Order of Odd Fellows
of Minnesota are i'll session at Odd Eel
lows hall, Fifth and Wabasha street
About 100 members were in attendance
The grand encampment degree was
conferred and the officers submitted
their reports.
r. A. Dorns of Minneapolis grand
patriarch. recommended revision of
the constitution of both the grand and
the subordinate encampments. lie an
nOunced that Hope encampments, No. 10
formerly No. ~, Gitche Manitou en-
campment No. 10, of Pipestone, and
Austin encampment No. %, had been
resusitated. Freeborn, encampment No.
A, of Albert Lea, and Lac qui Parle en-
campment No. "A, of Madison, had sur
rendered their charters. ColfaX No. 80
and Enterprise No. 30 had been consol-
Eidated. at Redwood Falls, as Enterprise
mo 35 i,.,e .4.a,ssa r
Grand Representatives August .Hohen-
| stein, of st. Paul, and r. T.. McFar
lane, of Duluth reported information
gained at the eiahty4second session. of
the sovereign grand lodge, held in Tor
onto. Canada. last September, The, mum
her of members in the order at the end
of the previous year was reported to the
sovereign grand lodge as the splendid
total of l27S,0G5-a gain of GO,92O dur
ing the year. There were 1880 en-
campmentg members, gain of $3.50 and
322 $40 Rebekah members-a gain of
1864. The total number of persons
belonging to the order Dec 81, 1908,
was l,6OG.7l2.
The total sum expended for relief. in
all the branches of the order had been
about $4,700,O0O- increase. during
the year, of $4,000. These totals did not
include the subscriptions for the aid of
Odd Fellows suffering through the San
thl fdIiLIieaiIlsslja o5i
Eellows' homes The value of such
homes was santme stlla n i,s2iO66 SEQ sElny
;harbored 25l7 fintfhljefs as,hsl scosSs FOR
IiMaint enance, during the year, +" $685. $50:
bapG.lR.J WiEkinsmyitbe grand scribe. re-
ported that the total. membership in
the M Minnesota -encampment at the close
| of last year was 1850, an increase of
SO, ~! Is" sri easiin. tsunG C
1.-The Teporto of ahei grand treasurern W.
IW,,t Chuirhillto sh0wda' that hes fadst6n
hard, AFTER meeting all expenses, $l5l55.
l., The most important action taken yes
IteEday bNt the s9fandn encampmentj was
the, election 4fnd Installation 1of officers;
fer the ensuing yeaiq Theefoliowings men
were chosen 40 Giandni Patriarch, ID. s.
Mhit teni6re, 'DetroitsU grand senior owar-
den, Goa JzEamfnels.1 saltwater; grand
high priest % Co. ST. McCullchy Brainerd;
grand scribe. c. r. Wilkinson, St. Paul;
grand treasurer, w. w. Churchill, Roch-
ester; grand junior warden, H. B.
Schamp, Minneapolis; grand marshal,
! w. A. Mcdowell, LlNerne; grand SEN
tinel Oliver Olson, Fergus Falls; grand
outside sentinel. DR.. A. just, Crookston.
1t was decided to donate $3.50 to the
sovereign grand lodge committee and
| 500 to the odd Fellows, hospital at
Mortified. The per capita tax will re-
| main the same as heretofore, sixty
cents With the installation of officers,
the grand encampment adjourned and
| took advantage of the invitation extend
ed by the Auditorium board to visit the
| big building. The opening session of
| the grand lodge begins this morning.