The Irish standard., 1907-08-10

rose to speak the applause was not 81
fenced until he three times made an
effort to address the chairman. At the
close Of his welcome three cheers were
given for him.
In the absence of the mayor George
T. Redington. city clerk, welcomed the
delegates to the city. He paid trib-
ute to the high chief ranger Of the
order.
E. NJ. Lawless. who presided, intro
duced Gov Johnson, who made an ex-
ceedingly happy speech in welcoming
the delegates to the state. He said
that it always is a pleasure for the
governor Of any commonwealth TO well
come body of mer who are endeavor-
ing to uplift themselves and others
He expressed the hope that the dele
gates will leave with the sentiment
that next to their own state Minnesota
is the best in the constellation. He
referred briefly to some of the resourc-
es Of the state and mentioned the re-
cent iron range strike "as the fl:st~time
in the history Of the country that a
strike involving $4,000 men had been
settled without even a bloody nose or
black eye"
Thomas H. Cannon. high chief ranger
of the Catholic Order Of Foresters, re-
sponded in behalf Of the order. He
referred to the address of the governor
and assured him that when he is in
the White House there will be no more
loyal subjects than the members Of the
Foresters and the church they repre-
sent.
Daniel w. Lawler was. introduced as
an orator and maintained his reputa-
ton. He brought out the fact that no
other church organization could have
held a procession Of men in whom,
flowed French. German, Bohemian and
African blood.
William F. Ryan. head Of the H.
linois delegation sang the song &c. o.
F." dedicated to the Foresters and
officers and composed for the twenty
fourth anniversary celebration of the
order held in Chicago last May. 1t
was we'll sung and the words caught
the fancy Of those in the audience.
The closing address was made by
Senator julius A. Collier of Skakopee,
who extended welcome to the delegates
on behalf of the $4,000 Foresters in
Minnesota. He recalled some of the
history of the state and the rule that
England and Spain at one time held
over portions of Minnesota. He show
ed how the pioneers were Catholics and
traced their influence in the upbuild.
ing Of the state.
Wednssday's Session.
| Discussion Of matters relating en-
tirely to the rates and class. Of risks
for insurance in the Catholic. Order Of
Foresters took up the time Of the DEL
egates at the two sessions Of the in
ternational convention of the order in
the old capitol Wednesday. The dele
gates voted by more than a two-thirds
majority to exclude from the order
saloonkeepers. bartenders and liqAor
dealers. The F'oresters regard them
as extrahazardous risks. This rule
will take effect Jan. i, 1908, but will
not affect the standing Of present men,
bers Of the order engaged in the pro-
hibited callings. The delegates took
this action in accordance with similar
ruling by the larger fraternal societies
although some Of the smaller orders
still admit saloonkeepers.
Manufacturers Of acetylene gas were
also placed in the prohibited class
The same action was taken against
railroad freight brakemen. but this was
reconsidered and they will be admitted
to the order, but placed in the hazard
GUS class. Several minor changes OF
the constitution were adopted.
Discussion Of the proposal to raise
the rates was taken up at the opening
Of the afternoon session on motion tc
adopt the rsport of the assessment
rate committee which was rendered
the day before. The Catholic Order Of
Foresters faces serious proposition
in regard to Its insurance feature. The
rate committee reported the condition
of the order. basing their information
on the valuation Of certificates Of. Jan
l., 1904. The report says: "This val.
uation or test Of solvency shows that
the present value Of the insurance In
Standardization. I, 1904, wa'
$3s,o9e,945. and that the present value
of the expected future assessments or
this insurance at the present rates
together with the cash In the accun1u-
lated henefit f,ind-assets-amoun
to $2o,ss4.727.
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