The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-11-04
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called to order at $3.50 o'clock Satur.
day afternoon at the Knights of Co.
lumbus hall, James f. Ellis presiding
The meeting, although closed to the
general public, was from all reports
great success from start to finish
The member who lacked enthusiasm
was not in evidence during one second
of the session. While the Mankato
section is not at present one of the
largest in the state, the opinion Of
the members is that it should rank
fourth in size and they intend to leave
nothing undone until that goal is
reached. Mankato people would do well
to sit up and take notice for the unit
ing of these men in our city probably
means more to the life and growth
of this place than any other gathering
of similar order that takes place in
the city.
Includes Large Territory.
The membership of this local branch
comes from circle of territory nearly
one hundred miles in diameter, Man.
kato being the center. Every of one
these men is a live wire not only as
sellers of goods but as citizens and
pushers as well.
The mere fact that man is selling
agent for some firm does not alone en-.
title him to membership for the let
tiers U. G. T., besides standing for
Union Commercial Travellers also mean
unity, charity and temperance and this
gathering of the knights of the grip
exemplifies these qualifications. The u
c. I. is in many respects a lodge but
at the same time their order is unique
and very interesting.
This is not an insurance order but
there is maintained surplus known
as the widows and orphans fund. So
long as this order is maintained no
widow or the orphans of any member
of this order shall come to want.
This principal forms one of the les
sons of the ORDER the teaching of
which comes in the initiation. One
member was heard to remark: 81 be-
long to five lodges and in the degrees
of these lodges / have been taught
many beautiful lessons, but for the
lesson that goes right home and does
the great good none can compare with
this lesson in charity as taught by
this ORDER
The following applicants We're yes
terday taken in as members: III. J..
Rabe, Z. o. Price, William L. Brad
shaw, Anton Osten, Fred d. Meyer,
Harry R. Heidel, George T. Vose, F. E.
Carroll, NJ. f. Sullivan, Fred w. Druck-
enbrod, George C. Nerbovig, E. NJ. Stew
ems, c. y. Keene, George W. Bunce.
Officers Elected.
At the meeting Saturday class of
fourteen new members was initiated.
This is one of the largest classes ever
taken into the order outside of the
twin cities. At least ten more were
to have been taken in but they were
unable to be in town. The degree
work was done by Brother SherOd of
Minneapolis council No SO and Brother
Hirshman of SANITY council No. so. At
the termination of the initiation
Brother Hirshman delivered the lecture,
1.-The Ray of Hope" which was strong
teaching of the principals of the order.
The following men were elected to
office for the ensuing year: Senior
counselor, A. B. Handbook; Junior
counselor, Julius P. johnson; past
counselor, a. w. Anderson; secretary
and treasurer, Fred w. Macintosh;
conductor. Z. o. Price; page, w. II.
Freeman; sentinel, George Nerbovig;
executive committee, j. E. Hickey; Z.
ID. Scott, p. w. Pitcher, Ell. Weaver.
Senior Counselor George w. Rogers
was present and installed the new Of
fieers. Visitors from Minneapolis, st.
Paul. Austin, Waseca, Pipestone and
Owatonna were also present. These
out of town guests numbered at least
twenty-five
The afternoon meeting was in every
sense strenuous affair and lasted till
nearly seven o'clock
The Ladies Organize.
The ladies' auxiliary of the U. C. T.
was also organized Saturday. The la
dies will meet at the same time as the
men. The main object of the auxiliary
is to furnish a social gathering for the
wives of the U. c. T. Twelve mem
bers were taken in and officers for the
following year were elected as follows
Senior counselor, Mrs. Z. w. Foster;
junior counselor, Mrs. George G. Nerbo.
Wig; secretary-treasurer, Ms. F. w
Macintosh; conductress, Mrs. e. O.
Price; vice conduetress, Mrs. e. D.
Scott; page, Mrs. o. F. Morrow; senti.
mel, Mrs. j. P. Johnson; executive
board, Mrs. f. E. Mcclure, chairman;
Mrs. William Gary; Mrs. j. w. Kohl.
man.
The officers were installed by Mrs,
Ed. Tisdale and Mrs S. M. Poole, both
Of Minneapolis.
At the Social Session.
The members did not start arriving
for the evening session until well after
eight o'clock. The gathering would
probably have been earlier but the
lateness of the afternoon meeting de.
layed them. Lamm's five piece or.
ehestra furnished music as the mem.
bers and their wives and families were
arriving. At nine o'clock program
of speeches were rendered. A. d
Handbook, the newly elected senior
counselor, presided. Mr. Handbook in
troduced Mayor A. G. Meyer, who told