The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-31
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
After session lasting from yester-
day afternoon at two o'clock until
twelve o'clock today, the high court
of the United Order of Foresters adj
turned for two years. The next ses-
sion will be held in st. Paul.
This morning there was a lengthy
discussion on whether or not it was
wise to authorize the high court to
establish department of sick and
funeral benefit, the department to be
conducted by the high court officers
as separate institution, but to con-
form to the laws of the United Or
der of Foresters. The discussion
ended in the resolution being passed,
and the, department will be estab-
lished if the officers of the high
court thinks it best.
There was considerable discussion
relative to the salaries of the high
court officers, but no action was TAX
en- in the matter
A self appointed committee of la
dies secured contributions from the
delegates and purchased some cut
glass which was presented to the re-
firing high ranger, w. d. Rodgers.
The presentation speech was made by
George F. Woolsey.
Open Meeting Last Night.
Several hundred people attended
the open meeting of the high court
session of the United Order of For
esters last evening, and were given
an opportunity to see the drill team
of the st. Paul delegation do the
initiation work
Attorney Miles Porter of this city
presided over the meeting and made
a short address of welcome In his
talk he spoke of the future Man.
kato, saying that his vision of Man.
kato is a population of $4,000 in
side of the next ten years, the city
made a terminal for an electric line,
and steamboats, plying the river.
ID. M. Jones sang, first, "The Boys
of the Old Brigade" and in re-
Spouse to the insistent applause
sang one Of Harry LADDERS songs.
Miss Edith Brode of st. Paul, who
has a splendid soprano voice. sang
Spring Is Here" and as an encore
Garden of Roses"
The drill team then performed it's
work. Aided by lantern slides, the
work was very impressive. The be-
ginning of the exercise is a scene
founded on the Robin Hood stories
and was well done. The members
of the team were all in costume.
A class of several members was
initiated Miss Brode again sang,
giving "The Holy City"
Talk BY John McMurchie.
Mr. Porter then introduced Mr..
John McMurchie, high ranger Of
Court Superior, Superior, Wis. Mr..
McMurchie gave short talk in
which he spoke of the splendid inn
preston he had been given of Man.
kato and its mayor. He told one
or two good stories and said in
closing that when the time came
for the dancing of the evening, he
wanted the ladies to know that he
was the only unmarried man in the
visiting delegation and that he want
ed them to be warned If the other
men tried to make them believe
they, too, were not married.
Judge Schoonmaker of st. Paul
talked briefly on Forestry" He
as rapidly as some orders, but that
1t Was OIL d lOuhudeiohs
and its insurance was rated on an
honest basis, believing that all in
surance orders should be honest
with the people, and the fact that
if the members do not pay, the
lodges cannot pay. 1t is business
and a fraternal lodge, and it's watch
words are truth, justice, freedom and
fraternity.
Mr. Jones and Miss Brode again
sang by special request before the
luncheon was served. The Lady
Foresters had the lunch in charge
and it was nicely served and en-
joyed.
Following the lunch the guests en-
joyed dancing for short time,
Lamm's orchestra furnishing the
music.
The open meeting gave the dele
gates and Mankato people an OPP
portunity for meeting each other,
and proved great social success.
as well as instructive to the mem
bers.