The Irish standard., 1915-09-01
The Catholic Order of Foresters

will have ten brothers, of another
family, all members of their court.
State Trustee John Sheehan of Lang
don, is doing excellent work in his
court and locality.
At Wales, Brother Frank Fischer,
with untiring energy, is making
record for himself, and during the
past four months his court has in
itiated more members than any other
in the state. During the year past
large classes have been initiated at
Casselton and at Sanborn, N. D.
At Sanborn, State Trustee Matthias
Kronebusch was for a number of
years chief ranger of the court. He
is succeeded by Brother Frank Hesch.
For years, Brother Kronebusch, who
lives sixteen miles from Sanborn, at
tended every meeting of the court,
winter and summer. A court with
officers as energetic as this cannot but
prosper.
Recently at Sanborn an open meet
ing was conducted by State Chief
Ranger Edward F. Flynn of Devils
Lake, and State Secretary Thomas E.
Dunn of Fargo. Catholics and nom
Catholics alike were invited to be
present and the meeting held at the
city hall was largely attended. Ad-
dresses were made by the officers
named and by Father Kleidon of San
born. AS result of that meeting a
large class of candidates was initiated
at Sanborn by the state court officers
on June e.
Early in the spring of this year,
High Chief Ranger Thomas H. Can
non of Chicago, and High Trustee
J. A. Collier of Shakopee, Mimi, in
conjunction with the state court off,
GERS, held open meetings at Fargo
and Grand Forks. The meeting at
Fargo was especially largely attend
ed, about 400 Foresters from sur-
rounding North Dakota and Mime
sofa courts were present. Much good
has resulted from this meeting. The:
meeting at Grand Forks was very
enthusiastic, and at least twenty-five
members will be initiated in the near
future. Brother Collier will be present.
In addition to the unsettled rate
question:, the state court has had to
contend with unfavorable financial
conditions for some years past. The
changing of the system of farming in
this state from the old purely wheat
and small grain raising to diversified
farming, has brought about pros
perity which will show itself in the
increased membership of the order.
Better conditions, financial and other
wise, in this state, will be reflected
in the growth of the insurance men,
bers of the order. The state court
expects, therefore, to obtain from this
condition great increase in its men,
bership.
Catholics are gradually learning
that there is great and different field
for the Catholic Order of Foresters
and other societies. The Catholic
Order of Foresters is a most demo-
cratic order. 1t refuses membership
to no man so long as he is practical
Catholic. In Chicago now there is a
court composed entirely of negroes,
where the meetings of the court are
conducted as we'll as any place in the
country, and better than in the ma
jority of courts, and Of whom it has
been said that it's members attend
meetings with a copy of the constitu-
tion and bylaws of the order in one
hand and copy of Roberts Rules of
Order in the other.
The Catholic Order of Foresters is
purely a business organization-at
least primarily such. 1t first is re-
quired, of course, of member that
he must be a practical Catholic. If
he can pass a medical examination
and is between the ages of 18 and so
years Go and so after January 1st
next), he must become an insurance
member-otherwise he may be an
Honorary" member. The order fur
nishes not only the best faternal in
surance, but the best insurance that
can be had. 1t is absolutely upon a
sound financial basis. Its funds are
invested only in frst-class municipal
bonds, safely invested and safely