The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-28
MARKS TO TAKE
ACTIVE CHARGE! i
/. OF HUGE ORDER i;
Well Known Bismarck Financier
Becomes Manager Of United
Workmen Fraternity y
WILL GO TO GATE CITY

Bismarck will lose one Of its best
citizens about January l, when Brad
ley C. Marks, vice president of the Cit
National bank and secretary and man.
ager OF the Bismarck Clearing House
association, will go to Fargo to as.
sumo the active general management
of the Ancient Order of United Work
men for the Jurisdiction of North d.
kota, which embraces North Dakota,
Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Me-
vada and California. III '.'..,
Mr.. Marks has been grand master
workman Of this jurisdiction for the
last four years, but only at the last
annual convention held in Fargo ten
days ago, were the duties Of this Of
flee extended to include the active
management of the orders affairs. At
the same time Mr.. Marks was reflect
ed to the office Of grand master work
man, with the understanding that he
would assume his new responsibilities
about the first OF the year.
y TO Retain Local Interests.
While the new position will ,necessi-
tate the removal of Mr.. Marks and his
family to Fargo, where the offices OF
the North Dakota jurisdiction are To-
Gated, he will retain his interests in
Bismarck and will PROBABLY remain
vice president Of the City National
bank, to which he has given eight
years of constructive effort Before
becoming associated with the City Ma
tional, Mr.. Marks was for nine years
with Webb Bros. and prior to that
time he served for 3 IL years in the
Bismarck office Of the United States
weather bureau. He has been active
in civic and fraternal as we'll as COM
mercial affairs during his residence
here. He served throughout the war
as executive Of the Durleisa county
Red Cross society,", many OF whose
splendid achievements were dueyto, his
ability, and he has throug ghout, his. res
idence here served the whole9commun
ity in so many important capacities
and SO we'll that his going will be felt
by Bismarck and Burleigh county.
Pioneer With Order.
Grand Master Workman Marks has
been closely identified with the devel-
Opment of the Ancient Order OF Unit.
ed Workmen for the last Is years. He
enters upon his new work with large
capital of enthusiasm and ambition;
he is young; of we'll proven ability and
is expected to make record for HIM
self in the fraternal insurance field.
Associated with him on the executive
committee of the North Dakota juris-
diction will be f.. j. Moore Of Fargo,
grand recorder and fraternal insur-
ance man of national prominence: R.
S. Adams Of Lisbon, grand treasurer,
and Fred White of Donnybrook: G.. R..
Green, Cavalier; John E. Nuss. Grand
Forks; Judge John Carmody, Hills
bore; Judge w. J. kneeshaW, Penn
bina; Ed N. Leiby, Glendale, and DR..
George A. Carpenter of Fargo.
Mr. Marks becomes chief executive
of fraternal insurance company with
assets of almost 100000 and with a
large and loyal membership. The or
der's vast field, comprising the whole
of the northwest, with California and
Nevada, is one of the most rapidly de-
veloping sections of America. Much
of this territory is almost virgin soil.
and with an aggressive executive at
the head of the organization it seems
due for a marked expansion. The op.
portunity offered Mr. Marks is regard
ed an exceptionally desirable one by
those famility with the organization
and its prospects and with Mr.. Marks
CAPACITIES,