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Newspaper
Badger Workman
Location
Neillsville, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1902
Page
3
December 1902 notice from the editor notes receipt of an invitation to Water town Lodge No 114 Thanksgiving dance and regrets inability to attend. Deputies reports for the month are summarized in chief deputy Smith's on page one.
An error appeared in copying death reports in the November Assessment Notice. Corrections clarify two entries: No 97 Anton Allert died at 48, joined the Order March 18, 1897. No 108 John Dawson died at 64, joined the Order February 25, 1886.
Deputy Supreme Master Work man O J Noble organized five lodges in La Crosse between August 1876 and January 1877 including Cen tennial Lodge No 1 Teutonia No 3 and Bangor No 5 The Grand Lodge of Wisconsin formed February 2 1877 with representatives from those lodges H F Smiley elected Grand Master Workman The Grand Lodge joined the Supreme Lodge in March 1877 in Chicago and became a separate Beneficiary Jurisdiction March 22 1879 with over 2000 members North Star No 112 readies for winter with new paraphernalia and a brisk initiation pace of 49 recently initiated and eight more.
More are now ready for initiation. The meetings are well attended. The talks delivered by the Chief Deputy left a healthy impression and great things may be expected during the coming winter.
The Badger Workman announces new mailing improvements for the month. Financiers are asked to send corrections each month, check new member names, and report any complaints with complainants and lodge numbers. Names of new members must be reported to both the Grand Recorder and the Badger Workman office to ensure proper delivery. A failure to comply by the 15th will affect two dozen members.
The Badger Workman outlines a 1903 plan to educate members on life insurance principles, costs, and the need for continued extension work. It stresses stocklike valuation, publicity of management, and securing new members as essential to self sufficiency, while urging focus on young members and sociable lodge activities.
The 1902 Digest is ready for distribution a handsome four hundred eighty three page volume that fully exposits the laws rules and regulations of the Order Sub ordinate Lodges should keep a copy on file Members may order from the Grand Recorder at $2.00 F M Givens G RB
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