History of the great Northwest and its men of progress : a select list of biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official life . orris has also found time to take thelead in everything tending to the upbuildingof his race. He was elected president of theAfro-American State League in 1801, andis the acting general attorney of the NationalFederation of Labor of Colored Men of theUnited States and Canada. Mr. Morris isalso prominent in Masonic circles, and hastaken the thirty-third degree in the ScottishRite. He is grand secretary of the Minne-sota Grand
History of the great Northwest and its men of progress : a select list of biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official life . orris has also found time to take thelead in everything tending to the upbuildingof his race. He was elected president of theAfro-American State League in 1801, andis the acting general attorney of the NationalFederation of Labor of Colored Men of theUnited States and Canada. Mr. Morris isalso prominent in Masonic circles, and hastaken the thirty-third degree in the ScottishRite. He is grand secretary of the Minne-sota Grand Lodge, scribe of Royal ArchChapter, thrice illustrious master of theCouncil of Royal and Select Masters, general-issimo of the commandery, potentate of Fezzan Temple, treasurer general of Imperialcouncil, and second vice president of theMasonic Veterans Associatnon of the UnitedStates. He is also deputy supreme chan-cellor and brigadier general of the Knightsof Pythias, and P. N. F. and P. G. M. of theOdd Fellows. Other social organizationswith which he is identified are the Clio Club,the Business Mens Club, and the Englishand Ancient Literature Club. He is a mem-. WILLIAM K. MORUIS. ber of the Plymouth Congregational 14:, 1S1)(J, he was married to Anna Force, of Pullman, 111., a young womanpossessed of considerable literary ability andrefinement. Their union has been blessedwith one child—Richard Edward. IVERSON, Samuel Gilbert.—Any onehaving public business to transact at thecai>it()l building in St. Iaul will find manygenial and obliging officials, but none morepopular than Samuel <,i. Iverson, deputy inthe state auditors office. Mr. Iverson hasbeen associated with the oflicial life of theoffices of the state treasurer and the stateauditor for the past thirteen years, and hav-ing become thoroughly informed with all thedetails of the conduct of those offices, hasmade himself indispensable to those who,seeking his aid, have been spared a greatdeal of
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