, 1876-05-07

SECRET SOCIETIES.
A Pleasant Presentation---What
One Mite Society Did.
Wolves in Sleeps Clothing''-0dd:F Eel
lows Should Be on Their
Guard.
Installation Of New Iodge-..Some Sen.
sible Adrice.
MASONIC.
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| MASONIC.
] PRESENTATION.
4 vary pleasant affair took place in Chicas
Lodge, No. 437 A. F. and A. H., last Monday ever
ing. After the transaction Of tho usual busi
ness, Bro. Cha1lea Cohen, one Of the oldes
members and the first Master Of Chicago Lodge
being about to remove from the city, was pre-
sented with beautifully worked solid gol.
Past-Msster jewel. The ". H.. in presenting
| IN behalf OF the members. complimented th,
brother for his long and faithful services in th.
Lodge The recipient was taken completely b,
I surprise. He with difficulty found words to ex
press his thanks, but the tears running dou1
| his cheeks spoke far more eioquentiy thar
| words.
| MITE soo1Er1Es.
! Says the Voice Of Masonry for May:
The poor man gets us much reward for the nit.
| that ha ofereth Is the rich uan does for all hi.
money. So ssys Piers P1oughman, and greater than
Piers has announced thu doctrine But not only
stsd L Is ind.sd surprisnE how much a chapt.nls
work may b. effected BY small Gums contributed by
cooperative effort Less than i've years ago, few
this truth, organized the ISL JOINTS Mite Associa-
on," ia solo object being to render relief to Ma
sons their wives, widows and children, who may be
IN distress, by furnishing them with food, cothing,
she1ter. fuel medical attendance. md, when deemed
necessary, education, transportation and burial"
formed on ths plan that any Msster Mason might BE-
CONS member by paying entrance-fee Of 81 cents,
and his membership would continue 40 long as he
paid contribution Of 10 cents month. Out Of this
small beginning great result, comparatively speak
Ing, has oeen produced. From the organization Of
tos as f
expended in the sane period has been s., ,232A. The
present mempershlp is 800: it has been high 524
" given the form Of groceries and fuel But nearly
onehaH Of the amount given has been expanded Ma
sons their families in Distress who have from
other turiadctions. During the list year
families Relieved the amounts varying from $1.a5
To $35 Among the modes Of relief has been medical
sicians Of washington twenty yeight ali nissons but
one have volunteered to attend all sent to them
by the Mte Association free Of charge znd sir apoth
gratuitously.
In the language Of the President Of tho Association,
pass Grand Master sansbury "it does not deairs IN
ty by the lodges but ende4yors to supplement their
immediate nberay by becoming the careful and dis
terminating almoners Of reserve fund for the really
Ia vio4 of tho crest amount of good thae has been
effected, and al the time II being effected by this AS
Of each member Ne trust that such organisations viii
become prominent feature In the scheme of Masonic
benevolence, aud that there will be city or town Of
couutry OF moderate size, which will not have Its
Mta Society supported BY Masons. Ten cents .
mouth will scarcely be felt by the Donor out ve have
seen what it may sccomplah in the aggregate Of many
dimes.
IIlustrious Brother Henry n. Pond, SD
degree, Will confer ths 31st grade OF the Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite Thursday evening,
11th, at the Asylum Of Oriental Conslstory, upon
3 large claas OF Knights Kadosh OF the Holy
Order OF the Temple.
Last Thursday evening Oriental Consistory
conferred the illustuous order Of Knights
KaJosh upon eighteen Rose Croix Masons.
IllustriouB Brother John O'Neill, SD degree, as
Acting COMMANDMENTS Chief, acquitted himself
with credit to himself and honot to the fra
sernity.
Dearborn Lodge is about to order very ele-
CANT suit of robes for its members from Wad-
hams l. Rouudy. Peabody Lodge lately Or
dered 930o suit, and the Knights OF Pythias,
Of Sterling. ILL.,, IN anticipation OF visit from
the Rockford Lodge, have ordered twenty-five
suits from the same frm.
Grand Master Harry R. Comfy. Of -Montaqa,-
6as in the city Friday, On his way to Philade1-
phls- to be present at the Centennial and Ut
The Masonic celebration to be beld thefe the 1st
II June. He reports the lodges OF Montana,
scattered as they are, iu a very favorable con-
lition, and predicts the rapid spread of ths
Order throughout the Far West.
The active members Of tho Supreme Council, |
consisting Of Inspector General Hosmer a. |
Johnson, 33d degree, Deputy for Illinois; Vim |
ent L. Hurlbnt, 33d degree; Walter 4. |
'teVens, SD degree; and Robert q. Foss 23d |
egree, will. in all probability, accompany |
oriental Conaistorv upon their journey to New !
'ora aud Phlladelphia in August, to attend the |
leering Of the Supreme Council to bs held
i the City OF New York Aug. Is.