The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-10-03
our SOCIETIES.
Masonic News.

''NbV '"NoN's 'NN''''S htHt ulNtr VI
teen years,
Brother John Mills brown. i. q. NJ. Of |
California, who has been appointed chief ~ the |
Medical Department Of the United States Navy has |
located In this city, |
The first Of the series of visitations to the |
constituent Lodges viii take place to- evening
TO Anacosta Lodge when lecture viii he delivered
by Brother !. e. puin, T. NJ of Naval Lodge |
No. 4.
Sir Robert Boyd, 7. u. C. of Washington |
Ccm'nandcry No !, has been appointed division |
marshal In the grand parade In Baltimore, aud Sir |
James ". Waugh,r IL. G.. Of Columbia Conmandcry |
No. ., his chief of stan.
Sir Plato Mazccn, of fredericksburg
Commandery No. I. accompanied by delegation of
Of Sir knights from that Co,nmandcfv win visit tho
city this week aud attend the performances NJ the
g Tourists In order too ctcrmne whether "rlato"
Is Messenger Messenger Is 'riato.'' II will Ger
taih'y he weighty subject Ia determine.
committee from the Grand Commandc,y
of Maryland visited this city Wednesday last aud
olcially Invited the Communicates here u participate
With them In The Mascht f.taic tho 18th lrslan in
honor of the scsdni centennial ~ Baltimore. bcNIolay
Conmandety M. and Columbia Coinmandcry No.
2 have accepted the Invitation and appointed com
mtces to make arrangements. and II Is expected the
other Communicates VIII follow suit when thcy meet
The several Communicates of Philadel-
pha, also Cytcnc Co'nmanhcry M. ut camden. N.
H., have accepted the invitation aud win participate
| In the Templar demon 'tratlon In Baltimore tho
18th Instant. Invitations have also been extended 10
| tho Communicates of Harrisburg, rtisburg, and
New York. hncNrenscs VIII lie betrayed by Mary
| land aud the Baltimore Communicates FROM tho time
they enter the boidcrs of the city until they leave
Brother Albert Pike, Grand Commander.
| and WILLIAM NJ. Ireland. Assistant Grand Auditor
General ct the A. and A. Ei,e o the southern Juris-
diciicn, arrived home Thursday last finn trim of
=. 900 miles IN the Interest Of the Rite. Tho SUI
prcme Council viii hold lis sessions IN this city, con-
mencng the 18th instant and continuing Throughout
the week. The Provincial Grand Lodge Of The Toynl
order uf scotland win aso hold It's sessions In Scottish
Rite Han commencing on The evening OF Inc is and
| tIin t,tuit, a.,
clnded. The supreme Council win hold day SEES
| sions.
Odd Fellowship.
The fair committee held n meeting Friday
evening and decided hold the fair from the 9Th 10
the 18th Of December, and appointed the various
committees
The Uniform Battalion of Patriarchs held
M adjourned meeting Friday evening. aud decided t.,
abandon the proposed excursion to Iaccrsown ON thu.
10Th instant on account of failure to secure salts
factory terms with the railroad company.
Brother u. w. Guinaud, =. G.. of Harmony
Lodge No. ., whose serious illness was nocci last
sunday, died on Monday last nj his residence 1871
Third street southeast, and was buried Friday after
noon last the Lodge and delegation from the Grand
Lodge attending the funeral.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge, which met in
annual session IN the city Of Toronto. ontario, the
Goth ultmo adjourned Monday afternoon last. after
performing vast amount Of labor aud accomplishing
more impo,an, legislation than that of any session
representative ot THE HERALD returned home and
the limited spare allotted to this class Of news, rem
agreed uon but all that IL Important viii appcar
from time to time. IN brief. the most important
were as follows: The entire work of the order was
D revised and made moro attractlve: the five degrees
e are reduced to three: tine patrlarcal degrees hay,
undergone wonderful change for the better: the de-
gree Of Rehekah amended was not adopted hu
referred back to the toi,r'ttec, and the Past oicia
degrees have been arranged to much better advantage.
The changes In the work Will be put In operation on
the LIST day of January next, and ample 0pportunt,
VIII he afforded the officers Of the different Lodges
e Encampmens TO become proficient In Its workings.
The Nj. W. Grand sire made eighteen decisions dur.
Ing the wear. The following Ii the Substance of til,
most Important DIS passed Upon lily the Grand Lodge
| member who IL convicted Of charges by his Lol.,
and suspended cannot act Chief Patriarch OF his Eli
campnent during such suspension. and II allowed
II by the Encampnent TO retain hs Office therein Il,
" cannot gain the honors by such illegal service, Whs,
brother visits grand or subordinate Lodge. not hi
!: own. he NAV wear the EncamPment regatta and ewe
. of the highest degree he has taken, hut he c.lnno
d wear such regaa aud Jewel In his own Lodge, gran,
IS or subordinate IL for good reason the chief patr
arcl-eec OF an Encampment is absent installation
~ night, or his installation is postponed the Chic
Patriarch In office shall preside until the installation
I: degree member is eligible to receive the degree .
lie ebehah where the local civil law provides for aop
ton, and such adoption creates the legal relation o
n parent and child. rs In no other can the app
:, cant lie ''daughter' within any definition Of tina
10 term, and therefore sterdaughers not eligible
An unmarried divorced sister Of odd Fellow Of tn
m Fifth Degree is eligible 10 membership In Degrc
sr Lodge oi the Daughters OF Relckah. From the vas
:. amount OF legislative enacmcnts select the follow
II Ing for this issue: The dormant law Of last sesslu
III was repealed, aud the former laws governing susje,
sions for non payment Of dues renartcI Roys
., Purple Degree member Of an Encampmcnt may vial
P, any Encampmen clothed In tho balric, such
ri worn by uniformed Enrampment members instea
OF the collar heretofore prescribed ~ the only RECALL
Ii TO bc worn by such members An unmarried daughte
\. OF an odd Fellow OF the Firth Degree, who la
,. attained the age of eighteen years, and who's
7. parents dead, may bc admitted to membership
Lodge OF the Degrees "f Iebckn when proposed b.
7. the N. q. Of the Lodge NJ which her father was
7. member ut the time Of his death, or 10y member of
Lodge of the Degree Of Rebekah when furlsIe
with certificate from the subordinate Iodgeof While
the father was member that he had attained III
Scarlet Degree and was In good standing at the TIM
Ia of his death Any member Of this order who has bee
contributing member twenty-five years, mo
,hamgeo residence shall have the privilege of appl,
Ing for membership In any I.@lge at his new place
, residence without first applying for witlriraw
u card from the Lodge In which he holds membership
r IL elected the Lodge Of which he was formerly
ct member, upon being notified OF such election sla
~ grant HIM withdrawal card, upon the payment Of a
ac charges against him, and he may thercpon gain IN
ms membership In the Lodge to which he has bee
admission fees required by by laws Of said lodg,
ms Lodges arc allowed TO purchase from the proper oil
II GERS as many as four copies Of Charge Books Of tu
H. Of EACH the iDitatory aud several degrees. II Is
oi fundamental principle Of odd Fellowship that
rs brother In arrears for dues. who Is not dropped is 81
tb Titled TO lbs visited 10y the officers of his Lodge
cared for IN sickness although he may not he entilc
to pecunary benefit; ANY provision tn the contrary
the Constitution for subordinate Lodges prescribe
by any State Grand Lodge, Ia void. Tho matter
~ enets pecunlary and attentive, Is delegated by tn
body to subor,linaes but the general rule present'
by this Grand Lodge AZ touching the matter sn
United, Is, that Lodge binus Itself for benefits
Its members by its bylaws, ~ 1t IL bound, AMI II
further, when the same are paid OF rendered, ~
ne chniary or attentive. by another Lodge, and any 81
q. cess IN money or services, creates no legal obligation
and the claim therefor by tho Lodge paying the ion
Inn performing tho services on account OF transle
a Lodge, 1.-THE above IL In relation Ia collections
he money extended by subordinate Lodges and II
hc equipments IN watching with transient sick brethren
s, special committee Of the Grand Lodge submitted
n, schedule Of rates for dues AMI benefits, which will
es pear in tbs revised Journal and win he acted upon
H. campicnts may change their time Of meeting fro
n, annual to biennial sessions In which ease they m
III, is member of both snburlinate Lodge AMI El,cam
nd | ment, and Ills subordinate Lodge shall becOi
iii extinct and who by reason of age inhrmity
ar, successfully apply for membership In another suior
~ nate Lodge, upon his obtaining - Grand Lodge ca
from the Grand Secretary OF hls Jurisdiction, SUI
aged or inhrm member shall LES entitled to rei,
membership In his Encampnent upon SAID card. 4
tn addition To tho present funeral service adopie
No Encampment can adopt any other name than tn
designated In the charter except In the pr
,ided for changing names by local grand Jurisdiction
- The Grand Lodge ordefeh revision 81 tho Diges,
an Laws. Grand Encampmcns are hereby authorized
md permit their suborlinatcs To make suitable rules
ard regulations for the government OF such Of their
RS beers IN their practice and drill as choose To uniform
rec such regulations not Ia be In conflict with the la
and usages Of the Order On the Second day Of the
Is sion the following rand officers were elected: ut
his J. Glenn, Of Georgia. Grand Sire: Erred. Leach.
at Iowa, Deputy Grand sire; James J.. Ridgely.
ntaTy, aid Joshua vansani, Of Maryiaud, Ora
Treasurer. The following appointments We're ,un
aud confirmed Theodore A. Ross of Maryland,
sistant Grand Secretary Rev. j. W. Vcnable, of Ke
he lucky, Grand Chaplain; Belen Seymour, ~ OH
md Grand Marshal: H. y, IOrnibro0k, 0f Ontario Ora
Guardian; Charles ~. Catch. Of Maryland, Ora
Messenger Cincinnati, ohio, was selected as
place for the next annual session,
NV knights of Pytbtas,
hi The following visitations will occur Il
It'll week. Tuesday evening, Friendship Lodge No
ne address by Brother j. W Thompson, T.. q.
Thursday evening" Germania Lodge No. 10; addr
by John II. schOmbert, l.. a. q. Friday eyeulI
Union Lodge No. 20; address by y. CAV
H., T., a. g.,
,sk The Order proposes TO join in the cerem
MES Of the ScsIu centennial celebration at Baltim
rs. on Friday. the 18th instant, and Brother James
Mitchell u. g., win call mass meeting O The
hers to- morrow evening at the hall, corner of MI
aud ID Streets az 1880 O'Clock, to take such action
may be deemed advisable and necessary.