Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-22
The I. O. O. r. Grand Lodge.
FACTS FROM THE REPORTS OF GRAND SIRE

/ kAIiS fhoA 1Hk hEPokfS OF GhAND Sinh
| CAREY.
The sixty-first annual session Of the SOver.
| eign Grand Lodge, LO.OF., began yesterday In
Baltimore. Grand Sire Carey, in his report
| congratulated the order, and said: ''These are
| not prosperous days on either side of the At
| lantic. We live in q period of extremes-in
! which capital and labor have not adjusted their
differences; when money, or Its representative,
Is plentiful, but the channels for Its distribu-
| ton are not freely open to industry and enter
prise. Yet, the fndOmitable energy OF our
cOuntrymen is conspicuously manifest in all
directions. and the country, though depressed,
| Is vigorously at work to recuperate and pros
per. For these reasons We cannot boast of
much material progress, but 1t is q source of
pride and encouragement that we have kept
report it sound and full Of vitality"
The returns make the following showing:
Grand lodges, "a; subordinate lodges, 1916, in
crease, 142; grand encampments, Al, increase,
i; subordinate encampments, 1884, increase
%; lodge limitations, 41,O9s, decrease, 1876;
campment limitations, 9, 1874, decrease, 1,466:
encampment members, 81 ,257, increase, 3, 4O5;
total relief 81, ,926S6 increase, $96 O94. "a;
1898
The unwilling of the Ridgley monument, Mt
!tla park, and the accompanying parade
this afternoon, Will be the event of this years
session.
The Uniformed Battalion Of Patriarchs
headed by field music, left the hall this morn
ing. and, marching to the Baltimore and Ohio
depot, took the ten o'clock train for Baltimore
TO take part in the esrem monies There were
bers), who accompanied the battalion.
RARE ART FURNITURE AT AUCTION.-The
sale advertised to take place within the sales
room of Walter b. Williams & Co., Thursday
morning, September 81, at IL clock precisely
OFFERS especial advantages, remarkable among
which is a most beautiful antique writing desk,
lnlald with brass and pearls, masterpiece of
ingenuity. 1t has no equal, and is beyond COM
parison 1t is now on exhibition.
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THE SINGLE SCULL RACE PosTPoNEp.-The
single scull race for the HotZman medal,
which was set for Thursday, has been post
poned until Wednesday, the 3Oth instant
None OF the oarsmen, il appears, was prepared
10 row Thursday, except Littrell. Kearney
complains OF malaria, SmthSOn that his boat Is
out OF order, and Fisher of not being in good
condition. The managers OF the race hope that
postponement of a week will enable the oars
men to get into condition to row.
EXCURSION RATES TO COX's STArIoN.-The
passenger department of the Baltimore and Po-
tomac railroad announces that round trip ex-
cursion tickets, good for two days, will be sold
10 Cox station, on Popes creek line, at the low
saturday will be good to return until Monday,
inclusive.
a NEWSPAPER THIEF SENT TO THE REFORM
SCHoOL.-James Ringgold, a twelve-year old
colOred boy, was in the Police Court this morn.
ing, charged with stealing newspapers from
front doors in South Washington and drinking
four quarts of milk from tin buckets at front
doors. The boy pleaded guilty to stealing two
newspapers. The Judge said that the most an
who steal newspapers from front doors. One of
his reighbOrS, the Judge said, had not received
his paper for IA week. The boy was sent to the
Reform school during minority.