Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-20
II. ID. Richardson, Of San Pablo Lodge, No.
AZ, Vallejo, grand trustees.
Addressed by a Travelling Man.

"a NShAo SNNihh w NANOS Wv
cathedral was postponed last Sunday eveu- \
ing, and in place of it Mr.. ]. Locke, OF the
firm of Locke. Hallett & Co., of Chicago, a
member of st. Andrews brotherhood, adj
dressed the members Of that order In this
city. Mr.. Locke had not expected to ad.
dress the meeting, but following the belief
it is the duty Of every member Of h order to
speak and act for their cause when the OPP
%portunity presents itself, gladly responded to
the invitation of Dean Gardner TO address
the meeting. In the course OF his remarks
MIR. Locke sBid:
1.-THE organization is one that appeals to
the support of all church pcople-in fact iu
appeals to all christians, for its aims and OBJ
iects are the noblest in the world. II seeks
to make noble christian men OF all those that
come within its scope. Tho banner OF our
Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, was carried
aloft by the brotherhood, and all its members
had a commission to win souls To the service
of the master, He hoped and trusted that
Omaha men would not be behind in this noble
work. Walking through the streets of this
city, admiring its magnificent buildings, mar
yelling nj the prodigious strides made by this
great western center, he was astonished
to find so many young men abr DAD.
Fifteen years hard work as a travelling man
has taught this lesson, that the man who is q
sincere christian, the man who worships God
in spirit and in truth, Is the man upon whom
reliance conld be placed. If business men
only realized IL more, they would find that
societies like the brotherhood of Saint An
drew were the best detective agencies of po-
lice force in the world. Never mind If there
were black sheep within it-no living organic
zation was ever professionalism his tcsti-
mony, and he was glad to give IL, was
that, find n good honest member of this
church, and there you find the reliable CASH
Ter and bookkeeper. Christianity means
health, happiness and noble manhood. Ho
strongly counseled the young men of Trinity
congregation to connect themselves with the
brotherhood"
MIR. Locke's address was listened to with
marked attention and interest by every one
present, and will no doubt have "a beneficial
effect on the young men of the city, who be-
long to st. Andrews brotherhood.
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The Loyal Legion.
The annual meeting of the California Conn
mandery of the Military Order of the Loyal
Legion of the United States was held last
week in the parlors of the Occidental hotel,
with Commander T. II. Goodman, also De-
partmcnt Commander of the G.. A. r., in the
chair.
The following were elected companions Of
the order: William Christie, who was cap
tain of Company ID of the Eighth Infantry;
Henry V. Martin, who was captain of COM
pany X, Forty-third United States colored
troops; William j. Murphy, of Phoenix, who
was a captain in the United States artillery;
Hiram NJ. Van Arnum, who was an
officer of Company A of the
Forty eighth Illinois Infantry, and
Chief Engineer John Low, U. S. N, who
was in the Fifteenth Ohio volunteers and q
member of the Greedy Relief expedition; and
of the second class-the senior son of a COM
panion-C. G. A. Carlson, "A son of Lieuten-
ant Edward Carlson, who was regimenta1
quartermastcr of the Eighth California In
fantry volunteers.
MI z. roz ...-.o al-l M
the Ohio commandery, Major and Paymaster
John S. Wicker, U. S. A., who has been as
signed to Newport Barracks, Ky; to New
York, Colonel Charles Sutherland, U. s. A..
and to Pennsylvania, Jacob Howell, late Of
the U. S. N.
Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles, u. s.
s., presented the name of Thomas Mast, the
cartoonist, for companionship in the third
class, on the ground of meritorious services
rendered during the civil war.
Recorder W.. X. Smedberg, in his seven-
teenth annual report, showed that the years
receipts have been SS,I5O.O5; and that there
is a membership in the commandery of 500
companions, the gain having been 40 and the
loss 30, making a net gain of 10, as against ~
deaths. Communicates exist now in eign-
teen of the states, with a membership of 4,S01
California ranking fourth, but pressed hard
for the place by Ohio.
At the conclusion of the report q large
amount of routine business was transacted
and the annual election of officers was held
ana the council ADJOURNED.
An Important Decision.
Adams Lodge, No. 1876, of Arendtville, Pa,
has applied for and received a dispensation
to set aside the requirements of the bylaws
relative to the fees for comforting the several
ranks of the order.
The following decision of the grand chan
cellor was appended to the dispensation he
granted to the lodge.
"On the Both day of April, 1883, l directed
George Hawkes., grand keeper of records and
it to Adams Lodge. No. 1926, X. of p, Of
Pennsylvania. He has refused to obey this
command. AS grand chancellor l decide
that the grand keepers violation of the con-
stitution of the grand lodge IN no way inn
pairs the validity of this dispensation which
/ have granted, as required by section 2,
article 3, of the constitution of the grand
lodge, and which | declare to be in full force
and effect.
Arranging For Cincinnati.
4 The various lodges uniform rank X. of p.
of this city are making elaborate prepara-
tions for the attending Of their grand cele-
bration at Cincinnati next month. A round
trip rate of So so has been arranged for the
member of the order and this of itself will
insure Il large delegation from this city. Tho
delegation will leave here Saturday, June o,
and be entertained Sunday in Chicago, and
leave there Sunday evening for the grand
lodge encampment. The meeting will be the
largest one in the history of the order, and it
is estimated that fully 900 knights will at
tend il from this state and Iowa.
The headquarters Of the Nebraska delcga-
ton will be at the Gibson house, and it is the
desire of the committee having the arrange-
ments Of the trip in charge that persons in-
tending to go will communicate with them as
| soon as possible so they can know how many
persons to make arrangements for. Az
least two divisions of Nebraska knights
will enter the competition drill for the 81 200
prize.
Lodge Room Opening.
The four lodges of Ancient Order Of United
Workmen will celebrate the opening Of their
elegant new lodge room in the Barker build
ing, corner Fifteenth and Farnam streets, on
Wednesday evening, May %, by an enter
tainment consisting of an address by tho
mayor, singing by Mr.. Nat Brigham, the
Swedish quartette and other fine musicians,
after which there will be n supper and then a
dance. Members of the order have The
privilege of inviting a limited number of their
friends, and they will be careful To whom they
issue Invitations. An enjoyable time is as
surcd.
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