Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-27
Grin Notes.

GRIP NOtcs.
Washington, ID. G., has SIX commanderief
Of the Golden Cross.
A number of the secret societies of the east
are organizing base bail mines.
The salary Of the grand treasurer of tho
w. ID. of II. is 5000 per annum.
Triangle lodge No. 81 will have a grand
social entertainment on Thursday next.
Grand Chancellor Bartlett of tho Order Of
United Friends, is not able to be about vet.
Somerset Assembly, Royal Society of Good
Fellows, of Cliftondale, Mass, has never
lost a member.
President Cleveland and cabinet reviewed
the X. G.. h. demonstration at Washington
ID. g., on May %.
John Elliott council of Cambridge, Order
of United Friends, held its one hundrcth ses-
sion last Wednesday night.
The proceedings of the eleventh annual
session of the grand counc Royal Arcanum
will be ready for distribution about June 1.
Grand Secretary Moreland of New York,
of the order of Elks, has been in the city for
the past few day visiting this lodge and its
members.
Massachusetts Lodge Knights of Honor
voted Wednesday evening to increase the
weekly benefit TO sick members to 50. II was
formerly 81.
The annual A. o. u. w. Jubilee of the state
Of Missouri will be held at st. Joseph June Il
and Is. Large preparations are being made
for the event.
The knight of the Golden Rule meet tho
second and fourth Wednesday in each month
in their rooms in the southwest corner OF
Thirteenth and Douglas streets.
At the banquet served on Tuesday night in
New York at the great council of Red Men
there were over 500 persons seated. There
were 800 men in line ON the occasion of the
parade.
The organization of the division of Penn
s~ylvania and election of major general of tho
knights of the Golden Eagle occurred on
May 16, at the Grand Castle office, No. 120
Spring Garden street.
The new poster of the Department of Mis-
souri,, G. A. II. posts, is now out and ready
for distribution. 1t is out one month earlier
this year than last, and contains the record
of fifty-three more posts.
Maine now has tribes and members, and
past sachems enough in the Improved Order
of Redmen to have u Great Council of its
own, but it will probably wait till it attaina
considerable more strength.
The new finance committee of the great
council of Red Men of New York state is
made up as follows; Joseph p. Young, of No.
10; Charles w. Hancock, of No. ITO, and
George Chapman, of No. SO.
Chancellor Commander DR.. Dysart, Of Mt.
| Shasta, is still very i'll, his life hanging in
the balance. His friends have abandoned
hope of his recovery. Oriole lodge at O
recent meeting, passed resolutions of sym
pathy and regard for him.
Virginia lodge, on the 10th, opened the ice
cream and strawberry season by a festival at
its castle hall on Saunders street. A very
rare musical and literary program was
rendered, and the enormous crowd present
enjoyed the treat thoroughly. The selections
were very fine and reflected credit on the
committees IN charge.
The Supreme Lodge knights Of Honor
closed its session Tuesday last, making it the
shortest in ten rears. The question OF sep
arate jurisdiction was presented by Rep
resentative Davenport, of Minnesota, in ac-
.cordance with his Grand Lodge, and was
warmly supported by the Colorado represen-
tation. The measure was voted down.
The A. o. u. w. gave their first annual So
ciable Thursday evening at their ele giant new
hall in the Barker block, Fifteenth and Far
nam streets. The entertainment consisted Of
u musical and literary programme, a supper
and dance. The hall was full to overlooking
and Il pleasant evening was passed. A full
account will be given of the affair in the So
Getty notes OF Sundays issue.
The officers of Omaha regiment Uniform
Rank knights of Pythias will meet in the
Crounse block this Sunday morning to dis
cuss the matter of joining in the parade on
Decoration Day. A letter has been received
from Major General Carnahan, in which he
says that he has always made an exception
to the general rule in favor of that day, and
that he heartily approves the movement.