, 1889-04-25
MYSTIC TIES.
The Secret Societies of Spokane
Falls.
Growth of the Benevolent Or
ganizatiOns.
m.sous- odd FsMows--Knightso OF Pythias
"a. .. u. w.--Knights ofL"b"r--"' ~
R,--I. q. q. r. and Others.

OF its siZ., ana Ia Tar Aneau Vi ""uy
double or trible its age IN the numoer OF
secret societies maintained by It's citis.ns
S-veral uf the leading orders were estao'
Ii.bed when ths city was young,
Lut they have kept pace with
the rapid march Of progress
nearly every society known has q lodge IN
this cosmopolitan com nunity. All nave
GOOD meuibership aud are In excel!snt
6uancisl standing. Appended, the NE
yIRw this morning gives brief sketcn
of vi xht societies. containing what lnfor'
nation concerning them that could be
gathered in the brief time allotted its re.
porter. The Masonic brethren Established
what Is known AZ thu B'ue Lodge 10 this
city about seven years ago. the Iodpe
now consists of about ninety members.
their stated com mun,cations are held on
the irst aud third TUESDAYS OF each month
in Masonic ball 10 the Wolvrrtou block.
The officers for the current term are W.
W. Withprspoon. W. M; j: Il. Taylor
8. W.; George Turner, J W; w. r.
Marvin, treasurer; NJ r Kelliuger, sec.
rptary; W. A. Lothrop. +. D.; - Mil
Ter. j. D.; and J. G. Schait. Tyler.
10 addition TO the above there ~ also a
Royal Arch Chapter here and Knights
Trmplar commandary. Not being able TO
meet any the officers OF the last two
mentioned. it il impossible at this time to
give any data coDcrrOinv them
There are two .ubord nate lodges of the
Odd Fellows society and an rncampmrnt
lodge. Spokane lodge No. II, was insti-
tuted on April 20, 1880. and has menu
bprship at present of nearly sixty. Its
finances are excellent, while 1t also owns
real estate valued at about $4,000. Their
hall, which IL nicely furnished Is located
in the Keats block on the corner OF River
side avenue and Howard street. Its
present officers are +. P. Robinson, N. 6
n +. Ba.r, V. G e I. Gillette, seer,
tary.
Samaritan lodge number SO was insti.
tuted about sixteen months since and al
ready has a membership OF SO Botn
lodges have ali the necessary regalia and
para aphernalia- They are increasing in
membership at The rate of about four per
month The off .ers of Samaritan lodge
are: w. f Mckay N. g., j. w. Shaner
V G., and John Cameron recording Sec
retary.
-Four years ago North Star encampment
No 6 was organized here. IL is In a
healthy and prosperous condition and has
a mem bership of As. The members meet
on the second and fourth Friday OF each
month. Their officers are: A. z. Orr O..
p. N. Mclean scribe No. IL meets every
Wednesday, while Samaritan lodge con-
venes every Monday evening.
Iocludipe the membership Of the differ.
ent lod ges in the city, and the members of
other lodges who reside here. there j. at
least grand total of 400 brethren OF the
three links 10 Sookaue Falls. Elaborate
preparations are being made for the cele-
oratipg OF the seventeen Anniversary OF
OF the esta blishmpnt OF Odd Fellowship in
America. on the 26fh inst
The Knights OF Pythias have two lodges
in the city. Myrtle No IA, and Falls City,
| No. 40 The former was organized In
1884. and has forty members, its regular
meetings are held on Monday. FOLLOW
are ITS, officers ror the cnrrsnt
term - M trimmer ~ w. " mar"n'
dale ~ JanrS "A. LopH w ii " y,
smith Prrla'p' Snarles "aapS'u ~ o'
r. and 8 o.; Felio~es M Q. 4" " o.
Nelson NJ; OF r., joseph + warren NJ
or A, a; ,, henwsro D. o., Joseph T.
| Fai's Olty LooRe meets On Inursoay
evening ihty nave s,A'y.nve uirIuoers
on tneir roll aitnouen 'ney were ony nr-
eanizeo the Slst oil feor9ary Ias'' ne
roster OF otncers are az io,iows; H. -
pillman ~, Dr' LaoIie =. ~ q. w.
Livermore y: T. Dr. Jameson pre- ate.
"a Palmer OF n. ana % M, hnignt
NJ. OF r.: olr NestoS NJ Oh E'' ana James
IonnR M. OF a.;
lne Ancient ofdpr OF Gnl'ea "orhmen
are aiso wei, rePIesrnceu in .ue Guy oy
tne Ials. Loe ioups wa oleaaizsu 10
THIS city In looz' ana CONSISTS OF tnitty
regular memo, RS, out tnrIe are prob o'y
loo members OF Tue oruer Ia tne Guy, ana
seconu Loa2e Is ialsed o. Mte,ings are
held In OoG Fellows nall on tne second
| and tOurtn inursudys In edch nOntn. ine
omeers ,or w zoe Preseus .eim are; y, r; ".
Aoie. M. VT NJ spain; recorder: ihis
makes .he .wente consecu.ve teru, IN she
once Tor Mr. opaih' mere ana else
where
The Grand Army of the Republic. of