The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-22

ship. one being By card These viii be
acted upon Il the regular messing Of Janu-
arr = At 3 meeting held by the post last
week memorial resolutions we're passed rs
q tribute 90 the memory OF COmrade T. I.
Minor. who met an untimeAy death De-
ce1nber > At the next meeting an easogy
viii be pronounced OF the departed and
honored comyades This has been set apart
as s special order OF business
Stevens Post, No. l. g. A. r., wiz hold
regular meeting Tuesday night. bat there
viii be no special business This post in
tends giving It's third annual ball next
Wednesday, and extensive arrangements
have been made to su-pass the record the
post has made for grand Affairs Of this
character. The programmes are hand
soTnely printed, with steel engraving frontis-
piece. Owing 70 not receiving the enFrav-
ing of General Stevens, the elaborate inyi-
sations viii have to be dispensed with. IS il
is too late nov 10 prepare and issue them.
There win be public joint installation st
the Armory hall on Thursday, January 3,
OF the officers Of Stevens Post, No. !. John
f. Miller Post, No. 81. George H. Thomas
Camp. No. l. Sons OF Veterans, and stevens
Relief Corps, 10. I.
INDEPENDENT oRpER soop rENPLARs.
A new lodge of the Independent Order OF
Good Templsrs has just been organized At
Fairhayen and BeIlingham, which viii be
known as Unity Lodge. On account of the
good natured rivalry between the two
cities of Fairhaven and Bellingham. the
Good Templars in the two places were un-
willing TO let the hall Of meeting go TO
either town. so they compromised by Sc
lxaf1 80, hs.42 afsH
they named their lodge Unity" to signify
that it was a union lodge. Grand Chief
Templar Bushell instituted the lodge,
which has fwenty-six charter members,
and also installed the officers.
The fine new hall OF Seattle Lodge. No. s.
/. o. q. r., at the corner of Battery and
West streets, is now almost finished. It
will be far the best hall of the kind in
North Seattle when completed. and is also
centrally located The main lodge room IS
32x5G feet in size, and there is 24xei feet
reception room adjoining. which may be
thrown into the nain room at any time.
The latter addition alone Is capable Of seat
ing forty persons. and il makes a fine ban
auet room, should occasion require
Messrs. George F. Cotterill, c. c. Wall and
John B. Denny are the trustees of this
lodge, and they are now making arrange
ments for furnishing the rooms. They ex-
pect to be able to move into the new quar-
ters about January /, 1880. At present the
lodge meets in Bells hall
glChief templar instituted Madison Lodge,
/. o. G. T., last Tuesday nightin Wheeler's
hall This week he viii institute one at
Ballard, which will be the seventh started
in short time.
ANCIENT ORDER UNITED woRKMEN.
Columbus Lodge. No. 10, A. o. Z. w.
at a regular meeting held at the Young
Naturalist's hall last Monday evening took
up the question of sick benefits which bids
fair to be agitated thoroughly at the next
two meetings. Three candidates were i'm
isiated at the last meeting. which is the
usual weekly average increase. The Work
men hope soon to have new jurisdiction
in this state.
INDEPENDENT ORDER B'TAI BIRTH.
Seattle Lodge. No. 81. |. o. b. B., Will
hold an installation party in Olympic hall
on Second street Sunday. January 5. On
that occasion the audience will be adj
dressed By d. Soils Coin. of Portland. who
is said 10 be one of the finest speakers on
the Coast. The of the officers of the lodge
will be nominated today aud elected next
Sunday. The installation party on
January will consist of musical
exercises and the address ID. NJ. Fred
ericks has been appointed installing
officer BY the grand lodge.
PATRIOTIC SONS or AMERICA.
washington Lodge, No. /, P. o. 8 Of A..
viii elect officers at the regular meeting to
be held in the Red Mems hall next Satur-
day night The lodge is prospering and in
creasing its membership very fast.