The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-20
WITH CLOSED DOORS.
Doings Of the Secret Societies
Of Seattle.
DEDICATION OF PyTHlAN HALL,
Knights Of Pythias ofhcers Of Four
Lodges Publicly Installed-Lit
Degree Work Done Last Week.

note in lodge work last week. Following
are the reports received:
FREE AND ACCEPTED xAseSs.
Seattle Commandery, No. 2. Knights
Tempiar. held q regular conclave last
Thursday night and conferred the Red
Cross degree.
Seattle Chapter. No. 8. Royal Arch Ma
sons, held q regular convocation In Freeds
hall last night and transacted considerable
business, and conferred the Royal Arch
degree on one candidate.
St Johns Lodge, No. 8, +. & A NJ, held
o special communication last Friday night
and conferred the Entered Apprentice de-
gree. A regular communication will be
held next Saturday night
Eureka Lodge, No. 20, will hold special
communication next Tuesday night in
Freed hall, to confer the Entered Appren-
tice degree
Falls City Lodge, No. 66. was instituted
July II at Falls City, by Grand Lodge
Representatives. J. NJ. Taylor. w. v. Rine-
hart, John Arthur. T. II. Wheeler, n. d.
Peterson and j. G. Peterson. of Seattle.
The new lodge has twenty-five charter
members and will meet the second and
fourth Saturdays of each month. A. I.
Rutherford is worshipful master. The first
degree was worked by the grand lodge
represe natives, and banquet followed the
emonies
INDEPENDENT ORDER ODD FELLOWS.
Unity Encampm emit, No. 2, /. o. 0. F.,
will hold regular meeting next Friday
night. at which time the new officers will
be installed.
Seattle Lodge. No. Z, met last Tuesday
night and conferred the first and second
degrees upon one candidate each. Next
Tuesday night the second and third de-
grees will be conferred.
Olive Branch Lodge. No. 4, met last
Wednesday night and transacted regular
business.
Fraternity Lodge, No. So, met last
Thursday night and disposed of routine
business.
Ridgeley Degree Lodge. No. 6, Daugh-
tiers of Rebekah. met last Friday and
elected officers. Several candidates were
also initiated. Refreshments were pro-
vided at the close of the lodge.
KNIGHTS OF PyTHIAs.
Seattle Division, Uniform Rank, No. /,
r. of p, met last Wednesday night and
conferred the second rank upon one can
didate.
Harmony Lodge, No. 5, did not meet last
Thursday night. as that was the occasion
of the dedication of the new Pythian hall.
The new officers of the lodge are: Past
chancellor, c. j. Clark chancellor, /.
korn; vice chancellor, +. S. Breese; pre-
late, Leo Stark; master-at-arms, N. +. Col
Inns.
Queen City Lodge. No. 10, met last Mon
day night and conferred the second degree
Tomorrow night the third degree will be
worked. The new officers of the lodge
are: Past chancellor. A. d. Hart; chan
cellor, w. A. Snyder; vice chancellor,
Howard Haskell; prelate, w. M. Humid
ley; master-at-arms, Fred Anthony.
North Star Lodge, No. 40, met last Tues
day night and disposed of regular business.
The new officers of the lodge are: Past
chancellor, Herman Anderson; chancellor
&. S. Langeland; vice chancellor, A. j.
Lee; prelate, Richard Olsen; master-at-
arms, Marcus Hansen. The night of meet
ing had previously been Friday.
Seattle Lodge, No. 81, met last Wednes-
day night and conferred the second degree
upon one candidate. Next Wednesday
night the third degree will be worked.
The new officers of the lodge are: Past
chancellor, J. +. Miller; chancellor, Z. +.
Blaine; vice chancellor, A. ]. Adams: pre-
late, Noble Walling ford; master-at-arms,
Charles Phillips. This lodge has also
changed the night of M Getting from Satur-
day to Wednesday.
The handsome new Pythian Castle hall
in the Frye building was dedicated last
Thursday night by Grand Chancellor NJ.
ID. Smith, of Spokane; Grand Prelate Fred
Agate, of Ellensburg, and other grand
lodge officers. Vice-Grand Chancellor f.
Osborn read poem, Knight j. III. Lewis
delivered a speech of welcome, Mrs. J. L.
HUMPHREYS sang a song, Miss Cora Hines
recited damon and Pythias," and Mrs. +.
w. Goodhue played a piano solo. Re-
freshments in abundance were provided for
the 800 in attendance. after which the new
officers of the four city lodges were in
stalled. The ceremonies closed with an
ode, when refreshments were again pro-
vided. w. L. Crowie was master of cere-
monies. and the committee of arrange
ments We're: w. kierski, C. Cowden, r
Bowers. n. Wallingford, A. ]. Lee, ]. T.
Mitchell. l. korn, A. +. Fink, W. L. Ames
and \. Anderson. The new hail is as
handsome as any on the Coast. having q
seating capacity for 250 persons. rich fur
nishings, fine Brussels carpet, elegant
canopies for the principal officers, conven-
lent anserooms, large reading room, and
counc!iroom. The Knights of Pythias are
making the order prominent one in this
city.
GRAND ARMY or THE REPUBLIC.
Stevens Post No. L. G. A. r.. will hold
regular meeting next Tuesday and muster
several members.
]. +. Miller Post, No. 81. held meeting
last Tuesday evening in the Frye building
and elected three new members and re-
ee;ved i've applications for membership.
Seattle Union Veterans Club will hold A
regular meeting at the courthouse tomor-
row night.
Stevens Relief Corps will hold a regular
meeting in the Red Mems hall next Friday
afternoon.
President Mrs. r Moran and Mrs. NJ
NJ. Holmes will go TO Fairhaven tomorrow
TO organize relief corps there.
Department Commander N. NJ. Holmes
called meeting of the council of admins.
tration. department of Washington and
Alaska. at the Tacoma hotel, Tacoma, last
night The following comrades were mott
lied: Senior Vice-Commander A. j. Smith.
of Wasla Walla: Junior yice-Commander
David Stamp, of Vancouver; NJ. D.. he.
Bostwick, OF Tacoma; Chaplain ]. +. Sin.
clair. OF Ballard: Council Of Administration
]. T. Hoyt. of Seattle; A. P. Curry. of
Spokane Falls: +. 7. Gilbert. of Walla
Walls: Thad. Huston, OF Tacoma: ] p
Crawford, A. A. g., of Seattle: L. A. Treen
4. Q. c., OF Seattle; Inspector c. NJ. Bar
ton of OLYMPIA. Judge Advocate W y