The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-06
WITH CLOSED DOORS.
Doings of the Secret Societies
of Seattle.
ANOTHER QUIET SUMNER WEEK.
Representatives Going to the A. o. o. w
Grand Lodge. in Astoria, Or.,-In-
staIlation OF I. o. O. II. Omcers.

There is little of importance to report
from the secret societies, some of which
did not meet last week. During the sum-
the evenings very short, it is often very
hard to get quorum to transact the nee
essary routine work. Following are the
reports received:
FREE AND ACCEPTED MAsoNs.
Seattle Commandery. No. 2. Knights
Templar, beld regular conclave in Freed's
hail last Thursday night. The Red Cross
degree will be conferred July IL.
Seattle Chapter, No. q Royal Arch
Masons, held a special convocation last
night and conferred the Past Master and
Mark Master degrees upon four or i've
candidates.
Eureka Lodge. No. 20, r. & A. NJ, held
o special communication IN Freed's hall
last Tuesday night, and conferred the
Master Mason degree upon one candidate
A stated meeting of the lodge will be held
next Saturday night.
Lorraine Chapter, No. 6. Order of the
Eastern Star, held regular conciave IN
Freed's hall last Wednesday night. and
the orders of the Eastern Star were con-
ferred upon seven candidates by Worthy
Matron Mrs. ]. NJ. Taylor.
Elma Lodge, No. 81. +. & A. NJ, was re-
Gently organized at Elma with the follow
ing officers: Worshipful master, w. l..
Abel; senior warden, j. b. Byles; Junior
warden. w. B. d. Newman; treasurer, 9.
G. Coombs; secretary, II. G. Kennedy;
senior deacon, DR.. Hill; junior deacon,
Henry Halliday; steward. William Moore;
tyler, S. o. Moore.
INDEPENDENT ORDER ODD FELLOWS.
Fraternity Lodge, No. 6s, /. o. O. f.,
held a regular meeting last Thursday night
and the following officers were installed by
Deputy Past Grand Johnson: Noble
grand, NJ. Walters; vice grand, c. A.
Holmes; secretary, c. G. Curtis; treasurer,
NJ. McDougall; conductor, T. V. Good
speed; warden, Mr.. Clarke, re-appointed.
Seattle Lodge, No. Z, officers were in
stalled last Tuesday night as follows:
Noble grand. John F. Miller; vice grand,
J. ]. knott: recording secretary, w. T.
Pearse; permanent secretary. E. w. Wood;
conductor. C. e. Roland: warden, 8. l..
Eatough; r. S. n. G.. w. L. Ames; L. S.
n. G.. II. c. Sharpe; r. S. v. e.. William
IL. leighton: L. S. v. e., s. |. Robson !;
/. c.. Frank Reddick. The first degree was
conferred upon one candidate.
Olive Branch Lodge, No. 4. officers were
installed last Wednesday night as follows:
Noble grand, ]. NJ. Taylor; vice grand. P.
H. Cookson; recording secretary. G. B.
Grant; permanent secretary, George F.
Meacham: conductor, T. V. Goodspeed;
warden, Mr.. Mitchell; I. g., w. A. Nc
Pherson; O. G., G. K. Gilbert: r. s. N. G.,
George w. Poor; r. S. V. g., ]. S. Carney;
L. s. V. g., Captain Jefferson.
The third annual conclave of the I. o. 0.
F., for Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska, will
be held in Plattsmouth, Neb., on Tuesday,
August II, and it is expected 10000 Odd
Fellows will attend the conclave.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHrAs.
Seattle Lodge, No. 81. K. of P, met last
night to confer the third degree upon two
candidates.
Queen City Lodge, No. 10, met last Mon
day night in the Red Mems hall. and. after
adjournment, moved to the new hall in the
Frye block, where all the Pythian lodges
will meet hereafter.
The dedicatory services at the new Pyth.
ian hall, and the installation of officers of
the various lodges, it is expected, will be
held next Thursday night.
Colonel II. A. Bigelow, of Seattle di-
vision. Uniform Rank, left here last
Wednesday, with other Sir Knights, to
attend the knights of Pythias biennial con-
clave at Milwaukee, Wis.,, which opens next
Tuesday.
ANCIENT ORDER OF UNITED woRKMEN.
The supreme lodge. A. 0. U. W.,
held its eighteenth annual meeting in Bos-
ton, Mass. on Thursday, June IL. The re-
port of the supreme recorder showed a
total membership on April /. 1890, of 1885,
791, of which New York claimed 81, col.
The order made net gain of 1850 men,
bers during the year. The income for the
year was S4.52i. 4S. and the total ex-
penditure was 81 So, 1919.
The grand lodge, A. o. q. w., will con-
vene in Astoria. Or. next Tuesday. Rep
resentatives from Seattle lodges will be:
Columbia-0. S. Jones, o. G. Root and T.
C. Marum; Alike. w. Boardman and d.
I. Wheeler. The delegates leave here to-
night.
Columbia Lodge, No. 10. A. O. q. W,
met last Monday night and initiated two
candidates.
BENEVOLENT PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKs.
The B. P. o. E. grand lodge convened in
Cleveland, Ohio, last Tuesday, and was the
first grand lodge meeting held outside of
New York A general reunion was held
at which the Elks from all parts of the
Union met and exchanged fraternal greet
ing.
PATRIOTIC ORDER SONS OF AMERICA.
Washington Camp, No. l, P. o. S. Of A..
will meet next Saturday night in the Red
Mems hall, after a vacation of about three