The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-24
SIGNS AND DEGREES.
The Weeks Doings in the Secret
Societies.
A NEW ODD FELLOWS LODGE.
An Uneventfui week on Account OF
short SiShts-soas Of Veterans
Campfire.

unusually quiet the PAST week. the short
nights making livery dssfsealt 70 get good
attendance ara to undertake the more oifii-
cult work OF the orasrs. 4 few weeks viii
witness very usasefiaI difference in this
respect Following is q summary OF the
work OF the tifEs rent societies for the past
week:
FREE AND ACCEPTED MAsoSs.
Seattle Commandery, No. .. Knights
Templar, at regular conciavs held last
Thursday evening. conferred the order of
the Templar upon one candidate. This
was followed By a banquet in which a large
number OF visiting Sir Knights were pres
eni.
Seattle Chapter, No. 5. Royal Arch Ma
sons, IN Freed's hali Wednesday night held
SPECIAL conToeation to confer the Royal
Arch degree upon three candidates.
Eureka Lodge. Ne. %, FREE and Accepted
Masons, held a special eonvoeatlon last
Tuesday to work the Fsllow-craft degree.
st. Johns Lodge, NJ. Q Free aud Ac-
cepied Aasons, held a speciol commnnica-
ton last night Tor important business.
Oriental Lodge, Ancient Free and Ac-
copied Masons. Z. d., Ballard, has re-
ce;yed the bylaws from Grand Master
james T. Edmiston, OF Dayton. Wash,
with his approval OF the same. Alter work
ing under disrensaiion for a year q char
ter VIII be granted. The charter members
will be ID. W. Wright. Thomas Smith. r.
w. Grover. John Mcdonald, Arthur Yer
non, John IL. Durham and j. Dunivin.
New members are aifitiating with Oriental
and there viii soon be some new work on
hand. Visitors are cordially welcomed.
INDEPENDENT ORDER or ODD FELLOWS.
The new lodge hall being built on Front
street, near Battery. by the Seattle Lodge,
No. Z, Independent Order OF Odd Fellows,
is going up rapidly, a large force of WORK
men being engaged upon the construction.
The basement walls are completed. and
the material is all on the ground for the
supersrructure. 1t is TO be 40x116 teet in
size. four stories nigh, with handsome
and elegant front. There will be two
large halls, one for the lodge and one for
the encampment. 1t is expected that the
halls will be ready for use in two months.
1t is possible that the Mascns will secure
quarters il this hall until the Temple is
competed at Pike and Second streets.
Until the new hall is completed Seattle
Lodge, No. Z. will meet in the hall, corner
of Depot and Farm streets.
met Friday evening and conferred the first
degree on two candidates
A new Odd Fellows lodge. to be known
as the Mystic lodge. will be instituted this
week in Seattle. This will make the fourth
Odd Fellows lodge in the city.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
Queen City Lodge, Nc. 10. Knights of
Pvthias. initiated three candidates in the
third or knights rank Monday evening.
Harmony Lodge. No. 5. Knights of
Pythias, held regular meeting Thursday
evening and worked in the Knights de-
gree. The Knights rank was conferred
upon five candidates.
North Star Lodge. No. 10, Knights of
Pythias. met Tuesday evening and con-
terred the Knights degree upon one candi-
date.
Seattle Lodge. No. 81 knights of Pythias.
ct its regular meeting Wednesday evening,
had work in the knights degree and I'M
tiated eleven candidates.
Seattle Division Uniform Rank, No. 1,
Knights of Py;hias. at lis meeting next
Tuesday will confer the Sir Knights rank
upon several candidates.
All OF the Knights OF Pythias lodges will
hold business meetings this week. as it is
the last in the month.
IMPROVED ORDER or RED MEN.
Seattle Tribe. No. ,. Improved Order OF
Red Men, meet Tuesday evening in the
new hall corner of Front and Marion
streets. The tribe has not been holding
meetings Tor month OF account of the
repairs which have been going on in the
hall. but now that it is completed regular
meetings viii be held every Tuesday even
ing. The new hail is very handsomely dec
Grated and the Red Men have ample cause
TO feel proud of IT, The wigwani walls are
decorated with excellent Landscape paint
ings, the sachcm'S tent is in purple. the
prophets tent IN white, and the senior and
junior sagamores' tents in blue. The ceiling
Is frescoed and the forest is also we'll fur
nished.
SONS OF VETERANS.
General George H. Thomas Camp. No. 1,
Sons OF Veterans. met last Thursday even
ing. ~ their hail in the Frye Diock. Cne
petrnit was mustered ip. and several appli-
cations were received. F. Is. Randolph, of
Lynden, who is major OF the Washington
division. was present, and gave the boys a
stirring talk. The following committees
on programme. decorations and arrange
ment Tor the cam p-fre 10 be rendered next
Thursday evening TO Stevens and Miller
Posts, OF the q. A. r.. ana Stevens
Woman's Relief Corps. we're appointed:
Committee on Programmed captain u. Koch,
G. +. de stsigHer, II. n. Phillips. II. II. smith.
Committee on ecosatioas-fsoreogRl G. w.
Phillips. George Z. Derry, W j. cosle, +. II.
Cookson.
Elaborate preparations are being made.
and 6 jolly TIME is expected. 4 general
invitation TO the comrades q the Grand
Army and their friends IS extended.
Colonel b. w Conner, oil Tacoma, has
appointed the following stat.
surgeon-Dr. Z. ". Young. Of sest,le. with
rznk 81 aajcr
Chaplaia-w g Taylor. OF Onins. with rank
oil captain.
Inspectcr--w. f.oEeahsnpt. 81 spokane Falls.
with raak Of fi.st Iiea;eaaAs.
judge Aayoeete-R. y. Mllroy, Of North
Yakima, tsigh Faslk o. Hs<t lien ersnt.
Adjrtant-A + weiig, Of Tacoma, with rank
OF nrsf Lieutenant.
ouarterraaster- 8 Carroll, Of Tacoms, with
rank OF frst lieu-sn4ai-
other appointments will be announced
later.
The encampment OF commandery in
Chief OF the Sons of Veterans viii be held
at IT. Joseph. Mo-. august IS. = and g.
Delegates from Washington left for 81
Joseph Thursday evening.
Major T. w. Young and Sergeant g. G.
jenkins leave for Whateoni Sunday even
ing today to muster a new camp at
that point.
On next Thursday evening General
George II. Thomas Camp. Sons Of Veterans.
viii give reception 10 she Ladies Relief
Corps and the Grand Army o. the Repub-
lie posts ST the CITY in the Elks' hail, in The
Frye building. Good music wili be fur