The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-20
LODGE ROOM ECHOES.
Doines Of the Secret Societies
Of Seattle.
THE ,NpEpENoENT FoREsTEas.
Dsopasfne fer shs Grand Army Bsesnp.
susst-Asns for Sons ss vstessss-
I. o. o. =. AnniveTsaSy.

TIE fssternai bodies report considerable
Wofk done during the past week, ana are
mahing pssparstions for important anaifs
n s. hsid n the near future. The Grand
Aruy WI have m extra fine meeting OF
fholr annual encampment in Eiiensburg
Auril %. and the Red Men are preparing
81 specially good time in the shape Of .
vpnfson hunt and salmon fish June !. Fol-
lovfne ars the reports received:
ynKB ASp AccErTTD NAsosa
eanttle Commandery. No. 2, knights
Toup,ar. held . regular conciave iast
4hufrdsv uight in Freed's ball. 1T which
- Ordsr Of the Temple wss conferred on
1s1n candidate. At the close OF the cere-
1nonies The knights enjoyed banquet ana
ospsfai good time :.
Beaet1s Chsptsr, No. 2, Royal Arch
Masons, held . regular convocstion IN
1foedss hall last night, and transacted con-
siderable routine business.
ST Johns lodge. No. 8, and A. NJ,
Md special communication last Friday
uieht q which the Entered Apprentice ard
Fellow Craft degrees were conferred on
ono candidate. An emergency meeting
Wfll - held today 10 attend the funeral OF
the late Brother Swanberg which wiz De
hold under the management OF Fort
BlakeIey lodge. Next Thursday night 81
Johns lodge viii hold special communi-
cotion at which time the Master Mason de-
ne win BE- conferred on one candidate.
The regular communication viii he held
next Saturday night. The lodge now ex-
omplinos the work in such excellent man
nef = tolsad many brethren TO attend and
IL lodeeroom has beeh crowded for sew
ezal nights past
Eureka lodge, No. 20. held special COM
munloation last Wednesday night In
preed'e hall, and conferred the Master
Mason degree upon one candidate. A
enecial communication will be held next
Wednesday night. at which the En-
tsrsd Apprentice degree will 10 conferred
upon three candidates. Eureka lodge Ii
growing very rapidly.
The trustees Of the Masonic Temple as
ISOLATION held . meeting yesterday after
noon and transacted considerable routine
business. Major w. v. Rinehart, Robert
Callisan and Fred X. Sanders were ap-
pointed committee 10 see after the build
Ing 0f the temple.
rxpErxxDxSr oRpER ODD FELLOWS.
Unity Uncampment. No. 2. l. 0. o. f..
win hold regular conclavs next Friday
nieht and confer the Royal Purple degree
On three or four candidates.
eoat&Io Lodge. No. Z. met last Tuesday
1feht and Initiated ono candidate and con-
fefrod The second degree on another. A
upocial meeting was held last night for the
conlorri0g Of degrees on three or four can
didatas. Next Tuesday night the lodge
VII work the second degree.
Olive Branch Lodge. No. I, met last
Wednesday night. but transacted only
routine business. tits expected that there
win BE- comforting Of degrees next wednes-
day night
Frstsrnity Lodge No. 60, initiated two
candidates ct the meeting held last Thurs
day night No work Is reported for this
Week.
Ridgeley Degree Lodge. No. 6. Rebe-
kahs. met last Friday night in the !. o. o.
y. hall and held . pleasant session. The
sisters win hold another OF their interest
ine socials next Wednesday night.
The seventy first anniversary Of the or.
der will b celebrated In Tacoma next Sat
urday and . large number Of the brethren
ID this city will go there by steamer 10 join
III the festivities.
The ]. O. o. r. relief committee re-
ceived two new cases of brethren requiring
assistance last week.
GRAND AMY or THE REPUBLIC.
Htevsns Pest, No. /. q. A. r.. held q
regular meeting last Tuesday night. but re-
ported no increase vi membership.
John r. Miller Post. No 81, will hold q
regular meeting next Tuesday night.
The Grand Army men have arranged for
= Pullman car to take them TO Eilensburg,
April 50. 70 attend the annual encamp-
Ynent They viii leave here Tuesday
April %. 81 6p. m. Commander-in-chie
Russell A. Alger and Mrs. J. A. Logan will
attend the encampment and will probably
visit Seattle aftcrward. They were In
Cayenne yesterday. General Hazard
Stevens has written that he cannot visi,
Seattle earlier than May.
The department officers of the eighth
annual encampment are ~ follows: &. q.
Coagrove. Of Pomeroy. commander; VII.
Nam McMicken. of Olympia. senior vice
commander; w. A. Inman. OF Coifax.
Junior vice commander; $. X. Huh, oil
Pomeroy, assistant adintsnt general; II.
G. Thompson. Of Pomeroy. assistant quar-.
termAster general: c. NJ. Barton. o. Ia,
coma, inspector general; s. c. HYDE. O,
Spokane Falls, Judge advocate: p. z. Car.
roll, Of Seattle, chief mastering officer: H.
G, Hostwick. OF Tacoma. medical director
John II. Mscomber, of Fort Sherman
idaho territory. chaplain. Council Of al
ministsstion--0. D. Johnson. of Seattle
J. d. Gcoehegsn. Of Vancouver; !. X
Hayden. OF Olympia: William Lind, oI
Walla Walia, and J. l.. Brown, Of l1lens
burg. Encampment detail. T. Kings
hurry. officer of the day; John T.. Nc
Dcwsll. officer of the guard; V. c. wyne
gar. inner guard: u. ". Lewis. QUITE,
guard j. L. Burton. outer guard; IA. r.
Bean, inner guard.
The department officers of the 9Th ar
nual convention of the womens Reliei
Corps. auxiliary TO the q. A. r., are: Mrs
Lucy A. tde. OF Spokane Falls, president
Mrs. :. NJ. Tomlinson. OF Tacoma. senio,
vice president: Mrs. LAME Il. 9erriek. o
Seattle, junior vice president; Mrs. Ida n
Armstrong. OF Spokane Falls. secretary
Mrs. Fannie II Lewis, OF Spokane Fails
treasurer: Mrs. Ellen n. Dorr, OF pav;or
chaplain. Mrs. Helen Burke. of Seattle. in
spscsor; Mrs. May Evans, Of walla Walla
insetnsins and installing officer. Execa
tive eoard-Mrs. Clsrihel Kaufman. of spo
Kane Falls: Mrs. Ella Brining. of DAYTON
Mrs. Martha 4. Holloway. os Chehsls.
Mrs. Johanna Sailing. OF Spokane TaIl.
Mrs. Rachel Cox. of Vancouver.
The Programme of the snoampment vii
% - follows; Tuesday. April ~. at
m, reception al the Hotel Horton. Wed
nesdy II loo. m, q. A. X. encampr,rn
81 the vigwam: W. r. C. at the hail
essnd parade at : p TIL. and eamp-ar. a