The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-17
SIGNS AND SYMBOLS
what Secret Societies Of Seat
tie are Doing.
BANQUET OF THE ROYAL ARo,h
a Brilliant Gathering 90 the PuIlnan-
sons Of Veterans. Graad Array
and osher Orders


The Royal Arch Masons Of Seattle ver.
rendered, Monday evening. . very eniov-
ao'e banquet At the Diller, by Companions
James ID Gephart L G. Natal and 3. 3.
epai. the latest members Of the Seattle
cnapsef. High Priest A. L. Spencer prs-
SIDED. and Companion John Arthur acted
as tcastmaster.
NINE host Diller had an elegant ana
elaborate feast for the brethren. Upon TIE
clearing OF the boards, Tosstmaster Arthur
proposed the following toasts, which were
responded to eloquently and appropriately
oy the companions named:
The Royal Or aft Ia Seattle" n. I. spenoes.
Inc Novice" ]. ". Gephsrt.
our worthy Host" Leonard Diller
lock, &. A. Batwell.
Our Sister City on the west sides Isaac D.
0'Neill, II. A. Hunt
the Queen City Of the Inland Empire. ].
NJ. buckley. OF Spokane Fails
The Grand Chapter Of Washington. % Han -.
v. Rhinehart.
scottish Rite Assonry." r ?. Dyer.
"Iemplar MasonFy," Edward Craven.
Wheeler. = -
''The Ancient Arabic Order Of Noble. a the
Mystic Shrine" N. 8 Peterson. W. VI Riuehaxt
symbolic Masonry W. H. Lilly.
Chinook Masonry Hillory Butler.
Pioneer Masonry IN Seattle G. W. rAtwons
'The Masonic Frssernity,s Rev. Jonn =
Thompson
The Pillar Of Strength" Charles D. knight
James wheeian.
THE Pillar Of Beauty" Hon. Nj. Bailey, late
OF Nevada.
A pleasant feature of the occasion was =
visiting delegation from Port Townsend.
where chapter of Royal Arch Masons has I
been recently instituted BY Grand Hixh
Priest w. V. Rinehart, assisted hy 4 NUM-
Der of companions from Seattle. The Sc
attic brethren were roy ally entertained in
Port Townsend. and last evening they ak
pressed and manifested their appreciation
of the Inequalities and courtesles shown
towards them.
About seventy OF the companions st-
tended the banquet. and their festivities
did not cease until the wee sma' hours Of
the morning.
MAsoxs.
The new Oriental Lodge Free and Ac~
cepted Masons. which has just been or
ganized at Ballard. held an emergency
meeting last evening. The bylaws 81 Tho
lodge have been formally adopted and for
warded to the grand secretary and regolia
and jewels for the officers and members aro
now on the way, The officers are: D. II.
Wright. w. NJ; Thomas Smith, s. W:
John Mcdonald, J. W.; r w. Grover.
secretary; Arthur Vernon, 8. D.; ]. Fl.
Durham, ). D.; J. NJ. Dunivin, T.: @. w.
Emerson. treasurer. The lodge expects 70
have 100 members before long, Is Il ter.
ritory win include Smiths cove and Ross
as well as Ballard.
SONS OF VETERANS.
George n. Thomas Camp. No. /, Gana~a1I
Veterans, has moved into the new Elkp
hall in the Frye building. and is becoming
very comfortably fixed. Meetings are held
every Thursday evening. one night for drill
and ons for business. At the last meeting
several new recruits we're brought in. and
next Thursday will be for business The
camp will give a grand campfire week
from next Thursday evening. upon the oc-
casion of Grand Commander NJ. d. Holmes
and delegation from the encampment at
Boston, and all OF the G. A r. members
and their wives and the Ladies' Relief
Corps win be invited. Committees are
hard at work getting up programme and
making preparations for the event.
GRAND ARMY.
Stevens Post, No. l, G. A. E., held 3
meeting LAST Thursday evening and initi-
ated five new members. The post il n =
very fiourishing condition In every way.
John F. Miller Post, No. 81. @. A. b, Is
IT'S last meeting had over fifty members
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