The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-06-21
sEcRET soCIErY NOTES.

The Knights of the Golden Eagle are
now established in thirty y-three States and
Canada, haying eighteen Grand Castles,
634 Subordinate Castles and G0O00 men,
hers.
Grand Chief Davis Casseberry has is
sued circular to the Castles and Com.
mandnes requesting them TO prepare to
celebrate the fifteenth anniversary Of the
of the introduction of the Knights of the
Golden Eegle into Pennsylvania, on Oct
ober 1st
The report of Adjaunt II. H. Hammer,
of the Sons of Veterans, shows that during
the past year thirty new camps were mus
terd, with 652 charter members. The total
gain membership since June 80, 1890, was
2,795. There are now 1862 camps, with s.
PA mem 5ers in good standing.
The Military Branch of the X. G. f.. is
located in fifteen States, including six regl-
ments or two Brigades in Pennsylvania and
one regiment in New Jersey. The total
number Of swords is 4,5S4 During last
year twenty-siX Commandres of the Mill
tary Branch were organized and 500 officers
and men enlisted. new drill manual is
TO be complied by Lieutenant General
Luois e. SLiltz, the sword movements be-
ing the same, and a jewel for all commits
stoned officers and a service medal for Sir
Knights of Commandres is being prepared.
The Improved Order of Red Men has
tribes in thirty-three States and Territories
In Pennsylvania there are 255 tribes, with
a total membership Of obout 2S,0O0. The
membership in United States is over 100,
600. The order is a benevolent one, and
was founded about the year 1913. The
origin Of the organization is somewhat in
doubt, as the early records were partly des-
troyed. AS early as 1921 complaints were
made of the loss Of certain documents con
tanning the first records. In that year
eommitte was appointed to make inquiry
for ascertaining into whose possession the
papers had fallen. A year later the com
mittee rendered a report that the lost do
cuments had come into the possession of a
pale face who had long since crossed the
dark river, and that they were not disposed
to dwell upon the manner by which such
possession was obtained. A portion of the
papers were recovered afterwards, but still
the record remains incomplete.
The Camp NeiUs, the Official organ OF
the r. o. S. of A., peuinently delivers IL.
self thnsly regarding the hoodlumatic por-
lion who find a way into the order: "a
matter which we have mentioUed before
in our paper is brought pertinently to our
mind, in the complaint Of brother, of the
nngentlemanly conduct of certain indyld.
uals at a recent celebration given by our
Order. We can scarcely find language in
which to express our denunciatiOn Of such
conduct, and regret that a "hoodlumi' ele-
ment does not ind the principles Of the
Order too sacred to be disgraced by trailing
lis symbolic regalia into rum shops, there
by causing the whole organization to he
stigmatzed What object a man, or set OF
men in any organization can have when
they 90 abroad, in making Il the occasion
Of an all-around "dnnk, can scarcely be
imagined. There certainly can be no pleas.
pre In being made an object Of ridlcule and
aversion by the more refined portion Of
the membership"