The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-26
WITH CLOSED DOORS.
What the Secret Societies Of
Seattle Are Doing.
ST. cEoRoE'sDAycE
In Honor Of highlands Patron Saint
Odd Fellows Anniversary-News
Of Other Societies.
ST. cEoRcE'spAYcELEBRA

Odd Fellows Anniversary-News
Of Other Societies.
Following In q resume of the work Of the secret
orders of Seattle during the past week:
FREE AND ACCEPTED MAsosa
Seattle Chapter. No 8, r. A. NJ, At . special
convention on Thursday evening conferred the
Mark Masters degree upon one candidate.
At q special communication OF st. Johns
Lodge on Tuesday evening the degree OF En-
tered Apprentice was conferred upon one can.
didate.
Eureka Lodge. No 20, held special commun-
fcation on Wednesday evening and conferred
the Master Mason's degree upon two candidates.
Washington Lodge of Perfection, No. l. held
special communication on Monday evening and
practiced drilling
ST. Johns Lodge No. O. met In regular COM
munication last night and transacted routine
business
Lorraine Chapter, Order Of the Eastern Star.
viii hold a regular convocation on next Wcdnes-
day evening.
Major James 4. Hayden, prominent in Masonic
circles, is in receipt Of . copy Of the Sunday
Herald, of Washington, D. c., containing an &C
count of the impressive services held over the
remains OF General Albert Pike. late grand COM
mander OF the Supreme Council The services
were held at the hour Of midnight in the Con-
EDUCATIONAL church.
ODD FELLOWS.
This afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock services COM
memoratiye OF the Sevcnty-second anniversary
of Odd Fellowship will be held in the First NJ.
Z. church, corner of Third and Marion streets.
Rev. Levi Gilbert and Rev. John F. Damon will
address the meeting. All the lodges of the city
are called upon to assemble at Odd Fellows hall
in North Seattle at o'clock. The Odd Fellows
win turn out in full regalia and headed by q
band viii march to the church. Carriages will
be provided for the ladies of the Rebekah degree
The ball to be given by Unity Encampmcnt
Seattle will be grand affair. An elegant supper
will be served by the Daughters Of Rebekah.
At q meeting of Seattle Lodge. No. 2, on Tues
day evening the initiatory degree was conferred
upon one candidate.
The committee of arrangements for the Grand
Lodge. meeting here in the second week of May,
report prospects OF . large attendance.
Unity Encampmeut met on Friday evening
and conferred the Roya Purple degree upon
three candidates. 1880 @xssass.
At q meeting of Olive Branch Lodge, No. 4. on
Wednesday evening, the second degree was con-
ferrcd on four candidates. On next Wednesday
evening there viii be work in the initiatery and
third degrees
The general relief committee meets this morn
Seattle.
AT ameeting Of Mystic Lodge. No. 81, the third
degree was conferred upon four candidates.
KNIGHTS OF PrTHIAs.
At meeting of Lake Lodge, No. 6s, on
Wednesday evening, Deputy Chancellor Com
mander w. G. Ronald was presented by Mr.
Frank n. Wilcox on behalf of the lodge with an
elegant gold watch, chain and X. P. emblem.
The gift was from 15S members and was given
as token of their appreciation Of Mr.. Ronald's
untiring zeal in the organization of the lodge.
At the same meeting the rank of Esquire was
conferred upon five candidates and the rank Of
knight upon twelve.
Seattle Division, No. /, Uniform Rank, Knights
OF Pythias, is making active preparations to
enter into the competitive drill to be held at
Fairhaven on May 10 on the occasion OF the
meeting of the Washington Grand Lodge. The
whole division of twenty-nne men will attend
in full uniform and is rilling four hours every
Friday and Sunday to be In readiness The
Grand Lodge Offers prize of $500 for the best
drilled division, which has always been carried
OF by the Seattle division hitherto, and the
members have great hopes of equal success this
year The officers are Commanding officer, J..
c. Haines: first lieutenant, W. F. Collins; Sec
ond lieutenant, o. o. Denny. The Grand Lodge
meeting will be a notable gathering, for it Will
assemble between 1000 and 5000 Knights Of
Pythias at Fairhayen.
wooDNEN OF THE WORLD.
Seattle Camp, No. 50, woodmen of the World,
met at G. A. X. hall Friday evening, April "a.
One candidate for membership was obligated
The regular routine work was the order of the
evening.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF FoREsTERs.
Court Seattle held a special meeting on Friday
evening in the Office of Upper & Renick and
initiated two new members.
Rainier Encampment met on Friday evening
for drill. The new uniforms are very hand
some. Hereafter the encampment will meet
every week.
On May 70 the Foresters will charter steamer
and give an excursion to Victoria.
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
The report of the quartermaster OF the depart
ment OF Washington and Alaska at the recent
encampment at Puyallup showed the total num-
Der OF posts to be sixty three, with a member
ship OF 1850 During the past year ffty-one
posts have made q gain of $50, twelve posts have
lost seventy-six, being net gain of 7SS. This ID
an increase of 4l2 per cent. There have been
formed fourteen new posts The total receipts
of the past year have been $l5,462.9 "a; disburse-
ments for charity, $3.S5a92: other expendi-
lures. $9,496S1: total expenditures, $l3,S49. IS;
balance on hand, $2,1lS2l
The department committee, consisting of s. r.
Street. o. b. johnson and w. II. Wiscomb, pre-
sented to the encampmeht at Puyallup an en-
dorsement in the highest terms OF Commander
Holmes report.
Commander s. F. Street, OF Stevens post. ba.
been appointed superintendent of the Soldiers
Home.
The number of votes cast for department CON-
mander at the encampment was l67, the highest
number ever cast at previous election be-
ing %.
The Puyallup encampment was universally
voted one of the best ever held in this section
OF country.
SONS OF VETERANS
George II. Thomas Post was inspected on last
Monday evening by Colonel B. w. Conner of
Tacoma. Speeches were made during the even
ing by Department Commander Holmes, Com
mander Street, of Stevens Post, Colonel Conner
aud others. One new recruit was mustered
three applicants for membership were elected
and two applications were received
At the Puyallup encampment the following
department. officers were elected: Colonel
W. Young OF Seattle; lieutenant colonel John
Reed OF North Yakima; major, X. L. Koontz. of
spokane Falls; division council, E. r. Safer Ia
coma; J. Davis, Ellensburg; W. F. Locke, What
com; delecate-atlarge 10 commandery-in-chief
Captain II. Rosenhaupt, spokane Falls: alter
nate, +. c. Allen. Seattle; delegate, T. Bedell.
walla Wa.ia; alternate, Rev. E.dv Claynool.
Hoquiam. Hoquiam was selected as the loca.
ton OF the next encampment, which will take
place on the third Wednesday in June, lsa,.
The Ladies' Aid Society viii be mustered some
time this month.
The 5. V. Rifles did not drill last Wednesday
on account Of the Puyallup encaInpment
About thirty five 5. Va from seattle attended
the cneampment.
INDEPENDENT ORDER GOOD rENpL.gs
Seattle Lodge, No. e, held an open ruaetipc