The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-15
BEHINDCLO SED DOORS
What the Secret Orders Of
Seattle Are Doing.
THE SONS or VETERANS BALL.
Orders From @. A. r. Department
Headquarters--New Team OF RED
Men-0eneral Lodge News.

Among the secret orders but little out Of the
ordinary has happened, with the exception Of
the Sons Of Veterans ball Almost without ex-
ception, however, they seem to be fourishing,
and constant additions to membership are rc-
ported. Following IL . review OF the weeks
work:
yREE AND ACCENTED MAsoxs.
Seattle Commandery, No. Q, knights Tcmplsr,
meets in regular c0nclaye on next Tuesday
evening
Eureka Lodge, No. 20, met in regular com
seatie chapes regular
convocation on next Saturday night.
On saturday evening, February =, Eureka
Lodge held special communication for work In
the Master Mes0n's degree.
st. Johns Lodge, No. 2, will begin work within
few weeks on Masonic building at the corner
OF Pike and Second streets.
Lorraine Chapter, No s, Order Of the Eestcrn
Star. meets on next Wednesday evening in
special convocation for the comforting OF de-
grces.
INDEPENDENT oRDER OF roREs1ERs.
At meeting OF Court Seattle, No. 526, ON last
Wednesday evening, In Red Mems hall, three
new members were initiated, and four applicants
were elected to membership.
Ihlrty-hve new uniforms have asrivcd for the
encampinent They are OF very fine quality.
The next meeting of Court Seattle will be held
OH Wednesday. February ".
&c. Committees have been appointed BY Court Sc
given some time In March,
The encampment meets on next Friday even.
ing.
ANCIENT ORDER UNITED woRKNEx.
Columbia Lodge, No. 10, met in their new
quarters, Elks' hall, on Monday evening, and at
tended to routine business Two weeks ago
they gave banquet to $50 guests at Frecd's hall,
and at the close Of the entertainment 1t was de-
cided that the "lodgc cake'' should be eaten at
regular session. This did not secm To please the
ladies, who, In spirit Of revenge broke In on the
membership last Monday evening with more
coffee and cake, and surprised their liege lords
before they had fairly begun to devour the rem
nants OF tho former feast. very agreeable
surprise It proved. The evening was spent in
soc,ni cnaI speeccnes ana song and Il was
again.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHtAs
Harmony Lodge, No. s, on Thursday evening
conferred the second degree upon two candi-
dates.
On next Thursday evening the uniform rank.
Seattle division. give grand ball at the Armory
In celebration of the twenty-uinth anniversary
OF the order. There will nlso be an exhibition
seattle Lodge, No. 81, on Wednesday evening
conferred the knight rank upon one candidate.
ODD FELLOWS
The committee of arrangements of Ridgcley
Lodge, Daughters Of Rebckah, have decided to
hold the next social on Thursday evening of this
week. There will be a select programme of
musical and literary numbers, dancing and re-
freshments
On last Tuesday evening Seattle Lodge, No. z,
conferred the first degree upon two candidates.
Seattle Lodge meets on next Tuesday for work
In the second degncc.
On Friday evening Unity Encampment con-
ferred the Golden Rule degree upon two candi-
dates.
A new lodge is soon to be organized among
the Germans Of the city
GRAND ARMY or THE REPUBLIC.
Commander NJ. NJ. Holmes has issued the fol.
lowing general orders:
General Orders No. 81
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF I
WASHINGTON AND ALASKA,
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC
SEATTLE, Feb IA, 1891.
l. The commander congratulates the comrades
upon the hourishing condition of the order in
this department. This is true all along the
line, except in one or two posts located in CON-
muntties where comrades are few and widely
ways, and may be well illustrated by figures