The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-06

and the Commandery on Thursday also had
their annual election of officers.
On Friday evening Wasatch lodge held a
special meeting and worked in the masters
degree.
Saturday night Utah Chapter conferred
the Mark degree upon Brothers Stull and
Elliott.
The coming week will be an unusually
busy one in the Masonic order Mount
Morlah lodge will elect officers on Monday
night. Tuesday Argenta will install its
new officers. On Wednesday the annual
election of officers in the Shrine will take
place. On Thursday installation in the
Commandery. Friday regular meeting OF
Wasatch for election of officers. Saturday
work in the chapter and installation of Off
GERS.
Invitations are out for grand Masonic
ball at Evanston On Tuesday evening, De-
cember 10, given by the Albert Pike COM
mandery No 4, Knights Templar. A num-
Der of the brethren from Salt Lake are
making arrangements to attend. The in
vltations are gotten up in q most artistic
manner prominent feature being an ex-
ceedingly fine portrait of the eminent
Albert Pike, late grand commander of the
ancient Scottish Rite. 1t is very neat
production altogether, and will form q
.
l. o. o. F.
At the last session of the Sovereign
Grand lodge, held at ST. Louis, Mo-, Sep
TENDER q, 1891, a law was passed enacting
that the weekly benefits paid by subordi-
nate lodges to sick members be not less
than s. week for one year; after one year
if the mem Der is still disabled the weekly
benefit may be fixed at not less than 81 per
| week.
Hitherto each subordinate lodge has
fixed the amount of It's benefits. Out of
this custom has grown the habit Sin
many instances OF fixing the amount
at from Is to 25 cents a week
which in effect practically utilities the fun
damental principle of the order" Grand
| Secretary j. j. Thomas and Past Grand
| Hoge the representatives of Utah at the
| Sovereign Grand Lodge, introduced the
motion to enact the new law and it seems
very reasonable enactment. AS matter
of fact the great bulk of the lodges give
benefits two three and four times larger
than the minimum of 81 a week fixed by
the sovereign grand lodge. Still the new
law has caused much comment and adverse
criticism. The principal argument against
1t is that it is unconstitutiona
and an interference with the rights o.
subordinate lodges. The best authorities
however, are of the opinion that the law is
! CODSIltuUlOndl, anu III uOeS b6em JnaG i
| the benefits are worth calling benefits at al
they can hardly be less than 50 week. A
very able and exhaustive article on the
! question, from the pen of Grand Secretary
Thomas, appears In the Utah Odd FeIloW o
this month.
The city lodges have been engaged in To,
election of new officers for the ensuing
session. All the lodges, with the exception
of Jordan No. 3, held their elections anC
how To
evening. The new officers will be installed
at the first meetings Of the different lodge
in January.
Fidelity met Tuesday evening and electet
Bro. Burrows for N. G., Dr. Hanchett V
G., 8. j. Bodger secretary, G. ]. McKibbil
treasurer, Chas. Wheeler trustee. Th
meeting was large and enthusiastic.
Enterprise worked in the initiatory de
gree, and elected as N. g., c. S. LOOMS
V. G., D. irish; secretary, VIM. Watrous
treasurer, E. j. Walters; permanent secre
tary, G. H. Wilson; trustee, j. M. Breeze
Ridgley met as usual on Wednesda,
evening, and conferred the third degree OF
one brother. The result of the election
was as follows N. G., E. w. Loder; V
G., a. Webb; secretary, j. Farmer; treas
urer, DIR. S. Ewing.
Utah No. on Thursday evening had n
degree work. The following officers wer
Eberly; secretary, w. j. Moore; treas
urer, /. Waters; trustee, J. j. Thomas.
Salt Lake had its usual meeting on Fri
day evening. Two applications for men
bership were read. After the regular rou
tine business the election of officers wa
proceeded with and resulted as follows
N. g., w. H. Ryan; V. g., ]. w. Whitta
ker; secretary, j. A. Fryer; treasurer
s. w. Darke; trustee, A. G. Ewing.