The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-08
BEHIND GIG SEDDOORS
Doings Of the Secret Orders
Of Seattle.
FESTIVITIES OF THE WEEK.
New Knight Tenplar Command cry
Talked OLA. Grand Array Roster
In Pfsparasaen-Notss.

All OF the secret societies In the city are in Z
very hourishtng condition, and new chapters
are talked OF In several Of the orders. The Grand
Army men are especially interested IN the work
being done In this city By the commander. N. NJ.
Holmes.
FREE AND ACcHPrKD MAsoNs.
Seattle Commaudery. No. 2, Knights Templar,
held IT. regular conclave Thursday evening for
the Transaction OF businesA Il 10 rumored that
there II g b another commandefy organized In
seattle with thirty charter members.
held : special convocation Monday evening"
dates. The chapter will meet Monday evening
Lossing Consistory, No. /, A. K s. r., win
hold regular standardization next Tuesday
st. Johns Lodge, No. 9, A. +. and A. n, held I
special communication Friday evening for work
on the Entered Apprentice degree
Eureka Lodge, No. 70, A. r. and A. NJ, will
hold regular communication next Saturday
Lorraine Chspter, No. 8, Order Of the Eastern
Star, held special convocation last Wednesday
evening and conferred the order on several can
usual enjoyable social.
GRAND Army OF TIE RxPuBLIc.
Department Commander NJ. N. Holmes il
mailing the following circular to the posts OF
his department: The department. commander
expects 70 visit posts Is follows: Monday.
March l6. Philo Buckmen Post, No. "A, sprague;
Tuesday. March II, 6edgwick Post, No. 8, Spo-
kane Falls; Wednesday, March Is, General Mil
roy Post, No. g, LAtah; Thursday, March 10, J. l.
Reno Post, No. =, SPOKANE Falls; Friday, March
day, March y, +. T. Blair Post. No. IS, Spangle;
Monday, March q, J. J. Andrews Post, No. 81,
ca g TIsedey March a, A Logan Post,
Post, No 10. Colfax; Thursday, March Is, FRI
day, March "a, Saturday. March %, Monday,
March 90, EI.worth Post, No 2, Vancouver:
PPSS sssoS March Po.. wSsdnssday April Nc.
Ihnrsd.y, April :, Kit Carson Post, 80. q,
Kelso; Friday, April 2 p: M, Joe Hooker Post,
r. Price Post, No. so, Centralia; Saturday, April
!, Custer Post, No. 6, Tacoma; Monday, April s.
Morton Pcst, No: 10, snohomish; Tuesday, April
az. Ku1Se ZEE: 10 g Mount Yer psrnoH M y
haven; Thursday, April 9, ). B. steadman Post,
NO q, Whatcom; Friday, April 10, c. NJ. Kel-
leg Post No: a. Ferndale; Saturday, April i,
Townsend; Tuesday. April IA, Wednesday, April
Is, sheridan Post No. a, Tacoma. AS many Of
these dates are not at the time of the regular
mestings post commanders are requested to
call special meetings, and have the same simply
9 post meeting or campfire, IS may be pre-
ferred. Department officers and members Of the
a. many Of these meetings ~ may be convent
emit The department commander will be ac-
companied by Mrs. Jennie s. Holmes, assistant
The memorial resolutions Of Stevens and
Miller posts, passed In honor of the late General
George d. Hill, have been beautifully done in
penw0rk ON Quarto leaves for presentation to
the family. The elaborate title page, illumina-
tons, initial letters and ofnamentations Hastily
arranged, all executed BY the pen, recalls the
lost art OF the scTivener and medieval book
maker.
Commander n. n. Holmes has now in press Z
complete roster Of all the posts Of his depart
ment which will be out some time next week
The frontispiece of the volume Is fine, steel
engraved portrait of the commander. 1t will
contain much historical and statistical informa-
the district, it, date Of organization, its COM
mander and officers, the name, address, rexi-
ment, company and date of enlistment of each
member, and list Of each relief corps will be
given. It win also contain history of the de-
partment, biography of Ex-Governor /. Ste
vens and . history Of stevens and Miller posts.
The Women's Relief Corps held very pleasant
literary and musical programme was rendered,
followed by refreshments. Next Friday after