The Critic and record. (Washington, D.C.) 1891-1896, 1891-05-07
SECRET SOCIETIES.
GOSSIP OF THE LOCAL ORGANlZA-
TONS AND THEIR MEMBERS.

The Annual Election OF Loyal Legion
Officers Held Last Night-Notes OF
Interest TO knights OF Honor, Rech-
abitos, the Grand Army and Others,
The Commandery Of the Loyal Legion
met in the Adams Building on L street
last night and had large number of
members and visiting members present.
The officers elected for the ensuing fiscal
year are as follows. Commander, Colonel
Rcdfcld Proctor, L. S. v. senior vice
commander, Colonel Commandant Charles
Haywood, U. $. NJ. c.; junior vice-com-
mandcr, Breyet Brigadier General Thomas
NJ. Vincent L. S. A.; recorder, Brevct
Major William p. Huxford, L. ;. A.;
registrar, Surgeon James NJ. Flint, L. :.
N; treasurer, Brcvet Major Marcus S.
Hopkins, L. S. v. chancellor, Brevet
Lieutenant Colonel Sanford c. Kellogg,
L. S. A.. chaplain, Captain Charles NJ.
Pvpc t. $. A.; "the council Lieuten-
ant Colonel Peter c, Hams, t. S. A.; Cap
tain Charles G.. Cole, L. S. V; Brevet
Brigadier General William III. Browne, T..
;. V; Paymaster Henry r. Wright L. $.
~" Brcyet Major John S. Gibbs, I. s. V.
Rechabitcs.
Union Tent No. Is Guniorl, will attend
a temperance meeting at Epiphany Mis-.
sion 1916 MARYLAND avenue south west, to.
morrow evening. They have also ac-
cepted an invitation to attend temperance
services at Gorsuch Chapel, at Four-and.a-
half and l. streets southwest, Sunday the
10th instant at o'clock in the afternoon.
Heber Tent, No. 10, held its regular
-.
Hal. MIR. James Lucas was initiated.
After transacting the usual routine bust
ness, Brother c. Il. Cameron was called to
the chair for the good of the order.n
Brother Ed. Clcmentson entertained the
tent with a reading. Brother Cordell of
George c. Thompson Tent addressed the
tent for a few minutes. Other brief
speeches were made by Brothers II. w.
Johnson, Cox, Il. Il. Smith, Peter o. Don
noghue, Upperman, William NJ. Hall, G.
II. Cameron and others.
Heber Tent is now the second oldest
tent in the order, it having been organized
III ISIS, and reorganized in 1868. Since
its reorganization ii has never failed to
hold regular weekly meeting. The tent
will hold public temperance meeting in
the Baptist church, corner of Thirty-first
and \ streets, next Sunday evening, May
10, at 100 y. IN. Good temperance talent
has been engaged to address the meeting.
Order of Mechanics.
The second anniversary of Goodwill
Council, No. II, was celebrated in Dun
lop's Hall, Georgetown, Tuesday evening
by an entertainment which was largely
attended. Grand Architect Il. Il. Wilson
acted as master of ceremonies, and he de-
serves credit for the pleasant manner in
which the evening was passed. The fol-
lowing IS tho programme rendered: Faulk-
tao -.
Professor Walter Hardy, comic songs;
recitation, Miss Lolita Magee; cornet imi-
tatioD, William Hall, followed by Messrs.
Fuse and Tebbs with guitar and banjo;
rotations by +. +. Columbus, "The
Moneyless Man and "A Dollar or Two"
piano solo, by Professor Sligo; song,
r ~rGoT Man." By ~, Professor W. Hardy
Kitties on Stormy Night" cornet imita-
ton, accompanied by Messrs. Fuse and
Tebbs;n TO the Friends of the Order,n
recitation by Mr.. Matchett followed by
flute and piano duet, by Professors Sligo
and Dingleman; either solo, by Professor
Yarma.
AT the conclusion of the rendition of
the programme supper was served and
dancing kept up until midnight
knights of Honor.
The following has been taken from
circular recently issued by Judge Martin,
{. D.: In the seventeen years since the
knights of Honor was organized, it has
paid out over S33000,000 TO the widows
and orphans of its deceased members,
and the ratio of expense is about .0G per
cent, while the cost in the old line life
insurance companies average about 20 per
cent. We find from sworn statements
that, in 1882 the expense of the various
life insurance companies was S3l, ISL, 37S
to pay to the beneiicianes of deceased
members S59040,2 while the cost of the
knights of Honor was only S57, 3O5 to
pay its widows and orphans over s., f2l,-
033.22.
The grand lodge of Louisiana has 800
members and $4,000 in its treasury.
The many travelling statesmen who are
knights of Honor report that the Knights
of Honor are increasing in membership
everywhere.
Deputy Supreme Dictator Baker reports
the lodges in North Dakota as doing well.
The Grand Army.
The local G.. A. Il. people are making
extensive preparations for the observa-
ton of Memorial day. Faragut Post will
hold services at Congressional Cemetery,
as they have always done before, but will
go to Arlington with the Department.
Ohio has more pensioners than any
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, has
more pensioners than any other county
in the United States.
Captain Litzenburg Post, No. $50, one of
the oldest in existence, which is located
at Philadelphia, has disbanded as the
members failed to attend or keep their
dues paid up,
A dispatch from Sedalia, Mo-, says:
Captain II. p. Archer, secretary of the
Blue and Gray Interstate Encampment
Association, which is to meet here July
and 1, stated that scores of letters had been
received from Kansas, Illinois, Iowa,
Nebraska and Arkansas, making inquiries
in regard to the meeting. This will be
the first encampmont of old soldiers of
both armies that has ever been held, and
Secretary Archer says the indications are
that from 1000 TO $1,000 visitors will be
present A contract has been closed with
the managers of Association Park to hold
the meeting there, and more delightful
spot would be difficult to find The
G., A. Il. and eX-Confederate Association
are working hand-in-hand and nothing
will be left undone to make the meeting a
success.
LEMON ELIXIR.