The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-13
THE GRAND LODGE.
Odd Fellows of the State in
Their Annual Council
RAPID cRowTH or THE ORDER.
Committees Appointed and Reports
Beard-Ecyfew OF the Year
Daughters OF Rebekah.


those of the usual nature on such occasions,
without any extraordinary incident.
The first thing was the appointment OF com
mIttce on credentials as follows: w. A. stevens,
OF No. 20, Eilcnsburg; J. b. Krienbuhl, OF No.
IL. spokane: II. Z. Benedict, OF No. 30, Anatone;
~ Z. Garland, Of No. 81, Carbon River, and w.
HAITI OF Steubeu lodge, No. s., Tacoma. IL
took up lot of time TO secure and properly ar
range the credentials, so but little business of
any public hsterest was transacted during the
forenoon session. The full list OF officers and
Representatives was published in the PosT-is-
TEfLIGEgcER yesterday. About 100 new mem
bers were admitted TO the Grand Lodge degree
yesterday.
when The credentials committee had submit
ted its report and Il had been adopted, the fol-
lowing other committees were chosen:
On Finance-Thomas J. Thompson, p. G. NJ |;
u i. uedger, OF walla Walia: 4. ". Becbe, OF
colfax j. Il. Martin. OF ElIna, and j. W. stew
Correspondence a. H. Tucker, p. G. NJ; c. A.
Heath of Wiliapa city; &. II. Mechlem, OF Pa
louise; William Cook, OF spokane, and george T..
Appeals \. s. Porter, of Olympia: c. n. Hale.
Of Tacoma; J. A. Graham, of Aberdeen . f..
Henderson, OF Naila Walla, aud l. + Compton,
laws OF Subordinate Lodges. NJ Swan, p.
g. NJ; j. H. Bowman, of Walla Waila; 4. j.
skarie, OF Coltax; Terry Fontein, OF Tacoma,
and l. l. Andrews. of La Conner
Petitions NJ. Stout, OF Yakima; 7. u. Den.
ming, OF Seattle; Stanley maliet, OF Medical
Lake: r. s. Battersts. OF Whatcom, aud J. G.
Mrrrimmon. OF North Yakima
State of the 0rder--O. G. White. 7. g. ~, OF
Olympia: W. L. Arnes, OF Seattle; J. II. leates,
OF Port Gamble: Wiiliam Cumming OF Golden
dale. and g. VI. Cochran, OF Montcsano.
1cgisIa;ive-H. y. Holmes, r. q. u. OF Sc
attic. G. NJ. Moore, OF Olympia; George NJ. stew
art, Of Seattle: Harry Nash, of Tacoma, and i.
J.. Meloy, Of chehalis
Bailey, OF Asotn: w n. Nofisnger, of Pomeroy
J. d. Frick, OF 81. John, and David Coping, OF
Centrsia
Per Diem and Mileage--ti. r. Mcconnell. p. g.
NJ; Alex Mackay, of Seattle Joseph kinghoifer,
OF Nnlla WaIIs; +. A. johnson, OF Seattle, and
Dan II. Hardin, of Centralia.
waIla WaiIa: W. II. Meyer, Of walla walla: A.
Y. Mills, OF Fernhtll; T.. f. Butler. of North
Yakima. and J. /. Harper, OF Waitsburg
Degree OF Rebekah-w g. Alban, T.. q. r., OF
Nalla walla; H. l.. Holmes, r. &. NJ. Of Seattle;
J. v. Mceker. +. G. NJ, Of Puyallup; ". X. Dun
bar. 4. u. NJ OF Goldcudale, aud lie I. a. Shaw,
p. u. r., Of Walia Wsila
The annual reports of the grand officers were
Submitted In their proper order, and referred 10
special committee on segregation and distri-
button OF subjects This committee was made
up as follows: W. r. Dunbar, p. g. NJ; J. V.
Meeker, r. G. NJ; j. c. Martin. OF sprague; Il.
NJ. Adams, OF Blaine. aud J. IL. Gof, of Che
halls.
Anent general desire TO have the iurisdic-
tion OF Washington redistricted,r special.c Com
nlittec on redistricting was appointed consist
ing Of b. F. Young. OF Sumner. II. u. Kimball,
OF Dayton, and H. L. Hathaway, of Vancouver.
Three appeals were submitted, one from
Washington Lodge, No. i9,walla Walia, and two
from Unity Lodge, No. is, Puyallup. They were
referred 10 the pfeper committee
The Grand Lodge made "A formal request to
Ridgeley Lodge. No. 6, Daughters of Rebekah,
asking that the staff OF the lodge exemplify the
beautiful work before the Grand Assembly, ID.
r., in the evening.
list of candidates for the various Offices OF
the Grand Lodge was placed In nomination. The
present deputy grand master c. A. Hasbrouck,
OF Tacoma, heads the list, and will probably be
elected grand master without opposition.
Vicious committee reports were offered and
acted upon, none OF them OF special interest.
The last business transacted Yesterday was the
acceptance OF an invitation extended by the
local reception committee, through President
Harry Leland and Secretary Robert Hamilton,
asking the tirand Lodge to participate in an ex-
cursion on Lake Washington, To be given this
afternoon at o'clock. The invitation applies
also to the ladies OF the officers and representa-.
tivss OF the grand lodge. The Yesler avenue
cable cars viii be taken out 10 Lake Washing
ton, and the steamer Kirkland has been pro.
vided to carry the excufsionists around the lake
The Grand Assembly of the Daughters OF Re
bekah were also invited % participate, and
accepted with true feminine glee In conse.
Quence, there will be only morning sessions Of
both the Grand Lodge aud the Grand Assembly
today, as the afternoon viii be wholly devoted
To pleasure. The Grand Eucampment will meet
IN the evening, however, 10 hear committee
reports
last evening Seattle lodge, No :, drilled theiI
famous team by putting the initiatory degree
upon the floor for the pleasure OF the Grand
lodge The floor was then turned over to the
Reheksks.
CONDITION OF THE ORDER
According to the reports submitted by Grand
Master Young and Grand Secretary Shaw
twenty-six new subordinate lodges have beer
Instituted during the year as follows:
Fairhsyen, No 20, at Fairhaven July IL, 1890,
kiaine, No So At Blaine, July H. 1890: Mystic
No. II. at Seattle, september -. $780, Home. No
~, nj Port Angeles October l. 1890: Toledo, No
81. at Toledo, September -, 1890: Reardon No
-, at Rcardon, December IL. 1890: Sumas, No
-. at sumas city, January Is, 1891 Fremont, No
~, at Fremont, January Z, 1901; Lake Washing
constitution. No 81, 1T East sound, February :,
leal East Tacoma, M. 50. at Tacoma, March Z
ls9i; star. No 20. at Uniontown, March :. 1901
81. John, No, 81, at st John. Msrch ., iS9i: la
Center. No. %, AT Ia Center March 81 1891
Fern Hin, No. 81, at Fern uih. March 80. 1891:
Anacortes, No. %, ct Anacortes, April 10, 1891
MI tfAlfaes No. ~, at Friday harbOT. I'd
monds, No. %. at Edmonds, April 4, fSai: Lew.
isFilte. No. 81, at lewisViile. May ,. is9i: Col
nmbla, No Is. at Tacoma, May --. Isal; Adina
X, Ne -, at Kent. July l. 1890: Evcrg n
= r.. No. y, at Aberdeen January n, 1874; Pine
Tree II r., No -, at Castle Rock, January Is,
lssli IiemdtiS ID. T., No. 80. at Prescott, Fchru.
airy =, lS9i; Rainbow y. T., No. 81. at oriing
April 10, 1891; Esther d. X, No. 3, at la Con.
ner, April II, 1871.
lodge has also been instituted at Pine City
since the report OF the grand secretary was com.
piled. Altogether there are now nineiy.nine
lodges Ia the jurisdiction OF Washington there
were only seventy lone en- December 81, 1889
The total membership now is 4,7e9 The mum
Der OF weeks for which benefits were paid ia
tss9 was 1918, in $50 the number was OIL
tcing an increase Of 29S. The number OF broth
sls relieved in 1852 was S7S. the number in iS.S
was a. an increase of sixiy-uine The tota
tmount paid out for relief during the wear fS,s
was sibSS7.9i, an increase of Si.9SS76 over tht
preceding year. The total receipts for Tn,
lodges for the year $50 amounted, 10 sIIsS3l 81
ana the annual current expenses. 81 .b7iSa Al
The beginning of the present year the total in
vested funds amounted to ssll.2l17a, and The
total asSeis Of all the lodges in tails jurisdiction
ssSe,taSS7
fraud Treasurer Halls report showed a total
receipts Tor the Grand Lodge during the veal
amounting 10 si&S19.si. including the Ss.1tAS.
cash ca hand April /. lSs0. The disbursement.
nave amounted 70 S7,i9S.o6, leaving total cash
on hand OF ss66i75
urand Master Young granted ffty-one dispen
sanohs curing the ycar for various purposes
mostly pertaining TO social ooeasious wearing
!" fesaAa ana ooniernng 81 degrees lie az
proved sets or special bylaws amounting 10 4
series OF eighty four also approved ten article,
OF incorporation lie made eleven ap,,oint
SneatS 70 hitNScsnc3es, aud visited seventeen
different lodges, The death roll uurnbc thirty
ese names. aud includes those OF Josiah +
Brown, T. g. Secretary and T. d. r.. ana 6;ro~r,
j.. Hla 1 &. NJ, who were summoned 70 m,
1rsnd Ledge shove last December. Csrtsir