The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-19
WITH CLOSED DOORS.
What the Secret Societies of
Seattle Are Doing.
GRAND ARMY EncAMPMENT.
II Meets - Puysllap This Week-0dd
Rellevs Grand Lodge Next Month
Eastsrn Star Social.

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Following is resume Of the work Of the secret
orders Of Seattle for the past week.
yRKE AND AccKrrKD HAsoxs
Lorraine Chapter, No. 6, Order Of the Eastern
etsr, held very large and interesting meeting
Wednesday evening 1t Freed's hall, Ninth and
Howell streets. There were over 30 members
OF the order present, including . delegation OF
fifty members from Tacoma, which was met az
The steamer BY . large number of the Seattle
members and escorted 70 the hall The meeting
was devoted 20 the exemplifcatian of the secret
work, signs, ETC., of the order and the initiation
of seven candidates, after which several
speeches were made by members OF the lodge,
which were responded to By members OF the WIS.,
fting delegation. Then . banquet was given,
which was Joined in BY number of lady friends
who were not members. At Il O'Clock Professor
Vaughan began to discourse some excellent mu-
sic, 70 the time of which the younger members
Of the party gaily tripped the light fantastic un-
eli o'clock, when the visitors from the neigh
boring city had to depart for their homes on the
boat.
Alta regular eonvocation on Thursday even
ing Seattle commandery, No. 2. Knights Temp
hr, conferred the orders Of the Red Cross upon
one candidate.
Seattle Chapter, No. 8, r. A. NJ, met in regular
convpcation Last night and transacted routine
business
Washington Lodge Of Perfection, No. /. A. A.
and 8. R., met in regular communication on
Tuesday evening.
Alta special communication on Monday cven-
ing St Johns Lodge, No. 3, conferred the En-
tered Apprentice degree upcn one candidate.
Eureka Lodge. No. 20, viii meet on next
Wednesday evening for work in the Master Ma
sons degree.
On tomorrow evening at Freed's hall Rev. J.
d utnI> ~-<y Alt t.
lecture on the subject: "The Jewish Temple
Type of the Spiritual Temple"
ODD WILLOWS.
At regular meeting Of Mystic Lodge, No. s, l.
o. o. r, last night, the second degree was con-
ferred on six candidates.
The local lodges are making elaborate prepar-
ations for the reception of the Grand Lodge
which convencs in Seattle on the second Tues
dsy In May. The arrangement committee are
sending out circular letters containing particu-
lars OF hotel accommodations. The Grand
Lodge Of the Daughters of Rebekah meets here
on the second Monday in May.
Unity Encampment held special meeting on
Thursday evening and conferred the Patriarchai
and Golden Rule degrees upon three candidates
Seattle Lodge, No. J, met on Tuesday evening
and conferred the third degree upon one candi-
date.
Ridgeley Lodge. Daughters of Rebekah, held a
meeting on Friday evening and transacted rou-
tine business.
KNIGHTS OF PyTHIAs
Grand Chancellor N. D. Smith, of Spokane,
has been in the city during the past week.
At meeting Of Puget Sound Lodge. No. n. on
Thursday evening, the ranks of knight and es-
quirc were conferred upon thirty six candidates
At meeting held on Wednesday night Lake
lodge conferred the knight rank upon fifty-one
candidates, and the esquire rank upon four. On
next Wednesday evening the esquire rank win
Be conferred upon from forty to fifty more.
woopMES OF THE WORLD
Seattle Camp, No 60. woodmen of the World,
met at g. A. r. hall, Friday evening, April II.
Five candidates for membership were initiated,
having three degrees conferred upon them at
this meeting, this being the last meeting before
closing the charter. Deputy Head Consul J. NJ
Woods was present and assisted the officers to
exemplify the work. Several applications for
membership were received and accepted. The
order In Seattle numbers over 100. and is rapidly
tncre asing, there being now nearly Is many ap-
plicants for membership a. there are actual
members In the camp.
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
c. II Barton, department Inspector of G. A.
R., has forwarded hts annual report to NJ NJ
Holmes Of Seattle, the department commander.
The inspectors report shows ifty-seven posts in
the department Of Washington and Alaska,
nearly all in good condition and increasing in
membership, notwithstanding the steady march
OF the Union veterans to the final camping
grounds Ten OF the ffty-seven posts are in
highly hourishing condition, and deserve
especial mention, a. follows:
Stevens, No !, Seattle, 2s4 members: Custer.
No. 6. Tacoma. rs members; General j. H. Reno,
No ~, Spokane, la6 members; John F. Miller
No. 81. Seattle, 100 members: Sedgwick, No g.
Spokane. % members: Phil ii. sheridan, No a.
Tacoma, q members; George H. Thomas, No. S,
Olympia, 20 members; A. Lincoln, No. 4, walla
Walla, g. members; Mcdowell, No. %, Pomeroy
IS members; Alfred Sully, No. 3, Dayton, S.
members. The total membership in this de-
parfment Is about . 800,
General w. G. veazey, commander in chief of
the Grand Army, has issued general orders in
which he states II to be his belief that many
comrades are without the badge, and that many
Others, though possessing one, never or rarely
display it at post meetings or elsewhere Post
commanders are called upon to ascertain how
many badges are needed in their respective
posts, so that each comrade may have one
Prompt attendance at meetings is also urged.
Great preparations are going on for the grand
encampment at Puyallup on Wednesday. Thurs
day and Friday OF this week. On next Tuesday
evening stevens post will hold an important
meeting In its quarters in the Hinckley block
All arrangements viii be completed and several
lodges are expected 10 stop over en- route to the
encampment.
n ". " Drlen, q olympia. -. IT, LOW ell and
George Haskins, OF Tacoma; J. q. Geoghegau
of Vancouver, and T.. NJ. Bloomer, OF spokane
are spoken of candidates for department
commander, which Office viii be sled at the en-
eampment, vice N. II. Holmes. whose term viii
have expired.
Stevens post met on last Tuesday evening and
mustered three candidates.
Commander n. N. Holmes has lust completed
. round OF all the posts in the state and finds
the department in iourishing condition The
report on membership for the past q uarter shows
the following: Number in good standing last
report. 2,ols; gained during quarter by muster
in, LIS: gained during quarter by transfer GO;
gained during quarter by reinstatement, n:
total gain, aS2; aggregate, alta Loss during
quarter by death, s. loss by honorable discharge,
loss by dishonorabie discharge, /: total loss, IS
Number remaining in good standing 1916. Al
this time last year the department had mem
hcrship of l,s97; ii now has 900, gain OF 599,
or over 10 per cent
stevens post has issued q circular earnestly
calling upon all members to attend its regular
meeting in the Hinckley block on Tuesday even
Ing, when arrangements will BE- made 10 20 to
Puyallup and other important business viii be
transacted.
Mrs. NJ NJ Holmes went 10 Port Townsend
yesterday 10 organize ladies relief corps
SONS or VETERANS
IL is expected that the Ladies Aid Society " IN
be mustered on April y. The society has cho-
sen the following officers; Miss Lulu Allen
president Miss Blanche Trecn, vice president: