The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-26

saAentihe. district vice tempIar; feaoine,
Arthur G. Linn; reading, Charles Walker;
literary exercises showing the various
applications of the name washington"
conducted by Thomas Pirret, chief tenn
plar. Arrangements have been made by
Pacific Lodge, No. 81, to meet next
Wednesday evening and for the future In
the Olympic avenue church, at the ter
minus of the North Seattle car line.
Latona Lodge, No. %. on Thursday
evening had two limitations, after which
the following programme was rendered !:
Reading, Mrs. Arthur Castleton: song,
Miss Ada Bell; reading. Mrs. William
Cowan; duet, Mrs. William Copestick and
Miss Winnie Walker. The following visit
ors were present: Mr.. John Busheli.
D. G. T.; Mr.. Charles H. Easton. w. B.
Mullen, r. T. Bushell and Mr.. J. Harrison.
Seattle Lodge. No. 6. met on Monday even
ing 1T Queen City hall with an unusually
large attendance Of members and visitors.
Palatine Lodge. No. 1876, of Ross, paid .
fraternal tribute to the pioneer lodge"
by visiting in body. 1t received . hearty
welcome. Members were also in attend.
ance from Duwamish, South Seattle.
Pacific, Lake Union and Greenwood
lodges. The routine business was quickly
disposed Of and the social entertainment
made the feature of the evening. After an
enjoyable recess, the following programme
was rendered for the Good of the Order:
Remarks. William Mullen, chief templar
of Palatine Lodge, No. 1856; duet, Miss Eva
Merritt and Miss Carrie Merritt. of Pala-
tine Lodge, No. 1856; remarks, Brother
Mcdonald. of Palatine Lodge, No. 1856;
remarks, Thomas Pirret, chief templar Of
Pacific Lodge, No. "a; recitation, Miss
Nellie Cowan, Of Palatine Lodge, No. 1856;
remarks. Mr.. Johnson, of Duwamish
Lodge, No. 154; remarks. Mr.. Bentley, of
Whatcom county; recitation, Miss Clara
Bellingham, of Seattle Lodge, No. 6.
Preparations are being made for .
Knock trial" to be held at an early date.
More interest is being evinced in lodge
work than for many months past. The
lodge will be fully represented at the dis
trict session to be held at Fremont on
Tuesday next.
Grand Counselor C. E. Cline has become
. resident of this city. He is 1t present
district chief templar of Whatcom and San
Juan counties and has done much to build
up the orde: in that district.
The inclemency of the weather did not
materially reduce the attendance at South
Seattle Lodge, No. 81, Friday evening. The
approach of the district lodge session was
thoroughly discussed, and the district
lodge may anticipate a respectable repre-
sentation from South Seattle lodge on the
18th inst.
Central Lodge. No. 1872. met on Wednes-
day evening at Brewers hall, corner Jessie
and McClaire streets. On Friday the lodge
is going to give social. The entertain
ment will consist of a programme and re-
freshments. Although the lodge is only
two months old it has q membership of
twenty-nine. At the last meeting the
lodge had visitors from Sidney. Vashon,
Lake Washington and Queen City lodges.
District Lodge Session, I. O. g. +.
At Fremont the Good Templars hold
their usual quarterly district session on
Tuesday. Delegates have been elected
from the various lodges and good repre-
sentation is expected. The meeting will
be held with Lake Union Lodge. No. ZIG,
of Fremont. at Temperance hall. The
session will open at 10 a. m. for comforting
the district degree upon properly ac-
credited delegates ana officers. The after
noon session will be devoted to general
| business, reports Of progress from officers
and delegates present. and work for the
future will be discussed and outlined. The
evening meeting will be public and in the
nature of q social entertainment. The
programme will include music, recitatioas
and addresses. Good Templars from all
the lodges in the jurisdiction of King and
Kitsap counties are invited to be present
at all the meetings, whether members of
the district lodge or not, and visiting
brothers or sisters from other jurisdictions
will receive hearty welcome. The SEES
sion will be presided over by District
| Chief Templar }. N. ShafeP and it is ex.
| pected that several of the Grand Lodge
officers will be present. District Coun-
sellor Charles Easton, of Fremont, 10 in
charge OF the local arrangements.