The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-27
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By initiation.
SONS Of ST. George.
Washington Lodge. No. 3oI by unani-
nons vote has decided 70 join ths Grand
Lodge funeral fund. The Office Of vice
president was declared vacant, 7. Rave
being absent from the city. Nominations
for his successor viii be in order next
meeting.
Diamond Lodge. No s.. Free and Ac-
cepted Masons. OF. Black Diamond, sd-
mitted one candidate 10 it, membership
on Saturday night
Independent Order Of Odd FsIIews
wIIdey Lodge. No. 81. of Black Dia-
nond, received ten applications for mem
bership at their last meeting
Independents Order OF Good Tempiars.
The quarterly session of District Lodge,
No. Is. viii be held at Renton next FRI
day. The District degree viii be con-
ferred At the morning session on ali eligi-
bic candidates. The afternoon session
will be devoted 10 reports OF officers and
lodges and general business. The inter-
national supreme lecturer viii be in at
tendance, also Grand Chief Templar A. s.
Allen. of Tacoma. and General Secre-
tary r. r. Martin, Of Spokane.
The evening meeting will be public.
Arrangements have been made by which
q special steamer will convey delegates
and visitors from the end of the Rainier
avenue car line TO Renton, connecting
with the cars which leave Commercial
street at s;25 a. M, .25 p. m. and 6:25
p. m. returning in the evening after the
public meeting so as 10 connect with cars
for the city. Delegates have been elected
from all the lodges in the district. also.
fraternal delegates from several lodges not
included in the district organization.
Perseverance Lodge, No. i21, Of Ballard.
has petitioned the Grand Lodge executive
committee TO be set into the sixteenth dis
trict. The request has been granted and
the lodge hiss elected delegates to partici-
pate in the Renton session. At the recent
Grand Lodge session at Chautauqna Per-
severance Lodge was honored by the
choice OF one of its leading workers. Miss
Margaret Sutton. as grand vice templar.
ORIENT Lodge. No. 80. OF Kent, met on
Tuesday evening. District Secretary Miss
. s. Valentine. of Seattle. was present and
invited the lodge to send fraternal dele
gates to the coming district session at
Renton. The invitation was accepted and
Kent viii be we'll represented on that oc-
casion.
Loyal Lodge. No. i36 was visited
last Wednesday evening by Brothers
Blakeney of Lake Union lodge.
Johnson OF. Duwamish lodge and Shafer
of Seattle, No. s. Three propositions for
membership were received. The pro-
gramme included q vocal solo by g. NJ.
Blakeney; remarks. by. l.. Johnson );
recitation, by Miss Lillian Parker, d. ",
T.; recitation by j. N. Shafer. p, DC. T.
Seattle Lodge. No. 9. on Monday even
ing Initiated one candidate, and three
propositions were received. B. A.
Staskcy, H. @. Taylor. Miss Maud Bell
inghsm. g. NJ Butterworth, Mrs. G. NJ.
Bufterworsh, Miss siverson. Mr.. Siverson.
Charles Graves and Miss Lizzie Daniels
were elected az delegates and Charles ID.
Walker, Miss BERTHE Bryan, Miss g. VAL
entine, IL. o. Benedict, Miss Flora Bell
ingham. Miss Clara Beiiingham, Jesse
Moss, Miss Amy Bolink and Mrs. A. Boz
link as alternates TO the district session at
Renton on September 1. The evenings
programme was furnished by Company b.
as follows: Reading. II. G. Taylor; reci-
tation, u. a. StArkey; reading, Mrs.
George r. Costeriii "The Pioneer" read
by the editor, District Secretary Miss S.
Valentine. Visitors were present from
several of the city lodges. also Bros. w.
III. Casseils. Of Dauntless lodge. of Ia
coma, and J. 7. Jacobson, of Northern
Light lodge, of Spokane All responded
to the fraternal welcome given them by
the pioneer lodge
A well-attended public meeting was
held under the auspices of Monitor Lodge,
No. 81, in Freed's hall. last Tuesday even
ing.
Baltic Lodge. No. 100. gave successful
ice cream social in the same hall last
night, great number of visitors and
members taking part in the festivities of
the evening.
sons OF Temperance.
Ridgway Division. No. %, held public
meeting on Monday evening. r. w. AIli-
son, u. NJ. W. r., delivered an ad-
dress on the aims. objects and prin-
ciples of the order and explained fully
its workings. As a result sixteen
persons gave in their names for
membership. A special meeting was held
the next night, when the sixteen new
members were installed and the division
put into excellent working order. The
officers are as follows: w. r, /. j. Grind
staff; w. A., A. III. Sutton; Il. s., II. f.
Daggett; 4. X. s. Benjamin Smith: f. s.,
4. r. Graham; treasurer, Mamie Reay;
chaplain, j. ID. Boner; conductor, w. Ora
ham; assistant conductor, Rosa Bonner:
/. s. r. Peck: o. s.. Roy Daggett.
Elliott, No. s held public meeting on
the 10th inst. After a musical and literary
programme n social WAS held and seven
new members joined.
The q. ". +. and Brother Seymour
visited Newcastle, No. q, on Wednesday
| night. One candidate was initiated and
another balloted on.
| Bethel. No. 6. of Auburn, has arranged
| for monster picnic and elambake on
Monday on the beach south of Des
| Moines.
Star Lake, No. Is. will so en- masse 10 the
eismbake held under the auspices of
Bethel. No. g.
Sidney, No :. reports new members and
| interesting sessions
/ Happy Vale. No -. has initiated seven
members during the past two weeks with
more 20 follow. rs reported by Brother
Parkinson. division deputy.
| Olympic. No. s. at Parsons LANDING
held public meeting on Friday evening,
In the city of Seattle the Eve divisions
are very active. ca Monday night Queen
Ct'y, M. |, bad good attendance and an
excellent programme. This division has
announced watermelon social for the
evening OF Labor day, Monday. Septem-
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