The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-30

idly in this state, aud there are now
eighteen subordinate courts with three
more to be Instituted soon. The delegates
were handsomely entertained during their
stay in the city by the Companions of the
Forest. which il the ladies' auxiliary or.
| Ranization. The death Of DR.. J. c. Batch
elar, Thirty-third degree Mason. and grand
commander Of the Supreme Council
Of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite of Freemasonry for the Southern
| jurisdiction Of the United States is noted.
He vii. be succeeded by Lieut.. Com
mander p. c. Tucker. of Galveston. Tex,
until the meeting of the supreme council
AZ st: Louis next October. The Knights
Of Pythias lodges continue to initiate new
members at each meeting. Puget Sound
Lodge. No. II, had three new applications
Friday. Next Friday night it will confer
| the Page rank on i've candidates and the
Esquire rank on seven candidates. Grand
Chancellor w. G. Ronald instituted new
Knights Of Pythias lodge at Chehalis last
Wednesday. The Royal Arcanum elected
| sig new applicants for membership at its
last meeting. The meeting Of trustees Of
the fraternal hospital has been postponed
| until August IS. owing to the inability Of
all the lodges to arrive at decision with
respect to the plans submitted to them by
the trustees.
Independent Order Of Odd Fellows.
Seattle Lodge. No. 7. INDUCED in degree
staff practice last Tuesday evening.
Unity Encsmpment. No. 2. conferred the
Patriarchal degree upon one candidate
Friday night
Germania. No 102. admitted one candi-
date by card Thursdav uipht
Knlghss Of Pythiss.
Unity Lodge, No. so, knights of Pythias,
on Thursday evening conferred the Page
rank on one candidate and tho rank of
Esquire on two candidates.
Queen City Lodge. No. 10. Monday night
installed the remainder of the officers
elected for the ensuing term.
Queen City Lodge. No. 10. is making
great preparations TO have the amplified
Third rank conferred tomorrow night. and
an invitation has been extended TO num-
Der Of Grand Lodge officers and sister
lodges TO he present.
| Grand Chancellor Commander w. G.
| Ronald went to Chehalis Wednesday.
where he instituted st. Helen's Lodge, No
i0l. He was assisted by G. L. Mckay, of
| Tacoma. vice chancellor. and Mitchell
Harris. OF Olympia. master Of the ex.
| chequer. and q team from Tacoma under
Z. w. Taylor. and composed Of Henry
Mohr. W. +. Harris. C. d. Parrish, A. +.
| Hoska. J. T. Stops and w. A. Shaw.
Twenty charter members were initiated.
Puget Sound Lodge. No. II, received
three new applications last Friday night
and conferred the Page rank on six candi-
dates. Next Friday night The Page rank
| will be conferred on five candidates and
the Esquire rank on seven.
Unity Lodge. No. 30. conferred the First
rank on two candidates and the Second
rank on one candidate Thursday night.
There will also be work in the First and
Second rank next Thursday night.
| On Friday evening Unity Lodge, No. 90.
will give social and dance. Grand Chan
celior w. g. Ronald will deliver the adj
dress of the evening.
Ancient Order 81 Toresters.
| The Grand Court Of Washington, A. O.
+. of A., was instituted in this city on
July D. The convention was in session
Tuesday and Wednesday. Officers for the
ensuing year were elected as follows:
Grand chief ranger. DR.. L. c. Neville, of
Seattle: grand sub-chief ranger, p. d.
Fawcett, of Tacoma; grand recording sec
rotary. +. NJ. Turner. Of Snohon ish:
| grand financial secretary, z. J. Whitman.
OF Seattle: grand treasurer, G. NJ. Stewart.
of Seattle: grand senior woodward. J. q.
| Burrows. of New Whatcom: grand luuior
| woodward. S. S. Andrews, of Carbonado:
grand senior beadle, w. o. Powell. of
| olympia; grand junior beadle, J. A. Brad
bury. Of Roslyn; grand trustees, q. s.
Folett, of Tacoma: W. c. Jones, of Black
Diamond. and J. n. IIosking. of Wilke-
son; supreme representative. J. w.
| Spriggs. OF Seattle. In the afternoon
these officers were installed by Deputy
supreme Chief Ranger Spriggs. Seattle
| was also chosen as the permanent head
| quarters of the Grand Court and was
selected as the meeting place of the next
regular Grand Court convention to be held
on the first Tuesday after the second Mon
| day In May. ls9i The jurisdiction has
| eighteen courts and three more will soon
be instituted.
| Court Queen of the Sound. No. 500
| held An enthusiastic and largely attended
meeting on Tuesday evening an invitation
having been extended TO Grand Court del
| egates- speech making was the order of
the evening. and many were the encores
| given 10 ALL
/ Wednesday evening. July N. an enter
ialnment and grand bail Was given bv
/ queen CITY Circle, No. LIS. COMPANIONS
| oil the Forest. In honor of the visitors.
| aooat 80 foresiers and their ladies' were
IN attendance Ii Vas highly successful
| event
At the meeting OF Court Frisr Tuck
| thursday evening two propositions were
| read ana one candidate initiated. After
business vas disposed of the cour, enter.
/ tanned their friends with songs. reci,a-
| tons and refreshments Songs were rem.
dered by Mr.. and Mrs Fraser Mr.
Robinson. Mr.. Chapman. Mr.. Nevis. OF
Tacoma, and Miss Parker: recitation, bv
Mr.. De Carteret and Mr.. J. Macarthur. and
harmonica solo by M Baker. Dur;ny
the evening Brother Clark, D.H.C
gave few statistics in regard To the
growth OF the order. a few Of which ara
here given; Total membership of the
order December 81. issss. ST. sS9. with oxe-
So, $4,000 funds and $>aDoeo asset.
Daring the year iss2 the enormous
amount OF s. 40 90 ~ss paid out for .irk
benefits, exclusive o. free medicine ana
medical attendance.
new court ~ili Re organized in .h;s
eisy next Thursday evening with q mem.
hership Of about ilfty
Court Puget Sound. No. SIS, listened tn
some appropriate remarks by Brother A.
h. Watson Friday evening.
The Supreme Lodge, or as il Il called.
The Subsidiary High Court for the Pacific