The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-14
SECRET SOCIETY DOINGS.


L. A. NJ. Pleasant Corner.
The heirs Of the late Lewis A.
Krum, who was member of Lehigh
Council 1Ol, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, have been
paid $4,000 funeral benefits.
Secretaries of lodges in the county
will favor us by sending the names of
newly elected officers for publication.
There is no charge connected with it.
The public installation of the
officers of Carbon Castle. No. Ill, X.
G.. T., of town, has been postponed
until Monday evening, January 16. A
very interesting program will be re-
cited. All are cordially invited to be
present.
The Central Relief Fund, new
project among Odd Fellows through.
out the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania,
began operation with the new year. A
number of lodges, with membership
of over 5000, have Joined for the mu-
tual benefit of one another, each lodge
paying into the central fund prorato
share. according to the ages of the
members, ranging from 215 cents
week for members between the rges of
d and 30 years to l61S cents for mem
bers over 81 years. The fund pays 81
a week to the permanently sick and
800 at death. The project was organ
lied expressly for the relief of the
older lodges, which have a great num-
Der of old men on the roll.
The followirgnewlv elected officers
of Wahnetah Castle. No. 25l. X. G. E.,
of second ward, Mauch Chunk, we're
installed by d. G. c., II. V. Mortimer,
Jr., and staff, on last Friday evening,
Jan. 9th Past Chief, Otto Schrank;
Noble Chief, Chas. Freundt, Jr.: Vice
Chief, Henry Busaoker; High Priest,
H. J. Warncke; Venerable Hermit, John
FreuAdt; Master of Records, N. S.
Bradley; Clerk of Exchequer, Fred.
Weibrecht; Keeper of Exchequer, Ed
win Weyhenmeyer; Sir Herald, August
Louchner; Trustees, j. w. Smith, Fred.
Weibrecht and Fred. C.. Stahl; Repre-
sentative to the Grand Castle, n. S.
Bradley.
* The following newly elected officers
of Gnaden Huetten Castle, No. 316, X.
q. E., of town, we're installed by Dis
trict Grand Chief II. V. Mortimer, Jr.,
and staff on Wednesday evening:
Past chief, Charles Schafer;
noble chief, Charles Kipp; vice chief,
Charles Beltz; high priest, W. F. He'll;
venerable hermit, A. J. Litzenberger:
master of records, +. p. He'll; clerk of
exchequer, Theodore SchGfer; keeper
of eXchequer, Samuel GraVer: sir her
aid, John Kipp; worthy bard, Samuel
Seller; worthy chamberlain, John
Kreidaweiss; ensign, Louis Meschanick;
esquire, N. j. Reick; first guardsman
George Ockerhouse; second guards.
man, John E. Seidle; representative to
Grand Castle. A. J. Litzenberger.
This small bit of history of the
Royal Arcanum is interesting. Organ.
lied June %, 1877, with nine members,
grown to membership # 10000, %
grand councils. and 1882 subordinate
councils. 1t has provided the benefit
of cost, there being no one to make
profits for. Up to Jan. l, 1892, it paid
to beneficiaries Sls,371, ,27S. To this may
be added for 1893, about 100000; to.
tai more than S2l,OO0,OoO, with but l5s
assessments, lj being the greatest
number called in any one year. The
expense Der member during 1891 fol
condueting the business was but 81
cents, and per $1,000 of benefits but Is
cents. During 1891 the gain in mem
bership was 1900, being l2.11 per cent
increase. It's average death rate was
S.S to the 1000 II has declined to re
ceive men whose occupations were sx
ira hazardous, whose characters werC
net good, or whose habits were moi
conducive to healty and long life. The
members of all Councils are assur
ed that when the report at large fol
1892 is made up it will show evan bet
ter than 1891.
Freeman d. Somerby, late suprem,
president of the Order of Iron Hall
DIR. Charles II. Baker, late suprem,
medical examiner; Joseph Gladding
late supreme organizer, and James II
Rckersley, late chairman of the su
preme committee, we're arraignet
Thursday morning before Magistrat
Pole, Philadelphia, on the charge o
using 100000 of the orders funds T.
sustain the Mutual Banking aud Trus
Company. Dist. Atty. Graham, who i
receiver of the local branch of the ol
der, stated that he would offer no oil
jections to the accused waving a heal
/, ing if they desired to do so. Th
counsel for the defendants then waive
I. a hearing and the magistrate bouA
them over in 5000 bail for court. Aftt
the hearing Dist. Atty. Graham said b
would resist the attempt ofthe Indiai
apOlis authorities to take the defer
, dants there for trial, as they are no
= bound over for court in the above ell
ON the same charge on which they wei
indicted in Indiana Mr. Graham sat
that he would present the facts to Go
Pattison and he believed the govern,
would refuse the reqUisition from Il
Indiana Courts.
~ The first public installation
- Franklin Lodge 2Os7, Knights of Homo
= in School Hall, Weissport, on la
, Thursday evening, was a grand succe
/, in every particular. The installatit
was conducted by George Dubree, De
uty Grand Dictator, Of Philadelph
The officers installed we're:
Past Dictator--J. II. Kroner.
70 Dictator-L. NJ. Kershuer.
III Vice Dictator-Thomas S. Sloyer.
g Assistant Dictator-W. L. Kutz.
.. Reporter-John S. Miller.
T. Financial Reporter j. Gdth.
10 Treasurer--Reuben Musselman.
nc Guide-H. II. Musselman.
- Chaplain-S. b. Breyfogel
n Sentinel-Tilgh. Markley.
~ Trustees-W. H. Whitehead. S.
"a Breyfogel, C. H. Heptner.
20 Medical Examiner-Dr. WI. Kut
~ Following the installation intere
n ing addresses were made and the au
u ence adjourned 10 Jacob Straussb
uu gers where an excellent banquet '
~ served in fne style. Here short
promtu addresses we're made by
Kutz, Revs. Bond, Wuchter, Creitz a
m others. All who we're present vote,