The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-09
lodges AND UNIONS.


OF the present year there were lss.oo'
members Of the order In good staho'hs'
and on April LIST, ,i97 councils
Keeper of Records and Seal FRANK l.
Starke Of Ivanhoe Lodge. No. "A. knights
OF Pythias, says that that lodge mas no'
a member over forty-fve years Oh aSe'
and that Ivanhoe expects 10 contribute
500 10 the Hines memorial iunu at "e
next meeting of the Supreme Lodge
From It's organization In 1870 10 lts meet
ing last Tuesday night. Germania Lodge,
No Is. KNIGHTS Of Pythias, had been
using a ritual Of the order printed IN Ger
man. In accordance, however, with the
decree of the last session OF the supreme
I,odge that rituals in English should ne
used In all lodges in the United states,
the German ritual has been discarded
I'm Germania 1t is said that al the next
session of the Supreme Lodge the German
Pvthians will enter n strong protest anu
endsavor TO have the action OF the last
session in regard to German riludis ie
scinded. . r-oo
and Accepted Masons. met last Iuesudy
NIGHT W. NJ. Young Jones raised FOUR
candidates 10 the Master Masons degree,
The Masonic Grand Lodge OF England
issued warrants for thirty-six new lodges
in 1892 Ten OF these are abroad-ilVe III
The District Grand Lodge OF behgali
Rombay. one: In Western Australia two'
tho Eastern division Of South AFRICA, one
and one at Blenheim. New Zealand.
The estimated annual income Oh inc
Masonic fraternity IS S3,NOUW.
The open Visor, which Will be the organ
Of the knights Of Pythias OF virginia,
ts 20 no started i'm Richmond on the LIST
Of May 1t will be an eight-page iour-
column paper. and will be published ny
| the Rough Ashlar Publishing company
| Charles w Dunstan Will be the eul'oI'
| T. Y. Baker assistant editor, and r. y.
Baldwin business manager, all three
members OF Ivanhoe Lodge, hnlBht Oh
| Pythias. 49,, o..,,.
The Masonic Home OF North Carolina
| has in It 2l5 children, and girls are not
sent out from the Home unth they are
| eighteen years of age. .,
II don't believe In secret socleues'
said one lady to another.
That's very singular" replied the
other: your husband Is n Forester, an
| Odd-Fellow and a knight OF Honor, and
YOU will have at least $4,000 when ne
dies" .,
"But what good does all that do me"
was the answer. when he never dies
and the poor creature burst into tears
Hiram. Hokhmah. Nebo are three "orus
Of great importance ana sishi"can0e ~
Masons. ,ou.
pennsylvania is said TO have the largest
Grand Commandery Knights Tempiar IN
the world. n-
Punctuality on the part Of the officers'
and promptitude in the dispatch or ousl-
ness. will make a lodge more popular
than ANYTHING else that can be devised
10 pass over leisure hours.
The Masonic Grand Lodge or Utah
will have nothing to do with Mormohs'
and shuts the door of Masonry against
them. "
Brother Chauncey NJ. Depew SAYS that
he is without doubt the most enthusiastic
member of the Masonic craft In New orK
CITY. Il think | would give up the
Measure Of making an after dinner
speech" said he recently, ITO see the
Third Degree worked.-American Mason
Whatever a lodge is. the members make
it. If the membership be bad, the iodge
will be a failure, no matter now large
the list Of names on The roll may be.
The odd Fellows compose the largest
and richest secret society in the world,
and carry out any undertaking In which
they are likely 10 engage. The order IS
growing at the rate Of 10000 a year. II
expends S3O00,OO0 a year In relet OF the
destitute the education OF the orphans,
the care Of the widows and the buIlal
sum Of money, yet IL is only half our
revenue. There are few poor lodges OF
Odd-Fellows. and the members indivi-
duallv are a thrifty class-the great mid
die class Of merchants, farmers, proles-
sional men and business men in general
who pay their debts and are able 10 meet
their own expenses.-O official Bulletin.
The third MONDAY in September 1885,
will be Odd-Fellows' day at Chicago.
IN, no nHnpTS
that such and such a lodge will meet
TONIGHT. when business Of importance
will come up. and every member Is re-
ouested to be present" Bosh' It's an
old gag II doesn't work II the lead
ers of the lodge. and there must De leau-
ers I'm every organization. desire 70 get
the members TO attend, let them make
the session interesting. stop all plcher-
ines and growls. Make the good Of the
order prominent feature, MieH , In
will permit Let there be Misunderstanding
and how de dos and the brotherly love
and friendship will bubble 20 the top.
Don't be too straight-laced. like an over
dressed woman. but allow little freedom
If action and speech. and when the meet
ing IS over. everybody will go home say
ing we've had a glorious time-traternai
News. -
The National Council, Jr. O. y. A. NJ
will convene at Detroit in June next.
The fortieth anniversary Of the Junior
order Of United American Mechanics oc-
ours May 18th.
4 new fraternal newspaper, 10 be de-
voted 10 the interests Of the Junior order
of United American Mechanics and Sons
Of America. will. II Is said shortly make
its initial bow in Philadelphia
Many brethren. says Noah's Times
have the idea that the secretary of
lodge has very little 20 do except 10 To-
ceive money from members give them re-
ceipts and keep the minutes. II II Is
usual 10 send out notices OF meetings.
and a member fails TO receive one, the
secretary is blamed If not actually cen
sured The members think that because
the secretary is paid a small stipend he
should be held responsible for everything
that goes wrong Brethren should be
more considerate. No member knows the
work OF a secretary until he has perform
cd the duties for a year or two; then he
viii find out that the work is not done
in the few hours that the lodge' is In
session. but requires the exercise or both
time and labor between the sessions, es-
pecially If the lodge has large member
ship.
"Ah. yes: his was a wasted rfe," sigh
ed the bald-headed gentleman.
WAS he dissipated? Had he antipathy
for work? Was he a gambler; a lover
OF fast horses; "a"
NO. no." interrupted the bald-headed
gentleman; none Of these. but worse;
far worse He spent his life endeavoring
to persuade people that fraternal beneii-
cial societies would go TO pieces like
rope OF sand"
The Grand Master, I. o. o. F.. OF On
tario. Canada, Is pastor of Methodist