The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-26
LODGE ROOM WORK.
Activity Among the Masonic
: Bodies at the Temple.
etsEkAn LODGE At soTHeLL.
Seattle oda Hsiiews Extsnding Their
tn1aenes-Knighss Of Pythias and
Reyai Arcanum Entertainmsnts.

ASSNNlfIZM AsoNIc meetings Of
As.m'%441Ai interest have been held
49, - the last week at the
3. - Temple. and are set
4 * n forth below in place.
~ The Seattle company
.IZExNswx<SSof Odd Fellows pre-
.NII//JiUl\ISN sided at the institution
of the Rebekah Lodge
% Botheii. n was announced would be the
c;se in the PosT-IxrELLYGxScER of Sunday
ls:'G. The affair went of pleasantly. The
l.:,ge starts off under good auspices. The
E'iights of Pythias have been absorbed
with the work under the new ritual. The
,.st week 10 tho first in which it has been
IS general use, and much interest has been
taken in consequence.
-Rainier council, Royal Arcanum, had
Is entertainment Friday night which
k.ought out q large number of members
SD visitors, and served to show that the
lsdge, while one Of the youngest IN the
rsty. il not the weakest in point of interest.
:.The Good Templars are looking forward
with much interest to the District Lodge
session. which will begin at Fremont on
Tuesday. A detailed account of it will be
if,und below.
$Ancisnt Free and Accepted Masons.
..On Tuesday Washington Chapter. No. 1,
Hose Croix, A. A. s. R., Southern jurisdic-
ton, held . special convocation and con-
ferred the Eighteenth degree on several
candidates.
:On Wednesday. the anniversary Of
srother George Washington's birthday,
~ Johns Lodge, No. o. held . special
Communication and conferred the Sublime
ecgree on one candidate. The work was
Zen done. 1t was one of the largest gath
1ings of Masons since the opening Of the
Masonic temple. The masters of Eureka.
40. %: Arcana, No. 81: Ionic, U. d. |;
Doric. U. D., and Occidental, No. Y, were
present.
Last night st. Johns Lodge. No. 8. held
{. regular communication for business.
. Tomorrow Arcana, No. 81, will hold .
SECULAR communication for business.
!, Tuesday, Washington Council, No. 1,
s>nights Of Kadosh, will hold a special as
aembly and confer the knight Commander
tf the Temple on several candidates.
Wednesday. Lorraine Chapter. Fo. 6.
e'rder of the Eastern Star, will hold a regu-
Esr convocation for business. All officers
end members must be on hand at 1880
sharp.
Today the funeral Of Brother J. r.
Curtis will take place from the Masonic
7'emple at o'clock under the auspices OF
~. Johns Lodge, No. 8. Members OF
sister lodges and sojourning brethren are
Invited to be present. Brother J. +.
Curtis was Companion Mason and Sir
knight hailing from q sister commandery.
On Thursday, Seattle Commandery, No.
=. knight Templar, will hold a regular
conclave for business at their asylum. The
cnnual election Of officers takes place
March l6.
s Independent Order Odd Fellows.
I Fraternity Lodge. No. GO. met on Mon
hay. but performed only routine business
:. Seattle Lodge, No. Z. conferred the third
legrce on one candidate on Tuesday night
: Olive Branch. No. 4, had only routine
business at Mondays meeting.
! Unity Encampment, No. 2, conferred thu
Golden Rule degree on three candidates on
Friday. The encampment has organized
u new degree staff for comforting degrees.
General sympathy 10 felt among Mr.. A.
re. Partridge's friends over the death o.
:his only son on Monday last. Mr.. Par
fridge is q member of Fraternity Lodge
No. ia. and is editor and publisher of tn,
Washington Odd Fellow.
knights OF Pythias.
Queen City Lodge. No. 10. conferred
$ Page rank on ono candidate on MONDAY
|: night.
beginning with February 10. the sam,
/: being the opening of Pythian Perio,
: INK, it is compulsory with all lodges I,
F; abandon old rituals and confer rank
under the new. which was adopted by tn,
last Supreme Lodge session at Kansas Cit!
4. in August. 1899. This fact is giving espe
/: cial interest TO the lodge meetings. Ii
&. fact, but little else is going on.
An arrange ment has been entered int,
, with Past Grand Chancellor John Forbe
!: by which . joint session of the five lodge
:: OF Tacoma is to be called for the purpose O
, receiving the exemplification Of the nev
= work by Col. Edsen and his team from thi
. city.
Tho executive committee on Pythia,
day celebration met at Castle hall on Fri
day night to audit bills and settle u,
affairs of that day. 1t looks now a
, though nice little sum would go to tn
board Of relief. The funeral COMMITTEE
will meet at Castle hall this afternoon at
O'Clock.
Sunset Division, No. 20. of Tacoma. CAV
bail at that city on Washington's birth
. day. Among those attending from thi
, city were Brig. Gen. II. A. Bigelow, Col
T.. T. Edeen. Col. A. c. Bowman, Col. +
". Young. Maj. J. T. Mitchell. Adjutan
r.. {. Crane and Quartermas,er L. J
Ecardon.
Lake Lodge. No. eS, met Tuesday even
ing. One member was admitted by card
and an application for initiation was re
ceived. After the transaction OF routin,
business the lodge rehearsed a portion o
the new work. much to the satisfaction o
members and visiting brethren.
Foresters and Woodmen.
The proposed lodge of Foresters o
America at Black Diamond has elected IL
officers and they will he installed mex
Wednesday night. The lodge starts will
abou. seventy members. The low in.tia
lion fee and the eligibility of young mey
under age are two of the attractions which
have produced this large membership.
At the regular meeting of Cour, Enter
Prise. No. 1852. A. o. +. o. A., in G. A. X
hall on Thursday evening. a committee
consisting Of DIR. L. {. Neville. J. w
Sp-iggs and F. T. Iennox was appoin,e,
20 draft resolutions expressin. the sen,i
ment Of the subordinate courts in :hi
state and to make formal application {,
the Supreme Court for the charter of tn
Grand Court Of the state of Washin ston
J. W. Spriegs. ". L. Norrington. ".
Jackson, +. +. Lennon and +. {. William
were appointed committee to confer a
to the advisaoiIity Of giving ball IN III