The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-05
Knights Of Pvthias.

10y 1liS team
had Its first rehearsal at Castle hall on
Wednesday night in the presence of few
visitors only. Every one was outspoken
IN praise of the new work. Col. Edsen
has requested permission of the grand
chancellor TO use Ranke's hall on Febru-
airy Is to exemplify the work to the
Knights who will be here TO attend Pvth-
ian day. This exempliication has been
arranged at the request of the executive
committee on Pythian day. Queen CITY
Lodge, No. 10. at its meeting On Monday
nigh; last ordered the necessary parapher-
malta for the exemplification, as its men,
bers are chiefly chargeable with the duty.
Queen City lodge conferred Knight rank
on one Esquire last Monday night.
Rainier Division, No. IS, Uniform Rank.
had drill on Wednesday evening in its
new quarters in the Brodeck & Schlesinger
brick at South Third and Washington
streets. 1t has rented the entire second
hoor. and contemplates fixing it up in
good shape. The division Is drilling very
hard for the exhibition on Pythian day,
and will hereafter drill three times per
week. Several applications for member
ship will come in at the next regular meet
ing.
The executive committee on the Pyth-
ian celebration met on Wednesday night
at Castle hall. Letters of acceptance were
read from Mayor J. T. Ronald and Hon.
=. d. Graves, judge of the superior court
at Eilensburg, promising addresses on the
day In question. The next meeting will
be held on Wednesday evening next at
Castle hall.
The general Pythian day committee met
at Castle hall on Sunday evening last. and
mighty praised the executive committees
work as far as done. The next meeting
will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock in
Castle hail.
Brig Gen. II. A. Bigelow has issued an
invitation to the members of his staff to
be present at the Pythian celebration to
be held in Seattle February II. to partici-
pate in the grand parade. He has also is
sued an application for a new division to
be organized at Oakesdale, Wash. 1t will
be No. q. The brigadier general has ap-
pointed brigade and regiment tai officers to
inspect the divisions of the First and Sec
ond regiments throughout the state, and
to install officers elected the coming year.
The officers appointed for these purposes IN
the First regiment are as follows:
Seattle Division, No. 1, Col. o. o. Denny;
Rainier. No. Is, Seattle Col. E. w. Young;
New Whatcom. No. Is, New Whatcom,
Col. E. +. Edsen; Port Townsend. No. 3,
Port Townsend. Col. A. c. Bowman;
Tacoma. No. 4, Tacoma. Lieut.. Col. John
M. Hayes; Sunset. No. 20, Tacoma, Col.
J. Il. Metcalfe; Centralia. No. IL, Cen
tralia. Capt. Fred w. Agate; Colantha, No.
6, Ellensburg. and North Yakima, No. 8.
North Yakima, Capt. Fred w. Agate;
Snohomish. No Is. Snoho mish, Mai John
1. Mitchell. Officers appointed for the
Second regiment are as follows: Walla
Waila, No. II, Walla Walla. Mai. Leslie
Stogdiil; Western Star, No. Z. Spokane,
Col Aubrey L. White; Pen d 'Oreille. No. 9.
Spokane. Lieut.. Col Myron S. Meeks;
Ritzvilie. No. 5, Ritzville. Mai. w. E.
Blackmore, Cotton. No. 8, Cotton. Mai. O.
L. Kennedy; Pythian. No. 10. Garfield,
Maj. +. +. Hall: Pythian. No. 10, Colfax,
Supreme Representative and ex-Capt.
Oliver Hail; Hermion, No. IL, DAYTON,
Col. John Carr; Pullman. No. 16, Pull
man. and Tekoa, No. IL, Tekoa, Col.
Thomas Aliphin.
Col. John Carr. commander of the Sec
ond regiment, U. r.. X of F.. has an
nounced TO Gen. Bigelow the following an
pointments for his staff: Adlutant. c. +.
Miller, Hermion. No. II, Dayton: quarter
sergeant major, 5. s. MONTH Hermion, No.
IL, Dayton; quartermaster sergeant, c. f.
Nye, Walla Walla, No. Il, Wala Walla:
commissary sergeant. John NJ Hill, Pull
man, No. Ii, Pullman.
Knights OF Maccabees OF the World.
The Maccabees closed a most prosperous
year on December 81. with 100000 MEN,
hav
nary /, 1882, there may have been some who
dreamed of the time when the order
would number its 100 900 members, hen
it would become power among the fra
ternal beneficiary organizations OF the
land in their mission of protecting the
widow and fatherless. This is no longer a
dream. but a reality. They begin the year
1898 with a membership of 99,3lS, and en-
joying greater prosperity than ever before.
The history of this order has been a most
remarkable one. even from the day of Its
birth. but the year 1892 eclipses all that
have gone before. as the following state
ment of its business will show. The men,
bership January L. 1892. was: Supre me
Tent, X. o. T. NJ. 2i,040; Great Camp for
Michigan. 81. ll2; Ladies of the Maccabees,
200; total. o.. 352. The membership jan
uary l, 1893, vas: Supreme Tent. 39,s7s;
Great Camp OF Michigan. 46. $40; Ladies of
the Maccabees. Il. 500; total. 90. 3lS. A net
gain during :he year of 1856 members.
Since January l, 1892, there has been net
gain OF 6S4 subordinate branches of the
order. making the total number of tents
and hives at the present time 1924
In the Supreme Tent 10 death claims
have been paid during the year. amount
ing to 1914 756. and 81 disability claims,
amounting TO s., coo
In the Great Camp. for Michigan, 19s
death claims were paid in 1S92. amounting
TO 500, 255, and l0l disability claims.
amounting to s., 200 The Ladies of the
Maccahees have paid out during the year
for death claims So 600 making the total
expenditures during the year for death
and disability claims as follows: SUI
preme Tent. $500. 756: Great Camp, $780,
900; Ladies of Maccabees. So 600; total,
$643, III.
One assessment less was called in 1892
than in IS9l. The deaths have been less
than five TO each l.er0 members.
The cost 20 members under So wears of
age in the Supreme Tent during the past
year. exclusive OF tent dues. was So per
each $i,oO0 of life benefits carried: at 45 |
years it was 50 per sl.oo0
L. IL p.