Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-28

that there ever existed any German lodcesl.
ttat the membership In German lodges. all
told. Goes not exceed I3.OD men at this
time; and. further. while fully enjoying the
sfgh privilege Of a German ritual for the
past twentw years. vet this particular con-
tingent had during that time lost member
snip. How Gid they account for this fact?
There must be some reason. and ii only
took careful investigation to demonstrate
that the young sons of these very German
brothers were deserving them and joining
lodges CT their fathers. having a very lin
itei material upon which to feel were
slowly. hut surely. dying. like an rid tree.
reray and want Of vitality being the cause.
why dif the sons Of these oh German
hrothers prefer joining American loicesc
Simply hecarse they were American CHI
zens native born: having nothing in COM
mon with either the prize or the ,rni"dices
cf the;r fathers. they greatly Drere-rcl at
hating with l1dge In wSieh they coull
-associasa with tho vo,nr- prorrs ssiya cItj-
zens with whom they were raise or knew
as Schn"iin"tes AMI companions 81 ewhere
another "!"'r' set "D we tire utter -
Hb"tfv ~ thu fsc--,,na lns.gas tn nsa ~
tng!sh l,n~,isge." My Investigation b,s
cern0nstratnf tanl the corrnhor,+ ioa COMES
stren~eTt from the Gern,~s themselves,
mat u Is not anertinn cf ipattft-- l,ut q,
hart-hcsded anil deterr,trAi do-'t wait
70 L ON nrnfllca evidence f>r hours w.
'spn.St'a ami r"re,ve.l from Gsrms-z. thrt
v 'r-iiftHs of oar fnTr,an 'nNmhar~hip w
@erstar the English ,arcuaga better .h-n
'hAv "n thu GERMAN. This ray no y sta-,-
ing s'"'n'nc-it hut " car no claar RI and
Thoroughly demonstrated nv the CIVILIAN 30
or TIE ei,neatel Germans ~ 'in. h''1.lra ~ cr
whom have rnresery a.ly Informed NO that
~" averaC" German II Ais ro,,ntrI- si-,-,'--
cHsals dialect rather than gra-,mat ,r,l
G"rrn2n. col while th"v 'e~~ta NJ
each other In a way. they r,nnns to'-a -
81 srniGatiHalfy constructed G. ,rrnrn arti,:i.
a3I clearly imnrrt its cont Eats to others
10 save them This was r,ast crap-ir,f ,v
oh ,.af, VI \ yx,o
AeS'cN IaSt var. her rso~nSen ~ .i,-os
n 40 nrneo-,t will douhtie.s testify Afte- 7
had prese1ted a few remerks IN this -
rnrf"nt question. arnong which WIS TO
sta,em-nt t,"t a l.r-o majority - o,,r q ar
r,ar membership unaerstood English hat.ar
th'sn German. good oil German br"th"-
bv nam, Sal ,rian So.i<ieogry. arose II hi~
PIN q ",@ aSae1 to make n statement env-
re b'.fatnE -'i1a. Sail he: 4 WIS a charter
mer,bar IT the oni-- G.rnrn Lodge a.ssr or
sc ai2e1 in New Max'~o and ha~sUr if~
first c',an cellor nnrnsler Having crn~
t. this Hount.-v a Srr-3 n"n. en' Nav.r-
iv.' a S,iarld ef-,.atts.sr IN Csr-nar--
f-r,l "a tr>--'aln In taking orr German rit-
na1 nnl iriYavtinS ia rnnt"ats =" cur r-"-,-
hers hin during nv term Of office: 'rft 'rh ~
u oame nav time II r,.i-a my succ~ssor r.cs
fo,,ri unah,e to irte,licAntly i-soart ~"
~ ui~7ts of TIE ritual. ari y f''rth-r 'nv"~-
t'gatinr Developed the astoaishirr- fart 49,
there w"s otter member In sui! w -
that csebl do sn. 1t w's AZ or,'e q ~-sasl b."
the entire IN ,mbersh'o to srr-snhA- or
(s-rYnrn rituals arb rbtg.ir tho icrgl.sS ri'-
rails anil Won know Gr-macia Lodge. No. -
OF Ssnea Pc. has been an nc live Drocr"S-
sive En-l,s., lo3gr over since. "'sh
t, insi,r the statements Of the s,'Dr"7sN
chancellor and Ir-e this lo'lya TO inst--'".
Z r TIE ,t~e Of the English ritual only. An
aAun.lance of evt,enoa af similar c',arar-
ter 20 that above q''tci has b"en p"''ssn'-
FL. but Ge,ri the above san 'Hnt. having
no desire [, burden this report With anhe'-
eSssary examples.
rf,,. a., iiS,.sE1US .4di
the tact ta.t the q ,rnin papers thfoISH3G.
the cOanliy, tie LIAJority vi w'.Ssc SOL
wcrS ls.-...SSI .lA-Oni S4Ic., D"t s~'..'.;i5
Interested an the cultivation Of the use ot
u~,uian. haze .iken up tne su1J Co, ali
t..rou.sa :. systematic series ia.sSt.,c-
r.,-:l;s. false Representations i--i pfo-',''.-
ticn-. Ilu.luiactured oit or the Hiioi: tioSi'
i.lvinis o-.iolai.c. " trasn taerei.i. i,-,'e
SueSet.,ied iii C.uS...- Lii--. -. Eti1ii.'-
members 10 believe .;iat the Supreme Lodge
wantCEiy ana ciOusl; q S-red - al'A.-
a..d naI.:i.ate L.. -i.i. and tna. las action VI
IL su.a, tie pre.ss.it ritual IN oie laas;u.s,, a..
y. Is Iniy lIc4iued to siloN a coiitc;ii.t iIi'
their nationality aai n liner to4i,ue. Inese
i.ayeis ave ursUtci c;lI.an ai,er cSiia.,.
week al .Sr week. as 4 nt!e i'~c.l t1.a ~,
G. rnaa friends net In tne oruSr, - ts-e
abuse anu viiI..icatiOI OF L..y es.Ort5 - ~ Il
a settlement OF tais aaes;,J;i. ..li dp.,e.,i-d
to the German me.HDsrsiiD to stani by
tEe.r riSlits ard Le=...y tiie Ore. al sie.'
u.d MT votdia tis.:i. S-ca an influence "a, /
were by a 49,! not-acadcd. ceSi4ary mean
bars here ana tnerc. II Ii.iAiIy c,u.n.-
Tdird III cal LII tie re ,rS.Seljati. es II -!
German iOaleS IL; the 49,, u ....'e> IL 49,
oiGtiCEary ..IVeatiuii ~ tie ntrpss1 of
organizing anu d.iytns the authorities. II
PURSUANCE OF this ci:.,, meeting w,.s held
III tae city 0f Indiana i,oi.S. Ind. IN .;ife ::
anu IL, io.r;, IN w.I.cl IL MAS SD t-Iit re-
Ie5enti tivs.s apDc.treJ from every IISrGi.. 4
i,ticse IN the save o.ie. | nave heve.
been able u dst c::ni:. w.ii.l WAS the ne
absent, bat l have ioani ruanJ VINO strrnI-
oasiy denied navi.,S Desa represented III
s2ii ne Jung at =. ms ..:e.,,.:,, IL L..
perfectins .naiionaI'' orsaulzlt..n and
arranging most elaborate i.i-cn.nsry IL.
ith; l!ie. the asser.p.aec Co.i.:si So al u
abaSe viilify ana tnrS ilri e.cry.,Jd; yyGo
mad hand in TIE lctisl at halSiS City,
ana at one time propoS, ID ID at once SEED.
ana set up 2n iI.t:sp.n,s;!t eupr....e -, -.
OF them own. Alter venting TIER s,!eei,
aad cooling OF JOSH Il ii-ri,. il WAS t..oL Eat
best I'D post oae tae act of secession L,ti
iinnediatciy after the s. i-s.on Of ioJi, lut
in the meantime to translate and Use ,n,.
ritual Juot as tnsy plea; ,f.;. Ihls irG OPPOSITION
am now asSurci Trey ia. - carTi-si into T.. =
iecf. and l believe many German lodge
lave been using suca translation Safe.
February -. .SG;-ta, date the n ~ rit,I i,
vas proriul3lted-not having re;ar,le;i
their o5l,SationS eve.i che day AFTER ,n,.
Grange FROM oid II new. tnOugl prot SSH;
loyalty even II the bon, olStic dc ,larntion
OF dissemination and tenant demand which
Trey Unanimously adopted aid ordered seat
10 me, u cory OF wh.ru mere submit Ncr-
batin ct Etrratim. ne idin, AID all that
you may iUi'y understand 10 what stc,,,
These revoiutiOnists Wat IN t.,eir ms ,h,.,ii-
Eaticn and disloya,tJ. 1 ask your particuli r
attention TO the EsadilS CT tfis series of
demands, and to he names CT imposing i,s
official makeup. Because Of th. fact that
there appear tnereol the names of ,hr.,,
PAST grand chaneeiiors, to whom [ snail
lake occasion to refer further Oh in this re-
part IN IN 1re than passing notice"
The communication in QUESTION WIS had
cd National Convention of Germ IN Io.l ,as
kniShis OF Pythias, Of the UniteI Str,,
Ii Protested against the actor of the Su
rreine Lodse i'll Gspr!vins them of the use
OK ihe ritual in Their own language, ami d.
nanued that the privileges previously en-
1"Hed be reStJre1 to them. II the rea,,,.t
was hot Srlneel in ninety days from, dlta
tune IL, iS!lD. the reso.utions incorp3r,te5
In the co,nmunicat ton declared that rhay
would take the privilege CT trlnslat;n-
such portion Of the ritualistic work as
would enable them to enjoy their former
privileges.
Every single participant in that IndE, n
apohs meeting" says the supreme chancel-
Tor was reeSing with treason, and guilty.
OF malicious and fully conceived false
mood. when they adopted said series of res
olutiors and no one was better acu;iaiu te
with these facts than Past Supreme Repre-