The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-06-29
KNIGHTS OF THE. GOLDEN EAGLE.
The Closing Session East Slsht-Tho
 Election of Offlecrs,

The Closing session East Nlght-Tho
 Election of onlecrs.
 The members Of the supreme castle of the Knights of the Golden Eagle held three sessions yesterday. The members of the castle speak In highest terms of their reception accorded them by the New Haven Knights and one of them said yesterday morning thnt in the 27 annual meetings of the castle the mem- bers had not before enjoyed themselves so well as during their present stay in the city.
 Yesterday morning the eight ladies of the visiting delegates including Mrs. Aull, wife of Supreme yice-Chief Jacob A. Aull of Baltimore under the escort of B. F. F. Guyer, the noble chief of Winthrop Castle, visited the Peabody museum and the Historical society and also took a trip to Morris Cove. Mir. Guyer was delighted to escort the ladies to points of interest about the city and he has made their stay in New Haven Us pleasant as possible.
 During the visit in this city Mrs. Aull has been presented with very hand some silver fern dish by the men of the supreme castle and q delicate flower vase of imported China. The conven- tion yesterday afternoon adopted the following amendments to the constitu- ton: There shall also be appointed and commissioned such number of district grand chiefs as the grand chief may deem advisable, whose duties shall be to institute new subordinate castles, ir- stall the officers of subordinate castles and perform such other duties as may be required of him by the grand castle or grand chief. He may also appoint such number of grand instructors as he may deem necessary to insure a proper degree of uniformity in the ceremonial work of the subordinate castles.
 The death benefit fund shall be com posed of members of the Knights of the Golden Eagle who are inigood standing in their respective subordinate castles, and members of the Ladies of the UolOCh Wlo dlC III SoOu in their respective temples. Saloon- keepers and all other persons engaged in the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage are ineligible to membership.
 Any applicant who has been examined, and his examination papers have not been forwarded to the supreme medical examiner within sixty days after such examination, must be re-examined be-. fore being admitted to membership in the fund.
 The convention also created a new grade of death benefit, fixing the amount at $500, and provided that members having deathi benefit certifi- oate for $1,0o0 could. increase it to $I, ,500.
 The most important of thesnew feat llres is the admission of women to par ticipation in the death benefit certifl- cates.
 At the meeting of the members of the supreme castle held last night the fol- lowing officers were elected:
 Supreme chief-Jacob H. Aull of Bal timore.
 Supreme, viee-chief-A. c. Lyttle, Att tOOIld, T SIllls
 Supreme high priest-Lyman P.~Lew- is, Boston.
 Supreme keeper of records-Frank Mccarthy, Philadelphia.
 Supreme master of records-William Culbertson, Philadelphia.
 Supreme sir herald-W. o. Brown. Wilmington.
 Supreme first guardian-P. B. Otter bag, Wilmington.
 Supreme second guardian-J. M. Hut ton, Ashland, Ky.
 Supreme Chief Aull is wealthy and prominent real estate dealer and build CT in Baltimore, a genial, whole-souled man with an army of friends. He was the guest while here, of B. F. Guyer. MT. F. L. Trowbridge of this city, of Winthrop castle, was elected member of one of the important committees last evening. MT. Trowbridge is teller of the First National bank. At the close of the session many of the mem bers left for home. A resolution was adopted thanking the press of New Haven for courtesies shown and thanking the New Haven knights for their handsome reception and en- .tertainment of the visitors.