The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-06-27
GOLDEN EAGLE KNIGHTS.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE EsUPREME
 CASTLE IN SRW HATES.

Nineteen Grand Bodiss Represented by
 Forty-five Delegates at the Opening ses-
 sion Yesterday Mornlng-what Was
 Shown by tho Reports Read.
 The annual session of the supreme castle, Knights of the Golden Eagle, was opened In the hall of Winthrop castle, at the corner of Chapel and Union streets, at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. The address of welcome by Mayor Sargent preceded the opening of the session. Alderman John C. Galla- gher in few remarks gave the mem bcrs of the supreme castle welcome in behalf of inc loca! Eagles" which was responded to by Supreme Chief c. ". Mitchell of Hamilton, Ontario, after which the castle was called to order. The first business was tho. presentation of tho annual report of the supreme chief, in which he offered the following recommendations:
 First-'rhat ns the order in the south and northwest needs encouragement inplcdinfelv. that the travelling cN- pc:lses for ihe supreme chief be S1 300, and thnt arrangements be made at this session whereby snd money can be se- cured by him as inst AS needed.
 Srcord-That there be such legisla- tion enacted nt this session as will al low temples to hold public installa- tions.
 Third-That as the new rituals are completed and contain all necessary Instruction, all castles be ordered to procure same.
 Fifth-That it be made an imperative duty of all masters of records and guar dians of records 10 keep on file in castle or temple hall the copies of 'Thc Knights of the Golden Eagle" received by them as such officers.
 Sixth-That charter be granted the grand temple of Pennsylvania in lieu of the ;.,pensntion under which it is now working.
 Tho next report sby the supreme master of records, William Culbertson of Philadelphia. The receipts were 311,- ill..5. iIrluding $2, 290.95 from the per capita tax and eXpeI ditures, Sl1 .063.11, leaving balance ill the treasury of S4s.0i
 The present membership is about TO- GOO, with 800 subordinate castles Pennsylvania leads with about 800 castles: New Jersey with 70 and Ohio with GO castles. For the year ending 1893, it appears that S134, ,G1S. 8 was paid in sick benefits and S32, 5G3. 80 for burial of the dead. The total expen- ditures for all purposes was s451, 221 .95, and the balance on hand and invested, s734.S41.Os. The Winthrop castle case which has excited much interest, was dismissed. After adjournment of the afternoon session, members of the general committee were ill waiting and inc visitors were shown about the city. A complimentary banquet was served the visiting knights at the Tontine hotel at which 100 sat down. The toasts were as follows:
 Harry Leigh, Postmaster. The City of Elms. Mayor J. B. Sargent The Supreme Castle........C. w. Mitchell, s. C. The Grand Castle of Connecticut
 .:...... .:..........W. H. Wilmot. ir., G.: c. Our Sister Orders. John Mackrille Our Government. ::............A. Maxcy Hitler The Order in New Haven; r, ;:;;:n1::;::.J. P Dickinson, h h, G; E.CC, o. V. The Ladies of the Golden Eagle.
 ......................Ja Jacob H. Aull, $. V. c.
 The committee ill charge: Barry Leigh, chairman; John w. Hut, treasurer; F. l.. TrOwbridge, secretary; W. S. Compton, w. C. Lambert, B. F. Guyer, Theodore H. Sucher and J. D. Vanderbilt.
 To-day the delegates will be driven nI>o |, %o xl,o ous points of interest and in the even- ing there will be public installation of officers at Winthrop Castle hall, after which light refreshments will be served.
 On Thursday the closing business of the convention will be transacted, in- cluding the election of officers.