The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-28

let US engraft upon our American fra
ternity the strong statement that We will
uphold, sustain and advance our country's
language by hereafter issuing our rituals
only in the English language for use in the
| United States and the Dominion of Cam
ada, coupled with the proviso that
France and Germany and other lands
using different language shall be pro-
tected In the right OF their national tongue
whenever 1t becomes our pleasure to in
troduce our order therein. III our German
brothers are not willing to subscribe to
this sublime theory, then they are not
the good citizens they profess, and If not,
the sooner We know 1t the better"
The report characterizes Charles II.
Loehr, Richmond, Va; Henry Weelen-
voss, Louisville, KY, and Frederick
Buehman, Chicago, members Of the su-
preme Lodge, as being disloyal to the
order by being active participants in the
convention OF German lodges, held at In
dianspolis, June 12and 13, 1888 and members
of the executive board and "adyIsory
board" /" aud calls upon the order to "han-
die this subject with such tirmness and
fearlessness that no member of the Su-
preme Lodge VIII ever again dare to defy
its edicts."
Chancellor Blackwell recon mends that
the time has come to declare that no sa-
loon keeper, bartender or professional
gambler shall herea fter be considered ELI
gibie for membership in any lodge In the
order, and asks that . comm ission be APP
pointed for the consideration OF the ques-
tion and TO formulate plans for the vigor-
Gus enforcement of its conclusions.
The report recommends the erection OF
n.,x 81.
Rathbone, founder OF the order, in Utica,
n. y, and the continuance OF the pay
ment of $50 each per month for the two
ensuing years to Mr.. Rathbone's two
daughters. IL also approves the proposal
to organize a Pythian Press Association
during the encampment at Washington,
and encourages every effort to perfect the
uniform rank OF the order.
The number OF members on July I, 1894,
Is given at 4BS,741, being an increase
within the past two years OF ~, ,025.
The Condition of the Order.
The report OF the supreme keeper OF
records and seal. X. l.. Z. White, says:
The number OF subordinate lodges Dec
81, 1893, was 600S and the number of mem
bers 443, ,615, net gain during the caien-
dar year OF 436 lodges and 20 ,261 mem bers,
and net gain during the years 1892 and
1893 OF 1907 lodges and S5,691 members.
Dec. 81, 1893, the total amount in the treas
urles OF the grand lodges was $50, 500. 10,
and the amount in those of the
subordinate lodges was 81 ,ss3,3 The
total amount OF the assets of subordinate
lodges. at the same date was 7,96S, ,O54.47.
The amount disbursed for relief by subor-
lrir hx
u ,2O6, ,135.9s, while'for the two years, 1892
and 1898, it was s2,27D,57413.
The report OF Thomas q. Sample. SUI
preme master of exchequer for the year
ending March 81 last is recapitulated as
follows:
Total receipts during year S91, los. SO.
Total expenditures during the year s62.-
Oi9.3l. Balance April 1, 1894, go O59.55.
General Carnahan's Report.
The report OF Major General James II. |
Carnahan, commanding the Uniform
Rank, says that during the two years end
ing with March 81, 1892, there have been
received and approved applications from
lS0 new divisions of this rank. We had
On March 81, 1894, the close OF the last
hscal year, 1l07 divisions of the Uniform
Rank, representing membership of As
)36, being net gain during the two years
ast past of 5,l50. The divisions at pres
mt organized consist of brigades, COM
posed OF ~ regiments and one squadron
)f cavalry, 10 separate regiments and 3S
separate divisions unattached to regi-
nents, or brigades. The value OF the
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