Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-02-21

The Grand Council for Missouri In
Session at st. Louis.
THE KANSAS EQUITABLE AID UNION.
AL the Work Of the Grand Lodge Com.
pleted- Indian P0w-wow and Dance
Royal Arch Masons Of
ksnsaa

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20 The grand coun
oil for Missouri OF the Royal Ancanum
met In annual session In Odd Fellows
building yesterday. Over 100 dele
gates from different parts Of the state
were present, each subordinate council
having one delegate. The read
Ing Of reports occupied thu
morning session. Grand Regent
P. F. Flitcraft's annual address,
showed the order to have made good
progress Grand Secretary Cox's re-
port showed assets Of S2,4ll.2e In ex'
cess Of liabilities; a net gain In mem
bership Of as5, and four new council,
created during the past year. After
the officers reports had been read and
referred the standing committees made
their reportA The afternoon session
was devoted to legislation for the good
OF the order in secret session.
The election Of officers and commit.
tees for the ensuing year concluded
the buainess Of the present session Of
the grand council, the next meeting Of
which will be held In this city the
third Tuesday in February, 1895 The
following are the officers elected:
Grand regent, Jcre Haldeman; vice
grand regent, Ford Smith; grand or.
ator, William Morgan; grand secretary,
Charles b. Cox; grand treasurer, A. =.
Robinson, Jr.; grand chaplain, R. G.
Parlstt, Of Kansas City; grand guide,
Joseph Robinson; grand warden,
Charles Menth; grand sentry, John G
Lyons.
THE KANSAS EQUITABLE AID UNION.
LAWRENCE, Kan, Feb. QQ-About all
the business Of the grand union Of the
Equitable Aid Union for Kansas was
completed yesterday. The fourth an
nual session Of the order In this city de-
voted most Of the time yesterday to rou-
tine business and late in the afternoon
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year, all Of them now holding the
places TO which they were reelected.
William Fletcher, president, Of Kansas
City; Mrs. Jennie White, vice presi.
dent, Of Paola; r Ii. Parker, Of Kan.
sas City, Kan, secretary; J. Ii. Weber,
Of Wyandotte, accountant; G. H.
Justis, Of Minneapolis, treasurer. The
delegates were given o reception at
night by the two Lawrence lodges, and
will complete what little business re.
mains this morning.
INDIAN p0w-wow AND DANCE.
GUTHRIE, Ok, Feb, 2O.--A number Of
members Of the 0toe tribe Of Indians
iave been holding dance and pow
vow near Perkins for week past and
iave about concluded an agreement
or large part Of the Iowa tribe to
ease their allotments and go live at
heir reservation in the strip. These
wo tribes claim to be distant relatives
md want to get together on the reser.
alton, where they can feast and dance
ii the time without being bothered by
he whites.
ROYAL ARCH MAsoNs OF KANsAA
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb 2O--The grand
HAPPIER of Royal Arch Masons was In
cssion yesterday. After routine bust
ess the following officers were elected
Or the ensuing year; Grand high
riest, John H. Spencer, of Independ.
nce deputy grand high priest, Samuel
! l'user, of Dodge City; grand king,
harles f Mcneil, Of Kirwin; grand
tribe, Aaron Connect, of Great Bend;
rand treasurer, ?, J. Freling, of Leav-
nworth; grand secretary, Jacob De-
litt, Of Salina.