The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-25


knights Of Pythias.
Seattle Division. No. /. Uniform Rank.
viii hold a business and iol,itication meet
ing tomorrow. Five limitations are on the
list and much delayed business viii have
to be attended to- An invitation has
been received from the G. A. r. to parade
on Decoration day and II Is probable ths.t
the rank VIII have a good body out on
that occasion The next most important
movement Ii to consider ways and means
Of going to the Grand Encampment next
August Aside from the Grand Lodge
prize there are several minor prizes COM
ing to the division. and 8. K Allen had a
box OF Ane cigars up for the best drilled
set OF fours. This has fallen to the
fourth four. Carstens. Sullivan. NcCanna
and Liebscher. Reinstatements from the
retired list are now plentiful. A number
OF group division pictures are out. From
being In debt one year ago to having be-
tween 800 and 500 in the treasury Is .
pleasant change. Both the delegates and
Grand Lodge Officers were highly pleased
with the services As herald and guard In
the Third rank.
A neat pamphlet has just been issued
containing q Journal OF the proceedings
OF the first, second. third and fourth an
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gade. Uniform Rank. Knights Of Pythias
The volume Ii illustrated with portraits
OF the following ofiicers in the uniform Of
the order: Brig. Gen. H. A. BigeioE COM
manding Washington brigade; Col A. c.
Bowman. assistant adjntant general
Col E. p. Edsen, assistant Judge advo-
cate general: Col J. B. Metcaife, COM
manding First regiment: Col. o. o. DEN
ny, assistant quartermaster general;
Lieut.. Col J. NJ. Hayes. First regiment:
Capt. r. J. Reardon. quartermaster First
regiment; Col. Richard Osborn, assistant
engineer; Col. f. Weldon Young, assist
ant surgeon general: Maj j. T Mitchell.
aide-de-camp: Maj. L. H. Strydil. aide
de-camp.
ton last Monday evening in honor OF the
Grand Lodge officers, nearly all Of whom
were present. The castle hall was taxed
to It's utmost capacity. Nearly all the
grand representatives were present and
all the Knights Of Seattle that could pos
sibiy attend. All enjolBd the speeches
and especially that of the grand chancel-
lor The efforts Of the entertainment
committee were highly appreciated. The
stay in the city during the week was
marked with success on every side, and
as the visitors were hidden God-speed on
. their homeward trip they all said that
Seattle had treated them royalty.
The Grand Temple Of Rathbone Sisters
met In Seattle May - in annual conyen-
ton and transacted a large amount of
business. and adjourned Friday, May %.
The following officers were elected fer
the ensuing year: Grand chief, Mrs.
Clafrissa Conell. Seattle: grand senior,
Mrs. Cora Robertson, Tacoma; grand
Junior, Mrs Lizzie Baker. Colfax; grand
manager. Mrs. Leora Waterman, Day.
ton; grand N. Of r. and c.. Mrs. Jennie
Nye. Walla Walia; grand NJ. Of F., Mrs.
Minnie Eggleston. Spokane. grand P. of
T.. Mrs. Jennie McMasters. Pomeroy:
grand O. G., Mrs Lizzie Tarnutzer, Col
fax; past grand chief. Mrs Sarah A. Po-
cock, Colfax. This order is rapidly COM
ing to the front, and although but seven
years old IL Is represented In all but two
or three OF the states and territories. ami
promises soon TO be a prominent factor
In the advancement of the order OF
knights of Pythias.
Independent Order OF Odd Fellows.
Friday was a gala night for Odd Fellows
and members of the Rebekah degree in this
city. Ridgcley Reb.kah Lodge No. O. had
as guests Mount Tacoma Rebekah Lodge
No. 81. and Mystic Jewel Lodge, No. 40
About 100 members from Tacoma arrived
here at O'Clock and were met at the dock
by reception committee. They then PRO-
cceded to the hall In North Seattle. The
lodge was called to order about $50 bv the
noble grand, Charles 3. Hathaway. and
after the opening ceremonies the chairs
were surrendered to the officers OF the d.
gree stan of Mount Tacoma Lodge. The
beautiful work was then put on in an I'M
presslve manner. The costumes and nara
pheinalia were elegant and the lectures
and charges were given entirely nv the
whole degree staf without the usa of the
ritual. At the close Of the work and nm
der good Of the order" remarks we've
made by Past Grand Master II. Z. Holmes
Grand Secretary lie r. a Shaw. past
Grand G y. Hale, Past Grand Mr. Rean
and several others. The members thor
adjourned 70 the banquet hall whore s,,n-
per was served to over 800 guests Al
present were next invited 10 the sosiat
hail and dancing was In order TN after
o'clock, the Tacoma members aena-tinr
for home on the boat at = a m poth ar
lodge room and the banquet hal, w.,
neatly decorated with flowers ara vs,as
and the affair was an entire success T.sa
noble grand. Charles b. uafhauax, rs-.
Grand +. Goldins. Mrs T. r. Fo-- NJ.
:. J. knott and Mrs. Robert Nors, "a
charge % the AFFAIR. ''A'-
Unity Eueampnert. No .. admitted ~.
candidate TO the Patriarchal ser-ee g.,
uraay night. ard Will advance thee r.r,s,,-
dates 10 the Golden Rule degree ana -,
have election OF officers for tho ensn5--
term Al the next regular meeting
Arrangements are being con1ni..,oa g.
Sleeping cars 10 accommodate Representa-
tives to the Grand Lodge In Portland