The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-24

Apprentice degree. This Is the regular
meeting night.
Ionic. No. %. viii probably meet Mon
day, March .
independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Seattle Lodge. No. /. conferred the Third
degree upon one candidate last Tuesday N
its usual impressive manner. At the close
Of the work the members were invited 20
the banquet hall. where they Were agree
ably surprised TO find soma twenty-five or
thirty OF their lady friends AID members
OF Ridgely Resek2h Lodge, No. 6, who had
banded together and furnished an elab-
crate lunch. After satisfying the inner
man, al adjourned TO the social hall and
danced until midnight.
No. wiz confer the Initiatory degree to-
morrow evening upon one Candidate. Tor
which good attendance is desired Visit
ing and sojourning brothers are always
welcome.
Ridgely Rebekah Lodge. No. g. gave .
very pleasant social TO nearly 100 of its
members and friends Friday evening. After
a short session OF the lodge the following
programme was rendered: Piano duet, Mr..
and Mrs. Hathaway; recitation. Mr.. Ly-
man Wood: song. Master Roy Hathaway:
vocal duet Miss Sickles and Miss Huekins:
song. Miss Baker; reading. Mr.. T. r. Farr;
recitation, Miss Baker. At the conclusion
OF the programme ali present We're invited
20 the banquet hall and treated TO = me
supper. Dancing and card playing then
held full sway till nearly midnight. AT
the next meeting the Rebekah degree VIII
be conferred upon two candidates.
Unity Encampment, Ne. 2. met Saturday
night. but as quite a number Of the men,
bers were absent in Auburn no degrees
were conferred However, at the next reg
ular meeting, March L. three pauiarchs
viii be exalted To the Royal Purple degree
and a supper will be served.
Mystic Jewel Rebekah Lodge. No. 10 VIII
hold its next regular meeting Friday even
ing. 1t being the social night, no degree
will be conferred.
The Odd Fellows of Ballard. and their
wives and lady friends. are talking Of in
shutting Rebekah lodge in that city,
Rathbone sisters at Black Diamond.
The following communication tells OF the
institution OF a temple OF Rathbone Sisters
4 at Black Diamond February 10. by Deputy
Grand Chief ClaEissa Powell. and Past
Chiefs Blanche Ladd and Irene Cook.
ION arrival Of the train from Seattle. we
were met at the depot BY a committee. and
escorted 10 the home Of Sister Thomas.
where lovely supper was in waiting for
us After partakins heartily of the same
we repaired to the h. of p. hall, where
we found a number of sisters and broth
ers Introauctlons followed. when the box
containing the paraphernaiia was unpack-
ed. the insttuting officer, Sister Powell.
took the chair and proceeded With the Ger
emonies OF instituting the temple, which
starts with membership OF thirty-five
sisters and forty-three brothers. The Off
GERS were then installed and one brave sis
ter was put through the initiatory cere-
moay. after which Sister Powell made
neat little speech and recitsd On original
poem written for the occasion. which was
well received. The temple was then closed
by Sister Cook. Then all were invited TO
the lower hall. where q banquet was pre-
pared 81 the visi tors honor which would
delight the heart OF the most fastidIo1ls.
Two lone tables were spread with every DEL
eacy. we saSnplsd AMONG eshsr things
q large cake. prepared by the fair hands
OF one Of the young sisters, This cake
was handsomely decorated with the name
OF the temple. Crescent. on the top. II
would be impossible to Go Justice to sfsis
banquet by trying 20 describe II, go win
only say that IL was appreciated by all
present.
"Sister Powell is TO be- especially COM
renied for the oredssabie way In which
she ala her work. as she had Just return
ed from the funeral OF her brother. and
did not feel able to go, but felt she could
not disappoint the good pe5pis Of Black
Diamond