The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-18

home. il Is sung - yacng and oaa every
where and on all occasions TIE 9r@ni
events OF tfeir successful Struggle OF SIX
centuries Ag0 are as req. TO-DAY as Tnositsa
bais yesterday There are modern hfer~
airy vardals who have seiegstea Ntsksi-
ried and Tell from history into fan!e. bti;
In Switzerland they aTc 81 sFeli antneEi-i-
Gated historical characters - are our "Sa
Washington and Lincoln II 1as sFais
Inspiring on that beautiful Junf evening
In Zurich 10 witness those stirring scenes.
10 bear 3noae songs OF freedom. Thouga
suns in the German tongue their meaning
vas - clear as though in English, for
freedom knows 40 race or tongue. And
sEeu came the Swiss national hymn AK"
a b-fedicslon after service CT patriot
Ism followed By Cod Save the Queen
ard America - which gave the visitors
an opDortslnify TO re4icve themselves ef
volumes Of gpcnt-up rrltausias n. Not 10
Dc outaone the twenty-five representatives.
Of Sweden Norway and Denmark made
the room reseund win their lUsty rena-
efing Of the Swedish national song
Responses 10 these fraternal greetings
were made by the offers OF the tnterna-
tlonai supreme lodge. and by representa-
tiyes selected from the various portions
OF the internztiona Held
The Formal session.
The formal session was commenced On
"Wednesday june 18th. and conuin'tec
with morning. afternoon and evening
meeting angil Tuesday June - One
hundred repre- sentatives were in attend
rnce from the following grand lodge
jurisdictions. viz:
California Connecticut. Illinois, Iowa.
KeEsas. Maine, Massachusetts. Michigan.
Montana Minnesota. Nebraska. New
Hampshire. New York North Dakota.
Ohio, Pennsylvania. Rhode Island, Yer
mont. Virginia. Wisconsin, Washington.
Ontario, New Brunswick Nova Scotia.
Prince Edward island, England. Scot
land. ireland. Wales CWelsh) Wales
tEngiish) Channel islands. Norway.
Sweden Denmark, Germany tNos, l
and ., Switzerland. South Africa tWest-
ern. Central and Eas;srn). Natal and Vic
tcria Australia.
Almost an equal number of past repre-
Sentatves. honorary members and visit
oFs were in attendance.
The regular officers present were:
r. q w templar-Dr. ID. ii. Mann, of
New York.
r. q. W. eounselor-Joseph Mains. c.
e.. OF England.
r. " O. vice templar-Mrs. Margaret
Mckinnon OF Scotland.
X W. c. superintendent Junior temple
Miss JeSsie Forsythe, of Massachusetts.
r W q. secretary-Col b. r. Parker,
of Wisconsin.
r. w q. assistant secretary-Miss An
ma NJ Saunders. OF Nebraska.
r. w G. deputy marshal-Mrs. Anna
Harris. of Iowa
Il. W. c. guard-John Stanford, of
Wales.
T. r. w c. templar-Dr Oronhyatek-
ha, Of Toronto, Can.
Chancellor course of study-Hon. S. 3.
Chase. of Pennsylvania,
The following served as officers pro tenn
for the session:
r. W. G. chaplain-Rev. w. J. r. Nor
ris. of South Africa,
r. ". G. treasurer-Prof. Chauncey H.
Ha. Don, of Vermont.
r. ". G. marshaI--B d. Rogers of
Nova Scotia
X. ". @. messenger-Joseph Piyiineu, Of
Channel island.
r. w. g. sentinel-Mr Springer. of
Switzerland
The biennial reports of the officers were
submitted in pamphlet form and CON
tanned valuable Information and statis-
tics Of the work and condition OF the or
ganization. There are now SIS Grand
lodges and e.4s4 subordinate lodges with
Ssl.efl members. The Juvenile department
Includes 2,6ii temples. with 1851 mem
berS. The total membership of the or
ganiZatiou is therefore 80 2ss At the first
session the |. :. l.. degree was conferred
upon forty-six delegates and honorary
members the usual working committees
were appointed and the active transaction
Of business begun.
ON Wednesday afternoon and on Thurs
day number OF proposed changes In the
constitutions and laws Of the ofsaniza-
ton were considered. As all Of the pro-
posed SAanges had required preliminary
notice and every representative had pre-
viouSy been furnished with a statement
Of them. there had been much careful
study a. ,1stCvf3cn s1vnlxag
representatives were prepared for intelii-
gent action. Among tho more important
changes made are the folowing
SupcEintendcnts and past supeTintend-
ents OF Juvenile temple, who have for
three months conducted an active tenn
| PIE. are c!i&ih'c 10 the Grand lodge degree
Clearance cards are hereafter TO have
| ;hrce parts; one for the member. one 10
| DC seat 70 tia grand secretary by the
| issuing lodge sgith information as 10 ths.
! place 70 which the removal is to be made.
| IN order that he may communicates with
| the local Lodge, one 10 be returned by the
| receiving 70 tho Issuing lodge upon de-
| posi-, II card.
| Grand lodges desiring to have subor,ii-
| nate lodge chaplaIns, guard aud sentinel
1 elective instead or apposutive offices NAV
20 oTos.de hy Grand lodge bylaws.
| Tho literature committee IS instructed
| 10 prepare special form for the initla-
| ron of Il Juvenile terplar into a sub
/ ordinate lodge.
| Effective card members arc permitted
| 81 visit district and Grand as gcu as
| subordinate lodges
/ District lodge bylaws must be submit
I'D 70 the grand chief templar for con
| 9rmat.on.
Graduating Exercises
Wednesday evening was devoted 70 tho
! et3e1atinE exercises OF the Good Tom
| p!ar course ~ study. Chancellor : Y
| chase presided. ard graduating oratfons
/ were delivered By Miss Charlotte \ GRAY
| r Faris. Hon. FL wayrinski, NJ y, Of
| Sweden Mrs Florence u Richards az
/ "h'e, and Miss Florence r Cram. Of
/ New Hampshire. the last named being the
| Tel"itctcriau- Post graduate orstlous
| Nsfe delivered bv Willard - Wvlte o.
/ Massachusetts. Mrs Ada A Barnes. Of
/ f"nn%ElFsni3t cart J. r. tfcrhorn Of
| " scon$.n, aud Miss Anna NJ Saunders
/ ~ NooFstshA. TIE o-gtinns showed carrf,,g
-.aay ana thorough knowledse OF the
sreat rosorrn work % tho organization,
ana destined - ths value OF its e6u-a-
| '3onsl department.
/ Election of Officers.
| t'a FRIDAY Iune IS shs sinnalal Me-.
| len 81 international officers occurred 70
| eating aS follows. + ~ q = .sou1~,9-
| .1F JeSeph MailUs. Of BcrmiuEhanl. Eng
A"3 Il. W. - = Han Edward Wsv-
| At NJ Z ~ S~es5ea, r " q Y r
SIS AHTa n Saunders. u Lincoln. Men [:
| r. " - r Ais jessie. FORSYTH ~
| Boston. MasSs X Va = SECRETARY. Col.
| H. p Farkgs of Milwaukee. WIS y
| ~ e. treasurer flT. = FcftI 81 Y1-Ir-,
| So Eizersans. fir = \ Mann of Nesr
| Ao5N declined reelection SIS r " @ r