The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-18
Tns Committee Preparfng to Eater
tain the Grnnd Ioax~


The cornitses es odd Fellows Wa nav.
n charge ne matter q arranging FER ,hs
reeep,fon 81 tie Grand Le1xe re-. .xaf.
RsE evening, ard their BANS ar- h@vtr
nins 20 assume fern and proportion. II
5as been decided % give grand bal On
asalzgsonis birthday for ths purposs %
pFeFloinz sore Of he funds far the enter
satnneni OF Ire Grand Lc3xs. TIE coo-
n1lEtse vii hold regular meetings o. 80
Erss and fourth Saturdays Of eAch ac-rh
On saturday, January .. ae.y members OF
ias Ccd Fellows lodges Of Seattle visited
Aaour1 Tor tie purpose Of initiating
thirty members % the RsoeKaa degree 4
Delegation from Back Diamond wss sls.p
II stiendaEcs. The visitors aad q mos,
excellent time. and were received with a
fuI measure % hospitality. TIE guests
were first treated 20 aountiful suo1.r
Insn ne work % the evening began. Ths
secret work was done Ia fun rexalia The
candidates being Initiated IN iwo oa.caes.
The officers were then installed. Than
there came programme a. rare interps.
thar was filed with good things Altar
the ln;e4iscc1al and musical feast . are
supper was spread. which vas greatly an
toyed BY the guests and their hosts. TIE
supper was hardly over when the sound 81
dance music was heard and he Terpst-
cno-ean exercises were kept up until a LATE
hour n the morning. The Daughters OF
Ra5ekah were determined that the visitors
should ne, hunger or rairsS while they
we're within their gates. and an early
morning breakfast was served. which was
most acceptable after the fatigue or me
dance The officers Installed BY the visit
Tag degree staff OF No. 9. ed by Mrs T R.
Farr, were as follows. Mrs Alice r Bis
sell, " B.: Mrs. Sarah Sesly, V. c.: Mrs.
Lutta wedding. treasurer: Cora Baker,
warden; Edith Baker. Con: Katie Rich
inond, r. ) y. G: Lena Lacy. L. 8 ".
G.; Aaron Nicely. R. 8 V G.: s. A.
Crisp. l. 5. V. c.. Nellie Berry, !. G.;
Mrs. Lola Brannan. O. c.: Mrs Lilly
Richmond. Chap. Unity Rebekah lodge
now has membership of fifty-sight ana
have some six or eight more applications
10 act upon. which would have come in
that evening hus for sickness and other
unavoidable circumstances The subor-
dinate lodge has also done wonders
Though only numbering thirty-one mem
bers. they have. within the last twelve
months. Jointly with the Knights of Pyth-
las, purchased a magnificent lodge build
ing Ax10o feet, with a lodge room Ax7o
feet. spacious dining rooms. kitchen ard
aate-rooms. with q magnificent hail for
dancing and entertainments on the ground
door. They are practically out OF debt.
The officers Of Olive Branch Lodge. Ne.
4. 1, o. Q. F.. were installed on Wednesday
last by J. N. Taylor. D. D. @. NJ. az fol-
lows: W. @. Baker, n. c.; W. A Trinkle,
V. O.: T. W. Mcpherson. R s.: A L. Wal
ters, treasurer; G.. W. Hall. r. s. y. G..
G. P. Hurd, L. 8 V. G.; A C. Lincoln.
warden: ]. E. carnie. Con; W. ]. Me-
Carthy. O G.; J. II. KEday, l. O.: ]. F.
Mclaughlin, r s. V. c.; A w Fruhring,
L. s. V. G.: F. Anthony. r 3. s.: It. Price.
I. s. 5. One candidate was elected on the
same evening and viii be initiated next
Wednesday.
Wilday Lodge. No. 81 I. o. O. F.. and
Mount Rainier Rehekah Lodge, No. S.
back Diamond, viii hold joint insfalla-
ton on January IS. IL is expected that
some OF the Seattle members OF the order
viii be on hand on this occasion.
Bothell Lodge. No. Ie4, and Glover Leaf
Rebskah lodge. had a public installation
At Bothell last evening. The installation
was followed BY q supper and dance. IL
was a well attended and very pleasant az
fair.