The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-12
; THE FRATERNAL SOCIETIES
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grand sire. Worcester, Mass; ]. Frank
Grant, grand secretary. Baltimore,
Nd; NJ. r. Muckle, grand treasurer,
Philadelphia, Pa; Elvin j. Curry, as
sistant grand secretary. Baltimore,
Md; Rev. ]. w. Venable. grand chap
lain. Hopl-insville. KY; r. G. Floyd,
grand marshal, Eureka Springs, Ark;
Enos d. Hoge. grand guardian, Salt
Lake, Utah; c. II. Lyman, grand mes
senger, Columbus, o. The following
grand sires will also be in attendance:
]. B. Nicholson, Pennsylvania; ]. p
Sanders. New York; c: A. Logan, Illi-
nois; NJ. ]. Durham, Kentucky; ]. B.
Harmon. California: ]. H. White, New
Work; ]. C. Underwood. Kentucky; C.
NJ. Busbee, North Carolina; c. F.
Campbell, Canada; ]. W. Stebbins,
New York. There will be representa-
tives from every state and territory in
the Union. Those from Utah are
Thomas, Whitley and Butcher
The meetings will be held at Copley
hall. On Saturday, the 18th, an excur-
sion will be taken to Salem; on Sunday
the 18th, services will be attended at
Church of the Disciples. sermon by
Rev. Edward Everett Hale; Monday
morning, the 10Th, addresses of well
come will be delivered by Governor
Wolcott, Mayor Quinn, Grand Master
c. c. Fuller of Massachusetts. and Mrs.
May E. Nevins, president Rcbekah as
sembly. The response will be made
by Grand Sire Fred Carleton of Texas.
In the evening a banquet will be given
the sovereign grand lodge officers and
their ladies. Tuesday afternoon a re-
ception will be held by the sovereign
grand lodge in Pierce hall. Tuesday
evening a reunion of past grand rep
H.,
grand parade will take place through
the principal thoroughfares of Boston;
Thursday afternoon the decoration OF
chivalry will be conferred.
Many propositions for official sane
ton and enactment into law will be
presented at this session, the majority
of which should find their way into the
waste basket. Among those which are
of a pernicious character. or at least
unadvisable, are the following: The
proposed insurance branch. the college
of correspondence, the childrens de-
gree.
The proposition to make May so
memorial day for the order is sound
sense. The bill to be presented to
change the method of raising revenue
is good, and We hope to see it receive
the consideration which so important
a feature demands. 1t is time that our
sovereign representatives should make
a new deal on the manner of raising
necessary funds for the carrying on of
the sovereign lodge and no safer meth
cd could be devised than levying a per
capita tax on every member OF the or
der. So great an authority as Joseph
Kidder of New Hampshire has advo-
Gated a per capita tax for years. and
his views are entitled to respect, and
are favorably looked upon by most of
the Jurisdiction, except only such
states as Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indi-
ana.
Several proposed amendments to the
constitution will come uD for action
and will, in all likelihood, be quickly
disposed of by laying on the table in
definitely.
Several jurisdictions have instructed
their representatives to do all in their
power TO enact such laws as VIII
change the meetings from annual to
biennial. Though it would prove of adj
vantage to the order. yet it stands not
even a ghost of a show at this session.
The sovereign grand lodge will elect
officers for the next two years. Alfred
S. Pinkerton of Massachusetts, present
deputy grand sire. will be elected grand
sire. J. Frank Grant, the present grand
secretary. will be reelected. The pres
ent grand treasurer, NJ. Richard Muckle
of Philadelphia will have no opposition
for secretary.
The probable candidates for
deputy grand sire are as fol-
lows: William H. Iszard of
New Jersey, ]. Otis Humphrey of IL
linois. A C. Gable of Ohio. Robert E.
Wright of Pennsylvania, John L. Nolen
of Tennessee. o. j. Semmes of Ala
bama. John B. Goodwin of Georgia, c.
L. Waldo of Colorado and ]. ]. Thomas
of Utah.
The Rebekahs of several jurisdictions
are to make a demand for representa-
ton in the sovereign grand lodge dur
ing the consideration of legislation af-
fecting their branch OF the order. The
demand cannot be looked upon as I'M
reasonable The Rebekah membership |
is one-third as great as the subordi- |
nate and more than twice as large as
the encamDment. BY Ell means give |
the Rebekahs recognition in the pro-
ceedings affecting them and the order
will thus prove that it is still working
on in the path of progress.
Local-Fidelity lodge No. II on Fri !
day conferred the degree of brotherly !
love.
Highland lodge No. 81 on Saturday !
evening conferred the degree of friend |
ship in a most creditable manner. The |
n. c., Brother Brown, was we'll pre-
pared to perform his duties. and the
lodge members present appreciated his
excellent rendering of charges, etc
Fraternal Union of America-Ever-
green lodge No. Isl, at its session this
evening, will have a large number of
for membership, which is
most encouraging. Five newly elected |
members will appear for initiation, and |
with other matters of business
which will come uD before the lodge, |
the members will not be able to COM
plain of a dull session. The majority |
of those who connect themselves with |
this up-to-date order do so for the pro- |
lection of their family in time of need, |
which is commendable in the individ- |
ual. beneficial to the community, and |
brings a peace which lack of insurance |
protection would not give to the human |
heart The order appeals to the better |
qualities of humanity, and shows how |
much good a good and Industrious man |
can do by joining such an organization. |
The lodge assists those who, through |
misfortune or Illness, cannot pay their |
dues and assessments. their /
good name is protected, and in doing |
so protects the good name of the order |
as well as being charitable.
# Salt Lake City Tent No. 2, last Fri
lay night, Sir Knight Emery was
elected commander. and Sir Knight
Douglas chaplain. Tent No. u of this
.ity had a candidate who wanted to
De initiated. as he was going away, so
he degree team was called into action.
rhe soldier boys part of the work has
,een greatly improved under the di-
ection of Arthur Knight. Mr.. Knight
llso rendered beautiful solo, to the