The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-09
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The Past Master Workmen's associa- tion of the state will hold it's annual summer meeting at New London, Aug ust IT. The delegates will meet at the parade in New London and take troll ley cars for Ocean Beach at 12:30 o'clock, where dinner will be served. During the afternoon there will be ex- cursions to attractive places in the vi- cinity of the city. In the evening there will be a meeting of the New London lodge, United Workmen, when the four hundredth candidate will be initiated. The committee of arrangements in- clude Grand Recorder John P. Ball of this city and Past Grand Master Work man w. F. F. Landers of New Lon- don, assistant adjutant general of the state.
 KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
 Quite number of delegates from this city and vicinity will attend the biennial encampment of the Knights of Pythias at Indianapolis during the week of August 22. In connection with 1t four international biennial conven- tions will also be held. The most im- portant of these in many respects is the meeting of the supreme lodge, Knights of Pythias. It will begin on Wednesday, August 24, and will con- tinue probably week after the en- campment is over. The sessions this year will be of vast importance to the order on account of several proposed changes in the constitution There is also proposition to abolish the su- preme body some members claiming that the work it does could be as well or better done by small board, or ex- eoutive committee. The Supporters of this proposition are men who favor re- trenchment in expenses in every possi- ble way.
 Contemporaneouslyw with the encamp- ment will be held the biennial conven- tion of the supreme assembly, the highest tribunal of the Uniform Rank Its sessions will begin Monday and continue probably until Saturday. Jointly with the supreme lodge, 1t will
 
 tant matter, in which, however, it will have little voice regarding the settle ment. Owing to the small income of the supreme lodge, it is being argued that it should hold its sessions quietly and at a different time from the en- campments. There are only about two hundred delegates to the supreme lodge, and the cots of them getting to- gether alone and transacting the busi- ness at hand under the present method. At present the supreme lodge and the members thereof become important fac- tors in a big holiday gathering of from 50,000 to 100000 people.
 SONS OF VETERANS. Division Commander Heon l.. Hall of Wallingford, who is at the head of the Sons of Veterans of Connecticut, has l just issued the following order: I. The consolidated report of division | adjutant and quartermaster have been forwarded to the commander-in-ch Owing to the negligence of few cap- tains, this report was delayed till the l last day.
 | H. The password for the current term | is herewith enclosed to camps who have sent in their quarterly reports III. John A. Logan camp, No. 2, Will limantic, having surrendered it's char ter in February last Phil Seridan camp | No. was mustered in at Willimantlc on April 20, with thirty-four charter | members.
 ". The resignation of Captain A. w. | Russell, Camp No. 1, New Haven, has been received and the same is accepted. The first lieutenant will take command l and fill all vacancies according to c. R. and R.
 V Herbert G. Mix has been elected | and installed captain of Camp Mo- 12, vice John G. Pheland resigned, and he will be respected and obeyed accord | ingly.
 VI. The resignation of First Lieuten- ant George A. Derrick of Camp No. Il has been received and the same is here by accepted. Captain Booth will fill vacancies according to c. R. and R. VII. Past colonels and delegates who are going to attend the national en- campment, to be held in Omaha Neb., | September 13-16, are requested to mo- tify these headquarters at once. Rates etc, have not yet been received from headquarters of commander-in- n-chief, but are expected in next orders. | VIII. The standing at the present date for the prize picture, offered by General w. H. Pierpont to the camp gaining the largest number of members during the year is as follows: Camps [ and 49 are in the lead with thirteen each to their credit Camp No. Il fol- lows with 9; Camp No. with z; Camp No. 21 with 6; Camp No. and 5. It be- hooves every member to get to work if he wishes his camp to gain the prize. ! TX. The adjutant's and quartermas- ters report for quarter ending June SC is as follows:
 The adjutant's report shows the num- Der in good standing at date of last re- port, camps 25, members TIA, gained by organization and muster in camps l. members ", transferred 1, reinstated 5 Loss by death, 3; by honorable dis i charge, 5; by transfer, 2; by suspension 1. Number in good standing, 47 camps and 760 members. George O. Goodrich adjutant.
 The quartermasters report shows amount on hand at date of last report to be S109.52; received since for per capita, charter fees, supplies and all