New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-21
REVOLT IN UNION LODGE.
A MILD-MANNERED But HARD-HEADED
MASTER.

sternation. gnashing CT teeth. amazcmcnt and hor-
ror expressed on every side. Among the brein- !
rem there is a feeling OF "daze" ard surprise /
Some thing has gone decidedly wrong in Union !
Lodge No So. a new system is being naugu- !
rated and nothing rev has been seen there in
many years. They have elected the wrong man
for Master II IS only a few months since cleo
ton but II has long since been discovered that the
wrong brother wiclds the cavc in the East.
II all happened thus. 20 begin from the begin
ming: Union Lodge Is governed o. rather. has been
governed these many years. Icy "a set or ring or
Past Masters; one Of them Is tho treasurer the
other the secretary. two Of them are trustees. ana
the fifth one. great. bury old ronsi1cs. Is the
chaplain. and these FIVE worthless rule this lodge
with a rod Of steel. No one in Tho lodge can do
anything: no motion prevails unless "the rulers
Of Union Lodge are favorahly inclined toward IT,
no brother can be elected Master or Warden IN
less supported by tho five Past Masters and so the
lodge has zone on from year TO year Nobody ever
hears from :hcm: they don't advertise In Tho Trb-
unc; they don't belong TO tho Board OF Relief they
don't Join in with any other lodge. hut run right
along In the old groove in their own dry rot.
drawn IN ike turtle 81 It's own shell. It's own
house. the Five" holding Il meeting about the end
Of the MasOr, year TO examine the books and
make mp State" and hat slate IS Gully elected.
and the lodge gees on for another year AS il has
been going for these many years. Union Lodge is
very couservatyc-y,ry
Some years ago gocl-natured young man. with
soft blue eyes and sof,. easy manners. became
| a member. and the Big buriy chaplain hk'd The
:ai,G-rauuorcd little TaH ard suggested hla name
FOR Junior Warden at the rrN- "aI ''is tn" Others
consented and Bro. "Amilbic" was day elected.
He scrrod MS term accontably to the i've kings
Of Union Lodge. ana the following year was chosen
Senior Warden He has not much 70 say in the
! lodge never disputes anythus ana votes aye
| every time. ana the Past Masters hold ont tie
hope that if he remains conservative and keeps
| quiet. he may become the Master 90 the lodge in
! due time.
This due time" came along last election. The
| Master offended Of the Pas, Mast IS with some
! trnng remark and for this henous crime he
| must bc slaughtered. lie wanted the compliment
! of a reelection. but the fiat had gone forth from
| tho ruling ivc and Bro. "Amahie' was dHy
| 90. But the i've were this time wofuly mistaken
! In their man. He has all along been gong me
| ROUNDS of the several lodges. made himself known
among the craft. and the first night after MS III,
! staalon there was such an innux Of vs.. ana
visitors IN tupl Lodge a. had not been seen
There in many years. The first thing this quiet
| drcamy-oyed Master proposed was that tl" lodge
jumped up To object, but some KIND brother made
| the motion. when WAS speedily seconded ana WIN
tie utmost assurance the man II. the East put the
! question and 10, behold. II was carried carried
On he same, night this daring Young man pro
posed five candidates an young men OF good lam,
lly good bus mess men, hrst-class material each OF
| thcm Five propositions IA one night Was some
| thing unheard OF in lnion Lodge, and the o.d
| Past Masters looked at each other in aInazemeni
| Before closing the W Master suggested ina, the
card of the Lodge Do, Inserted IN me Masonic lhse
OF The New-lork Tribune which. he said. is
nIW f eie r of ieanr rhcy tlked vigorously
! against il. Union Lodge n"cns no advertising .
| DON'T want TO be known outside OF It's own mem
| bcrs' etc. NO use. The members were III mar
| inony with their new Master, and tho motion was
the columns Of mis- department Of Tho Tribune.
But now the lodge was aroused. Threc such IN.
- r@nts ner carj,a tor charity ana that too with
| on, having anything 10 say as TO who shall re-
| c,it. yf UTH tgei
10 sp,nl the large sum OF SIS for a years adycriis-
ing in a Masonic page. 80 wonder Union Lodge
was shaken to it's very centre. why" exclaimed
The big burly ironsdcs chaplain Of the lodge,
| should we advertise in INV paper? W. got along
hs1nIk "anI a.. d"n,t Nani 70 run through with it
ali - The others Joined in and said this must bee
eyed Man i'm The last with the members behind
him is doing an the kicking. while tho big i've
| and Directing to everyth that may bring Union
Lqa bs do to the f fr9p in ~ N1 F saeG ga particularly
wen attended, suddenly there seems 20 have sprung
| old Lodge: the old members came watch the
| new Master and prevent airy new antics. the
the young leader. while visitors came from every
where to how things were working IA such a
the climax was reached when W Bro. Amiabl'
announced that at the next regular communicated,
the district would make his official visit. and that
inside OF i'nion Lodge. ana no Il " had ever
visited it except rs own - u, ana only n mat
invite the Grand Master and all the Grand officers
hts and in o celebrate tho event
| properly 10 appoint a committee with power 10
mako all the necessary preparations such as deco
railing he lodgrrporn and ordering "A banquet from
| a Grs,-cIoss ana well-known caterer and an the
et cc,eraa Al the word banquet" there a
dead silence i'm The lodgcr,om. il took everybody
breath awav A BANQUET, \ banquet IN Union
Iodga No go? No lmpossibc' Now. said the
kings was tho time 10 crush out this ambitious
young man n the East. who daT.s - adyerii.e
onslaught ana with u concerted action the five
eathered I'm ali their forces ana opposed The pro-
,nsn1 oc.inn tn. ola 'rr..siiror vho uhen *.
lli,od e,,nn,crad and a,,,,.crad soucwh1t arog.
erd ,oid nc Lrotbron m ne ca careful how
fbev sounndcred the f-fu- IN funds of the lodge in
rioios living: tho Others icincd him and warned
10 N,e,cr md hro,hrcn and begged ih.m 10 sion
i'm their mad carccr In vain II was explained
~ f,,nds 90 INC lndgo p..d M, 10 touched