The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-22
3 Capture ST. LOWS.


rOUIg, June H.--Incomin9 trains
1900 Ia severa, hundred baiated Eikz
- VARIOUS parts OF the country. Chair
- Yehrman. 81 the registration COM
49, estimated that there are fully sos
- i The city. Tue weather continues
-. though warm. Today the prtur.pal
- cas- parade. In which oil the Elks
Itse1ueaed. Buildings asong the line Of
- we're beautifully decorated and
31ussds OF spectators cheersd the differ
Fl ie1gs ~ they mafc.sed past. 1t took
~ nafnde one hour 10 pass given point
Slkn~ tat time not q car wheel WAS turn
- lie downtown c.sirici owing 20 the
G1sufioc Of franc. and business on the
80 practically Suspended II 10 stated
- eeod authority Milwaukee, viii b
xessn q the place of next meeting
- SKYE III line had some distinctive
- other uniform or snmathing unique
r. nartIing In effect The 81. Loa.S .odxe.
Safy1nG purple and white umDfeslas. made
= - appearanee. Oweusborc. KY. Lodge
- nj the youngest IN the order, attract
= sEtention ali along che line. Calling
Saneajses the b t,ies Of the order they
6eo1ec accordingly. In long white sIips.
- white bcnnets and carrying bottles
daEA; Cincinnati Lodge. No, s. dressed a.
eEfsn vish red coats and short trousers:
lssrms and carrying rolled umbrellas.
frrn Haute. Ind. Lodge. No -. In white
- Prince Albert suits, and louisville
Le1e No 4. In immaculate white aanne,
III uutferme, divided honoss for neatness
3 spcearAnce and the prectslon In their
~ members o. the Esesnville. Miss.
Eodee. No. i<s, were dressed a. Southern
~ hands. carving bags OF cotton. Day-
Mpost, Ia. Lodge, No; ~. made . grea,
~ Il appeared as the prospective Ma
- lodge the members being blAcksped
= sad dressed az Frlipfnes.
4 platoon ~ mounted police LED the pro-
"a n '' Sasssh.sx ana . The b. ani aOn ns
kdee acting - Escort to the grand olIlceru
oad msmbers Of the Grand lodge p car
Hassa Organisations from the fo1lowtng
0stunwa. Ia. Lexington KY: Belle
VI. II. Grand Folks. n. D.: Ovens
hcrp. Ky.: New Fork. Cincinnati; Teisdo;
1Se1A Haute. baltimore, Denver: Mfswau-
~: 0qsnvtl!s. Miss. kaasas CITY. Alle-
IA ~: Toilet. M: Nashviiie. Tenn,
hssnport: Sioux Falls: Newport. Ky: Ia
Saaaeo:s. Washington and delegations
I'm AfkannAS.
On q o'clock. the procesdinss bsiss
Daoed with an Invocation by Grand Chap
Nh Rev. K. r. Roeecamp Of KokoNno,
~. 4 sblver-ttpped Eavel was presented
= the Grand lodge by the Boseman, Mont.
IN new constitution Was then taken up
3 provides that hereafter all of5icors Of
~ Grand lodge shat he elected on the flrat
~ Of the session. This action was taken
q prevent the friction which has resumed
heretofore from electloneer.ng
Ihe new constitution also provides for
De abeiishment OF the Australian syetem
& getins and orders thar elactisus must. be
40 city OF ,sss than 5000 inhabttanss w.li
- Glyen An EIke lodge sanc IN each case
~ bet az charter members must b sub
miised to the next nearest lodge.
No city Wiz be given two lodges. New
Yosk has two. beca use Of its consolidation
WIN brooklyn.
IN future the grand trustees viii be
elected for one. two and three year terms.
insteAd Of one-year terms as AZ present.
Ths viii make II necessary 70 elect but
dne trustee each year. The bond 81 the
uand treasurer was Increased from $40 n0e
70 yG.Ne. and that Of the grand secretary
from &.0Q0 20 einOln These bonds must
= furnished by an indemnity c0mpHny.
the expense 10 be horne ny the Grand
odge Under tho now constitution no one
nnt member of the order can BE- made
~ honorary member OF tho E.lke. This
aesien was taken because q number Of
lodges have In the past made women hon
Doe
nav code al proceedings for trsals and
appeals was submitted and number Of
6thsf changes made In the old laws. The
constitution Will 20 into effect January I.
IL II II ratified ny the sohgvs not
fvpres-nsed nj the present meeting by dele