The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-17

The twenty-sixth annual session of
the Grand lodge of the Ladies' branch
of the American Protestant association
of Pennsylvania opened in Guernsey
hall, Tuesday morning, and will be con-
cluded today. Delegates are present
from the four local lodges, and from
branches in Pittsburg, Philadelphia,
Reading, Plymouth, Chester, Pittston,
Shenandoah, Taylor, Old Forge, Price
burg and other places in the state.
About fifty visiting delegates are in
town altogether.
The four local lodges are: Daughters
OF Joshua, No 49, Lady Grant lodge,
No. %; Lady Crozier lodge, No. 25, and
Lady Mantell lodge, No. Al.
So far the business transacted has
been entirely of a routine nature,
changes and amendments to the con-
stitution and bylaws being the prin-
cipal thing attended to. The session
opened Tuesday morning with Mrs
Eliza Davies. of Lady Grant lodge, No
22 in the chair, and Mrs. Ella Stewart
of Pittsburg lodge, No. &c, secretary.
Tuesday afternoon the election of OFF,
GERS for the ensuing year took place
and resulted as follows: National
grand mistress, Mrs. Mary Crozier of
Philadelphia; vice-grand mistress, Mrs.
Anna Clark, of Lady Mantell lodge, No.
Al. of Scranton; secretary, Mrs Ella
Stewart, of Pittsburg; assistant secre-
tary, Mrs Sarah Cookson, of Lady
Mantell lodge, No Al, Scranton; treas
urer. Mrs. Elizabeth K. Monaghan, of
Luzerne; chaplain, Mrs. Kate Blene-
man, of Bethlehem; conductress, Mrs.
Margaret w. Jones, of Plymouth; as
sistant conductress, Mrs. Julia S. Todd,
of Chester; inside stewardess, Mrs.
Esther Morgan, of Pittston; outside
stewardess, Mrs. Laura Knittle, of
Wilkes-Bar
These officers were installed yester-
day afternoon. The convention held in
1899 by the Grand lodge was in Shen-
andoah, and the place for the next one
| will be decided this morning. The re-
ports of district deputies will also be
heard today and the entire business
brought to a close.
BANQUET IN EVENING.
In the evening banquet was served
to the visiting delegates, and they then
| adjourned to the auditorium on the
first floor, where a long and interesting
programme was rendered, one of the
features of which was Mayor James
Moirs welcome to the delegates, and
a speech by Daniel w. Reese, Of Ply
mouth. past national grand master OF
the Grand lodge of the American
Protestant association, which gives him
seat in the Ladies' branch of the
organization.
Mayor James Moir opened the enter
tainment by welcoming the visiting
| delegates to Scranton. He spoke about
the work done by the association, and
declared that the ladies had effect
ually settled the question of running
an organization without the aid of the
| lords of creation, and, assuming all the
responsibility, had achieved great
| things. He told several apropos anec-
| dotes, and then spoke of the advant-
ages of religious freedom, and of the
fact that this country had always been
a stronghold of liberty in the matter
| Of mans faith, saying that the Protes-
/ tants had made the first start, how
ever, in granting entire freedom.
You ladies'" he remarked, "have the
! power of doing great work in your
| hands, owing to your influence with
the children, growing to manhood and
womanhood. Their future is in your
hands and you can achieve great re-
suits"
In extending them the welcome to
Scranton, the mayor referred to the
! fact that the city is becoming known
as a convention town." and is gain
! ing a reputation as such, and concluded
his talk by expressing his wish that
they would take away from the city
! with them none but the kindliest re-
membranes of Scranton.
MR.. REESE'S REMARKS.
standing in the rear of the hall, was
called to the platform at the con-
clusion of Mayor Moir's remarks, and
made a few brief remarks. He stated
that for the last twenty-five years he
has been connected with the lodge, and
wished to say to those present who
were not members that it was one of
the best orders in existence. There
may be wealthier ones, but none doing
greater work.
"The order" said he, fought to make
better men and better women, and so
better citizens, and membership cer-
tainly raises the standard"
Ex-Mayor Fellows was down on the
| programme for a speech, and was to
have been the chairman of the even
ing, but a note was received from him
stating that he was detained by sick
ness
At the conclusion of Mr.. Reese's re-
marks, a miscellaneous programme
was given. 1t consisted of solo by
d. w. Davis, n recitation by Miss
Grace Slocum, a pantomime by Miss