The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-08
FRATERNAl SOCIETIES AND
THEIR RECENT WORK.
BUSY WEEK FOR THE MIS-
souri, MACCABEES.
Installation of Officers Occupied
the Attention of Many Lodges
of Various Orders.

At 4 joint meeting of Onward and Rass.t
| Tents. knights Of the Maccabees. at Kansa!
/ City June "a It degree team composed O
: members Of both tents initiated six candl
| dates secured by Deputy Great Commander
: McMasters. Great Commander Il. Il. An
1 derson was a guest on the occasion.
| An enthusiastic meeting of five tents of St
! Joseph WAS held June 2S. Great Commander
| Anderson presiding. Deputy Great Comman-
| der McMasters. who has been working sue
| cessfully In the interest OF the order at 81.
| Joseph. being also in attendance.
Sir knight Richie has been doing some
Sood work in jefferson City for the past two
Weeks. In the face Of strong competition he
has secured list Of q applicants.
The series Of euchre parties being held in
St Louis under the auspices of the Knights
and Ladies of the Maccabees in behalf Of
unemployed members is meeting with en-
cuuraSing success. Recent accessions TO the
list Of really valuable prizes have been a
subscription o: So from Supreme Record
Keeper Siegle and handsome lamps from
Supreme Commander Marley ami Great
Commander Anderson. The next party OF
the series will be given at Fraternal Hail.
Eleventh street and Franklin avenue.
July q.
In his capacity as a Great Camp officer
Sir Knight Charles A. Speitel has been
doing exceptionally good work in Centralia
and Ia three weeks has secured fifty-ons
applications. From Centralia he went TO
Columbia and worked up thirty-four in
nine days. the majority of whom We're in
itiated Saturday evening of last week by
Fulton Tent degree team, with the assist
ance of Sir knight Brady Of that tent.
An enthusiastic public reception was given
on the evening of July by Fountain City
Tent. No. SO. at DE Soto. A feature of the
reception was the presentation by Great
Commander Anderson TO the widow of the
late Sir knight E-ny OF a warrant for SS00o,
less 500 paid Sir knight Erny for disability.
A banquet and dance concluded the recep-
ton.
Twin City Tent of Webb City has recently
made inquiries for the purpose of starting
uniform rank among its younger members.
Sommers division of the uniform rank. re-
Gently organized at Sedalia. has q member
ship OF %, with several applications await
ing action. Under the leadership of Cap
tain Lyons this division bids fair to become
one of the best in the country.
Within the last two mon ms. the Labor
and Relief Bureau mas successfully dis
posed Of about thirty applications for en-
ployment. The bureau had an earnest meet
Ing June %. The next will he held July s
at The headquarters of the Great Camp.
Burlington building. Throughout the strike
Capen Tent, No. lG2 has held very inter
estins and welI-attenGed reviews This
tent carried its unemployed memoers dur
ing the struggle, and Will continue to do
as necessity requires. long as its gem
eral fund will permit.
The late Leslie Orear had been a men:-r
of Marshall Tent. No. 2. since its organi-
cation. in 1852. He carried $S,O0o protection.
Notwithstanding the strike and hot
weather. interest and enthusiasm in 81.
Louis Division Of the uniform rank co
not lag. The division has rendered ths I
Use Of its hall TO the euchre parties, held |
for the benefit of unemployed Macrabees !
which many of its members will attend. |
The recently organized drum CORPS, which |
is TO become a part of the st. Louis Divi- |
sion, is drilling every Friday evening at |
No 56la Ea.ston avenue.
United Tent. No. 73. were the generous |
hosts on the occasion of formal visit /
from ST. Louis Camp on the evening OF /
June q. In the absence of the tent COM
mander. Past Commander Joseph II. Bam-