Evening journal., 1900-04-02
GOLDEN EAGLES
NOW IN SESSION
Knights Opened Seventeeth An
nual Convention in Red Mems
Hall This Morning.
ORDER IN GOOD CONDITION

WE'LL AS IN MEMBERSHIP.
WILL ELECT OFFICERS THIS
AFTERNOON.
Grand Castle of Delaware, Knights
of the Golden Eagle. met in seven
teenth annual session in Red Mems
Hall this morning. Little business
was done, however, except the reading
'of Grand Chief Richard HOdgson's re-
port. followed by the reports OF dis
trict deputy chiefs and the reception
of delegates.
Grand Chief Hodgson, after few
remarks gave thanks TO the Supreme
Chief of the Universe for the pleasure
and privilege of meeting together at
this time. During the year of 1899
be granted the following dispensations
to various castles;
April 4. To Hockessin Castle. No.
To- 30 reinstate suspended members
and initiate new members between the
age Of IS and 40 years, for SO, for the
period Of one year.
April 8. To Pilgram Castle. No. Z,
to confer two degrees on a candidate
at the same session.
April l5 To True knights Castle,
No. "a, to admit members for SO until
April /, 1900
April "a To Cyrus Castle, No /, TO
reduce sick benefits to 81 per week.
and death benefits to $50, for a period
of six months.
May g. To Union Castle. No. H. to
admit strangers for SO until April j,
1900.
May 10. To Crusaders Castle, No. 8.
to confer the three degrees on five OF
more candidates at the same session
until April J., 1900.
May l6 To Wyoming Castle. No %
to reduce their sick benefits from So %
49, until April /, 1900
June -. To Cyrus Castle. No. /, to
confer the three degrees on five or
more candidates on Tuesday, June 20,
1899. aGfF;3
June IS. To Wyoming Castle, No.
22 to publicly install their officers on
Friday, July IA, 1899.
June "a. To Blue Rock Castle, No.
25, to reinstate suspended members
for SO, fog a period of six months.
June 26 To Apollo Castle, No. 2, TO
confer the three degrees on five or
more candidates at the same session,
until April L. 1900
June 29 To Union Castle. No. II, to
turn out in full regalia on July 4. 1899
August 26. General dispensatiOn to
all castles to reinstate suspended mem
beIs for 81 until annual session.
September /. To ROxana Castle. No.
16. to admit members between the
ages OF is and 80 for the sum of SO dol
lars until April 1, 1900.
October 20. To Cyrus Castle, No. 1,
to reduce sick benefits TO 81 per week
and death benefits TO $780, for a period
of three months.
October 81. To Appoquinimink Cas-
tie, No. l9. to give the opening and
closing services in public on November
1, 1893.
November %. To Pilgrim Castle,
No. Z. to elect a vice chief and sir her
aid from the floor
December 26. TO HOckessin Castle,
No. Is. to have a public installation on
January 4, 1900.
The session will Discontinued during
this afternoon and evening, when the
various reports will be submitted.
This afternoon the election of Off
GERS will be held. These are the re-
tiring officers Grand chief, Richard
Hodgson, Castle No. 19; grand vice
chief, Robert Fulton, Castle No 2;
grand sir herald, William r. DeightOn,
Castle No. 21; grand master of records,
c. II. Hudson. Castle No 2; grand
keeper of exchequer, d. p. Bevis. Cas-
tie No. 5; grand high priest, w. A,
Law. Castle No. 16; grand first guard
Clarence Fraim, Castle No. 25; grand
second guard. +. Campbell, Castle No
%; representative to Supreme Castle
c. w. Lloyd, Castle No. Z; trustee
George Toppin, Castle No. 3. The
next annual meeting viii be held in
this city.
Delegates numbering l5O are in at
Il Tendance.