Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-28
NEW FRATERNAL ORDER.
Organization of the Ancient Craftsmen
of Tyre and Egypt.

r
| Cedar Rapids, Dec. 2S.-A new frater-
nal organization to be known as 1.-THE
| Ancient Craftsmen of Tyre and Egypt
has been organized in Cedar Rapids. II
has its genesis in this city and here the
Headquarters of the order will be estab-
lished and maintained. Mr.. John w
Geiger and Mr.. S. G. Lund have been
largely instrumental in the preparation
of the scheme of operation. In some re-
spects the new candidate for favor
among the numerous fraternal organi-
cations resembles the Friendly Societies
of England. 1t has no insurance fea-
lures. but death and sick benefits. The
supreme council, which is now fully or
ganized, will meet at 4:30 o'clock on the
afternoon of Saturday, Jan. 4, for the
purpose of organizing the first subor-
dinate body. The officers of the supreme
council are the following:
S. Ms. G. Lund, Omaha.
d. S. NE. l. Alderman. Marion.
S. Ch.-B. NJ. Cleveland, Waterloo,
Iowa.
S. R.-John w. Geiger Cedar Rapids.
S. &c. A. Laurance, Cedar Rapids.
S. &C. H. Ballet, Omaha.
Aud. &C. p. Emerson, Cedar Rap
iGs.
Adv. G.-E. H. Addison, Maxwell,
Iowa.
S. CIV. N. Dearborn. Stone City,
Iowa.
G. &C. S. Berry, Cedar Rapids.
Supreme Councillors-Rinaldo l.. Til
ton, of Des Moines. and Isaac L. Forbes,
of Marshalltown.
The internal workings of the order
are indicated by the following:
All persons of good moral character
and good health may unite with this or
der IL after signing petition the same
is approved by the supreme council. or
by one of its constituent lodges. They
may share in its benefits, after menu
hership card is issued from the supreme
council.
Each member shall be entitled to the
fraternal care of his or her lodge, while
in good standing in the same; to such
help, aid and sympathy as each member
can give in time of need. and in case OF
death the person named In the member
ship card to receive 1t shall be paid a
sum equal to SO cents or 81 for each
member in good standing in the order
at the time OF death, as they shall be
entitled to, but not more than $3.50 or
$500, as they may have preferred at the
time of joining, as a funeral benefit.
Whenever the funds will warrant It,
in the case IL indigency and total dis
ability, such sum from the above fund
may be advanced to benefit member
as the supreme council may deem just;
but all such sums shall be deducted
from the amount that the beneficiary Is
entitled to receive in the event of death,
and can in case exceed the face of the
card held by the member from this fund;
provided, that to secure this additional
participation in these benefits OF the or
der membership must have been contin-
uous for at least one year.
Lodges may be Instituted by the SOW
ereign master or his deputies In any
community where five or more persons
OF known good health and reputation,
over is and under 60 years OF age, unite
In petition therefor, and have ad-
yanced the fees. The percentage OF fees
that would otherwise go to the lodge
viii be used to pay for the first OUTFIT.
Lodges may meet at the homes OF the
members or in hall and may use the
full or abridged liturgy. q
T. L. Wilson, farmer, and his neigh
Dor Thomas Parlin, quarreled at
Dwight, Va, over who was the greatest
general Of the civil war, with the result
that Parlin shot Wilson dead.