Evening star., 1904-04-30

IN Baltimore last Septemper were shown
the city's historic sights apd furnished with
substantial entertainment by the jurisdic-
ton; the Grand Lodge has authorized the
establishment Of az "odd Fellows Home
within the past year, which. VIII soon be
an accomplished fact"
At the last regular Communication Of
New Jerusalem Lodge. Fl A. A NJ, there
was no degree work. The evening was
devoted to social features. Daniel w.
skellinger. assistant grand chaplain. deliv-
handsome views. on" Rips Of the Rockies
At the stated communication on May u
the second degree VIII be conferred.
Princess of Wales Lodge, No. %, Inde-
pendent Order Daughters of ST. George,
held it's semi-monthly session Thursday
evening In the hall. 91O Pennsylvania ave-
nue. Worthy President Mrs. r. B. Buck
ley presided. After routine business and the
initiation Of candidates, the lodge closed
and opened the hall for invited guests and
Sons Of ST. George. the balance of the even
ing taking the form of a general reception,
BANQUET and dance. Thomas Collins offici-
ated as master of ceremonies. The follow
ing contributed to the evenings entertain
ment: Miss Winnie stevens, Miss M stew
ems, Mrs. Flack, Messrs. Mortimer, Noakes,
Williams, House, Toogood and Lippard.
Miss Winnie Stevens accompanied Messrs.
Greenwald and Brown
The board of general appraisers have re-
Gently rendered decision of interest to the
B. P. o. E. They hold elk and moose horns
attached to the skull from which the flesh
and skin have been removed should be ad-
mitted free of duty. The opinion by Cen
eral Appraiser Hay says: This protest Is
against the classification Of elk and moose
horns, the protestants contending that they
should be admitted free. The testimony and
a photograph of the horns which was SUBJ
mitted as an exhibit, shows that they are
naked unprepared, undressed horns of the
animal, attached to the skull, from which
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collector classified these horns as momentum
Grated, raw, or unmanufactured arucles
under the authority of a decision Of the
Treasury Department, and a duty of 10 per
cent was assessed thereon. We find our
selves unable to agree with this decision.
Horns are entitled to free entry; and II the
articles in question do not come under that
head, we scarcely know what would, as
there is no reason to suppose that Congress
intended to draw any fine distinction pe-
tween horns and antlers. If they were sep
arated from the skull they would be parts
of horns, and these are specifically PROVIDED
for Giving due meaning therefore to the
words used leaves no room for the once OF
construction, as the articles In queston III
this case are specifically provided Tor oy
its first expression. The protest Is sustained
and the action of the collector overruled
with directions to reliquidate the entry
The annual report of the fraternal corre-
spondence committee of the District OF
Columbia, just from the press, contains
friendly comment on forty other jurisdic-
tions. Some of the domains are thus dis
cussed:
''The grand chancellor of Arizona Travelled
about twenty-three hundred miles is visit
ing the various subordinate lodges in his
domain, and mailed from his office 800 let
ters, all of which were written by him
personally. Two new lodges were added
during the year, and there was an in
crease in the membership of 219. He rec
ommends a law forbidding compulsory
sick benefits
British Columbia has no fraternal cor
respondent, and there is nothing doing
along the line of exchanging compliments
between the two Columbias. Stin we pay
our own compliments to our brethren. The
journal is small, but a neat exhibit Of the
art preservative up to date. Per capita tax
is s1.2o per year Endowment rank in
good shape. Uniform rank improving.
california is in a most prosperous con-
dition. Grand Chancellor D. X. Trask
comes out strongly in opposition to COM
pulsory benefits. The Uniform and En-
dowment Rank are both in fiourishing
condition The fraternal correspondence
committee of last year thinks our report
departure, but gives no credit for our
nerve and for our being comprehensive
and interesting. -, .
THE Colorado Journal is a bright speci-
men of the printers art, being bound in
spruce green color A fine half-tone of
Grand Chancellor Thos. A. Curry graces the
front page. In the circulars of the grand
chancellor are many suggestions promotive
Of the good of the order universal. The
committee on fraternal correspondence In the
Introductory speaks of the question of COM
pulsory sick benefits as continuing to hold
the boards and gathers from the reports
CT grand chancellOrs and the correspond
ence of the several domains that the con-
census of opinion is that our system of
compulsory benefits, instead of being bene-
fit is absolutely injurious to the order
connecticut has but eleven living past
grand chancellors. The District of Column
bia has twenty, including Edward Dunn,
senior DaSt chancallnr nf
the domain journals carry photographs of
the grand ehancellors whose terms are COW
cred by the report. They are fine appear
ing lot, and most of them look to be fat
fair and forty. One of the best looking of
the lot is Howard G. Bestor of Connecticut.
His successor, William ]. Fuller, is by con-
trast, a lean and hungry Cassius,' but is
a very intelligent-looking person. Both men
wear the inevitable New England specs
The grand chancellor in his annual report
greets the Grand Lodge 'knightly broth
ers. This is, indeed, knightly and kngly
courtesy. During the year he visited every
subordinate lodge in Connecticut, and sew
eral more than once
FLORIDA gave evergreen hospitalities to
the annual gathering of Pythians in re-
ception, ball, trolley rides, etc. For three
days all that was good, nice and pleasant
was at the command of every visiting
knfght-three halcyon days, never to be
forgotten In the proceedings appears a
sample of an examination card, to test
proficiency to secure advancement in the
ranks. 1t is safe to say that it fully COM
plies with the requirements of the SUI
preme Lodge legislation and is worthy of
adoption in other domains.
of Georgia the Atlanta Constitution said:
With respondent uniforms and glittering
insignia flashing in the bright May sun
shine the thtrty-fourth annual convention
of the Knights of Pythias and the Uniform
Rank began its first session; and by the
same token the worlds most powerful
triple alliance-the alliance of friendship,
charity and benevolence-has captured At
lanta, and the victory was ACCOMPLISHED
amid the shouts of welcome of the con-
quered province
In Idaho Grand Chancellor c. c. Hedum
visited all the lodges in the domain, with
one exception. The Endowment Rank is
in a good, healthy condition, but this can
not be said of the Military Rank. The
grand chancellor is quite enthusiastic over
the Rathbone Sisters, and insists that in
towns where this auxiliary is established
he finds better and stronger lodges of
Pythians.
Grand Chancellor Morrow of Indian ter
ritory in his report says generally speaking,
our order throughout the entire domain is
IN most f1ourishing condition. Eleven
new lodges were instituted, all of which are
strong and vogirous' There was mem
bership gain for the year of 337 The fra
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