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eral councils OF the order. through its
secretary, Louis F'rizard, report that the
site had been selected. o. II. Redin,
chairman Of the committee, made brief
remarks upon the subject. The report OF
the committee was received with interest,
and the pleasure Of the members was
manifest, as the proposition to erect q
hall for the order originated in this coun-
Gil.
E. L. Balderson. who has been sojourn-
ing in Fredericksburg, Va, gave an &C.
count of his visits to the councils in that
city, and James W. Alison gave remi-
niscenoes of the Virginia city.
Delegations representing Star Spangled
Banner, Andrew Jackson, Mount Vernon,
Anacostia and Reno councils of the Jr.
O. L. A. NJ. held a rally at Mount Yer
non Hall. Sd street and Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, Wednesday evening.
F.. w. Wilson, councillor Of Mount Yer
non Council. presided.
The speaker of the evening was Repre-
sentative w. A. Leaver Of South Carolina,
and pledged his support to legislation
restricting undesirable immigration.
Mr.. Leaver is said to be a member OF
one of the largest councils in South Caro-
lima.
Short addresses was made by w. e.
Skinner, Gus Backenhime. Charles Pra-
ther. John E. Smallwod, William NJ.
Bobb, John II. Hargett, James A. Frazier
and other members Of the local councils.
1t is the intention to arrange for other
meetings of the kind.
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precious and semi-precious materials Is
the Chinese tadeite. running from the
richest emerald green through the light
er green's into a creamy white with an
occasional dot Of green. from the size Of
a pin head to that Of a walnut, in a
white field. A thumb ring Of this ma
terial has brought as high as 5000 when
Of the rare green color.
Then we have the rich nephrite from
New Zealand, decorative stone of much
beauty for ordinary wear and at the
same time existing in quantity enough
for all. One substance, not a legitimate
one. has been used in great quantity,
chalcedony. q near chrysoprase,
but often stained green, almost emerald
green. This is sold to some extent in
France and Germany. but mainly in Rus
STA and the United States.
Among the more important blue stones
there is lapis-lazuli. the deep blue or
blue with yellow goldlike hecks Of pyrite
Called gold since time immemoriaD from
mines worked 1000 B. c. in Persia. and
the blue streaked with white from the
Andes; azurite from the copper mines
of the west; turquoise from the mines of
New Mexico. Arizona, Nevada and Cali
forna, i'm the greatest variety of blue
tinging into green and blue green. Oc-
curing with the matrix there is charm
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Keeper Of Records and Seal Harry ].
Gasson the jewel authorized by the Grand
Lodge at its convention in February. Mr..
Gasson had conferred on him at the last
convention Of the Supreme Lodge, held
in Milwaukee, Wis. last August the
rank of past chancellor by reason of
having served ten or more consecutive
terms as grand keeper of records and
seal.
Members of the Chancellors' Associa-
ton are enthusiastic over the progress
made by the committee on the observance
OF the fiftieth anniversary. They expect
to raise at least $500 for the committee
appointed by the association to assist in
the project. Mark w. Moore, jr.. chair
man, has secured the Charles Manchester
and return August 2, when all the sub
ordinate lodges are expected to join in
the rally and make it g. banner occasion.
The Chancellors' Association is COM
posed Of all Grand Lodge officers, jul
nior past chancellors, chancellor COM
manders. vice chancellors of the various
subordinate lodges, supreme representa-
tives, alternate supreme representatives
and members of the committee on the
fiftteth anniversary. At its meetings SUBJ
main well as matters pertaining to
the individual! lodges are discussed.
At the meeting of Decatur Lodge, No.
O. Monday night plans were discussed for
work for the summer months. One ap-
plication for reinstatement was received.
The attendance at Cala,,tta Lodge, No
II, Monday night was largo to witness
the rank Of esquire conferred.
Equal Lodge, No II. Monday night re-
ceived one apple alton for membership.
An amendment to its bylaws changing
the meeting nights from weekly to twice
month will be up for consideration at
the next meeting.
Past Grand Chancellor H. P. Wiley
and I. NJ. Roberts Of Walla Walla,
WASH. were visitors and addressed the
lodge in the interest Of Pythianism.
DR.. I. G. Store. member of Equal
Lodge who has been in i'll health at
West Palm Beach, Fla. is reported much
better and expects to be able to return
home soon.
Chancellor Commander John w. Haner
of Webster Lodge, No. Z. who has been
i'll for the past three months, is reported
better.
Union Lodge, No. p. at its meeting
Wednesday amended its bylaw relative
to the minimum fee for initiation, so as
to make it conform to the amendment
of the grand constitution enacted at the
last Grand Lodge convention.
Harmony Lodge, No. 81, through Keep
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Excelsior Lodge, No. IA. at its meeting
Tuesday night will have as its guest
Grand Chancellor S. H. Bassett. The
grand chancellor viii! present to Grand
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er Of Records and Seals Ben c. Nc
Quay, Is the first to report to Grand
Chancellor Bassett that it has tho card
index record authorized by the last Grand
each member of the lodge, as far as pos
stble. from the institution OF the lodge to
the present date.
Grand Prelate Charles w Henderson,
a member of Harmony Lodge, has re-
ceived news Of the death of his mother.
ninety years Of age, in Richmond, Va
Syracusians Lodge. No. 10. will have a
class initiation of five Friday evening.
Dr. w. F. r. Phillips of Rathbone-
Superior Lodge. No. %. had a surprise
for the lodge Friday evening. in W. F..
v. Plant Of the bureau of engraving and
printing, who gave an interesting and in
structive talk on the life and death of a
bank note. After the close Of the lodge
about sixty friends and invited guests of
DIR. Phillips went to the Fredonia Hotel,
where repast was served
Friendship Temple. No Q, Pythian Sis
tiers, met Wednesday evening with a
large attendance. Questions pertaining to
the future welfare Of the temple were
discussed by DR.. W. f. r. Phillips,
Messrs. Meick, Nusbaum and Others
Preparations are being made to enter
tain the Grand Temple, Pythian Sisters,
of Virginia. which will convene in this
city May 80.
Supreme Chief Mrs. Sarah J. Cotton of
Weatflford, Tex, as well as Most Excel
lent Chief Mrs. Mary Graham and her
grand officers. will be present.
The ceremonies incident to the laying
Of the corner stone of the new Pythian
Temple at Gaithersburg. Md, May IL,
will probably be witnessed by the largest
gathering Of the people of the state ever
held in Gaithersburg. according to pres
ent indications. Elaborate preparations
are being made for the entertainment OF
a very large number of visitors.
A. G. Carlisle and B. Fl. Warner, jr,
who visited Mountain City Lodge, knights
Of Pythias, of Frederick Monday evening"
1t IL said. learned that the lodge would
come to Gaithersburg for the corner stone
laying 200 strong, accompanied by the
Yellow Spring Band of Frederick. consist
ing of twenty-five performers. The party
is expected to be materially increased
along the route Of the journey.
President Taft's presence on the occa-
sion is said to be assured, as we'll as the
presence OF Gov Crothers. This is ex-
pected to increase interest in the event
throughout the state.
Invitations for the corner stone cere-
monies have been sent also to Admiral
Schley, Blair Lee. Judge E. c. Peter,
Judge c. Fl. Urner. Judge J. c. MOtter.
b. H Warner and other prominent citi-
zeps OF Montgomery county.
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ing blue and blue green from Arizona
and from northern Mexico.
There Is a material that You will find
in every gem place IN the world. 1t
looks like lapis-lazuli and 10 called Swiss
lapis. German lapis or Irish lapis. &C
cording to the seller. Strange to say IL
holds it's color for a long time. 1t is
harder than lapis-Iazuli. its color is not
even and II put in ammonia for a short
time you will find the color Is gone and
that 1t has become again what II original
ly was, a yellow-gray stone; in other
words. Il is jasper agate which has been
stained with Prussian blue iron ferro-
cyanide. thus acquiring a color not its
own but one that is permanent under
many conditions.
There Is a natural chalcedony. charm
ing material: occasionally ancient Baby.
lonian and Sassanian cylindrical seals
are made of II called sartraine. Great
quantities of similar material are sold.
made by staining gray chalcedony with q
blush stain.
The opal is, Of all stones, the one that
lends itself to tho greatest variety Of
art decoration wholly because OF its great
Of color. The white from Austria
and New South Wales with its
fine play Of color is used especially N
the richer jewelry with diamQnds.
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Grand Master Thomas j. Gates and
his corps of grand officers visited
Dorcas Rebekah Lodge. No. 4, the home
Repekah Lodge Of the Grand Master
and several of the officers, Friday even
ing. AS has been the custom in the
past, a large number Of the members
or the Rebekah lodges attended the
visitation. The grand representatives
expressed entire satisfaction with the
rendition Of the work by the officers of
Ihe lodge. In the absence Of Grand
secretary W. r. Clapp, Past Grand j.
~ loakiey reported the numerical
and Grand Treasurer J. Brown re-
ported the lodge in excellent financial
condltion Remarks were made by sew
erai or the grand officers and visitors
rom other Jurisdictions, and the grand
master was remembered by his lodge
by the presentation Of a suitable re-
inlnder or his active membership in the
lodge, and his having attained the high
once he now fills. At the close OF the
session refreshments were served in the
banquet room by the entertainment
committee OF Dorcas Lodge. With this
VISITATION the grand master closed his
series OF spring visitations.
Past Grand Master George L. Arnold
of the jurisdiction Of Rhode Island
visited several OF the subordinate lodges
during the past week, and was the
guest OF Esther Rebekah Lodge. No. 5,
on the occasion of the visit Of the grand
master and officers Monday evening.
Esther Rebekah Lodge, No. 5. Mon
day evening had it's annual visitation
from Grand Master Gates and the Grand
Lodge officers. Mrs Maud Keiser Brooks
was in the chair. and all Of the other
sixteen officers were present. The I'M
written work rendered by the noble
grand, Mrs. Maud Keiser Brooks; vice
grand, Mrs. Anna Epps. and warden.
Mrs. Lily Shipman. was highly COM
mended. Satisfactory reports were
read by the grand secretary and grand
treasurer concerning the increase OF
members, as we'll as finances, Of the
lodge since the first Of the year.
| AS Esther Lodge was celebrating her
sixth anniversary as we'll as receiving
the Grand Lodge officers on their an
lnual visitation. banquet followed. at
tended by 175. Vice Grand Mrs. Anna
Epps acted as toastmistress. and ad-
dresses were made by the following:
Mrs. Maud Keiser Brooks. Mrs. Annie
Billings. p. G.: Grand Master Thomas
]. Gates. f. W. Bradford. p. g. M. W..
w. Milan. G. r, and James II. Crew,
p. G. NJ, G. r.
| Grand Master Thomas Gates was pre-
! scented with a token of esteem in be-
half of the lodge. Mrs. Dell F. kistier
making the presentation speech.
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STONES FOR CRAFTSMEN.
Some Semi Precious Colored Gems of
Great Artistic Value.
From H8ndicSaft.

FROM HandlcSaft
Among the green stones, leaving out
the emerald. we have the aquamarine
from North Carolina, Madagascar and
Brazil. fine enough almost to be precious
We have 1t in blue-green of lesser gem
value from Maine. New Hampshire and
Connecticut. and this variety can fire.
quently be made into charming jewels.
The Chinese well understand how to
use aquamarine when in rounded hexag-
onal hits or segments, polished in round
ed irregular masses.
Then we have the Amazon stone, the
green feldspar, found in wonderful per-
lection in Pixies Peak. Col, and In
masses of translucent green and blue
green material in Virginia and North
Carolina; chrysocolla. blue and blue
green ore of copper imparting the color
Ing and coated with chalcedony and
quarts. First and pre-eminent among
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MASONIC.

LODGES.
May 1-Potomac, No. j. NJ. N.
Bcnj. r. French. No. Is. N. N.
Auacostia. No. 81. F. C..
Pentalpha. No. %. +. c.
Mount Pleasant. No. SO. E 4.
May 2-Myron NJ Parker. No. q, Il. A.
May 3-Osiris. No. g. social evening.
May NAVAL. No. 4. NJ. NJ.
Masonic Board of Relief.
May 5-Coumbis. No. 3. +. c.
Hiram. No. 10 Thy past masters),
NJ. NJ.
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS.
May 4-tapitol. No. II. Mark.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR COMMANDER1ES.
May 1-0rent M. :. Business.
May 3-Iotomac. No. 2, business.
May 5-Coumbia. No. .. Red Cross.
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH
RITE.
Nav o-Iadics' Night. Cathedral.
Mithras Lodge of Perfection, Busi-
ness.
EASTERN STAR CHAPTERS.
April :;0-Grand Chapter. 18th anniversary.
Church OF the Ascension, @:3G
pm.
May 1-Ruth. No. 1.
May 2-Mizpah. No. s.
May 3-Arcmc. No. 10.
May 4-Fstber. No. =.
May 5-Martha, No. 4.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

Edward J. Ross Council. No. g. Junior
Order United American Mechanics. at its
meeting Thursday, received from the COM
mittce on hall for the joint use Of the sew
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
LODGES.

LODGES.
May Equal, No. II, business. ANA.
ranth. No. u, knight rank. Cen
,nry. No. 30. business.
May Webster. No. Z; Excelsior. No.
-. and Capital. No. "a. business.
Myrtle. No. %. election Of can
didates.
May 3-Mount Vernon. No. 5. and Union.
No. 22. business.
May 4-Franklin. No. 2. reception to Wis
itors. Harmony. No. Fl, voting
on amended bylaws.
May -Syracusians. No. 10. comforting
ranks.
UNIFORM RANK.
May 3-Washington Company, No. I. drill.
May 4-Coldwell Company, No. Z, business.
PYTHIAN SISTERS.
May 3-Friendship Temple. No. o. business.
May o-Rathbone Temple. No. 8, business.
MISCELLANEOUS.
May 5-Chancellors' Association, impor-
tant business.
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ODD FELLOWS.
LODGES.

LODGES
May 1-Beacon, No. 1b, and Excelsior, No.
~. joint social evening. Langdon,
No. 26: Union, No. II, and Cove.
nant. No. IL, regular business.
May Golden Rule, No. Il: Amity, No.
p. and Phoenix, No. Is, degree
work. Washington. No. 6, regular
business.
May s-Eastern No. I; Harmony, No. o,
and Federal City, No. 20, degree
work. Friendship. No. IL. regular
business.
May 4-Columbia. No. 10. degree work.
Salem. No. %. regular business.
May 5-Central, No. L. and Metropolis.
No. 10. degree work.
ENCAMPMENTS.
May 3-AIount Nebo. No. 8, degree work.
May s-Magenenu. No. 4. degree work.
REBEKAH DEGREE.
May Naomi, No. l. degree work.
May S-Ruth No. ., and Martha Washing
ton. No. 3. regular business.
PATRIARCHS MILITANT
May Canton Washington, No. ]. regular
meeting.
May 6-Canton Washington, No. 1. drill
and social evening.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-09-23
NO Quorum Available
 for fhe City Council

The Idaod city council longer working The of CounCimen Bayles pretty bad crmp in the cys legislative body Councilman been playing hockey for number brother members left him position whether quorum could be gotten together.
 The other members hoping Captain Petersen would around and make the of business possible vanished this week however, when Councilman Andersen addressed letter resignation Mayor Barnes headed seek fortune the Ruby quadrangle where the description for nation has impressed him fsvorably.
 At the meeting the council last week resolution adopted making instead of five but somebody States law which recorded looeea code making less than five legal quorum; tersen, the councils power is petered entirely.
 At the usual hour Wednesday night faithful Barnes and Councilman McDone building they did climb the Acting Attorney Maby joined them in group the fire people passed md jests in through the door.
 Mayor Barnes has received weegram City Attorney Henry Roden saying he the taking of dead again the roster of live municipalities Three missing will have to be replaced and nmaed be deaey that unless regular at the 
 The members of the board remaining office are Barnes (mavor McDone, Muchler and Petersen.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-09-23
Wedding on Otter Greek

A very quiet wedding occurred on Friday evening, September IS, at the home of MT. and Mrs. James 5. Chroni5ter at Otter creek, when MT. Samuel Lindsay Bates and Miss Mercedes Rogers were united in marriage.
 The ceremony was performed by Commissioner c. E. Taylor at 9 o'clock. alter which delicious re past was served by Mrs. Chronister.
 Those present were MT and Mrs. James B. Chronister and MT. Gilbert Bates, brother of the bride, groom.
 MT. Bates is one ot the operators on upper Otter creek. the bride be- ing a recent arrival from the Out side. The happy couple will make their home on their claim on the creek,
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-09-23
Arctic Brotherhood
 10 Nominate Officers

Tbe regular meeting of Camp IdaOd P, Brotherhood will be held A. R. Hall evening $40 o'clock The business of the for the ensuing months
 The A. B promote c welfare of the this member of Camp Iaod should assist the selection capable board should persuade attend great depends upon the officers selected
 It intended initiate series sporting events ball and indoor baseball which invited 10 pac- pate, and afternoon will also be
 The usual dances will of course be held throughout the hope of the attractive and joyabe they in the
 Remember the meeting is Monday evening B. Hall a o'clock
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-09-23

Between here and Otter creek the way of the trans gressor is the nggerheads.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-09-23
IN THE PROBATE COURT for Otter

IN THE PROBATE COURT for Otter Precinct, Territory of Alaska, Fourth Division, Before E. M. Stanton, Esq, Commissioner and Probate Judge In re Estate of Ben Johnson, Deceased. Notice of Hearing.
 L. S. Robe, administrator of the said estate, having filed his final account therein, it is hereby ordered that the 2Sth day of October 1911, is the day for the hearing of objections to said final account, and the settlement thereof. This the 25th day of August, 1911.
 F. M. STANTON,
 Commissioner an1 Probate Judge
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-09-23
LdifarOd Public School
 to Open Monday Morninq

Parents having children Of school informed that the Ida public school will its doors Monday morning at and hoped that all children who ensuing schoo, will be hand a that hour.
 Quite large number o eligible children found Jdita City, while Otter and Dskake will contribute ti quota.
 There ample supply of school requisites on hand and the furniture way up from Dkeman no further delay ~ peced.
 Miss Grant, has been as Idarod ctv first
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-09-23

public school teacher IS considerable atanmen She with the Fairbanks school known to most residents in Iditarod
 The schoolroom which is situated hall nicely decorated and will and comfortable during addition light and airy thoroughly suitable for the purpose which it has been consecrated.
 The l. S. Robe C. E F. M Dunham aud John Sreic MT. Dunham is on his way to Fairbanks
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-09-23

II am for the development of the West for the Vest that is Alaska for Alaska trying to find out what the country really need is quotation credited to Secretary Fisher of the department of the interior in
 speech Cordova The sentiment expressed by the tary is Improvement the declarations of the who sent him. Mr. Taft has repeatedly said he is in favor of developing Alaskas with due regard for the rights and interests of the people of the United States and the needs of the people of Alaska. The president has not contributed anything to Alaska for Alaska literature
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-09-23

By the mail which reached Iditarod last Sunday night the Pioneer received several copies of the Corova Alaskan printed in January of the present year. The papers looked as crisp and if they had just from the press The circumstance is mentioned proof of the excellent the postal authorities take of matter them
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-09-23
SULZER'S MISTAKE

From the standpoint of diplomacy the utterance of Congressman Suer advocating division of Alaska into three parts with territorial government for each the worst blunder possible He speaking the secretary of the interior who in Alaska personal representative of the president and the governor Alaska who by virtue of his office also represents the chief magistrate in minor degree. As known champion of territorial government for Alaska Mr. Suzer gave the reay and the governor good ground to point to him as
 bad example of dreamer of impossible things for Alaska In throwing down the gauntlet the congressman was neither careful to the true sentiments of his friends nor to present an impregnable argument his foes
 Delegate Wickersham, believe, has expressed be- lief that sometime in the future may become desirable divide Alaska along the lines proposed by Mr. Suer but that is doubtful. In 1886 Texas came into the Union reservng the right to divide territory into era different states At that time probably doubted that such division would be made population and developed resources would admit of it. Texas has come populous, rich and powerful and each step in it's advancement has the possibility of its being Nded grow more remote. Occasionally some politician mindful that the representation in United States would be increased several fold breaches divon but the people deaf to all such suggestionsad the people are wisest.
 Alaska, perhaps, will have no reason ever to want dlVlsOn: 1t certainly has To again point to Texas for exampe In point of interests climatic and typographical conditions that state had far want division than Alaska has, It had frontier of many hundreds of miles which poced against Indians and out laws. For thirtyve years considerab portion of it's territory held by hostile Indians Large areas of the state were nexpored until about the year 1880. The rich farming section different from the arid regions can be imagined Yet the unity of the people perfect and the tremendous influx of foreign population was rap idly assimated and scarcely left mark the mass retaining spirit of intense Americanism
 These things pointed to show that division is not the thing needed for country like Alaska, which has not yet begun to feel its strength But there is another
 thing that needs to be mentioned in connection with the Texas story. The state always owned it's land and this fact is due of the happy conditions that have attended it. If Mr. Sulzer will start agitation for like ownership the part of Alaska he will at least do less harm than by urging division of the tenory strength at time when unity is so much needed.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-09-23
Under New Advancement

J. N. Mccain is now in charge of the Elite Baths. Turkish, plain or steam baths given. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-09-23

It pretty safe assumption that the potracted dis cussion of governmental affairs applied to Alaska has become esOme to most readers To editors it has growD difficult to evolve thought the subject cothe the old in garments other than those which have been turned patched made andered and done up first starched and then limp for To these many years Notwithstanding all ths it is hoped article from the Dawson News reprinted in the Pioneer today will be read by every who either brides himself his United States citizenship or has the welfare of Alaska at heart