Evening journal., 1919-06-10

given The supreme Lodge delegates al
the Lambros tonight. II viii be lhe
frst Of the social diversions accom-
panvinr the biennial session OF the S,l-
preme Lodge. and local Workmanship
will make 1t an occasion y be reInelD-
bered
Grand Master WorkmE EdwnN y
Kane. OF the Delaware Grand Lodgs
will preside as toastmaster. The words
Of welcome will be spoken by Ezekiei
Cooper. chairman Of the local enter
iainment committee. There will be an
address by the Hon. p. r. Carol on
"Our Country I'm War supreme Mas
ter workman VIII VI. Narvis. Of Mus
catine. Iowa. will take the topic. THE
Supreme Lodge as 10 Was. as 10 Is. and
as a Will Be" United states senator
L. Heisler Ball will deliver an oration
on "Our Country in Peace The speak
ing will conclude with an address,
The Common Interest of Workmen'
by Miles NJ Dawson.
Committee reports were received az
this mornings session Of the supreme
Lodge. which was followed by com
mittee meetings. There will BE- further
committee meetings held this after
noon
f.. F. Danforth, Skowhegan. Ne, Su-
preme Treasurer. reported total re-
GENTS during the last two fiscal years,
beginning on January 4. Of S3661ii2,
including the balance on hand January
4 1917. Disbursements during 1917
amhunted 70 si7,72iis; during 1918,
sIQOi9i. The balance on hand on De-
cember 81, 1918. amounted 10 siiOii.i3.
The report OF the Supreme Recorder,
T. J. Moore, OF Fargo. y. D., gave de-
tailed accounts Of the beneficiary, fra
ternal aid. guaranty. immediate relief
and Sackett monument funds, and re-
GENTS from grand lodges. The sum OF
81. 1866 was contributed TO the fund
10 erect a monument to the late SUI
preme Recorder Myron Ward Sackett'
OF Meadyille, Pa. who died in April,
1917 A beautiwul marble monument
was erected I'm the Meadville cemetery.
Losses by death in the supreme Lodge
during the past two years included
Two Delaware names. Past Grand
Master W. J. E. Carroll and j. wilkins
COoch.
A report OF interest during the bien-
Mai session viii be that OF the repre-
sentatives 10 the National Fraternal
Congress OF America. which was held
last August. The Supreme Lodge rep
resentatives 10 this Congress were:
past supreme Master Workman Ed
ward r. Holman. OF Johnston, Pa.
Supreme Overseer. United states SEN
ator l. Heisler Ball. Of Marshallton
Del. and past Grand Master Work
man. Ezekiel Cooper. OF this city.
In his report. Supreme Master
Workman VIII NJ Narvis, or Musca-
line Iowa. recommends an increase in
fbe MILEAGE and per dem allowed for
expenses in attending the biennial ses-
sion incurred by delegates. at least
for the present convention. Higher
hotel and railroad rates were given as
the reason. -
Workman issued an order forbiddine
use Of the German ritual or the Ger
man language in subordinate lodges ol
ibo order The report Of Mr.. Narvis
recommends that the supreme Lodge
issue an edict that henceforth only
The English language may be used IN
! A. y. L. W. lodges
The standing committees are as lol-
lows:
I Committee on flnance-B. F. Csr-
roll. chairman. Des Moines. Iowa: DR.
F. NJ Grain. Redneld South Dakota
Ezekiel Cooper. Wilmington, Del.
Committee on laws-Fred C. Wet
more. chairman. Cadillac Mich; sam
mel : Biiz. Louisville. Ky; J.. II
Kelly. sutton, West Virginia
Committee on fraternal congress-