Show L i I 1 1 I 5 5 1 MASONIC portrait of kiili ralph G gried blaster of the lown ion ft grand I 1 alet ace rai ralph ph G phelps who lias has been reelected re elected grand master of the iowa grand lod lodge geAL A F and A st wai born atmon nt month ills in 1840 he ile conten of puritan Iu ritan stock being descended from front the william phelps who came over with the dorchester dorcac sacr colony and he be Is related to the porter family which I 1 has bag furnished GO so ac N in many a n y professors sors to yale college brother P helps phelps 7 graduated from froin I 1 monmouth mon mouth college in was admitted I 1 to the bar I 1 the following follow ing year I 1 and soon after settled I 1 at atlantic I 1 I 1 I 1 la ia chero ho be con I 1 I 1 finues to t 0 reside I 1 and practice lie ile I 1 was received into pomosa clodgo at RALPH 0 atlantic in 1874 became a royal arch mason in 1877 and a knight templar in 1882 lie has been the presiding officer of lodge chapter and in the grand lodge ho he has held several minor offices and for years has held the chairmanships of important committees ho ile was chosen grandmaiter grandmaster grand master in 1801 by a handsome vote and so satisfactory has been his rule that bo will bo ba continued in that position tiou for another year how now true this is the tile building up of tho the old lodges will prove a wiser policy than the institution of new ones no member who thoroughly understands the rules and regulations of freemasonry will entertain for a moment a desire to violate its ancient landmarks Freema freemason somi pro BO so called because e they are made free brought out of darkness into light elevated from ignorance to know knowledge I 1 dge taught bow to live in honor and bor how to die in peace benjamin F franklin was worthy master in IA 1733 7 freemasonry in ln new nev yoi york k has lum safely passed through many many trials and tribulations and is now in the high tide of prosperity aalthe all alio rago rage of the anti masonic crusade all the dissension and confusion of rival grand lodges and all the perils of great debt have been met and overcome I 1 and now victory crowns the banner of I 1 tho ae craft in all the state over was realized from front the great masonic fair at richmond for the benefit of their masonic home lodge mother Kil winning of scotland it is said has commenced to work the mark degree the masonic temple at newark N J will cost about A 0 U W the loal loyal grand lodge of iowa gatti lot in strength chips the loyal grand lodge of iowa now has nearly members long ago the loyal grand lodge of iowa satisfied the country that it would soon pass the sc se ceders and it has done BO so it nil will only bo be a matter of a short timo time when there will be but one grand lodge of iowa and that will be loyal to the supreme lodge tho the order is doing very ivell well all over new gerbey Jerf cey and arid is going to receive a boom this fall fail which will mean lower assessments the taken in the order in nebraska la Is such as to insure healthy growth grow th for fomo somo time to come net gain in membership for past twelve months balance in relief fund aug 1 the indications aro that tho death lato rate hereafter will bo be less than it hag has been and we may escape having more assessments this year thau than wo we had bad laai met it if wo we can get through with no heavier burdens than wo we had in IWI 1831 it will be a remarkable result Ont arios grand recorders report for july exhibit in beneficiary fund paid balance on hand band 0 and in general fund paid bal balance ance on band three hundred and forty new certificates were nvere issued two hundred and twenty one new certificates issued in montana in july the membership reached aug 1 KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS election of by tho the grand lod godso 0 o of sword thrust thrusts the following officers were elected at the recent session of tho the grand lodge of pennsylvania syl rania J J davis grand chancellor john stratton grand vice chancellor II 11 11 II jackson grand prelate G G freed grand master at arms georgo george hawks keeper of records and seals julius mount moun 6 nc ne grand master of tho the exchequer and anti the grand trustees are arem essers beebe hart and love lo 10 e A very popular song with many of the brothers during the session of the new york grand lodge was ive worked eight hours this day Sti supreme preme chancellor george B shaw of kau eau clare wis was recently nominated for congress by the republicans of his district the sum of was ordered by the new york grand lodge to bo be transferred from front the general fund to the Ily pythian thiAn home f fund und thereby creating a nucleus for the 1 largo arge sum which will bo be required to car carry ry to completion this grand project Asa As a direct result of this action the per capita tax was increased from thirty to thirty six cents thus giving tho the hum sum of twelve cents per capita to be added to the pythian home fund annually RED MEN the order lu a healthful condition note notes from various the whole order numbered about on jan 1 of which there were in the reservation reserva tiou of massachusetts divided among tribe s the last report from the whole order showed an average membership of 83 85 in each tribe funds oa on hand band and invested 1100 for each tribe average dues per great sun year W 0 an and d the tile total amounts of benefits paid brothers and widows and orphans for the p past ut great sun avera averaged ed 1 I 62 for each member which v aich proves how well its charitable and benevolent principles arc are exemplified the state of vermont at present under the jurisdiction of massachusetts has seven healthy and prospering rig tri tribes bess and a great council will soon bo be instituted in that reservation the order Is booming in Call california fornia 1 0 0 0 F liberal Donat donation for to tho the odd rol fellow lows home at jacksonville note the trustees of the odd fellows home nome and national sanitarium of jacksonville fla report the receipt of 3 7 3 from thirty seven states the sums donated ranging from asoo aw the latter aum having been given by the lodges of ohio it if more money Is actually needed there will be no trouble or alty in obtaining it when the jurisdictions are convinced ot of th the e fact for the chicago sufferers over was raised Men memphis iphis yellow fever ever su sufferers about and a like amount for the johnstown sufferers 1 new wo torl alc fi lias as over 1500 l odd fellows e entitled titled to weir the veteran jenel jewel theoda the odd lellow fellow mho who Is always anticipating p happiness tomorrow is it good dual dw better off any a thau the one who spends his time thinking how wretched I 1 lie e wiss was day before yeste ly uniti Uni tl states senator dolph of oregon is a past grand matter waster of that jurisdiction S several evera I 1 of the senators aro are members of the order the sun never sets on our halla halls or mem bers bip the conceited odd fellow is the only man in the world who is sure of one ad who will never go back on him there are lodges with mem meni bers now belonging to the order iu in ontario at missouri can boast of 3 initiations and a net lain ot of 2390 during the post past twelve months four lodges were instituted in vermont last year I 1 the jurisdiction now has 43 48 lodges with a total membership of showing show ing a net gaiu gain of members during the past year the grand lodge of vermont h lias by unanimous vote instructed its re presenta lives in the supreme grand lodge to vote for the repeal of the two dollar minimum benefit law the work of rebekah lodges in ne new w york show a net gain in membership 0 of f 1013 columbia tenn la Is to have a new 1 I 0 0 r temple it is now under process of construction new hampshire has made a yearly g gain of ot more than members for a period ex ce eding thirty years in twelve days commencing july I 1 the subordinate lodges of kansas donated toward the tile orphans home of that state quinnipiac lodge of connecticut has a roll of honor consisting of fourteen breth ren who have 1 bean n members of the order for over fifty years A lodge of odd fellows is its members make it it will either bo be a live zealous body or a nonentity nonen ity its basis is to be found in tho the quality of the tho zeal and prudence of tho the brethren who compose it over lodges in pennsylvania responded to the call of grand master with arup to relieve the sufferers of oil city and titusville Titus ville ille among which were the families of 40 brethren KNIGHTS OF THE strength of the order in 11 splendid condition the citizens of michigan take particular pride in the organization of the knights and lady it is a michigan in ution organized and started in the city of port huron eleven years ago and incorporated under the law laws a of the state it it is is now and always has been managed by michigan men it lias has grown and pros feied beyond the expectations of its founder from a handful ulof of men jan 1 1883 1882 it haa has increased in power aud and strength 9 until today it has nearly sir knights and lady in michigan alone the michigan great camp is the largest state jurisdiction by of any fraternal life beneficiary ho co clety in the country the following report will show th the e splendid condition of the knights of georgo george II 11 died june 4 insured in crescent tent no 47 knights of for VOW his widow ell laza a received the 2000 on juin julys lie ite entered the order january I 1 1889 mrs al r Z would have received the money one week sooner it if it had not been for certain irregularities this showing certain ly speaks well I 1 foi for this well know known arnd r nd well wel I 1 established order the knights of the is fast becoming one of tho most popular of of bene organizations as it is one of tho the cheapest and safest tho the order had no as seb ses in july and only sing single le assessments in nivy of the other months wita wit ln out exception death claims are paid i within ten days lays after proof of death is filed IC nights of honor if each lodge would put in one new member every month the older order would show a handsome net increase nt at the end of the year all it needs is a little deter mi nation on the ULU part of the members and this can be accomplished bring this mat ter before your lodge and start the ball rolling by presenting a candidate yourself the following from a daily paper needs no COll comment ment severa sev cral i death de etli benefits have hav e been paid in this city during luring the tile past week ek by the knights of honor the A 2 2000 1 going going to a bereaved family has blessed many homeland homes home sand and prevented suffering and want 11 the grand dictator of massachusetts has hag appointed S P lawrence Lawie P G U D a special deputy in conformity with the tile order of the grand lodge bro lawrence is to do devote oto his entire time to the work of tho the arder iu in the state arcanum new york has councils and 2 r 2 sn members council councils 2319 members massachusetts council councils 13 aw members illinois 77 councils 9 members ohio councils mem bers new jersey 73 councils 7 7 ga mem bers michigan Mich igau 7 70 0 councils members member maryland 31 councils members since tho the la institution of the order there have been members admitted withdraw withdrawals ills 07 permanent withdrawals 10 su pensions 1810 1816 reinstatements rein statements and 13 1 deaths there atre half halt rate members I 1 from institution of order to dec 31 1691 the collections for W 0 B fund were 18 17 and the disbursements the receipts of the general fund for the same time were 48 dis 93 I 1 benevolent organizations in private business success is largely dependent upon advertising it if a man lias has something to fell bell he be generally succeeds best in selling it it if ho lie lets people know the situation Bitu atlon the came same principle holds good in benevolent organizations and arid if wo we aie are to bring in new members and aud build up our orders we must certainly advertise advert ize what we have hav e got f MY SAINT my saint la Is ft a saint that few may know in all that she does tor for us sinners below she Is fair as faithful and faithful as fair with ft a halo encircling her beautiful hair sho la Is fall of wiles vv lies and moods aa as an elf and yet Is the spirit of truth itself and well for him who bli burden can bear in the light of the halo about her hair her face la is ft a mirror where men nien may read the truth that inspires her thought and deed her life Is a it ufa life of ds dai atlon and care and she lias has a halo about lier her hair 0 her care ts Is for others and not for herself anil and naught the khe recka reeks of profit or pelf enough for tier her that her goal ts is won not her halo Is bright tasa as n i aun sun all things the she idea ides from the splendid lovo love that cornea comes to her hero here from a power above and I 1 who adore her can hardly daro dare to took look at tho the halo about her hair walter II 11 pollock in longmans Loneman 8 magazine the tile cleasure of horseback bucl alding the pleasures of horseback riding flow from front the agreeable sensations attendant oa OW motion and from the tile knowledg know ledge ge that something with life aud and thought sustains us and arid carries us over the ground with speed and safety and that too with out any mental or physical exertion on our part exchange Ex chance 1 10 |