Show 6 sat KEC 20 C fET NOBLES OF THE MYSTIC SHRINE wedina ellna BI shrine temple building to llo erected in fit chicago the medina temple company has bas leased eased for ninety alve fh e years the property it at the corner of jac jackson k son street and fifth avenue chicago it has A frontage of feet on fifth avenue and feet on jackson dtreit and a magnificent twelve story fire proof structure will be erected thereon and the accompanying cut shows bow it will look when completed tho the building will cast cost the first two stories of the building will be devoted to store purposes and the tile next eight stories will be fitted up tip for foru saas offices the eleventh and twelfth floors aro are to be entirely utilized as a permanent home lome tor for medina temple and will be ar C 11 14 be 9 SEE cei 91 66 E tj eel P 5 ge 69 66 11 no ifyu jr MEDINA M ranged particularly for the successful rendition of the tile impressive initiatory ceremonies of the order tho the preceptor will be arranged like a theater with parquet and gallery seating about 1000 persons and the stage and scenery will be as large and extensive e as those of a regular theater abarge A large banquet hall ball and a number of parlors dressing rooms and smoking room will also be devoted to the comfort of tile members of the order medina temple nobles of the mystic shrine Is a branch of tha the masonic fraternity and no one Is eligible to membership in it unless lie has reached a high rank in that fraternity the total membership of the chicago shrine is now over 1600 and Is increasing at the rate of about members per yea year and the necessity of largo large and commodious commo diou quarters Is apparent to any who have attended its recent sessions MASONIC decision by tb the grand lodge of carolina Trow elette lettes the granil grand lodge of north carolina ap proved a decision that a man who cannot read or write Is eligible to the degrees of masonry if otherwise qualified it also ignores any man who has lost one hand band or foot and otherwise physically sound as ineligible or unable to perform the necip reel p bocal duties of love and friendship the grand lodge of utah authorizes the grand ini master Lster to appoint 6 delegates to tho the fraternal congress con cress at chicago la in augut IM 1893 george washington was appointed master of hla his lodge by edmund randolph go governor of virginia who was at the time grand master louisiana has bas only 3 comm anderies in that grand body 3 2 in new orleans and I 1 in shreveport the grand lodge of texas has passed a resolution declaring the grand lodge of worthington 0 a clandestine body and prohibits the members of the jurisdiction of texas from holding bolding any fraternal rela alons mern bro dro J X A mckenzie grand master of kentucky has made an official decision against and children of suspended masons into the masonic home kentucky 00 A lodge in arkansas proposes to build a temple and aska asks for contributions ot of stones from the craftsmen lodges and crand grand lodges all over the world the masom of st louis having been no rifled by the thi owners of the property to leave their masonic temple are actively consider ing the erection of a new temple the order in philadelphia owns property ag aggregating gre gating in value over t with much less than liabilities it is estimated that the annual income ct c the order Is full fully y t A good member of any order makes a true and devoted mason and vice versa one of the bedrooms of the utica home Is furnished by If harlem arlem lodge no it Is recorded that the first lodge in the united states came into existence in 1 1730 an apron worn by george washington Is still in use the fortunate po possessor messor of this valuable relic is bro llev rev J T smith of kansas 1 0 0 F splendid showing of the tile aldore Vl dore and fund in Hen kentucky tucky the widows and orp orphans bans fund in kentucky amounts to a splendid showing tor forthe the odd fellows Fellow of that juris 0 diction the sovereign grand lodge realizes over annually on supplies will our representatives please let our laws alone for ten years bo that we can call know what the law Is there are now lodges in michigan with a total membership of 2500 there are also encampments encamp ments tho the Mie michigan bigan grand encampment will meet in deficit oct 11 and the grand lodge the following week the odd fellows relief committee of san francisco paid out for relief in that city last year the sum of there are subordinate lodges and members of the order in west virginia the california veteran association has lim over names on its roll OT 97 of whom hara hava died it was much regretted that the strike prevented governor flower from attending and reviewing the parade of the patriarchs militant and buffalo lodges the per capita tax in newyork new york lias bas been reduced from 14 cents to 13 12 cents increase of membership and a healthy condition of the order in the state are the causes KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS development andr growth of the order helmet GI glint ants the order enters the twenty elith year of its existence with a i splendid army of nearly men marching steadily forward under the bred banner of byth lAni laniski sni no fraternal organization in tha the twenty seventh year of its existence has ever been able to obtain such a percentage of increase the development of the uniformed rank is 1 a marvel the record shows an increase of new divisions during the past year with a total membership exceeding being an increase during the year of members or over one fifth the endowment rank bajik is in a good condition and la is entering it a year of unparalleled prosperity when the pythian congress was last in session in july 1800 the numerical strength of the order as shown by the official reports for the year ending dec 81 1889 was as follows number of grand lodges 47 number of subordinate lodges 3 1 membership of the order official reports july 1 iwa 1 show number of grand lodges 54 number of subordinate lodges membership ol 01 the order or an increase in lit the two years ending july 1 aw 1 of being at the rate of 0 39 30 per cent the number of active lodges in new york state at the close of 1890 was during the calendar year 10 16 new nev lodges were instituted and 1 charter charte rag was restored two lodges fot forfeited betted their charlite fe kleaving leaving n let gain oils 1611 with a toi tola a of active lodges dec 31 1 lliel of 2 26 since jan I 1 last 10 lodges were instituted but hat thero there haio have been 3 and I 1 surrender of charter making an addition of uto 1410 the former number and giving ai at the time of this report active hodg lodges cs the new ritual prepared by the special committee ot of which walter 11 the new supreme vice chancellor was chairman was i as exemplified and adopted with out cl change iange an important chan change ge was made in the management of the endowment fund which separates n it from the supreme lodge and vesta vests the controlling power in a board 0 f control the appropriation of W 30 each per month to be paid to tho two daughters of justus K R rathbone the founder of the or order der was passed by the unanimous vote of the supreme lodge the office of an supreme preme secretary of the endowment rank was abolished and I 1 in a its stead was wms created the office of endowment commissioner W B kennedy the former supreme secretary was elected endowment commissioner in which office he lie NT will ill act as auditor between the supreme lodge and the board of control the returns show abow that in new york state there are knights ga esquires and M W pages a total of the 50 jewel offered by R S white supreme keeper of the records and sea seal for the oldest knight who participated in the parade review and competitive drill was awarded to T J mcginnis of indiana division no 3 indianapolis mr mcginnis innis Is something over fifty Q fly live years of age the lodges in new york state expended lat year tor for constitutions and digests wa 5 the receipts for jewels jew els and jewel cas last year by G K of R U and S dro acci t were colonel S 0 mcdowell mcdowel 1 of the second kansas kausas regiment carried off the handsome colonels cup offered for the commander of the best regiment in lino line during the grand parade the total membership of the K of P I 1 to thero there are 7 lodges in the be order past supreme chancellor george B D shaw is to bo con upon liis his wonderful record tho tile supreme chancellor chancel or on taking his seat mid 1 I want to come to the next session of the supreme lodge with an a a increase inc reaze of members ite came with 1121 COO the battalion prize of has been an awarded added to the first indiana colonel M P F Ifa II askell skelt commander who was gh eu ti e azo sword for the best commander A 0 U W progress rr ogress of the order in ohio more examinations to llo made the reports of the ohio grand lodge 6 show how that the total membership of the or der in that state is now and that each member lias has an insurance policy for V an amendment amer dment to the bylaws clia changing nging the maxi maximum murn age of new mem bers hers to bo be admitted to the order from fifty att to forty five years was lost A new foru was adopted for medical examination 0 of f applicants and the examinations ordered d anade more rigid with particular reference ref creme to the use of intoxicants the receipts of the relief fund in anjul july were G 35 the 10 total membership of the order on july I 1 was 2041 of which massachusetts Massa chusett had and new york the A 0 U W Is nearly twenty ton years of age some are still members who paid first assessment and it has cot wi no one during all this time over two illinois had assessments and for august montana paid a death claim in five da days Is that beat all records membership in fraternal insurance orders in the united states tesa july uly 1 over 2000 tt 0 of this number r aver ver are members of thea the A 0 U IV 1 total number of deaths for 1801 was 2570 an increase over 74 but the in crease of membership forthe for the year makes makis the average death rate ca of I 1 per cent less than 1690 the settlement of all these death losses has been made in the averatt time of two months and twelve days an ail increase of length of time compared with lajo of three days the A 0 U W V not only confers bless ings upon its members in the tile present but softens their deathbeds death beds by the knowledge that loyal hearts will V ill protect and provide ade for those whom they leave behind iowa called assessment no 0 tor for august searching around for terse and appropriate meaning to which the letters A 0 L U W V may be applied there might be food for reflection in the tile following actions outdoes ultra wisdom the government of the A 0 U IV is vested entirely la in the members they make its laws control its finances settle its policy and leave no stone unturned to make it a success order of united friend friends the assessment call for september received from the imperial councils giu tho the notices of 14 deaths which amount to L the total amount paid into the relief rel ef fund by the deceased members wan wa the smallest amount was and the largest ozo o ZO the longest time of membership of any of the deceased members was 10 years airs and 3 months and the shortest bt was I 1 11 I 1 months and days IF I 1 WERE FAIR if I 1 were fairl if I 1 had little lands hands and blender slender feet it if to my cheeks checks the color rich and came at a word and faded at a frown if I 1 had clin clinging ing curla carts of 0 brown if I 1 bad had dreamy eyes aglow with smiles and ac e weful md nad frette allua if it I 1 fair lovo love would not turn aside lifes path so narrow would be broad ani an wide if I 1 were feirl if I 1 were fairl perhaps like other maidens I 1 might hold A true heartly store ot of tried and tested gold goll love walla on beauty though acet sweet lou alone it seems to me for naught might well abono lint but beautys charm charin is strong and lo 10 love 0 obey obe the witchery of her shy ways wa a it if I 1 were fair my iny cars would seem BO so few uto life would untold unfold sweet pictures to my if it I 1 were fairl if it I 1 were fair fairl perhaps the baby with a scream of joy to clasp my neck would throw away ay its toy and bide its dimples in my shining hair Belld erld by tho the maze of glory therel but now oh shadow of a young girla face uncolored Unco lord lips that pains cold cloger tracel you will not blame tho child whose wee hands close not on tho the blighted bud but on tho the rose ros bo so rich and fair if I 1 were fairl ob just a little fair with some soft touch about my face to glory it if no one sharald my presence or my kiss my heart would almost break beneath its bliss said each pilgrim shall attain his goal and perfect light shall flood each blinded soul when days flush merges into sunsets bars and night la here and then beyond tho the stars tar I 1 thai I 1 be fairl edith butter la ia london spectator there are not a few who think them thera calves lucky if at the dinner hour they are able to allay the cruel pangs of hup hun gernith ger with a philosophic pipe the harvester was invented by cyrus mccormick in 1631 1831 and lias has been im fill prove proved I 1 by many subsequent inventors |