Show 0 V z f 0 il I 1 11 4 F 1 0 0 F lr ir C T grand sire or of hie the soi 50 edelen orand lite ar 0 at the ra atneal ui igual me of t aba sov ov grand lodge ft a prominent canadian odd fellow fellows wi chosen to t or of fice in lit the gift of this honorable an I 1 distinguished society I 1 that of grandsire erand arand sire arc T campbell nl al I 1 though a resident 1 of toronto is a al 1 member of arion arlon I 1 01 aj lodge hartford I 1 I 1 and is well known k I 1 throughout tho the I 1 I 1 united states and 1 I 1 Cana canada daas as an en 1 t 11 it s I 1 a a t I 1 C odd I 1 fellow the of C T CA CAMPBELL flee fice to which he be has bas been elected is that of presiding officer over a united body of 1512 15 12 1 men and women the last annual report showing that as the strength of the order and the manchester unity of odd fellows by very much the largest benevolent society in the world canada received charters for 3 lodges oklahoma and indian territory received 13 and sweden 1 illinois is making a pull for members with fair prospects of reaching that mark the encampment of georgia gave M toward tha the orphans home of that state ohio has lodges the increase in revenue of tho the order in 1891 1801 over 1800 was A 0 U W splendid work of lie the order in nebraska select II inight Ight notes the successful work of securing new members continues with most of ti the e lodges in the kif jurisdiction ev ever er since the grand jurisdiction was organized ed prosperity has reigned with a membership of 1000 when it became a member it lias has increased to and the tidal wave still sweeps along without an obstacle in the way supreme commander james W carr of the select knights has issued a general order annexing the state of wisconsin to the jurisdiction of minnesota the select knights of iowa are in a fair way to have enough legions to form their own grand legion shortly gene general ral sterrett grand commander ot of missouri in whose jurisdiction iowa now Is has been doing some sonic good work there assisted by D G C trulock A loyal legion of the select knights 0 lias has been instituted in new york city and the rebel knights are a thing of the past grand commander IV IL ir adams of minnesota has started a select knight campaign and before the winter is over will have a large number of new legions in his jurisdiction the field is large embracing minnesota wisconsin montana washington oregon and utah the A 0 U W will cover the 1 mark before the close of 1693 there Is a feeling growing throughout the jurisdiction of massachusetts that the 45 age limit is bound to come S S davis of ohio has bu been elected a representative to the next session of the lodge chicago lias has about 00 lodges minnesotan Min increase for or tho the present year will coma come close to I 1 I 1 RED MEN increase in for the pa rait great suu sun short talks the summer moons have passed and the time has come when effective work may my b ba done to strengthen tho the tribes and the order for the great sun ending the buck moon the order gained 15 per cent over the previous great sun adding nearly to the membership the same percentage of increase this great sun will carry the membership above ahil 1 an increase of 20 per cent will make ou our r membership a round on the 0 of next buck duck moon the millage committee which has been figuring up tho the number of miles traveled by great chiefs representatives and mem bers of the finance committee finds it was IS 1326 and tho the number of days in session was wag theonder The order in the reservation of west philadelphia is booming the improved order of red men were out in force at the evening pageant of the columbus celebration in new york there were indians everywhere all along the line iwas In indians drans indians and indians there were red men on foot and in saddle the order never had such an opportunity before and abd they mada made the best of it all praise is due them for their great display the finance committee reported favorably and the great council adopted a resolution I 1 appropriating WO M to the permanent fund forthe for the endowment of a home for widows 4 anu and orphans of deceased members KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS acta ity in tho the maritime provinces sword thrusts from the maritime provinces comes word that never in its history has the lodge been BO so active as at present cromall from all sides come reports of constant additions to membership and harmony prevails in ev try lodge the lodges of philadelphia have inaugurated a practice of interchange of visitation visitations As a result large attendance is secured interesting and instructive remarks are made social intercourse follows and a mutuality of interest in lodges and members Is the outcome the cash assets of the order aggregate the percentage of endowment rank members per knights in the order is 79 the net suspensions per initiates in 1891 1801 was pennsylvania has lodges and nearly members indiana is 13 marching rapidly toward the mark I 1 the grand lodge of new york state has I 1 held beld twenty tour four annual sew sessions the knights of pythias of brownville tenn have incorporated for the purpose of erecting a fins hotel in that town I 1 I 1 california expended for relief last year I 1 fal MIO WA I 1 1 MASONIC f 1 grand officer officers erected in indiana chip chips I 1 from the the following grand officers were elected in indiana Illus illustrious grand master edward 11 II dunning of goshen deputy illustrious grand master simeon S johnson Jeffer jeffersonville sonville grand privy chancellor of I 1 the work w ork thomas 13 iong long I ong of terre haute grand trea treasurer burer martin Martl nII 11 rice indianapolis grand recorder william II 11 smythe indianapolis grand captain of gua guard I 1 thomas U R marshall columbia city r new hampshire baa has over members craftsmen died in that state last year I 1 I 1 11 I 1 ak I 1 I 1 I 1 6 A t I 1 11 IV i A sometimes there Is great haste baste I 1 made to rush candidates through lodge and chapter to get them into the sonic of them soon forget that there Is such much u thing g asa as a lodge and actually act as if they were above blue masonry genesee falla falls lodge no ma ester has a ibern membership bersh ap of pennsylvania has the largest gram araud corn com mandery knights in the la universal lodge of Broo brooklyn klyo Is coin posed of spanish speaking breth brethren poil it I 1 is a good lodge and find reflects credit on its t gen KC eral cral membership I 1 at W V grand master faster morrow of aid ala bama favors the chicago fraternal con gress lie ile says it will harmonize the work in all particulars r hereafter no broL brother hershall shall represent or act as proxy for tor more than one lodgett lodge at any communication of the grand lodge the first grand master of new york 1 state tate was william walter he ile served in 1781 1783 1782 and part of 1783 having resigned reigned a daring during the latter year of his ro regime I 1 masonry Is nonsectarian nonpolitical and must remain BO am A mason must not uso use his lodge connection to further his political ambition KNIGHTS OF HONOR indications point to A large I ai ec increase of bershia votes notes from all sections comes the good news that the order is on oil the up grade lodges are active that have been dormant for years and everything points to a large increase in membership the best test which can be applied to any fraternal society is the results achieved b by y it and the paid by the knights ot of honor to its beneficiaries tho the widows and orphans of its deceased members show how well it has stood this test grand dictator J W goheen of pennsylvania a vanla is busy visiting lodges in that jurisdiction there are thousands of men in this country who could have paid with without any trouble the necessary amount to keep keel them in good standing in the knights Knigh tso 0 honor and yet bow how many of them if it thea the should die would leave their widows n 2000 wo renewed interest is being shown in dif ferent sections of the massachusetts jurisdiction and it is confidently expected that good work will bo be accomplished during the winter months Ira miscellany the late john greenleaf whittier was a companion of the of the state of massachusetts military order of the loyal legion of the united states the royal Temp lars of temperance have a membership in new york state of about 1 the empire order mutual aid which h decided to join another order had at the C time of so deciding about members in new york state the order ot of reliable protection is strong Int in the west in thelast the east there aro are very few lodges the globe mutual benefit league recently founded is moving along slowly but surely 0 mailer maller of new york r city la is the supreme president lie says the order is bound to grow the legion of justice in new york state has a membership of about 1500 1600 tb the e tern Temp clars lars of LI liberty berty have a membership in new york state of close to the knights and ladles ladies of honor admitted last year 1821 members in new york state the home circle has a total insurance in the empire state of about the order dinal brith writh has in N new lew york state close to members hoyal royal arcanum death benefits paid last year bow up to juno june 80 there has been paid by the order in death benefits a record 0 rd that peaks speaks for itself from jan I 1 to oct 1 inclusive new york state has initiated over SOO more members than it did during the same nine months of 1691 the order generally inn in new ew jersey is in a healthy and prosperous condition the cause of which can be said to be largely due to the unwavering zeal and arid fidelity of the grand olli officers cers ahlo ohio has councils and a membership 0 or t nearly assessment no I 1 realized assessment ses no IGO june 15 realized over D dec sc 31 there were in the 0 order OW members 21 years of ago oge and 19 members 72 years old Ainer american fean legion of honor two assessments have been called for I 1 november the list of dentas contain 69 0 names of which 5 calling for are from massachusetts the largest amount paid by any one on the list was upon a benefit by henry pincus of norfolk va and the smallest NW upon it 2000 benefit benet lt by J T evans of ala meda cal 1 avery very claim reported is paid about families have been benefited by the order after the head or provider and protector has away over overt 20 10 2 has been paid grand commander crooke Is doing yeo man service for the order he ile is always active and his activity generally produces good resu results its the order has attracted a large number of german citizens they aro are generally clear clearheaded and appreciate the strength and growing popularity of the A L of 11 II order of sulon the relief fund of the order of solon has contributed over to disabled members supreme president G 1 L folsom of the order of solon is devoting considerable time in paying official visits to the lodges he is usually accompanied bya by a arge delegation order of chosen friends the order of chosen friends in new york city has on its roll many scandinavians trev are active workers bare sure to go little dot mamma is going to take me with her hir when she visits aunt Je jenny fitly little dick ashes goin to take me too did she say so no then how bow do yon you know shell never leave me here with that closet full of jam good news yea verilyn that text of bishop olthos last sunday was on an awfully good one I 1 thought observed chappie van demmit as he flung another dunning notice into the fire what text test was that asked chut chase hem in the midst of life we are in debt truth considerate ethel you yon need nt worry tonight I 1 just heard beard papa complaining that hla his toot foot was asleep george tell him he wake it up on my account new york herald an example Teacher Give an illustration of the BU su perio rity of mind over matter pupil after prolonged reflections reflect ionI l have to mind you the matter tribune 1 L I 1 I 1 L bisk I 1 |