Show THE arate WOODMEN OF AMERICA portrait of major C W head clerk of the order major C IV howes of rock island lus nis who was elected reelected re head clerk ot of the modern woodmen ot of america at the recent session of the head camp in omaha has been a prominent member of the order ever since his ad mission in 1885 he ile was a delegate to the session of the head bead camp held at springfield 0 ills in 1890 and was there chosen head clerk his work had been so satisfactory that he was re elected by acclamation and without opposition major howes en MAJOR C w HOWES listed as a private in company A of the thirty seventh illinois volunteers shortly after the beginning of the rebellion just one year later he was ivas commissioned captain and he retired I 1 from rom the service on the last day of with the rank of major 1 0 0 F work of the illinois grand lodge per capita tax for the lincoln home at the recent meeting of the illinois grand lodge by an overwhelming vote was appropriated for tho the odd fellows demonstration in chicago at the worlds fair next september the per capita tax on members was made 73 75 cents which will give for the support of the orphans home in lincoln reports from all parts of the pennsylvania jurisdiction are highly satisfactory constant and steady increase is the word A good odd F fellow ellow is of necessity an u upright p and useful citizen and therefore an important and influential member of the community in which he lives let us wt make sept 24 1893 the greatest of all fraternal fete days in chicago daniel depoe de foe the author of 0 robinson crusoe 11 writing early in 17 1700 00 mentions the society of odd fellows the manchester unity odd fe fellows rows have districts district i lodges and members with a capital of or an average of about W 60 per member odd fellowship has no peer the chevaliers are marching ahead the encampment Is the high school for educato educating ng odd fellows Fel lowe kansas is called the sunflower state and odd fellowship bloomed last year to the extent of increase in membership it is estimated that the pecuniary benevolence of odd fellowship will average per annum the mileage and per diem them for the session of tho the sovereign grand lodge at portland or last september was about 50 COO does it pay to expend so much money for annual sessions when a more central point would reduce this sum to less than the illinois grand haa has fixed the minimum for degrees in all cities w where here five or more encampments are established at 10 the tee fee remains at 6 throughout the rest of the state the 10 fee will apply only to chicago the grand lodge of utah recently reduced the edmission into subordinate lodges on cord from 65 3 to 3 2 RED MEN note notes and gossip of the pocahonta pocahontas degree short talk talks waneta council no 1 I of provide providence ce received 5 applications for membership at its council sleep of beaver moon and 12 candidates at the council held on the sd sleep of hunting moon past pocahontas aroline mccrillus ls of Neos kaleta council no 31 of danvers mass started on the ot of beaver moon tor for spain where her husband a past sachem of kewan tribe of danvers is serving as united states consul prior to her departure the council presented her with a handsome toilet set and case and a traveling bag council no 1 of hartford Is making a special feature of the good of the order part of its council and as a result its attendance and interest are increasing ponemah council no 5 li Is the only council of the degree of pocahontas in la new now york in brooklyn there are 3 the degree of pocahontas is a branch for ladles ladies but is a somewhat new departure not dot having become thoroughly appreciated ns as yet still its membership in tho the united states Js Is not far from it is better to scatter loving words fraternal smiles and helpful deeds for a brother along his trail of life than to erect a pyramid of flowers upon his grave great sachem arthur L foote of new hampshire was elected district attorney at the recent election red mens charity that which needs not be sought watts not fori for want vant to plead but seeks the duty prevents the need new york city citi coti contains talas a tribe ot of the better class of italians flue business men and good citizens A 0 U W pressing Pr clue new york very cloo close for the lead note it looks as though massachusetts would have to trot but one heat beat more to win the race from new york the record stands new now york and massachusetts leaving a difference of kansas takes the lead in the parade this month with a net gain of grand recorder boyd of colorado who has been seriously ill tor for somo weeks back Is again at his office grand medical Exam examiner trier smith ot of in diana not only fills well his post tion but lets his interest extend by personal effort to build up the lodges in bla his vicinity A good steady growth and every everybody bod 1 happy is the report sent in from the min desota jurisdiction once more the order in pennsylvania haa has a revival of the missionary spirit and a steady growth in membership Is the con coa sequence in the selection of grand lodge officers merit and ability should be the only tests average duration of membership of those who died lu in minnesota during 1801 1891 waa was 7 years 0 months and 9 days MASONIC the 31 asonto home in north carolina prosperous eastern star note notes the masonic home in north carolina h has its children la in that institution the printing office connected therewith produced an income of over the shoe chop shop over COO OW the broom factory over the farm products nearly 2000 and from all like sources over machinery Machiner jr tor for laundry work is being added girls are not sent out from the home until they are eighteen elah teen years ot of age the grand lodge of delaware haa has decided justly we think that a mason suspended for nonpayment of dues is still a mason and hie his daughter contla continues aes ues to be a masons daughter even after her herf father atner Is s dead bro charles P drown degree one of the ilive active I 1 nt ator generals for or california of 0 the se ricot tish f R rite I 1 te b as resigned eliat th at office and is placed on the list of emeritus member members there is great rejoicing over the organization of 0 st johns ch chapter apter in philadelphia del its it evinces the fact that the prejudice against the order of the eastern star in the stale state is bring being surely overcome in ISM 1883 in philadelphia there was no encouragement coura gement toward ilie the forming of a chapter bro dro john it parson Pi irson ot of missouri Is grand master of the grand lodge and grand patron of the grand chapter order eastern star of that jurisdiction lie is also a thirty third degree scottish rite I 1 alason the grand matron of nebraska order eastern astern star decided that A lad lady once eligible to the degrees doea does not become ineligible by reason of marriage to a profane which decision was approved by that grand chapter new jersey has 9 chapters order eastern star with cco members an increase of 19 antho in the year heretofore for want of 0 letter information the crafts craft was wai slow to recognize the order of the F eastern i stern star bubnow they hare have ceased to talk about a womans sphere as though it had ft it limit co confessing u bessing that theres not a place in earth or heaven theres not a task to mankind given theres not a blessing blea sina or a woe woo theres nut not a it ed 1 icador I ea or no theres not ft a life or death or birth theres nota not a feather feathers weight of worth without ft a woman la a it king frederick VII of denmark was yes grand master of masons up tip to the lime time of his ills death in 1864 royal arch chapters have been lately instituted at Cawn pore india and at Li massol island of cyprus there are 40 shrine bodies in foreign lands and about CO 60 in the united states Kni clita of the Mac cabeca sir knight so marshaled hia hi forces in missouri that 3 2 new tents and a net gain of M members just the same as ontario crown his labors nov I 1 found the membership on the books of the supreme tent the increase for october being 12 1233 4 while certificates were issued an increase of over members in two years speaks eloquently of the merits of the order this is an increase of over IZ 1 per cent ohio made a poor showing compared w with ith the other states her net gain was only 93 it should have been and when the machinery of her great camp is fairly under motion there should be as good results as la in new york illinois comes to the front with a net gain of rn members embers the greatest in her history sir knight downer can take much of the credit tor for this good work new york did well but is hardly up to her old gait the net gain for october was in embers and 0 new tents pennsylvania came second with ICO members tor for her net increase and 2 new now tents indiana did nicely and has to her credit 3 new tents and a net increase of members this is the best showing she has made in a single month royal grand regent webber Webbe r of massachusetts is an active earnest intelligent 11 tell igent and able worker under his charge the order in the bay state must succeed the royal arcanum provides all the social enjoyments and advantages of a grand fraternity all the financial protection of a powerful life insurance corporation without unnecessary accumulation of capital and sympathy Bym pathy and aid to the member while living and to his bereaved family in securing payment of every just claim lu consequence of the ill health of the grand regent of rhode island the grand vice regent is performing the executive duties for the order the tho good example set et by grand regent westcott of new york in circularizing the council members to make effort to increase the membership roll has been wl wise so ly followed by jy grand regents in other states KnIZ Kul clit lits of honor harmony lodge no 1651 1631 of wesson miss fiss celebrated its thirteen thirteenth lh anniversary recently dictator J T smallwood presided and there was a large number of members present the lodge started with 14 members and at present has the record of anderson S C lodge is on one e in which its membership can take especial pride over tomoo have gone to bo relieve the widow and orphan and in many instances it was a help indeed the order in new jersey is financially in to a better condition than it has been in aa years all death claims are being prompt ly paid and if the assessments for 1891 1691 and ani 1892 have been more than in former years they have been for the purpose of attaining that end and the results dhow show for themselves united ri friend lends there was a balance in iche the relief fund nov 31 of since its organization the order has bas paid to biern members bers who have become permanently disabled and to the benefi beneficiaries clArles of deceased members V 1 a total of r the call for december contains notices notice of I 1 17 deaths calling for the payment of of the deaths 8 are credited to new york 4 each to pennsylvania v and massachusetts and I 1 to now jersey of malta an order that teaches to its member the great moral duty he owes to his fellow man nud and is constantly urging its membership to practice all forms of hospitality and charity Is certainly the one to commend itself to the general public this is the fundamental principle of the K X of st J and arid 11 ever since 1048 when it wa wai i 11 first organized oa as a order and was strictly adhered to during its fight for the defense of christianity in the crusade and ft d is what it stands for today pure and a inn p I 1 e drunkenness to ulaine mainio leith fourteen years old ran away from froin her home homo west awen ty sixt eidth h street new york nino nine months ngo agent king of rocie ty arrested mamie lamie who adini admitted eted to hie his honor that she hail had been leading a lifo lito of shame but said fine she had been driven from her home by tho the drunkenness and abuse of her father what an object lesson such a fact i island rum gives it to usi the number of girls at a very tender ago age who are being ruined rained by intemperate parents is very large arge cases of tho kind mentioned above aro are occurring every overy day we condemn the unfortunate chi children adren who arc are leading live lives of shame shanie and debauchery and drunkenness and borgel that bach ot it all is a drunken fataei and mother christian Ph ristian inquirer us 1 A lady writes from germany that she la is discouraged about learning the german language A G german aman f friend dead who tried to converse with her e in english made inalle such a mistake that she fears she may way do as badly in gerthe man german gentleman innocently gave this rendering of a familiar saying the ghost 14 i willing but tho the meat is 13 feeble youtha youth companion |