Knights of Pythias Chief Care During Jacksonville Plague
The Jacksonville Times-Union lauds Grand Chancellor M. M. Bellisario and the Knights of Pythias for tending sick knights, securing medical aid, providing nurses, and conducting burial services with full fraternal honors. Bellisario personally oversaw housing for the afflicted and daily supervision, ensuring families of deceased members received ongoing support and protection.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Times-Union
Knights of Pythias
M. M. Bellisario
Grand Lodge of
Florida
Pythias
Judge Bellisario
Knights and Ladies of Honor Prove Women’s Confidence
Missouri secret society notes highlight the Knights and Ladies of Honor founded June 6, 1876. The order shows women’ s secrecy and benevolence with $500 to $3,000 death benefits and a relief fund surpassing $3.3 million across departments and 655,000 members in 1,200 lodges.
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Missouri
Queen of Benevolent Orders
Knights and Ladies of Honor
Thomas W. Seymour
Knights
Ladies of Honor
Grand Lodge
L. of I
Department A
Department B
Use and Abuse of Processions Official Occasions for Display
Grand Master Smith of Linois restricts Masonic participation in processions to strictly Masonic events such as funerals corner stone laying and dedication of Halls with few exceptions for holidays. He urges patriotic observances while warning civic groups have no role in such processions. Alabama Masonry notes growth since 1821 and calls for an Orphans Home for widows and orphans of departed brethren with cautions drawn from Kentucky.
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Smith
Linois
Grand Lodge
Alabama
Kentucky
Masonic Line Proves Voluntary Duty of Contributions
The passage notes that enterprise funding lies under grand lodge auspices and remains a purely voluntary matter. It emphasizes each brother’s duty to judge his ability to contribute, avoiding coercion and honoring individual judgment within Masonic principle.
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Grand Lodgs
The Order of Red Men Founded in 1818 Era
The Order of Red Men emerged from the 1818 founding by Philadelphia youths who formed a benevolent social group for mutual aid. It grew into a larger body with Indian title nomenclature and customs, later renamed the Improved Order of Red Men. The article details its rituals, calendar, officers, and welfare provisions for members and widows.
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Order of Red Men
Delaware River
Fort Mifflin
Society of Red Men
Red Men of
Pennsylvania
Society of
Red Men
Francis Shallus
Manatchesa
Mad Dog
Great Council of the
United States
Sagamore
Tocakon
Minerva
America
Ex-Parliamentary Figure George W Badgerow Noted Lodge Leader
Hon George W Badgerow born near Toronto in 1841. Canadian lawyer who served eight years in Parliament then as crown attorney. He joined the Ancient Order of Mutual Workmen in 1879 rising to grand master and supreme lodge officer roles. He lives in Toronto with his wife.
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George W. Badgerow
Toronto
Canada
Markham High School
Osgood Hall
Ancient Order of Mutual Workmen
Supreme Lodge
Buffalo
Masonic Notes Cover Early Freemasons and DC Membership
The Illinois Freemason lists notable initiates from 1590 to 1796 including King William III, Frederick the Great, George Washington, the Dukes of York and Gloucester, Lafayette, George IV, and William IV. The first American warrant came from England to Daniel Cox, dated June 5, 1750. Washington era secretary Thomas N. Ingram, 74, of Canton Ky, has held the post since 1853.
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William III
Germany
Frederick
Prince of Wales
Frederick the Great
Prussia
George Washington
Dukes of
York and Gloucester
Lafayette
Washington
George IV
William IV
King of Hanover
America
Grand Lodge of England
Daniel Cox
New Jersey
District of Columbia
Thomas N. Ingram
Canton
Trigg County
Mrs. Cleveland Charms Washington Theatre Crowd
Special correspondence from Wasushcron describes Mrs. Cleveland at the theatre admiring M. Coquelin, with her box, guests, and the public gaze. It notes the First Lady’s natural humor, profile photos, Oak View visits, and her interactions with Chinese minister Chang Yen Hoon’s party.
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Wasurscron
Coquelin
Washington
Justice Fuller
Cleveland
White House
Executive Mansion
Chang Yen Hoon
Ho Hen Chee
Legation
Treasury
America
Emperor of China
Eagle Gate and Beehive in Salt Lake City
Special correspondence notes the Eagle Gate at Brigham Young’s grounds and the Beehive over his door as relics of a fading theocracy. It recalls how Brigham Young and successors once wielded despotic power in a limited Utah landscape now transformed and with little visible authority remaining.
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Salt Lake City
Brigham Young
Brigham’s
City Creek
Arizona
Mexico
United States
Deseret
Joseph Smith
Utah
Providence
DOWD
Post Office Sunday Hours and Money Order Rules
The notice lists opening hours for the East and South at 11 55 am and North and West at 1 0 pm with the Windsor Fort Collins and Denver at 2 90 pm. It notes one closed pouch for Denver and all eastern and southern malls at 7 30 pm and states Sundays and legal holidays open 1 pm to 7 pm with no money order or register business on Sunday. K H Jouns PM.
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Windsor
Fort Collins
Denver
K. H. Jouns
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Jolesburg
LaSalle
Jones & Wyman
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Colorado
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Main Street
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Greeley.co
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Call and Se
H. Tw. Churchill
Attorney AT Law
United States Land Department
Greeley, Colo
N . N. Haynes
Metical Bank
A C. Watson
Robert Steele
Notary Public
John M. Wallace
Robert Steele & CO
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Steele & Theenmon' S Block
Ovelty
Eighth Street
Eighth Avenue
A. B. Wolfenden
AMP & Nusbaum
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M. Nusbaum
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Fred M. Dille
Pourre
Connecticut Fire Ees Siaseass
Oficein First National Bank
Ptomas G. Macy
Undertaker
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Steele & Lutienbacher
Greenlee & Co
Monumenta
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Murray
W. F. Bradner
Eighth Ave
Eph Joyce
Maple Street
Colo
James W. McCrerry
COAL
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Moceery & Bates, Attorneys AT Law
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Ames C. Scott
H. D. Wenaren
Ebster Bros
A. Wenarenn
Greeley, Colo., and
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Children’s & Specialty
Webster Bros
C. Morley
Farst National Bank
Greeley, Colorado
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CIA
B. #. Johnson
W. F. Thompsay
J. 8. Gaur
Dasixu Hawas
J. L. Baosa
J.C. Scorr
K. H. Azsorr
Hunter & West
Colderado
Transaca Geners Hanking Business
Corres
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