Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 17, 1910, Page 15

Echoes From The Lodge Room Grand Lodge, A. O. U. W., Wants Convention in San Francisco in 1915—New York Legal Suit Against Knights of Pythias — Norwich Elks Report Good | Progress on New Home — Membership Contest Start- ed in Shetucket Lodge, No. 27, 1. O. O. F. KNIGHTS OF PYTHI! One sick henefit wny voted at Tues- y meeting of Wauregan K. of P, which wan held l')lllllh hall, o falr number the members nda 12 lor Commander Samuel Taylor pre- wied, At the next meecting of the order thare will take place the nomination ol oMears for the ensuling r, the an- Al slection to follow at the next reg- uiar meeting. The keeper of records was requested to notify all the members of the lodge to be present wi both of these meetings. ’Malley of New Albany a iy 8 a communication from Milton Hucky of New York, a law nuking bim to begin an action againdt the Yonights of Pythias, one of the largest fraternal orders, 1o cancel - thelr « i to conduct a life insur: bLusiness in New York state and ap- point a receiver of all assets and property in the state. He also asks that the order be enjolned from doing any further bosiness in New York Mr. Wucky, acting for ‘Thomas Barber of Brooklyn, aileges that information furnished by the supreme lodge of the order shows that at the present time i1 iw carrying Insurance of the fourth clnss amounting to 320,667,500, with camh on hand to pay this totaling $615,- be attorney general has taken the letter under advisement The 300 members of the Yythias in this eity wil be glad to recelve assurance of ex-Grand Jacobs that the order is thoroughly sound and in a prowperous condition, in view of the criticism of the order. Mr. Jacobs said in reply that there were 25,000 insured the order in the country ay and that they were ingured for wver $20,000,000. In raply to the statement made in ;‘mw York that the order was insolvent v, Jacobs said: “Any statement to the effact that the Knights of Pythias ls Insolvent is un- true. The order is perfectly molvent -na is ready to pay all of its claime sentation. In October the order paid 374,600 in death claime and in the Knights of jourth el and $85,000 of the fifth lass. Since its organization the nights of Pythias has paid 16,680 Ialine amounting to the total sum of 31,000,000 “Aea an illustration of the financial rondition of the order, it can be stated that two assessments were omltted last year. In the four class which embraces many of the older men, the @ssessmaents have of necessity been in. ereased, and there has heen some ob- lom from some of the members. The ncrease waes on account of the large mount pald out for this class and the had to be made. Other orders ave had to increase the assessments In that class. I desire to deny any setatement Fch attacks the integrity of the or- , which is perfectly solvent. ve 300 insurance membears in oity, and thay can be assured that the ®rder 1s all right” DEGREE OF POCAHONTAS. Behequonash couneil, No. 11, D. of P., #eld o largely attended meeting of the for the ensuing year took piace at this thme, the election to oceur at the next regular mectipg. Monday evening, 19, 1e the date wet for the holding of this meeting, Instend of the week following, the date that this session would naturally take place. Seven new candidates will be voted upon on Mon- day night, and other important mnt- ters will come up for consideration and a large attendance ln hoped for, Following the meecting a whist was held by the Neosha club, and those who were announced as the prize win- ners are as follows: First lady's prize, a jabot, Mrs, Sabourin, ond lady's prize, breastpin, Culver, score 40; first gentieman's prize. box containing a palr of sus- penders, armlets and garters, William Austin, score 3% asecond gentleman's prize, necktie, Elmer Kinne lady's consolation, Mrs gentleman's Clements. On the Gith of January the club plans to have a home whist with Mrs Wil- Ham Thorpe at No. 224 Broad street. A baked bean supper will be served at thig time. Dec, score 42; mec- Mrs. Helen weore 37, Mary Mueller; Mr. consolation prize, FRATERNAL BENEFIT LEAGUE. “The officers Mo night's lodge, No. 25, order Monday night In Foresters’ hall, with Pocahontas Mrs. Grace Thorp in the chalr, The nomination of ofcers i who were elected meeting of Norw L., will be instalied | meeting of the or- . M. Pincus wan made president, and for eecretary Dr. | R, R. Kinkead ‘was chosen. Three new candidates were initiated night's meeting, and following ¥. B. L. members from January. Haven were present st the meet Supervising President Hugh Gibb, pervising Secretary ¥. B. Tyle vising Guard A, Ford, Supery Orentiser It A Bdgerly, Depoty Hugh McDonald and Mrs. Hugh Gibb. oOwWLS. About one hundred members of the Norwich nest, Order of C bled in their rooms in the Ste ing Tuesday evening to attend their regular meeting, where considerable important busincss was transacted Presldent Ashl, T. Boon was in the chair. Ten new members were re- celved into the order, and the appiica- tions of several others were favorab acted upon. These will be rec into membership at the next meeting. committee on The port from the by-laws was received and ed with one exception will be acted upon at next The hall committ to purchase furniture for the rooms, and contracts were let for the paper- ing and painting of these to LaRochelle & Delaney. Respecting the suit which the Home nest, Order of Owls, of South Bend, | Ind., and Hartford nest, No. 166, Order | of Owls, had against Abraham Katten and others, and Hartford lodze, N Engiand Order of Owle, the Hartford Courant had the following to say in its Wednesiay morning’s issue: The Owle an organization bio somed out in this city some mont} ago, and whether it was because of the attractive mottoes which the organiza- | meeting. was given power officers of the Hartford { hour was enjoyed. uuhu-tchnmuduuamn- izers, the nest soon had 4 v, After a M time many of the members broke awny from the nest, and, it was alieged, took much of the hernalia. Unfortu- nately for the ford nest, the treas- urer was one of thoss who broke away, and the funde went with him. ‘Those who broke away formed a new an' ization which they called the ingland Order of Owls, and then Ule home newt of Bouth Fend. Ind, the parent body, Joined with Hartford nest and hrfmflght #ult againgt the New Fng- lend Order of Owis, and the former nest who way. The individuals who were defendants were Abraham Katten, John H. Hynes, Thomas €. McAuliffe, Harold J. Beardsley, Her- bert A. Billence, ¢, E. Thorngren, Jo- #eph D. Hamilton and James Bceggel, and the hank accounts ax well as the real oitate of mome of the defendants wanr attached to gecure the members of the Hartford nest for the wrong that it was alleged that had been caused This Ie the case that was assigned to be tried Tuesdny. After the breakawsy and the organ- ization of the New England Order, the ivcal nest of the New England Order got tired of being Owls and It was sald that they had become Orioles by join- ing an organization of that name. The way the Owlg and Owle-Orioles acted Tuexday was almost a8 funny ns was the suggestion from the lawyer that hroke name they all “#sh, ssh,” €0 that reporters would not iearn what was going on, as every one of the Owls and Owis- Orioles was us anxious to know what happened ug the reporters were. The agreement which was reached was that there should be a distribution of the property. An “amicable adjustment” was sald having been reached. This waw In effect an agreement to give back some of the property that had heen taken. It was some time before the lawyers finighed the conference and were in a position to tell Judge Ben- nett that the cage had peen wcitled, The charter will be returned to the Hartford nest agaln. the Owls who tovk it having no use for 1t now, #s have become Origles, One of the wanted the charter n the court room, hut he could not get it, and the man who has it in his possession was told to hold jt until he got orders to deliver it. ‘There were others who wanted to kno “what have we got to give rack”” and the lawyers ker swering “I don’t know what you have e turned out in the all of the crowd had roto ntory of the stuff #hould be turned it = going to be up to the snother suit wrought by the Home ne hich is pending in the city court an 3 4 Tesult of what tas happened it is expected that that suit 1 also be withdrawn. HEPTASOPHS. Norwich conclave of the Heptasop n large numbers Mond annual meeting of tx ports showing th the past years work w ad approved, and a8 found that t. 1 a most flourishing e in respect to membersh and finances. John B. Beno served in a most credita archon of the order for s Geclined a re-election and wa ceeded in this important office James J. Flynn. J. F. Cochrane was made secretary. At the conciusion of the busines part of the evening's programme r freshments were served and 2 sock der | Crampton treasurer, Charies | grand, and New committee, A. A. “:{ of Merlden, C. Foder of Bridg William D, Crampton of Nfllfl uck, 4. D. MacEinnon of Hartford, John J. of Stamford and Jonn H Phillips of New Haven. Dinner was aerved at the Abadageswet club. Ad- dresser were made by Olin Bryan of Philadeiphia, Pa., general counsel for the Imyroved Grder of H he of that state, John Moriarty, pfestdent of the Silag Bronson conclave of Water- wury, William 0. l‘nmpmn of Nauga- tuck, William Wade of Xew Haven and Charles Baril of Waterpury. 0DD FELLOWS. of Naugatuck; uenury Peterson of Shetucket lodge, No. 27, 1. O. O. F., observed thefr 20th anniversary on Tuenday, in their reguiar rowms in Odd Fellows' hall, leazting and specchmak- ing being the wain feature of i1n ning. Novle Grand josepn He Jdr., presided over the Fhetucker ioag five members, mounts u- 1o f taken n being Ko, 305 The roil call was read on Tuesday night by tary Louls Manrey. A memberstip contest stituted in this lodg: teams, called ths R and caplained by Frank Louis Mabrey, respectisel; tains will choose the other of thelr teams from among members, 14%ing as many % 1 persuade t juin theis test will extend up 1 soernt iast nish o dirmer W the winners. A considerable enthusiasm has aroused § this contest an 0 sults are Woked forwa At & recent meeting H. Ongond lodz Manch ber grand, retary er: Mel James Mo The election of at the next urder vise At their 1 heid Tuesda | James 3. Jnh P, Murphy. D. J. (rNeil, who acted as financial secretary for :we!ve years put also declined a re- election to this office and was suc- ceeded by John J. Suilivan. Asx treas. urer, Patrick J. O’Connor takes the place of D. J. Moran, who has served in this capacity for three years past. All the officers were élected unani- mously. The division, as stated in the re- ports read Sunday, was never in a more prosperous condition than at present. ite present 126. As to its finances, this divizion has $2,600 in the Chelsea Bavings bank and the Merchan's tionai bank has a deposit of $200, which can be | regarded as an emergency fund, vision No. $9tn year's existence. The instabiatior take place in Hibernian hzil o 20 p. Bulii- the | second Bunday in Junusry st m t James C. At the #hich was held lrrlhk J Murtha was meeting of on 5 making important position 3 igh was again honored with office of financial secrerary ime that position. of this T by Rev. Wi Volantowr, county Finnegan and dents Dr. ¥. J. Harper. itfer and John W. Burke cial hour was enjoved at th tion of the sericus part of the nexs of the e ne. Past Joseph MODERN WOODMEN. With Venerable Coneul oreiffer the chair, Nor Mo Woodmen Hibernian b % ng and slected officers for the e % LaFontaine as Muiien, ] membership 18 | Di- | B, B Buell; 1 i now entering upon its \ L of these officers will ‘ w. thiz mak- | be has A #o- l comple- i Bwift esdny * WASHINGTON COTNTY, R.1. LETTERS FROM TWO STATES TOLLAND COUNTY l GILEAD Grange Elects Officers—Dog Bites C. A. Losmis.. Hebron grange h its regular | meeting af the hall last week Friday | l.lec!fi_d for the & w. w vacstion. s n Foote was ill with bron- chitis last week 2¢ the home of her aunt in South Manchester. Mrs. Fen ¥, tasg ARCADIA. New Wzter Whee - Instailed at 2 witn all ills were ordere” aié to ¥ima Florencs friends in Medin paralytic stroke one ;:chrw-mwmhd- The family of Adelbert Strange moved to Pawtucket the past weelk RICHMOND Ladie? Aid Socist; Holds Cheistraes Sale—Local reasenly, Notes. HOPXINTON. n J. Hoyle, who i sick with & 7. D. route. is enioying a two Weeks Miss Bina Dawiey = in Pensacola Fiva Foster of Westerly has been the of Mre. W. J. Lawiey for a fex society at Shannock nristmas sale at the chures G. W. Herold, W.| 7, W, 8, Miss Martha | ¥ia., for the winter. Pael G. K, Wil Herold ., | Mrs. W. Hutchinson Vomona, | B9esL O | Miss e J. Hutchinson, L. 5, | days the past week. Mrs. Lewis Phelps. Tre Lac Ald Ganeral News. RO tae Schosl Committes Reappors Preeeet Cficars. e e Seese Hiox sryor residenws of was neld Fridar L the nome of ‘he ra A Oiney, at Fopa re merbers present “he amoint ery and Dan www, during Jam- 2nd his moth Jokn B Now About Clean F ood Another Splendid Opportunity to Bring Out Facts physical condition; also testified that state reports showed that Co. pays better wages than the average and he thought higher - When the “Weekly” which sued us for libel (because we publicly denounced them for an editorial attack on our claims) was searching for some “weak spot,” they thought best to send a N. Y. Atty. to Battle Creek, summoned 25 of our workmen and took their sworn statements before a Commissioner. Did we object? could for the opportunity was too good to be lost. Geo. Haines testified he inspected the wheat and barley, al- so floors and every part of the factories to know things were kept clean. That every 30 minutes a sample of the products was taken and inspected to keep the food up to standard and keep out any impurities, also that it is the duty of every man in the factories to see that anything not right is immediately re- No. On the contrary, we ported. Has been with the Co. 10 years. Edward Young testified had been with Co. 15 years. spector, he and his men examined every sack and car of wheat and barley to see they were up to standard and rejected many H. E. Burt, Supt,, testified has been with Co. over 13 years. Bought only the best grain obtainable. corps of men who do nothing but keep things clean, bright and polished. That the Co. kept a helped all we lasses. with Co. inspection. In- clean. Testified bakers are changed every other day. had instructed him how to testify. Said “No, sir. composed of Wheat and Barley. but he insisted that any casual visitor could see that nothing else went into the flour. So these men were examined by the ™ ing to find at least one who woul than any in the state. required to wear F. B. Martin, Asst. Supt., testiied Grape-Nuts made of Wheat, Barley, Yeast and Water. Postum made of Wheat, Statements made Anything else? Wheat Bran and New Orleans Mo- on his experience of about 10 years fresh white suits Said had never known of any of the products being sent out that were below the high standard of Asked if any one connected with the Postum Co. Test Attys. Wee! say Horce Brown testified has been with Co. g years. in Grape-Nuts bake shop. ied the whole of the flour is tried to confuse him, Said machinery and floors always kept grain was put in or some unclean condition was where. Testified that no ingredient went into Grape-Nuts and Pos- tum except those printed in the advertising. No possibility of any foreign things getting into the foods as most of the machin- ery is kept closed. Asked if the factory is open to the public, it took from two to three guides constantly to show visitors through the works.” said “yes” and were carried on behind closed doors. At this point attys. for the “Weekly” used was from some outside sousce. from the Co.’s own artesian wells and was pure. He testified the workmen were first class, high-grade and in- spected by the Co.’s physician to be sure they were all in proper b Said none of the processes tried to show the water Testified the water came the ing Testified been with Co: bakery de; that the ovens and fioors they go in are kept clear empioyes has to be changed three t But it was no use. 10 yea pany about nt making Grape-} are kept clean and the Also that the wear a2 week. A “Yes, T use them at home. As a sample, take the testimony of Luther W. Mayo. g apparet of Q. Do you use Postum or Grape-Nuts yourself at all? lawyers hop- that some under-grade If from Q. A “No, sir.” gained in your ten years at the factory y were dirty or impure in any way, would your knowledge of the factory which you have I do not think I would. No. Asked if any one on behaif of the Company had asked him to testify in any particular manner. Stated “No.” All these sworn deposttions were carefully exciuded from “Weekly.” the testimony at the trial, for they wouldn't sound well for the Think of the fact that every man swore to the purity and cleanliness so that the Atty. for the “Weekly” was forced to say in open court that the food was pure and good. Worked What a disappointment for the “Weekiy!” But the testimony showed: All of the grain used in GraENuts. Postum and Post Teas- ties is the highest standard ible to obtain. found some- Al parts of the hctc;rz are xept scruguloulz clean. None of the workmen had been told how to tesdfy. B e —— Most of them have been from 10 to 15 years with the Co. and use the products on their tables at home. Why do their families use the products, Grape-Nuts, Pos- Each and every man testified to the purity and cleanliness. Now work- Testified raw products as he- tum and Post Toasties, that they, themselves, make? “There’s a Reason™ Postum Cereal Co., L.td., Battle Creek, Mich.