The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-03-25

Union Central Lodge No 81, A. p. A.
dedicated their new and elegant hall, cor.
Central Ave. and Genesee ST. last Tuesday
evening. The ceremonies were under the
auspices of the officers of the r. w. Grand
Lodge of the United States, and of the w.
Grand Lodge of Ohio. p. r. w. G. NJ, J. H.
Bonte presided during the ceremony. Ad-
dresses were made by Bros. Geo. Weber, j.
l.. Taffee, " O. Masters of the United States
II. F. Banks and others. The orator of the
occasion, Rev. Marshall w. Taylor, D. ID.
delivered an address in his finest vein and
held his hearers in strictest attention until
the last silvery word fell from his lips. Prof.
Lewis Banks band filled the air with sweet
melodies, and supper prepared by MEM
bers of the lodge filled the stomach with
sweet satisfaction.
The Lodge is in most favorable condition,
and will soon boast of very handsomely ap-
pointed hall.
Pretty Miss Cora Douglass is an invalid
at her home in w. Sth street. We regret it,
and will learn with pleasure of her recovery.
Spencer Jones is soon to wed one of the
Queen City beauties.
Many of our ball room queens have for
saken the glories of the dance forever. True!
True..
Elder C. r. Ware of Clarksville Tenn. is
in the city, and is laboring with different
pastors in their revival work.
Mrs. Maria Livius, because of the extreme
age of her mother, Mrs. Tibitha Short, who
is 105 years old, has returned to her home
stead in New Richmond Ohio.
Geo. Ringgold, OF the Fleetwood, informs
US that that steamer came near being a
prey to the fire fiend last week
Misses Cornelia King and Emma Stith,
were the guests of friends in College Hill,
last week
Rev. H. Cardoza will preach his farewell
sermon tomorrow night.
Mrs. F. H. Porter, of E. 7th st. is an in
valid
Mr.. Phillip Miller is preparing to open a
first class confectionery in Fifth street at an
early day.
Rush returns sincere thanks to the Wal.
| ters Mutual Aid Society for its kindly re-
| membrance of him.
The last quarterly conference of this con.
ference year of the M. E. Church, will be con-
vened in Union Chapel tomorrow, when Rev
Marshall W. Taylor will have charge of the
pul pit. The district conference will be held
Monday morning, and lovefeast takes place
Monday night.
| In last weeks issue we made mention of
the illness of Mrs. Elizabeth Luker, and this
week it is our sad duty to chronicle hei
DEATH which took place at 81 o'clock Saturday
morning. Mrs. Luker was widely known
here and her death will cause many a tender
| pity.
The white delegates were in favor of nom.
mating a colored man; petty jealousy among
the colored delegates defeated what ought
to have been the glory of the convention
The colored man in Ohio can never receive
that recognition due his merits either in the
state local or federal politics, long as pet ty
factions exist in his ranks. Union is success
Geo w. Hayes received larger number o.
votes than any other colored man before thu
convention.
Comfy was the best known colored mar
before the convention.
Taylor was against Hayes.
Mr. Geo. Comfy has been appointed on tn,
City Campaign Committee; an honor NJ
other colored man has had conferred on hin
in this county before. Our earnest hopes art
that he will do credit to himself and to hi
lace.
Geo. Turner favored Elliot.
Taylor the Labor Lacquer was there.
The End ward, Ford Stith's delegation
voted solid for Hayes. This demonstrate
Ford's popularity.
Miss Lorena Marshall, after spending sew
cral months in Elyria, Oberlin and Cleve
land has returned to her home in Melanch
ton street.
Mr.. Chas. Hawkins has resigned his con
nection with the Bulletin.
1t is said that the assembly that witnesse,
. the baptismal ceremony in Zion Baptis
church last Sunday night was the larges
gathering for such an occasion ever in thi
city.
The Rev. Welton Boone is said to be
vey scholarly gentleman.
Mr.. II. G. G. Atwood, late editor of tn
E New Orleans Weekly Louisianian, and a
} present U. S. consul-elect to San Doming
passed through the city last Wednesday, O
: his way to Washington, d. c.
Frank III Johnson of Clarksville, Tenn,
r here in the interest of stock company
s young men who have united their means