The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-29
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Dorcas Lodge, D. of r., of Michigan City, is to be
revived.
The Rebekah Degree lodge at Shelbyvlle viii be re
suscitated at early day.
The Grand Encampment at its recent session re-
duced the minimum fees for degrees from $12 to So
Cornthian Lodge conferred the first degree last
night on one candidate. Second and third next Fri
day.
Martin M. Kruger, of Michigan City, has been ap
pointed aide de-camp the staff of the lieutenant
general with the rank of colonel and Dr. H. E. Jones'
of Anderson, will be rendered the position of com
mander of this department.
Grand Patriarch Jeter has issued his proclamation
in relation to the Partriarehal Circle. 1t is to be
forcing it for the want of material and that the LIST of
January will find every Odd Fellow in this State true
to the order and loyal to the authorities them
The grand instructor went to Shelbyville on Friday
and held school of instruction in the Golden Rule
degree. At night the Patrarcha degree conferred
two candidates and the Golden Rule nine. Dr.
Clayton was highly complimented for his effective
work in the Patrarchal degree The work of both de-
grees well rendered. and showed wonderful prog
Olive Branch Lodge. D. of R., viii give entertain
ment at Odd fellows Hail. corner Pennsylvania and
Washington streets, tomorrow evening. The
cises will consist of the popular and amusing Japan
csc wedding by fifteen members of the lodge, and a
social with refreshments served by the ladies. The
public are invited and all will be welcomed by the
ladies'.
The meeting of the Sovereign Grand Lodge for 1885,
which will be held in Boston will be one Of if not the
largest, gatherings of Oddfellows held in this
country. The military branch of the order will be
largely represented and every canton in Indiana
should begin to lay by fund to pay their expen-
SEES. This can be done by the members paying into
the treasury of their cantons a small sum each week
The railroad rate will be very low and will be
ranged by the general and his officers. Thirty or
forty dollars will probably meet all necessary ex-
penses.
The connection of Gov Hendricks with Odd-fellow.
been alluded to by the city papers In 1879
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Grand Lodge of the order met in this city, and he sent
for the writer know the proper title address the
Sovereign Grand Lodge as he desired to tender them
reception at his residence North Tennessee street.
$Do did do After obtaining the desired infor1na-
ton, he informed the writer that he Odd
fellow himself having been initiated in Shelby Lodge
No. 49, at Shelbyville, but after moving to this city
he had become engaged in politics that he had neg
lected to keep up his membership. He expressed
great admiration for the order and was in full sym
pathy with its benevolent work and regretted very
much that he had not retained his membership in it.
In the hall of Shelby Lodge is list of all the persons
who were ever members of that lodge and far up in
the roll appears the name of Thomas A Hendricks
by initiation, Dec 81, 1886" and he continued
member of the lodge until 1856. He was one of the
active members of the lodge and attained to the
fifth degree. In 1852 he called to Washington
by Mr. Pierce but up to that time he earnest
astive, and energetic member of the lodge.
The prospects of the degree of Patriarchs Mill
tant bright. 1t has been rejected as a basis of
settlement of the difficulties which have existed for
the past four years, by the Patriarchal Circle but
order will withdraw and accept the Patriarchs Mill
tant This miniature rebellion commenced in Mil
waukee, in 1880 The Sovereign Grand Lodge,
always conservative adopted uniform for royal pur-
pie members, in 1874 after many years of agitation
of the subject. Then degree was asked for and
fused and the patriarchs of Wisconsin took the
ter in their hands and organized the Patrarchal
Circle, and required royal purple member
ship in Odd-fellowshp as qualification
for membership in that body. They appropriated
the uniform, and gave it out that the Circle
a part of Odd. fellowship. This caused many
Odd-fellows to join it, and it increased in numbers
quite rapidly. It owed allegiance to Oddfellow-
ship and acknowledged authority of its head. 1t
an independent organization, dependent on Odd
fellowship and yet would not submit to be governed
by the Sovereign Grand Lodge all other branches
are. In the meantime the Sovereign Grand Lodge had
adopted uniform degree, and the fight then
nenced in earnest and has continued since 1882. In
1884 committee appointed in the Sovereign
Grand Lodge to revise the uniform degree and the
present degree is the result tits in every way adapt
ed TO the of those inclined to indulge in military
exercises and is destined to prove all that
demanded by that element in the order. The first
cantonment will be held in Boston in September
next when it is expected ten thousand chevaliers will
be in line