The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-22
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Capital Lodge worked the third degree Satur-
| day night
There will be limitations in indianapolis and
Corinthian Lodges this week.
The second degree will be worked by Centen-
nial Lodge on Wednesday night
Fidelity Lodge Daughters of Rebekan, has
provided the members with new and handsome
regalia.
The Odd fellows Mutual Aid Association has
paid 81. 900 to the estate of E. j. Thompson, of
Glenwood.
The painting of Grand Lodge building has been
let to J. K English s. Son. who will commence
the job at once
At the last meeting of Centennial Lodge some
thirty members of Indianapolis Lodge visited
that lodge and assisted in the work of the even
ing.
Grand Sire Carey has accepted an invitation to
visit Cleveland and witness the work of the
subordinate lodge as rendered by Phoenix
Lodge Of that city.
Akron Encampment to exempiify the camp de-
4 grees before the grand encampment at Newark
at the meeting of that body this week.
Meridian Lodge will celebrate it's tenth ami
versary on Wednesday evening. The exercises
will consist OF an address by W. 4. Cox, followed
bers of sister lodges, their families and friends
and the public are invited to attend
The appointment of Past Grand Sire Milton j.
Durham, OF Kentucky, as First Comptroller of
! the Treasury, by President Cleveland, will meet
with the appreciation CT more than 500 900 voters
in this country, irrespective of party. The ap-
pointment is first clsss in every respect Mr..
Durham presided over the deliberations of the
1 Sovereign Grand Lodge during its session hero
| in 1875.
| AT the meeting of Corinthian Lodge on Friday
night committee was appointed to arrange for
the observation of the sixty sixth anniversary of
| the introduction OF the order in this country.
This year it comes on Sunday, April 26, and it is
proposed to invite the Odd-fellows of the city to
| attend some church, without reCaia, and listen
| to sermon on the subject of Odd-fellowship by
| the pastor
! Thirty hive years ago general relief commit
| toe was organized at New Albany. by the lodges
| of that city. That committee is now in exist
ence and has the care of all sick transient mem
bers in the city. There is not city In the
country with a multiplicity of lodges but has
its general relief committee, if we except Indi-
annapolis These committees are the best for
| the sick and save hundreds of dollars to the
lodges in the detection of impecunious frauds
Can the lodges of this city afford to continue
| longer to do without committee to look after
| the transient sick and thus distribute this duty
equally among our lodges.
The exempliication of the Golden Rule degree
| by Metropolitan Encampment last Monday
| night, was witnessed by large number of the
members of the order, and there was but one
| opinion among them, and that was that 1t was
the finest representation of that beautiful degree
| ever given in this city, The Offices were
| filed as follows: Ben Franklin, c. P, T. j.
| Pater, III. p; G. Z. Zimmerman, 3 W.; John
! REYNOLDS, J. w; o. s. Miller. c. F. Meyer, VIM
Gray. Il. r. Reynolds, watches; j. Bingham,
| VIM. Johnson. G. of IT,, and Chas Wonnel, SEN
| tiuel; dos Buchanan, organist, each of them
| rendering their parts in good style. The floor
movements were greatly admired The Royal
Purple degree will be conferred at the next
meeting.