The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-28
I. O. o. II.


10. OF.
The Rebekah lodge at Bourbon is preparing
20 10 the work in beautifed form.
Capital Lodge worked the second degree on
friday night, and will confer the third degree
next Friday night.
The Odd-fellows' State Mutual Aid Association
has paid Mrs. Mary C. Rapsh, of Rochester, and
che heirs of J. W. Sims, of Atfica 81, 500 each.
The Rebekah degree was conferred by Olive
Branch Lodge last night The average attend
apee on the meetings of this lodge is over one
bnndred.
The officers of the various lodges viii be in
gtaaled into Office this week, by Charles Wonnell
Omer Rodebaugh and w. G. Spegle, d. d.
grand masters
The second and third degrees were conferred
By Corinthian Lodge on Friday night. The in
Stiatory on two candidates will be conferred
next Friday night.
The picnic at the fair grounds, at Frankfort
of Olive Branch and Fidelity lodges on last
Tuesday was success. Eleven coaches were
comfortably filed. The weather was delightful
and no accident occurred to mar the pleasures Of
the excursionists The train returned about 10
Desoek r. NJ.
Grand Master Mcpherson, in response to the
circzslar of the Colfax memorial committees ask
ing permission to ask contributions from the
2oages of Montana, says: Permission is hereby
gladly granted, in the hope that the Rebekah
degree and subordinate lodges of Montana may
contribute to this worthy object" Nine juris-
dictions have responded in like terms, all Of
which is very encouraging to the com nittee.
The degree staff of Olive Branch Lodge will
go to Chicago by the Monon route tomorrow
hnoxning. The State convention of Rebeka
lodges will meet on Tuesday, and in the even
&ng the degree staff will confer the degree in
Identified form. Grand Instructor McQuiddy
wal accompany the staff and direct the work
Maier Emmett has provided special coach for
Ehe party. The train leaves Union Depot at
Hl.55 A. M. Quite number of the members of
bOEa lodges will accompany the staff. The re-
turn trip viii be made Wednesday night The
Revere House viii be headquarters in Chicago.
Before aid can be solicited in any State the
consent of the grand master thereof must be OBJ
tanned TO solicit the lodges. The committee
having in charge the Colfax monument has
asked this permission Of every jurisdiction, and
the District of Columbia Delaware, Illinois,
Iowa, Kentucky, New Jersey Pennsylvania,
Montana, Connecticut and Maryland have re-
sponded, all favora5ly and encouragingly, ex-
cept Maryland. As Maryland has never adopted
she degree of Rebekah, and has never forgiven
Celfax for the part he took in establishing the
degree, there is no great disappointment.
The officers for the new term commencing
July 1, have been elected in all the city lodges
except Center, and it will elect Tuesday night.
The following are the officers of the several
hodges so far as heard from Philoxenian, No.
44-Aibert II. Loves N. g.; P. C. Winters, v.
G.; l. s. Watson, secretary; l. Staub, treasurer;
R. L. Reynolds, representative to Grand Lodge.
Metropolitan Encampment, No. 5--Jos. W..
Buchanan, c. p; w. w. Heicks, Fl. p; E. G.
long. s. W.; w. Leedy, SCRIBE j. G. Koerner,
j. W.; Theo P. Haughey. treasurer.
Centennial Lodge, No. 520-T. j. Hart, N. g.;
e. Ii. Cory, V. g.; James Comyges, secretary;
Omer Rodebaugh, treasurer; VIVA Coval repre-
sentative.
Germania, No. l29-Julius Grummann, N G.;
Adam Helfriek, V. c.; Ernest Decker, r. S.
Daniel Iraub, treasurer George Reyer, P. S.;
w Ii. Schoppe, representative.
Mozart Lodge, No 531-Christ Michael N G. !;
Frank Trenhan, " g.; George Dahentden, r.
s.; C. Hess, treasurer; Julius Butler, representa-
tive
Capital Lodge, No PA. c. Buchanan, N.
g.; VIM. Johnston, V. c.; James A. Sinclair, r.
s.; John McElwe, treasurer.
indianapolis Lodge, No. 465--J. G.. Bruce N
g.; Joseph c. Johnston V. g.; F. G. Ceilings,
secretary; G. Woanell, treasurer.
Corinthian Lodge, No. 474-JohB I. Keller, N.
o.; Glenwood Preble, V. G.; l.. w. Mcdaniel,
secretary; j. S. Boirum, treasurer
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