The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-16
FRATERNITY NOTES.
IL. O. q. II.

An effort is being made to organize team for
degree work at Thorntown.
Danish and Norwegian lodge will soon be
organized in New York city,
The military degree was conferred by Indian
apolis Lodge on Friday night.
Metropolitan Encampment meets tomorrow
night. There will be work in one or two degrees.
Grand Master Wildman has granted dspen-
sation for new lodge to be located at Digger,
Sullivan county. There are fourteen petitioners.
The Rebekah lodges at Terre Haute, Middle
town and Pimento will hold picnic at Pimento
Friday, Aug q. Grand Secretary Foster will
deliver an address.
Kansas now has lady district deputy grand
masters for Rebekah lodges and why not9 There
is no reason why Indiana should not follow in
the new departure.
Germania Lodge, No $50, D. of r.. was in
stituted in Columbus O., July IS, with twenty
charter members. The lodge will work in the
German language, and promises to be great
success.
There is talk of reviving the encampment at
Shelbyville soon. The subordinate lodge has
been doing great deal of work and there is
reason why good encampment should not be
maintained at that point.
Bay State Lodge. No 40 of Lynn. Mass. is
the largest lodge in the United States. 1t has a
membership of 7l9. In Indiana we would want
to make three r. four lodges out of that number.
No lodge in Indiana has 300 members.
The officers of Olive Branch Lodge. D. of r.,
will meet for drill on Thursday afternoon, and
the officers of Fidelity Lodge on Wednesday
afternoon. The costumes of the latter will be
completed by the meeting on the Oath inst
The Grand Lodge of New York, meets on
Tuesday, at Syracuse. 1t will be one Of the
most interesting sessions of thai body held for
years. Albany Rebekah Degree Lodge will eX-
emplify the beautlfed work. and the Uniform
Degree Camps will para0 and give a competi-
tive drill. Seventeen camps will be in line.
When the order was instituted in Denmark
that jurisdiction was attached to the Grand
Lodge of the German Empire. 1t did not
prosper as expected, and they petitioned the
Sovereign Grand Lodge to be transferred to its
jurisdictions which was done, and now there are
1500 Odd Fellows in Denmark. A Grand Lodge
was organized last April
L. T. Kitchener, G.P of the Shelby Lodge No.
80, Shelbyville, was in the city Friday, and
reports his lodge furnishing A new encamp-
ment will be instituted some time in September.
Also uniform camp will be organized as soon
thereafter as practicable. The lodges from this
time on will be well attended. That is, if all
| those who excused themselves because it was too
hot will come out.
1t is given out that the committee appointed
| at the last session of the Sovereign Grand Lodge,
to which was referred patriarchal matters have
| agreed to recommend, basis of reconciliation
between the Grand Lodge and the Patriarchal
Circle, the adjustment of the rituals of the
latter and the Uniform Degree Camps, and the
adoption of a new ritual which is to be accepted
by both organizations, under the authority of
the Sovereign Grand Lodge. If this is a true
statement of the matter, and is agreed to, the
troubles Of the past four years will be ended,
and harmony restored.
/ r. L. Robb, NJ d., of GAINESVILLE Lodge, Flori-
da, was in the city during the week in the inter
est of organizing company to erect a hotel at
GAINESVILLE, for the reception of sick Odd-fellows
who go to that State for their health. The lodge
| at GAINESVILLE is taxed beyond it's capacity. The
| regular hotels do not like to entertain sick
guests. and the lodge feels in duty bound to see
that all Oddfelows shall have a place to stop,
and by the erection of a hotel with nominal
charges for board, medical attendance and nurses.
the lodge would be relieved of much of the labor,
and better attention given the sick. The North
western and Western States including Indiana,
Illinois and Michigan are largely represented on
the sick list in Florida. This is matter worthy
the attention of the lodges and members in the
section indicated, and one which should be under
the control of the order