The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-26
FRATERNITY NOTES.
i. q. o. r.

The Grand Lodge Of Nevada refuses to allow
its subordnates to admit polygamists to mem
bership
The man who is punctual,in his attendance on
the meetings of his lodge this hot weather de-
serves we'll of his brethren
There are OIL working lodges in Pennsylvania,
with 81, 3l7 members These lodges paid last
year ST. 079 q per day. or $4l.97 every hour. for
relief
The photograph of r. Berger, z. G. P, has
been added to the large number now decorating
the walls of the grand secretarys Office. 1t ID an
excellent likeness.
The Golden Rule and Royal Purple degrees
were conferred by Metropolitan Encampment
last Monday night and without doubt it was the
hottest job of the season.
New movements were rehearsed by the officers
of Olive Branch Lodge on Friday afternoon,
which, when perfected by drill, will add much to
| the ceremonies of initiation.
Grand Master Bunnel of New York has ex
tended AN invitation to Grand Instructor
McQuiddy. of this city to attend the session of
the Grand Lodge of New York, to be he held at
Syracuse Aug Is. 10, and 20. The session will
be unusually interesting
Quite an interest has developed in the Rebekah
branch in Illinois, degree stats for rendering the
'beaunhed work" are being organized at Otta
wa, Peoria, Bloomington, Streato or and Mon
mouth. The lodge at Bay View, Wis, has also
written for description of the costumes and
work.
Friday night was very warm, and the staying
qualities of the officers Of Corinthian Lodge was
tested when it was announced that the initiating
and first and second degrees to be conferred.
But there was no shrinking, and the work was
completed at 1920 in good style, but it was very
damaging to linen. Next Friday night the third
degree will be conferred.
The display of Uniform Camps at Munce on
last Thursday was very credtable. Camps were
present from Winchester, Marion, Anderson,
Bluffton, Kokomo and Ft Wayne, which, with
Nluncle Camp, made quite a display of the purple.
The parade, which would have been composed of
the Masons, Odd-fellows and Grand Army, was
abandoned on account of continued rain up to 5
o'clock, when it ceased and Grand Master
Charles, Of the Masonic order. laid the corner
stone with impressive ceremonies and Will
Cumback, p. G. NJ, l. o. 0. f., delivered the
address. There was not less than %, 900 persons
present, to whom the rain brought great disap-
polntment
"a man Of foresight, Judgment and ability in
the conduct of lodge affairs never be under
stood by the man lacking those qualities and
the egotlsm of the latter places him at once in
aItagOnism to his more intelligent and wiser
associate If he opposes fossilism and favors
progressive ideas, and abors for their establish
| nent as being for the best interests of the
order, he is pronounced dangerous man 10y
| those of less advanced ideas. If he labors in
season and out of season for the benefit. comfort
and pleasure of his associates, and secures com
pliment and praise therefor the envious imme-
diately arise and charge his labors with being
mercenary IN purpose, unable In their own
dwarfed minds to understand how unselish,
elfsacrifcing devotion can exist in another"