The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-05
SECRET SOCIETY NOTES.
il. o, o. Il.

A widows and orphans home is to be estab-
lished in Texas.
Will B. Stone OF Kane Lodge, New York
city, is in the city, visiting his many friends.
The new officers of Olive Branch Lodge will
be installed next Saturday night, and the degree
conferred.
The officers of all the lodges in the city have
been Installed during the past week and new
term entered upon.
It was c. W. Smith, grand representative Of
Minnesota, who died on the 18th OF June and
not e. A. Stevens
The initatory was conferred by Corinthian
Lodge on Friday night The first degree will be
worked next Friday.
A petition for a second lodge to be located at
Guanabaroa, Cuba, has been received by the
Sovereign Grand Lodge.
The revised charge and degree books have
been translated into the Norwegian, Spanish
Bohemian, and French languages
The Golden Rule degree will be conferred to-
morrow night by Metropolitan Encampment
There are many who think this the most beau
tful degree in the order
Memo Uniform Degree Camp, of Albany, n.
Y, will visit Baltimore, Philadelphia and Wash
ington during the session of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge in September.
The Rebekah degree lodge at Knghtstown
is in fiourishng condition. They do their
work so we'll that the subordinate lodge. itself
one of the best workers in the State, yields the
palm to them.
Already the influence of the work done at Chi
cago, on Tuesday night, by Olive Branch Lodge
Daughters of Rebekah, is being felt in Illinois,
Indicated by letters asking for descriptions of
costumes, floor movements. etc. being received
from number Of lodges of that State.
The circular sent to this State by Nckajack
Lodge, of Georgia, asking contributions for a
sick member of that lodge is in violation of
the laws of the order. AS Grand-maSter Wild
man refused to grant .them the privilege to do
what they now doing without 1t, this is a
direct insult to mis- authority, and should not 60
unrebuked.
l. Blue River Encampment, No. 48, at Knights
| town, Wednesday evening, installed the follow
ing officers: G. D. Morgan, II. p; w r. Stage,
c. p; j. W. Virgins, S. w. r. l.. Harrison
j., w; Ed. Commons, l. s.; James Steel O. s.;
Charles Haufer e.. NJ. II. Chappel, lst W.; H.
| Steel, I'd w; w. II. Hardin. Sd W.; Fl. Wikin-
son, Attn W.; guards of tent, John Caseley and
John Wysong.
The party visiting Chicago are CRAFTY indebted
to Charles e. Minor of Excelsior Lodge, Chi
| cago; Thomas Underwood. F. G. NJ, of Lafayette
Lodge, and W. F. Slater, p. G. NJ, of Urbana
O., Lodge, but residents of Chicago, for many
attentions which added much to the enjoyment
of the visit Thanks also due to Robert
Emmett and Conductor Browning for many
courtesieS, which added much to the comfort Of
| the eXcurSl0nists
The officers Of Olive Branch Lodge, No. TO- D.
of r., returned from Chicago Thursday morn
ing. The visit greatly enjoyed. About
thirty went up and attended the convention, and
in the evening the degree was conferred by Olive
Brance Lodge III beautiied form. Nothing like
it had ever been seen IN Chicago. The applause
at the close general and pronounced, and con-
tnued until the officers returned and went
through the movements again.