The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-30
i. o. o. II.

METROPOLITAN Encampment will not meet
until Monday Sept Z, when the Golden Rule
degree will be conferred.
The headquarters of the Indiana delegation in
Baltimore will be at Peppers New Hotel Ho.-
liday street, opposite City Hall.
The Odd-fellows of Springfield, Mass have
organized base ball club. They have laid in a
good supply of arnica, soothing syrup and
pasters.
Broad Ripple Lodge will occupy the old lodge
room until better quarters be secured.
Corinthian Lodge has accepted an invitation to
visit the Ripple on the evening of Sept IL and
confer the degrees.
Grand Patriarch Porter was in Springfield,
Mass. tho 10Th and Goth, and visited Amity
and De Soto lodges He was taken in charge
by tie brethren, and shown the many places of
interest in and around that beautiful city.
1t is now certain that large number of Odd
fellows from this region will go to Baltimore on
the 22d of September. to be present at the
unveiling of the Ridgely monument as the
railroads will reduce the fare. 1t has been three
years since the Sovereign Grand Lodge has met
in Baltimore.
Dalton Lodge, at Dalton, Wayne county. the
hall of which burned out last winter. now has
an entire new building, with lodge room equal
to any in the State for village of its size. 1t
was dedicated on last Saturday in the presence
of large number of citizens and members OF
the order from surrounding lodges.
The lawn party of Olive Branch Lodge, D. of
r., at Robert Thomass. on the Pendleton pike,
on Friday night, was we'll attended and greatly
enjoyed. A social gathering once a month dur
ing the winter at the residences of the mem Ders
would be move in the right direction. Soeia
bility cannot be cultivated too much.
For the information of members of the order
who design attending the Sovereign Grand
Lodge. and expect to visit that body we will
state that all past grands who have the Royal
Purple degree are privileged to visit on intro
duction by the representatives of their State.
Each one should be provided with the evidence
of good standing
Notwithstanding the disagreeable weather last
Monday night quite number OF members and
visitors assembled in the hall of Fidelity Lodge,
No 227, d. of r., to witness the confering of the
degree in beautfed form by the officers Of the
lodge. The costumes were neat, and were much
admired. They were the handiwork of the
ladies, and are rather in advance of any yet
seen. The degree was conferred in good style
and the work very creditable to the lodge. This
was the first attempt at dramatic work. and oc-
caSloned some embarrassment to some OF the
officers, but this will soon wear off, and they
will equal if not excel more experienced STATS
There are nine lodges in this city, with ]. 1873
members. During the six months ending June
80 forty-three persons were initiated, eleven
members died, 655 weeks benefits were paid
eleven members were buried. and 81 325 46 paid
for relief and charity. The resources of the
lodges are 0,3749z Germania has the largest
number of members. 2l3. and Centennial the
least fifty three. indianapolis Lodge has mi
tiated the greatest number, sixteen. while Cor
inthan comes next with thirteen initiated. AS
compared with other cities of the same size and
even less population, the showing as to members
is not credtabe. There are also two encamp-
ments three Rebekah Degree lodges AID one
Uniform Degree camp in the city.