The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-03
c SOCIETY NEWS.
Items of Interest to Members Of Fraternities
-MasOns, 0dd-Fellows and Pythians.
Masonic.

keystone Chapter, No. b, X. A. NJ, will work
the Mark Master degree on Thursday evening.
Pentalpha Lodge, No. 564, F. and A. M, will
hold its stated meeting on Thursday evening.
There will be a special meeting of Raper Com
mandery, No. 1, K. r., on Tuesday evening, for
work in the Templar degree.
Terre Haute Chapter, O.. E.. S., has been in
vited to visit Queen Esther Chapter, No. 3, OF
this city, on the 18th inst, to witness the con-
ferring of the degrees.
Muncie Commandery win celebrate St. Johns
Day. June "a, in an imposing manner. Delega-
tions from surrounding cities will be present,
and an elaborate programme is being arranged.
Nineteen of the candidates receiving the four
teenth degree, A. and A. Scottish Rite, last
Wednesday, were Knights Templars. who were
in the city attending the session of the Grand
Commandery.
week, Col. N. r. Ruckle was appointed historian
of the order. He will Immediately commence to
collect material and data for q complete history
Of the order in Indiana since its foundation.
The new chapter of the Order of the Eastern
Star, at Providence, johnson county,, was con-
deputy OF the grand patron. This lodge has
been working under dispensation for the past
month.
Adoniram Grand Lodge of Perfection, A. and
A. Rite, conferred the degrees upon an un-
usually large class last Wednesday afternoon
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all-twenty-one from various parts Of the State
and nine from the city. Saraiah Council, Prin-
ces of Jerusalem, fifteenth and sixteenth degrees,
will continue the work next Wednesday even
ing; Indianapolis Chapter of Rose Croix, Wed
nesday evening, May ID, and Indiana Consistory,
May 20.
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Tomorrow night the Patriarchal degree will
be conferred on five candidates by Metropolitan
Encampment.
The corner stone Of the Ridgely monument
was laid on Monday last by Henry f. Carey,
Grand Sire, in Harlem Park, Baltimore.
The celebration in Denver, Col, was immense
in proportions. Will Cumback delivered the ora
ton. Rev. Myron Reed acted as chaplain.
The address of Rev. S. A. Bright at Grace
Chu rch was an earnest defense of the order and
its principles, and was listened to by q good
audience.
There will be limitations in indianapolis, CORN
THAN and Pkiloxenian lodges this week, supple
mented with work in the degrees in the two for
mer lodges.
At the next meeting of Olive Branch Lodge.
D. of r. and during the recess, the broom bri-
gade will give a drill. The young ladies have at
tanned great proficiency under the instruction of
Colonel Black, of Meridian Lodge.
indianapolis Lodge last night worked the frst
and second degrees. The members will form an
association for the purpose of building a hall.
The capital stock will be 800. 900, in shares of
$25, payable in weekly installments Of twenty
five cents.
The address Of DR.. Marine on last Sunday
morning was listened to by a large audience.
The OGd-fellow part of the assembly were par
ticularly pleased with the address. Corinthian
Lodge adopted resolutions last night thanking
DR.. Marine.
Morning Star Lodge, D. of R., of Springfield,
Mass, has adopted resolutions thanking j.
w. McQuiddy. p. G. NJ, for the large-sized
photograph Of Schuyler Colfax recently present
ed to that lodge. AS soon as engrossed, they
will be forwarded.
The new costumes of Corinthian Lodge will be
secured by the 9th inst and the lodge will rem
der the initiatory degree on the Goth inst. for the
entertainment of the representatives to the Grand
Lodge. indianapolis Lodge will exemplify the
degrees and possibly the initiatory on the same
evening.
During the past week the sixty-sixth ami
versary of the order in this country was cele-
brated at Greensburg. Washington, Seymor,
Madison, Vincennes, Petersburg, Dunreith, Pen
dleton, Fort Wayne, with appropriate ceremo-
MES, addresses and parades. AT Danville, H.,
the turnout was quite large. A great many
lodges at various points, including this city. held
appropriate religious services on last Sabbath,
without show or parade of any kind
There are twenty-seven different orders of
Odd-fellows in England, the Manchester Unity
leading with GOO, 900 members, the Grand United
Order coming next with zoe, 900 MEMBERS.
American Odd fellowship came from the Man
chester Unity, and the colored lodges of this
country from the Grand United Order. AS there
Is no connection between the English orders,
there is none with the Grand United Order in
this country. In Canada there are lodges of the
latter, but none in the United States other than
the colored lodges.
The meeting of the Grand Lodge on the goth
inst. will be one of interest to the order in this
State. The convention of Rebekah lodges on the
10Th, at z o'clock p. NJ. will be largely attended.
Several lodges from Illinois will send delegations
to witness the work as rendered by Olive Branch
Lodge of this city. The staff of Metropolitan
~Encampment have the dramatic work well in
hand. and will give one of the finest exemplif-
cations of the three degrees ever seen in the
West Grand Master Phelps, Of Illinois, and
other distinguished members of the order of that
State have signihed their intention to be
present.
X. of II.
The officers of Indianapolis Lodge, No. Sc, K
of p, wore their new jewels Thursday evening,
and are justly proud of them.
indianapolis Lodge, No. So. initiated four
catdidafaa last tFhuradau ovaninO IN tha' vnua-