The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-14
SECRET SOCIETY NEWS.
Items of Interest to Members of Fraternities
-Masons, 0dd-Fellows and Pythians.


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Keystone Chapter, No. 6. R. A. NJ, will confer
the Royal Arch degree on Tuesday evening.
Adoniram Grand Lodge of Perfection, A. and
A. S. r.. will confer the fourth, fifth and sixth
degrees on Wednesday evening.
Queen Esther Chapter No. 3, o. E. S., win
hold special meeting on Friday evening" at
which the degrees will be exemplifed
Mystic Tie Lodge No. 39S, F. and A. NJ, will
confer the third degree on Monday evening, and
Pentalpha Lodge. No. 564, the same degree on
Thursday evening.
Raper Commandery. No. /, K. T., will give a
reception to its members and their ladies on
Thursday evening at the rooms of the order, in
Masonic Temple. The feature Of the occasion
will be social, followed by dance and supper
Dr. A. M Vickery, of Upton, a member of the
last Legislature and jealous Mason, died of
heart disease, on Thursday. He was buried
yesterday by the Masonic and Odd fellow lodges
Of Upton. Hartin H. Rice, of this city, con-
Quoted the services on behalf of the Masons
Grand Master Albert P Charles, F. and A. NJ,
last week refused to grant dispensations for
three new lodges. The policy of the grand mas
ter is to strengthen existing lodges rather than
weaken them by allowing the formation of new
lodges where there is no crying demand for
them.
One Of the most prosperous bodies to-day is
the A. A. 0. N M. S., called for short 1.-THE
Mystic Shrine" Although not Masonic order
it admits only 32o and $50 Masons to its ranks,
and in most cities is closely allied to the Scot
fish Rite-in some places occupying the same
rooms and using the same conveniences in its
work, as is the case in this city. There are
twenty four temples in the United States, many
of them having been organized in the past two
years. and are named and located as follows:
Aleppo, Boston; AL Koran, Cleveland Cyprus,
Albany, N. Y; Damascus. Rochester, N. Y;
Islam, San Francisco; Mecca. New York; Me-
dinah, Chicago; Moslem. Detroit: Mount Sinai,
Montpelier, VT; Oriental, Troy, N. Y; Pyra-
mid, Bridgeport, Conn; Pyramid, Davenport,
Ia; Syria, Pittsburg; Syrian Cincinnati: Ziyara,
Utica. N. Y; Mednah, Atchison Kan. Moham-
med. New Haven, Conn; Lu Lu, Philadelphia;
Boum Baltimore; Salaam, Olney, ILL.,; Korsair.
Louisville; Tripoli, Milwaukee; Jerusalem, New
Orleans, and Murat, at Indianapolis. Henry H
McGafey is the deputy for Indiana, deriving his
authority from the Imperial Council of the
United States of America. Stated sessions Of
Murat Temple for business and rendition of the
work are held on the last Friday of each month.
The officers are John Il. Brush, grand potentate;
Theodore Pfaffin, chief rabban; Joseph w.
Smith, assistant rabban; Byron K. Elliott, high
priest; Jacob w. Smith, oriental guide: Charles
F. Meyer, treasurer CorteZ Il. holiday, recorder;
VIM. III. Schmidt, first ceremonial master; Il. L.
Scarlett, second ceremonial master; Henry Jane
son. scherif sulm Ell ciemiya; Frank P Wade,
marshal; VIM. J. Mckee, captain Of the guard;
John Saunders outer guard Besides these are
a host of minor officers, each of whom have long
Arabic titles which the reporter is unable to