The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-10


f. and A. NJ, will be held in Masonic Temple on
Monday evening, at which the newly elected
officers will be duly installed.
At the stated meeting of Raper Commandery,
No. /, K. r., Tuesday evening, the question
of attending the triennial conclave at ST. Louis,
in September. will be considered
indianapolis Chapter of Rose Croix. ITO and
180. A. and A. S. R., will confer the degrees on
Wednesday evening 1t is probable that L. d.
Richardson, master of Gourgas Chapter, Chicago,
will take Byron K. ElIiotts place for that even
ing. and that Mr. Elliott will perform a like
duty for Mr.. Richardson, at Chicago, at an early
day.
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Capt. H. M. Innis, of Capital Encampment,
will visit Metropolitan Encampment on the 18th.
to witness the work of the Golden Rule degree.
Mrs. Lucy McQuiddy, D. D.. installed the Off
GERS of Olive Branch Lodge No. TO- last night
and will install those of Fidelity Lodge, No. 227
tomorrow night.
The Odd-fellows' Mutual Aid Association will
have no assessment this month in the second 6i-
vision. there being no death on file. and but ore
in the first division, after the assessment for two
this month.
Corinthian Lodge conferred the initiatory de-
gree on three candidates on Friday night, and
subscribed 500 to the Cofax monument fund.
Next Friday night the first degree will be con-
ferred. and every member is requested to be
present.
j. w. MeQuiddy, grand instructor, has re-
celved an invitation through Past Grand Sire
Erie j. Leech to visit Keokuk, Ia, and instruct
the team of Puchechetuk Lodge of that city in
the floor work of the initiatory and degrees. The
invitation has been accepted and the work will
commence on the 18th inst
The degree staff of Olive Branch Lodge, D.
of the lodge, will go to Noblesvie on Friday at
210P. NJ, to confer the degree on number of
candidates in Noblesville Lodge They return on
the l:40 A. NJ train The Noblesvlle Lodge sends
word that they can entertain all who will favor
them with visit on that occasion.
The public installation of the officers of Cen
tennial Lodge, on Wednesday night, was a sue
cess. A large and intelligent audience were
present, and seemed to enjoy the installation
ceremonies the address of Judge Elliott. and the
singing and Rotations OF Messrs. LoOmis and
Smith, Misses Burt and butcher, and Mr..
Brown. The banjo and bones and the Jubilee
singing of the quartet afforded much amusement
to the audience. Professor Ernistinoff did ex-
cellent work at the piano as accompanies
The appointment of Theo. Pfaf1in, COM
mander of the Department of Indiana. with the
rank of brigadier general, Patriarchs Mill tant.
The General will have on his staff a chief of
staff. assistant adjutant general. assistant in
Spect0r general, assistant quartermaster gener-
al assistant commissary- general, assistant sur
geon-general, and two aides -decamp. The chief
of-staff and one aide will be appointed in this city,
the others in various parts Of the State. Cap
tain A. s. Milice, of Warsaw. is spoken of very
favorably as the colonel of the First Regiment
The captain resides at Warsaw. The charter of
Canton Indianapolis is looked for every day, and
a. 49,. xxxsH h., ~~1
in by the commander of the department..
Circulars have been received from the COM
mittee on affairs Of the Sovereign Grand Lodge
soliciting propositions for the permanent loca-
ton of the Sovereign Grand Lodge. 1t costs
less per capita for that body to meet in this city
than any other. and the grand representatives
from this State were instructed to present
the claims of this city and to urge its selection.
The time however, to do this is now, and not
when the Sovereign Grand Lodge meets. as the
committee having the matter in charge will have
made up their minds before the meeting. and
will doubtless recommend some city Our grand
representatives should at once take action, and
their attention is called to it. The committee
appointed at the last session of the Grand Lodge
of Indiana are ready to cooperate with the rep
at once call meeting of the committee, as he is
the head of it. The Sovereign Grand Lodge
will not beg of us 70 let it establish its head
quarters here.
In the Journal of last Monday there appeared
a special from Chicago. under the caption, IA
Split Among Odd-fellows," the design of which
seems to be to exalt the Patriarchal Circle and
belittle the Order of Odd-fellows, and contains
more misstatements to the square inch than ever
before published. The Patriarchal Circle was
never rank in Odd fellowship, it was not
known over five years ago. At the recent session
of the Sovereign Grand Lodge steps were taken
TO harmonic with the Circle and to protect the
order in case of refusal to harmonic. The
Circle has not, and it is question whether it
ever had, la subordinate temples or 5000 mem
bers In Indiana it had eight TEMPLES; now it
has none. Instead of its being a powerful
order. it is very weak one. with less
than two thousand members. 1t is all bosh to
say the Sovereign Grand Lodge compelled its
members to give up insurance policies. That
body, at it's last meeting, admitted to seats two
members of the Circle. and adopted new de-
gree, which had been agreed upon by the COM
mittees of the two organizations in which all
could unite. This the Circle rejected. and is
now seeking to attach itself to some order that
will let it do as it pleases The Sovereign
Grand Lodge has only said that they must either
come under its authority or 20 out altogether.
A large number have returned to their allegiance,
leaving but mere handful still in rebellion. and
IL Is folly to try to dignity the movement by
calling 1t 'split in Odd -fellowship' False
statements like the one referred to can do no
good. All that is worth anything of the seced-