The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-18
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Mozart Lodge buried one of its members on
Wednesday.
Capital Lodge on Friday night elected John
r. w lick, A. III. Lane and j. +. Smith trus-
tees.
South Bend Eneampment has organized q
team and are now using the dramatic form Of
work.
Metropolitan Encampment will meet toner
row night The Patriarchal degree will be con-
ferred on five candidates.
Misses Jennie and Emma Bear. of Hamilton
Lodge No. 1876 d. of r., Of Noblesville. spent the
week in the city visiting friends.
w. r.. Myers P. G. NJ, will go to Sheibyyille
on the Goth and deliver the anniversary address,
and at Loganspert on the 9th.
Pendleton Lodge had nine petitions for mem
bership its last meeting, and conferred the de-
grees on number of candidates. e. Berger,
P. G. r., assisted in the work.
Philoxenian conferred the initiating degree,
degree on next Wednesday night. One petition
was received.
Indianapolis Lodge on Friday night conferred
the degrees on three candidates and received one
petition. A resolution was adopted to purchase
new paraphernalia.
A State convention of Rebekah Degree lodges
was held at Columbus, O., last Thursday. The
attendance was large and much enthusiasm pre-
vailed, In spite of attempts to prevent Its assem-
bling.
The members of indianapolis Lodge will at
tend Fletcher place Church to-day. at the 1890
by the pastor. The members of other lodges are
invited to be present
The officers of Olive Branch Lodge, ID. of r.,
will meet for rehearsal on Thursday afternoon
at o'clock. Every member Of the staff is ex
pected to be present. The degree will be con-
ferred on Saturday night in improved form.
Quite a number of visitors attended the meet
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night, and were much pleased with the exhibit
ton of work by the officers. The marching and
countermarching equaled that OF any lodge In
the State.
A disastrous fire has destroyed good part of
the town of Germantown, O., including the
I. O. O. F. hall. Will Cumbaek, p. g. NJ was TO
have delivered an anniversary address there on
the Goth, but the celebration has been indefi-
nitely postponed
On Friday, April 2, Puckechetuc Lodge, of
Keokuk, Ia, received q visit from the members
of the lodges at Canton No.. and exemplihed
by Past Grand Sire Leech, and enjoyed the work
of the team very much.
Coriuthian Lodge initiated a candidate ON Fri
day night, and did some very creditable work.
Next Friday the first degree will be conferred
The three degrees will be prepared for exhlbi-
ton during the session of the Grand Lodge with
new features not heretofore employed.
OlV0 branch LO0ge ~ OF u@s was Woll Az
tended on Saturday night. The degree was con-
ferred on two candidates, and petitions of four
were received. The work was we'll done. A
committee was appointed to renovate the COS
tunes in preparation for the work before the
State convention, next month.
The following programme win be carried out at
Wabash on the 18th inst: Prize drill and parade
in the afternoon; three prizes At the opera
house in the evening, at 7:30 o'clock: Music by
orchestra, chorus of twenty Ave voices: address,
Grand Master j. B. Kenner; song, Emerson quar-
tet; solo, Mrs. G. N Brown; address, Lieuten-
antcolonel McQuiddy; song. Emerson quartet;
awarding prizes, General Pfafain; chorus,
Bright Crimson Morning" after which grand
militant reception at City Hall, where all are
expected to enjoy themselves.
General Underwood has issued general orders
No 4, in which he announces that 1913 cantons
have been mustered into the Patriarchs Militant
and petitions pending, with membership of
1l,676. Massachusetts leads, with AZ cantons;
Ohio, 81; Illinois, %; Indiana and California.
10 each. The General will visit Indiana on the
28th inst, when q reception will be given him
by Canton Richmond. General Smith, Illinois;
General Ellis, Ohio; General Ryan, Kentucky,
and General Pfaffin, Indiana, commanders of
departments, will be present, also an efficient
corps of workers who will exemphfy the work in
the evening