Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03
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SECRET SOCIETIES.

SECRET SOCIETIES.
Open Secrets Of the Oath Bound Rroth.
erhood.
Moncrieffe lodge No. SO had quite long
session last Friday evening, at which time a
code of bylaws was adopted. This is
something that should have been done long
ago, that the lodge may know better how to
govern itself.
There is no town in Ohio as large as this.
but what has from three to five lodges of
Knights of Pythias.
Next Fridfy evening the officers of Mon
crieffe lodge No. IS will be installed:
Sir knight Isaac Scholes will leave to-
morrow afternoon for Chicago and Des
MOines to visit relatives and prospect for
business.
Sir knight Chas. Rnhl is happy over the
arrival Of another boy at his house.
TIE reception and ball given by Division
A was success, Prof. Tuttle's orchestra
furnishing the music, which was pronounced
first-class.
Sir Knight A. l.. Gutheil. of Division "A,
surprised his many friends last Monday
evening at the armory by coming in unex-
pectedly after an absence Of eight months.
The Sir Knights of Division A will bear
In mind that next Wednesday evening the
regular monthly business meeting will be
held. 1t is important that there be good
attendance, that the arrangements for the
proposed Pythian anniversary ball, Fet. 10,
may be completed.
PATRIOTIC ORDER SONS OF AMERICA.
Both camps failed in having any applica-
tons for membership at their meetings dur
ing the past week. This will prevent any
initiation upon the first meetings in the
New Year. Bad.
The first regular meeting of the Spring
field Union Degree Council' of the order
for 1886 will be held tomorrow monday
evening for the purpose Of comforting the
degree, election Of degree officers. &c, &c
Be present, as you will be needed.
The following are the officers-elect Of
their respective camps. as elected during
the past week: Camp 44-Past president.
Shelby Wentz; president. A. F. Poysell;
vice president Charles Syman; NJ. of F.
and c., l.. F. Hampton; recording secretary.
II. A. ROutzahn; financial secretary. Will
lam L. Lentz; treasurer j. n. Mills; con-
ductor, Isaac T. Sprague: guards, G. Z.
Sargent and William Hummer; trustees, A.
+. Poysell. Frank A. Kates and A. ID.
ROhIer. Camp 51-Past president. G. L.
Payne; president, Noah +. Stine; vice
president, Chas. A. Massey; NJ. of F. and c.,
Geo. Gardner; recording secretary, S. Horne;
financial secretary. T. J. Ross; treasurer,
A. X. Straw; conductor, VIM. KleOpfel,
guards, s. BOlser and N. Miller: trustees,
G. NJ. Bost. G. L. Payne and J. Franklin.
The latest club rates for the Camp News,
the Official organ Of the order, is SO cents
per year. With these rates the News
should be a regular visitor to every member
of the order. January number opens the
year with excellent portraits of the execu-
tive committee Of the state camp Of Penn
sylvania, besides having rather more than
its average Of camp news.
Five new camps were instituted during
the month Of December. Not bad to end
1885 with.
There is under consideration by the
national executive committee the advisable
ity of having the recording secretary of each
camp take official charge Of the NJ. b. F.
interests In their respective camps.
Camp A has been rather fortunate since
organization in having very few upon the
sick list, consequently has had very light
sick benefits to pay out During the past three
months she has had an unusual amount of
sickness. having had three members upon
the sick list almost all that time, namely:
Bros. w. J. Stitt, Ira c. Entel and Joseph
H. Hause, the latter residing at BurgOOn,
o., and who lost limb. We are pleased
to say, however, that Bro Entel has so far
recovered as to resume his usual duties dur
ing the past week, and the Others
are improving, and we hope to
soon have them about again. Camp
81 has only one member upon the
sick list at present namely: Bro. VIM.
II. Hughes, (city marshaD. who met with
the misfortune of breaking his leg, but who
is improving nicely and will shortly be
around again.
The State executive committee are wide
awake. and are up and doing in regard to
making preparations for the entertainment
Of the annual session of the National Camp
to be held in Columbus, o., in June next
SECRET LEAGUE.
At the re6ular meeting of Hope Lodge,
1No. %, oeCIct League. ntlu idst IutSidy
evening, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing term: Past cardinal, John
o. White; cardinal. John West; vice car
dinal, n. F. Stine: petitioner, A. c. Barnes;
Frank A. Hates: collector, W. l..
Lentz; treasurer, ID. W. Tyson: marshal,
Harry Gano: guard. w. II. Hutchinson;
Howard Larie; trustees, w. II.
Clark, John West and W. II. Hutchinson;
to supreme lodge, J. W.
Nelson.
The Secret League was instituted in this
city in March last with seventeen charter
members, and closed the years work with
a total membership of fifty-nine.
The Supreme Lodge of the order will
meet in indianapolis, Ind, commencing
tomorrow (Monday) at 10 a. M, at which
some very important business