The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-05
FRATERNIrIES AND ORGANIZATIONS.
The Secret Societies
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There Will be an election or officers or center
Lodge, No. %, F. and A. NJ, OF next Monday
night.
The semi annual reunion of the various bodies
of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Of
Indiana will be held at the temple of the rite on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this
week A large number of candidates have been
elected to receive the degrees, and the convoca-
ton promises to be one of the most successful
in the history of the order.
At the annual meeting OF PentaIpha Lodge,
No. 564, F. and A. NJ, on last Thursday evening,
the following officers were elected and installed
Nicholas r. Ruckle, W. NJ; j. Will Staub, s.
W.; Charles Teller j. W.; Joseph Staub, treas
urer; William Fl. Smythe, secretary; Arthur
Holiday. s. D.; John Cryan, J. D.; Emil Deitz
and Charles w. Hanson, stewards.
oDD-FELLows.
General Pfafflin has received petition for q
Canton at Knightstown.
Meridian Lodge will confer the initiatory de-
gree on next Wednesday night
There we're limitations in Indianapolis and
Capital Lodges on Friday night.
The grand instructor returned from South
Bend and Mishawaka on Thursday.
At the last meeting of Centennial Lodge the
third degree was conferred on two candidates.
and two petitions were received and referred.
W. w. holland, P g.. of Corinthian Lodge
but a resident of Riverside, CAL, has gone to
to California next week.
On Friday night Centennial Lodge visited
Corinthan Lodge, and were very pleasantly en-
tertained by the latter. At the close of the ex-
ercises the visitors were served with lunch.
The first degree was conferred in Philoxenian
Lodge on Wednesday, the team of Capital Lodge
occupying the chairs. Next Wednesday even
ing the second and third degrees will be con-
ferred by the staff of Indianapolis Lodge.
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degree at the last meeting on three candidates
The work of this lodge has been greatly iu..
proved. The music on the organ by Mrs. Thomp-
son lends additional beauty to the movements.
After Jan. 1 all cantons will be required to
uniform before being mustered, and all uniform
will be required to have the regulation uniform
All camps that merge prior to that date will
have the privilege of mastering in the uniform
now in use with slight modification.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
Capital City Lodge, No. 81, had work on Mon
day night
Star Lodge, No 7, had one candidate for the
second rank on Tuesday night.
Marion Lodge, No. l, will have work in the
first rank on Wednesday night.
Olive Branch Lodge, No. 2, had one candidate
for the first rank on last Saturday night
At the meeting of Indianapolis Division. No g.
U. r., on Friday night, Ben F. Richardson was
unanimously reelected as sir knight commander
Silliman Lodge, No &c, knights of Pythias,
of Rockville, Ind, on Tuesday evening organized
a drill rank Mr.. Chester Boudinot was elected
sir knight commander. The enterprise starts
out with large membership.
William A. Goul, who met with such an uu-
timely and sad death during hunting expedi-
tion in Wisconsin last week, was formerly a
member in good standing of Capital City Lodge,
months previous to his death. The members of
the lodge turned out in body to attend his
funeral on Wednesday through respect
Excelsior Lodge. No. Is, conferred the ampli-
fed third rank upon A. B. Gates, jr.s on Friday
night. One application was also received for
membership. The attendance was the largest
the lodge has enjoyed for several months, and a
lively spirit was manifas' d by all present.
Chancellor Commander Robert McFadden, of
Star Lodge, No. T. rendered valuable assistance
in the work.
It seems to be almost the unanimous opinion
of all Knights who have been approached in re-
gard to the matter during the past week, that
the persons who have been contemplating tho
nstituting of a new K. of p. lodge in this city
would do much wiser thing If they would
unite with one or more of the lodges already in
existence, as suggested in the Journal items on
last Sunday
Major general Carnahan returned homo on
Friday night, after sojourn of several weeks in
the East, attending to matters connected with
the Uniform Rank. While absent he visited
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New
Jersey, Maine and New Hampshire, and issued
warrants for the instituting of divisions of the
Uniform Rank at Hartford, New Haven, and
Bridgeport, Conn; Lowell, Chelsea and Fitch
burg, Mass, and Concord, N FL. He also insti-
tuted division at Nashua, N. H., and made
addresses before twenty five lodges in different
sections of the East that he visited.
The General speaks in glowing terms
of the condition of the order in general in that
section of the country, and also Of the courteous
treatment he received while absent During the
month of November applications have been made
for divisions at Columbus, Ind, Paris Tex,
Mont Vernon, ILL.,, and Cadiz O. The Uniform
Rank is growing at a rate certainly encouraging
to all persons interested in its welfare.
UNITED ORDER OF HONOR.
Washington Lodge, No. A. continues to have
large meetings.
Supreme Secretary Ernest Duden was confined
to his home by sickness on Tuesday and Wednes-
day last.
Henry Vessel has instituted Scioto Lodge.
No. 238. at Chillicothe, O., with over thirty
charter members.
The Indicator will appear again next week
twice It's former size and much improved In gen.
eral appearance and makeup
The visiting committee had an interesting
meeting last week, and the prospect for lively
campaign of entertainments this winter is very
bright, indeed.
Supreme President A. w Wishard visited
Golden Rule Lodge No. 213 on last Wednesday
evening. and Indiana Lodge, No 81, on last
Thursday evening.
Enterprise Lodge. No. l, will dedicate its new
home. next Tuesday evening, in grand style
Several candidates will be initiated, among them
Mrs Mary b. Haggart. the wife of the past su-
preme medical director. After the usual routine
a literary, musical and gustatory feast will be
given.
The new hall of the United Order of Honor, in
Room "a. No. 60 East Market street. is now oc-
cupied as follows: BY Marion Lodge, No. SO, on
Monday evening" Enterprise Lodge, No l, on
Tuesday evening; Center Lodge, No. SO, on
Wednesday evening; Indianapolis Merchants
Lodge No. g., on Thursday evening, and by Cap
ital City Lodge, No. q, on Friday evening.
Bee-line Lodge, No Ill. U. o. H., gave lit
erary and musical entertainment at VanSickles