The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-17
FRATERNITIEs AND ORGANIZATIONS.
The Secret Societies.


business on Wednesday evening.
Capital City Lodge. No. 312 T. and A. NJ. will hold
funeral services this afternoon over the remains OF
John Mcclellan, late member of that lodge.
The Grand Council of Royal and Select Masons of
which A. l.. Sinks of Connersville is grand master
will meet in annual session ia Masonic temple on
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
The reception and social rooms in the Scottisn kite
Temple will be open this week for the accommodation
and convenience of delegates to the YORK Kite meet
ings. A. and A S. r. members will be III attendance
to entertain their visiting brethren
The annual conclave of the Indiana Grand Chapter
of Royal Arch Masons will be held in Masonic Temple
on Wednesday, commencing at o'clock p M Nor
timer Nye of LaPorte who is master of Indiana
Grand Lodge F. and A. NJ, is also the presiding Off
Ger of this body In the evening the Order of Priest
hood will be conferred upon number OF the high
priests in attendance upon the chapter.
oDD-FELLows.
There are six lodges on the island of Cuba.
Philoxenian Lodge conferred the first and third de-
grees on Wednesday night.
Metropolitan Encampment will meet tomorrow
hight The Patriarcha degree will be conferred.
On the 18th inst. Star Encan,pment, of Anderson,
conferred the Patriarchal degree eight candidates
Indianapolis LEDGE on Friday night initiated
candidate and received and referred petition for one
There are twenty lodges in Denmark and zoos
members, average of over one hundred members In
each lodge.
oyster supper in the hall of Indianapolis Lodge on
Monday evening
The third degree will be conferred by Johnson
Lodge. of Franklin, on Monday night. The grand
instructor will be present, and direct the work.
On Tuesday night Center Lodge initiated two can
didates, and next Tuesday evening win confer the
Erst degree, using the costumes recently pur-
chased
Degree Lodge, of Thorntown. will hold school of
instruction in the beaut6ed work of the degree, under
the direction of the grand instructor.
There in the United States and Canada fortyone
me
receipts last year 81 O5O. 9O5.97 and 1878,
363.73 was paid to the families of deceased mem
bers.
On Friday evening last Morton Lodge, of Liberty,
visited Whitewater Lodge. of Richmond, taking with
them number of candidates for the several degrees,
and the staff Of Whitewater Lodge conferred the de-
grees upon them. The meeting altogether
5oyable one and the work well DONE
Mrs Thompson, an accomplished musician. has
been secured as organist by Olive Branch Lodge at
Che last meeting Mrs. Shepard the retiring organst.
presented with beautiful embroidered slkvelvet
past grands collar and jewell the gift of her friends
IN the lodge in appreciation of her gratuitous
Ices for the past year.
Olive Branch Lodge, D. of R., has prepared addi-
ional floor work to the degree and will present it for
the first time next Saturday night. The lodge will
be pleased to have the members of other lodges both
In the city and in surrounding towns, to meet with
them. The degree staff of the lodge will meet for
aearsal on Friday afternoon.
The grand sire on matter submitted tohim by Grand
Patriarch Jeter of Indiana has held the law of til
Grand Encampment. which permits a second ballot
when one black ball in the ballot that it shall
lie until next meeting to be unconstitutional and
void. Ii but black ball appears the candidate is
elected The following decision also made and
proved: 1.-The law is plain that appointive officer,
before he fill the Office of vice grand. must
full term of twenty-six weeks must be present at
least at fourteen regular meetings of the lodge and
continue IN Office to the end of the term If he
signs after serving fourteen weeks, he cannot be
elected vice grand, for his Office thereby becomes
can't and the appointed to I'LL the vacancy receives
the honors of the Office"
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
Princeton Lodge. No. l55. will be instituted at
Princeton on Tuesday, Oct. 10.
Indianapolis Lodge No S. enlightened three can
aidates in the second rank on Thursday night.
Olive Branch Lodge, No. 2 had one candidate for
She first rank and for the second last Saturday
tight.
Star Lodge, No z. conferred the amplifed third
rank upon three candidates. on Tuesday night. The
work of the council was good.
Grand vice.chancellor w. L.. Heiskell will visit
Evansville, tomorrow. Monday. to instruct the
lodges of that city in the work of the different ranks
granted dspensation for the institutng of Russia
tie Lodge, No. 156, at Russaville, Howard county,
bn Oct 26.
Capt j. L. Bieler Of Excelsior Lodge No Is. who
was thrown from his buggy. and sustained serious
fracture of his skull Thursday night of last week
is getting along nicely. He able to be around
Rgain.
Maior-general Carnahan returned yesterday from
bis trip to to Minnesota and Wisconsin where he at
kended brigade meetings of the Uniform Rank. He
attended K of P. service at Chicago last Sunday
Rnd present at the dedication of new K of p.
hall at st. Paul on Tuesday night.
Centerville Lodge No. 154, was instituted at Cen
tervie on Thursday night with twenty-eight char
and about fourteen lodges represented. Divis-
Ions of the Uniform Rank present from Rich
mond and Liberty, the latter being accompanied by
band. parade was given in the evening.
Past Grand Chancellor w. D. Kennedy, of Chicago,
OF the grand jurisdiction of Illinois, in the city
probably the only complete library of grand lodge
Journals to be found in the United States having
of every Jurisdiction since the organization of the
order of Knights of Pythias He has spent ten years
hme and a considerable amount Of money in securing
the Journals and he feels justly proud Of his collec
bion
UNITED ORDER OF HONOR
Marion Lodge. No. 49, initiated one candidate last
wednesday evening
Among the lodges purchasing new organs are En-
6erprise, No. l, and Washington, No. 4.
Since the adjournment of the Grand Lodge, in May
last eleven new subordinate lodges have been insti
tuted in Indiana
The supreme secretary reports 1, 1872 new members
FOR the quarter ending Sept. 80 and thirtyone new
lodges for the period
The supreme treasurer reports receipts and dis
oursements in the mutual aid fund for the last quar-
Ter, amounting to $24, 312 81.
Beeline Lodge, No. Ill. mourns its first loss by
death. Mrs Lydia Mead. highly respected and
worthy member, died last week.
orauu Vice-Presaent Henry Vessel, assisted by
Irand secretary J. Wesley Bennett instituted q
lodge at Seymour this State. last evening
The Supreme Lodge will meet next Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock. The representatives from
California Messrs. Robinson and Rothenstein. and
MeSsrs Ndeet and Macbeth, of Missouri viii arrive
in the city this morning
Hope Lodge. No. s. will have grand entertainment
on next tuesday evening, in honor of the Supreme
Lodge; Extensive preparations are being made and
handsome present will be voted to the most popular
member OF the Supreme Lodge.
Startling events are looked for in Washington
Lodge, No. 4, At present it is enjoying quite
boom. 1t had two limitations and one applicant by
card last Monday evening, and will have quite num-
ber Of applicants to act on tomorrow evening.
Beeline Lodge No. I'll, gave a musical and lit
a~arv entertainments on last Wednesday oven