The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-19
FRATERNITIEs AND ORGANIZATIONS,
The Secret Societies.
MASONIC.

Inc annual meeting of Keystone Chapter, NO. D,
r. A. NJ. viii be held Tuesday evening. Officers
will be elected
The trustees Of the Grand Lodge, f. and A. M,
contemplate much-needed Improvement, having let
the contract for elevator In Masonic Temple.
Adoniram Grand Lodge of Perfection. A. and A.
8. r.. will hold business meeting of Importance
and interest to the membership on Wednesday even
ing
Some of the city blue lodges are having quite a
boom IN the way OF new work notably Marion, which
the degrees and received seven petitions. ORR
entail, the only lodge which meets in the residence
part OF the city also received nine petitions for the
degrees on last Tuesday evening
Elections for officers in the various Masonic bodies
occurred last week as follows
Mystic lie Lodge No. $685. F. and A. M. on Mon
day evening-Chester Bradford, w. M; Ferd Christ
ton tomorrow evening.
Oriental Lodge, No. 500 f. and A. NJ. on Tuesday
evening-Rice T. Bates, w. M William Morse, S.
W. Harry Galbreth. J. W.; John J. rwiname, treas
urer; Howard Kimball secretary; Martin Hugg s. d.;
George M. Andrews, J. W.; Edward Meyer and Row
land Evans stewards; John Hardwick tyler. Instala-
ton on Tuesday evening" Jan. IL.
Marion Lodge, No. 35 F. and A. NJ, on Wednesday
evening-Roger Parry, w. NJ; w. @. Langdon s. W.;
Hugh J. Drummond secretary; David K. Louthain,
:. d. Arthur V. Brown, j. D.: E. L. Rodinburger and
James Balfour, stewards; William NJ. Black, tyler.
installation next Wednesday evening.
Queen Esther Chapter No. 3, Order of the Eastern
Star, on Friday evening-Mrs Lizzie Louthain worthy
matron Bruce Carr, worthy, patron: Mrs M M.
Bodgett associate matron; Mrs Amelia King, treas
urer; Mrs. Nettie Ransford, secretary; Mrs. Mary
Goddard, conductress Mrs. w. 81. Smythe, associate
conductress.
Raper Commandery. No. /. K n, on Tuesday even
lng-John t. Brush, eminent commander; Jacob w.
Smith, generalisimo NJ r. Ruckle, captain general;
Byron < Elliott. preate; Horace Parrot treasurer;
warden; Will J. staub, junior warden. Installation
on Tuesday, Jan. IL.
Murat Temple. A. A. o. n NJ. s.. on Friday even
odore Pfaain chief rabban, Scherf al Emir; Joseph
W. Smith, assistant rahban. Scherif al Sahib; Byron
K Elliott, high priest, Scherif al IMAM Jacob W.
Mayer. treasurer Scherf al Mir Cortez F. Holiday,
recorder, Scherif al Katib.
oDD-FELLows.
The first degree will be conferred by Corinthian
Lodge next Friday night.
Canton Indianapolis will meet on the 9th and will
muster ten new members.
Fidelity Lodge, D. of R., has given $40 additional
to the Cofax monument fund.-
William Mix p G.. of New Albany Lodge No. 10,
was in the city Thursday and Friday.
Capital lodge had an initiation on Friday evening,
and will work the degrees next Friday night.
The grand master has received petition for Re-
bekah degree at Williamsport, Warren county.
The Odd-fellows' Mutual Aid Association has paid
So 500 to the estate of Virgil y. Finch of Mt Yer
non.
Metropolitan Encampment meets tomorrow night,
and will confer the Patriarchal degree on two candi-
dates.
Meridian Lodge conferred the first degree, on
Wednesday night and will confer the second degree
next Wednesday.
The thirty-third anniversary of the institution of
Everton Lodge will be observed at Everton, Fayette
county. on Jan. H.
The printed proceedings of the Grand Lodge in
less than month being sent to the lodges by
the grand secretary
Two candidates were initiated in Centennial Lodge
Wednesday evening. The degree staff will meet
for rehearsal on Monday night.
The grand instructor left for Westvie, on Friday,
to hold school of instruction in the lodge in that
town, and will not return until Thursday.
The next meeting of Olive Branch Lodge d. of r..
will occur Christmas night and it is expected that
larger number of members will be present than usual.
Social Lodge D. of R.. of Knightstown is in a very
fourishing condition. 1t not only has work at every
meeting but does its work in the latest improved
form.
The new rituals for Rebecca Degree lodges have
been received by the grand secretary After the ist
of January other ritual be used lawfully by
Rebecca Degree lodges
Grand Master Grant has com mssioned Grand In
structor McQuddy to institute Rebekah Degree
Lodge at Alexandria Madison county. The goth inst
has been fixed for the work.
Shelby Lodge No. 80, at Shelbyvile, is doing con.
siderable work this term One candidate will be mi
tiated on tomorrow night, with other petitions
JAS A. Moffat P. G.. Of New Albany Lodge No ].
and the only living of the eight who initiated
in that lodge the night of its institution in Febru-
airy, 1885 after spending the summer in New AL
bany, has returned to Agiers La his present resi-
dence.
The tract explaining the various branches of Odd
fellowship. issued by the State Mutual Aid Associ-
alton, is ready for delivery to lodges desiring
them, and will be furnished free of charge Quite a
number of lodges have already awaited themselves of
the privilege.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
Olive Branch Lodge, No. 2 had one candidate for
the first and for the third last Saturday night
Several of the lodges of this city will not consent to
lis.
indianapolis Lodge, No Sc, conferred the ampli-
fed third rank upon two candidates on Thursday
night
Star Lodge, No. z, gave one candidate an insight
into the mysteries of the first rank and conferred the
ampli6ed third rank upon candidate Tuesday
night
Capt Henry O. Davis, of Kokomo Division, No. 6,
u R., slightly burned and injured by the explo-
sion of the gas we'll at Kokomo on Friday afternoon.
Rev. Sar-:s. of Rushville chaplain of the Third
Regiment, u. r., was i'll the city last Wednesday,
and witnessed the work done by Marion Lodge, No.
1, in the evening
Ellis Lyons who died very suddenly in this city on
Monday night from apopexv was member of Indian
apolis Lodge, No. So. His funeral was conducted
by this lodge on Thursday afternoon.
Excelsior Lodge, NO 20. had one candidate for the
second rank Friday night and received one appli-
cation for membership. There will be no meeting of
this lodge next Friday night. it being Christmas
Eve
Marion Lodge, No, /, conferred the amplifed third
rank upon James G.. Meyers E. !. Ripley, S. NJ.
Lines and A. z. Heron on Wednesday night Grand
Vicechancellor w. L. Heiske had charge of the
work, and was assisted by Chancellor Commander
Robert McFad6en, Past Chancellor George w. Pow
ell Past Chancellor /. N Walker, Fred Appel w b.
DePoy porter and marine of Star Lodge No Il Gill.
gan and Lowe. indianapolis Lodge No. Sc and 9th r
members of the order. The work was done in a We Y
smooth aud creditabe manner, Fred Appel especial
distinguishing himself. This lodge will also confer
the amp6ed third rank upon several candidates next
Wednesday night, when all Knights in good standing
are invited to be present.
KNIGHTS OF HONOR
The new degree is out and is very fine.
Schiller Lodge had quite pleasant entertainment t
last week.
Serious charges have been made against a promi.
nent brother in of the lodges. His trial was to
have taken place on Saturday evening