The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-28
FRATERNIrIES AND ORGANIZATIONS.
The Secret Societies.


Queen Esther Chapter o. E. S. will meet in
business session on Friday evening
Sarah Council. p of j., A. and A. S R, will
confer the degrees-l5 and Icon Wednesday
evening
Pentalpha Lodge, No. 564. F. and A. NJ, will
hold its annual meeting on Thursday evening. at
which officers will be elected for the ensuing
year. q
A special meeting of Raper Commandery, No.
l, K T., will be held on Tuesday evening for the
purpose of rehearsing the K. L. degree and drill.
and on Friday evening Henry c. Adams, in
spector-general, will make an inspection of the
commandery as to Its proficiency in the ritual
and tactics, condition OF records, apartments
arms and equipments. in the course of which
the Order of the Temple will be conferred.
oDDFELLows.
The Grand Patriarch has ordered the restora-
ton of the charter of Sinai Encampment at Pen
dleton.
James johnson, one of the oldest members of
was buried last week.
General Pfaf1in has forwarded to headquar
tiers petition for canton at Rushville, which
will be mustered at an early date
The meeting of Olive Branch Lodge D. of r.
last night, was very largely attended. The de-
gree was conferred in good form on several can
didates
The Colfax monument committee contemplate
having the monument Autographed IN colors,
making fine picture for lodge-rooms or the par
lors OF individual members.
There is quite an activity in the encampment
at Butler. At the last meeting ten candidates
were initiated, advanced and exalted, John
Reynolds, of this city, assisting In the work.
The grand instructor went to South Bend yes
terday, where he will hold school of instruct
ion for three days with an exhibition of work
on Wednesday night by the team of South Bend
Lodge.
The Grand Lodge of Illinois has elected P. g.
Huddle, editor of the Bloomington Herald,
grand secretary, in place of N. G. Mason, who
has been filing that Office for many years past,
but declined reelection.
Charles Wonnel and wife. of Fidelity Lodge,
d. of r., have been married fifteen years, and
last Saturday night a large company of the
members assembled at his residence aud cele-
brated their crystal wedding.
The committee on general relief and burial
lot in Crown Hill met on Thursday even
ing but did not finally settle the matter. An
other meeting will be held at room No. 2, Odd
fellows building, on next Thursday evening
The Grand Lodge of Indiana has met in an
nual session for fifty years. IL first met in New
Albany, then in Madison, and was moved to In
dianapolis in 1916, where its home has been con-
stltutionally fixed. Since 1856 it has met in the
same room twice each year.
Some changes are about to be made in the ten
ants of Odd-fellows Hall. William Wallace, who
for twenty years has occupied room in the
building, will move to Fletcher g. Sharpes block,
and the Oddfellows' Mutual Aid Association will
occupy the room vacated by Mr.. Wallace.
Centennial Lodge held most enjoyable meet
ing on Wednesday night. The first and second
degree was conferred two candidates. the
degree staff of Indianapolis Lodge, assisted by
members of Corinthian Lodge. officiating. The
work was very creditably rendered, W. H.
Leedy's king being the feature of the evening.
At the close all partook Of a lunch furnished by
the lodge.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
Olive Branch Lodge, No g conferred the third
rank upon one candidate on last Saturday night
Several lodges in the State gave very enjoy
able entertainments on Thanksgiving evening"
Kokorno and Peru being especially deserving of
mention.
Major general Carnahan has been absent for a
couple of weeks past attending to matters con-
nected with the Uniform Rank in the East He
will return home next Wednesday.
John B. Davis has been arrested in Vincennes
for swindling members of the order in Terre
Haute and Vincennes. He was in possession of
grips signs, passwords, ETC., and used them as
means to accomplish his ends
Excelsior Lodge, No. %, conferred the second
rank upon A. 3. Gates, jr. on Friday night
The lodge will have work in the ampifed third
rank on next Friday night, when all Knights in
good standing are invited to be present and as
sist in the work
Indianapolis Lodge No. Sc, opened and closed
in the knights rank on Thursday night without
work, and then opened in the Orient, several
persons desiring an insight into it's mysteries.
The work was not done in exactly the manner it
should have been, but the boys enjoyed it to a
certain extent, to say the least. They played
rather cruel joke on Vice-chancellor T. P. Har-
rison but it added considerably to the evenings
entertainment
There is talk of new lodge being instituted
in this city in short time. There are at pres
ent eight lodges in Indianapolis, and it seems as
though 1T would be much wiser move if the
persons who are interested in the organization
of new lodge would cast their lot with one of
the lodges already in existence. 1t will certainly
require considerable amount of very hard
work and several mouths time to place a new
lodge in anything like working order and the
persons in question and the order in general
would receive far greater benefit by action in the
direction suggested.
Star Lodge, No T. had one candidate, C. j.
Many for the first rank. and George D. Burgess
received the amplified third rank on Tuesday
night, in the presence of Supreme Chancellor
Howard Douglass and committee consisting of
John b. Jones, d. w. Denman, Fred Hartman
and Edward Dent. from Douglass Lodge, of Gin
cinnati; Grand Vce.chancellor W. L. Heiskell
of this city; Grand Prelate ]. H. Russo of Law
renceburg Grend Keeper of Records and Seal
Frank Bowers, of this city; Grand Outer Guard
T. II. Nance, of Terre Haute, and about 800
other Knights, quite a number being distin-
gulshed members of the order. The work was
done in the finest possible manner and received
the highest prase from all present, including the
supreme chancellor The committee present
from Douglass lodge would not concede the belt
to Star Lodge but they were free to confess the
work finely executed The banquet was in
keeping with the work done in the lodgeroom.
and was thoroughly enjoyed by all present who
took advantage of it.
THE SECRET LEAGUE.
Merchants, No. IA, held their regular monthly
social on Wednesday night, which was we'll at
tended.
Eureka. No. 8, of louisville, held an etertain-
ment on Thanksgiving night, which was COM
plete success.
Upton, No. 90, reports the good work con-
tinuing in their midst, and are adding at each
meeting new members.
Washington, No. 81 of Warsaw, during the