The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-04
SECRET SOCIETY NEWS.
items Of Interest to Members Of Fraternities
--0dd-FellOws. PYthians, and Others.
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Oddfellowshipin Illinois will reach Its hfthieth
anniversary August IL.
The Rebekah Degree lodge at Thorntown is
10 be reorganized at an early day.
Tie Colfax monument fund viii realize $40
from the picnic at Noblesville last week.
Canton Muncie, No. 4, has voted to go to Bos-
ton IL September and enter the prize drill.
s S. Davis, P. G. R., of New Hampshire, and
wife recently died within one hour of each other.
Grand Master Kenner viii institute new
lodge at Newbury, Greene county, some time IN
July.
The proceedings Of the LAST session of the
Grand Lodge are out. and are being sent to
lodges.
W. Myers. P. g. NJ, will dedicate the new
hall Of Marion Lodge, at Patricksburg on the 9Th
Inst, and deliver an address.
From reports already received by the grand
Secretary indications are present that the past
term was very successful one.
Columbus. o., has one Odd fellow to every
twenty-five inhabitants, and Portland Me-, has
Dne to every twelve inhabitants.
Metropolitan Encampment meets TO morrow
night The new officers will be installed, and
the Royal Purple degree will be conferred.
ne Objects Vi OOT}OLula0 lIOOR0 were luSLd1lcO
pm Friday night, after which conference meet
Ing was held in which everybody took part.
The members of Olive Branch Lodge, d. of
X, will spend tomorrow in the woods on the
place of G. Zimmerman on the Three notch
road.
Luther s. Glenn, P. g. Sire, died last week
nt his home in Atlanta, Ga. He was one of
the oldest members of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge
One-half of Grand Master Kenner's term has
expired. and it is the universal testimony that
pc has made one of the best officers the Grand
Lodge has had.
There will be union picnic Of the lodges of
Montgomery, Hendricks and Boone counties, at
Jamestown, en- the 10Th of July. Will Cumback,
p. G. NJ, and others viii make addresses.
The new hall of Tirvell Lodge was dedicated
et Elizabethtown yesterday. j. w. McQuiddy,
p. G. NJ. officiating The new ceremony was
used and seemed to interest the large audience
present At night the regular session of the
lodge was held.
The school Of instruction held at LaPorte last
week by the grand instructor was very success
tul. On Friday night Laporte Lodge conferred
Che three degrees in full costume and in very
predtable manner for only four rehearsals. The
team has the ability to become one of the best in
The State.
The officers of indianapolis Lodge were pub
bcly installed Friday night. There were about
two hundred friends of the lodge present. The
following are the officers for the present term:
n g., W. H. Leeds; v. e., F. c. Ceilings; secre-
tary. j. D. Rock; treasurer, C. Highland; war
den, George Bowman conductor, Sep. Smith; o.
B., ]. Ct. Bruce; l. S., II. j. jacobson; r. S. n.
g., P. Stevenson L. s. N. g., r. Lewis: r. 8.
Y. g., III. Johnson; L. S. V. g., John Hoppe; r.
5. s., q. G. Ewbaueh; L. s. s., Samuel Irish;
chaplain, b. W. Hartley. 1ce-cream and cake
we're served, and the occasion was fully enjoyed.
Next Friday night this lodge will confer the first
End second degrees
The following officers have been elected in the
various lodges: Philoxenian-J. A. Shea, N. g.;
J. G. Koerner, V. g.; J. S. Watson, secretary;
y Staub, treasurer Capital. G. Allen, N.
g.. b. Roberts. V. g.; I. O. Stokes secretary;
J. McElwee, treasurer. Germania-H. Vogt, N.
g.; W. f. A. Bernharner, " g.; George Reyer,
secretary; d. Traub, treasurer. Corinthian-
w, McCarty N g.; G. Rodman, V. G.; l.. w.
Mcdaniel, secretary; ]. s. Berum, treasurer.
Metropolitan Encampment-W. e. Jeffries, C.
p; j. G. Werner, III. P: James A. Shea, S.
W.; l. Roberts, j. W.; T. g. Harrison scribe;
J. S. Watson. Per. scribo T. p Haughey treas
urer. Olive Branch Lodge, D. of R.-Clara
Moore, N. g.; Annie Freeman, V. g.; Eliza Nc
Elwee, secretary; Sarah Porter. treasurer; j. S.
Watson, Per- Sec. Center LODGE e. Rein
hold, N. g., w. B. Morris, V. g.; S. Friesner,
secretary; Geo. P. Anderson, Per- Sec; w. w.
Knight, treasurer; w. A. Moore, /. King, w. A.
Cochran, trustees. Meridian Lodge-Albert
Magney, N. g.; Hiram Richardson. V. e.; s.
w. Cochran, Per. Sec; John Grid, Rec Sec.;
w, 8. Marsh. Treas.