Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-25

Echoes
HERMAN LODGE, No. SO, A. o. U. W., is
This lodge was organized but little over q
year ago, with a charter membership Of
eighteen. To-day i: has a aSiSiea us number,
and II IL kee11pp5 on initiating members at the
rate it is doing, the lodge will shortly be-
come one of the strongest lodges in the order
of the lodge: A. Schlank, ex-M. w; George
Weber, M. W.; G. Schans, V. M. W.;
S. Antilles, conductor; Charles Nogel, rec
ordlng secretary; L. Melcher, financial sec
rotary; j. B. Lund, treasurer; M. Replied
inside guardian; Otto Brash, outside guard
the energies manifested by Master Work
man Weber, the members of the lodge re-
Gently presented him with a costly emblem
of the order.
A VERY interesting case was recently tried
before an Indiana Judge. One Donaldson
had applied for membership in an Odd Eel
lows lodge. One NOEL a member of the
order denounced the applicant, Donaldson, as
a liar and %scoundrel, by reason of which the
suit against NOEL for SANDER. The jury
failed to agree and the case will again come
up for trial. The court however made an
important ruling, in its instruction to the
jury, to this effect: The defendant being
an Odd Fellow under the protection of the
lodge was privileged to make charges against
any applicant, and that instead of malice be-
ing inferred, as is the custom in such pro-
ceedings, it devolved upon the plaintiff to
prove malice, and for the defendant TO prove
the charges made true.
THURSDAY NIGHT Viola Lodge, No. so, X. of
p, gave a delightful hop and musical enter
tainment at Central hall. The following
programme was rendered: Music by u. II.
band; recital, ASLEEP at His Post" G. w.
rAg IL sIniI hInthnrip Coma ~ hfico
Julia Leader; recital, selected, o. Croft
music by band; recital, ''rwo Scenes of Rip
Van Winkle," l.. Fl. Boer: recital, AUX
Italiens,' Miss Il. Marian Kinkle, of Brook
Ign, N. Y. Dancing then followed. Seventy
five couples We're present, and at ll:3C
o'clock an elegant lunch was served. The
event was a most enjoyable one and will be
long remembered by those present.
o,omo b.,
officially sanctioned the existence of Free
Masons in that republic by recognizing then
existence as a corporate body, as customary
with all societies, but without having more
to do with their operations that they would
with those of q commercial firm. Less than
twenty years ago. the suggestion , that such
a course should be adopted by the govern
ment would have been considered heresy,
and the unfortunate ~suggesters would have
been held as objects of suspicion by many OF
their fellow citizens.
WILLIAM MILL BUTLER, the editor of the
Pythian knight is never at a loss to fine
earnest work for his very excellent journal
Just now the Knighthas it's hands full. II
is striving to induce the members of the
order to erect "a monument to the memory OF
Samuel Holder Hines. The paper is also
urging a grand pythian jubilee in 1889; ad.
vocating the adoption of a ladies' rank and
denouncing the position of the Pennsylvania
grand lodge. Earnest in all its efforts the
Pythian Knight is a most admirable journal
~
JoHN CRANDALL is said to have been the
first Knight of Pythias to appear in uniform,
The uniform consisted of baldric, belt and
sword, over a uniform coat with cloth but
tons, green shoulder straps and green
escutcheon on fatigue cap; helmet Of ham
mered steel (seamless) with triangular plate
on top in which were inserted three Ostrich
plumes, red, yellow and blue-red to be al
the triangular point in front, and yellow and
blue at the points in back. A large yellow
cloak completed the uniform.
II JOHN M. PAIGE, of Atchison, Kas., is q
married mar his better half must certainly
be the embodiment of patience and good ma
ture. MIR. Price IS a member of forty-ont
different secret orders. He has received l0s
degrees, is in possession Of 400 passwords aDS
grips. He is past grand chief, executive
oficer Ct the A. +. and A. Al, Il. A. Nj, Il