The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-09
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FRATERNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
The Secret Societies.

oDD-FELLows.
The Odd-fellows' Mutual Aid Association has paid
Mrs. Gift, of TERM Hautc, 81. 500.
The Royal Purple degree was conferred by Metro.
politan Encampment on Monday night.
The initiatory degrees was conferred By Capital
Lodge on Friday night on two candidates.
Fidelity Louge No. 227 d. of R., meets tomorrow
night in the hall of indianapolis Lodge, on Virginia
avenue.
The Grand Lodge of Missouri pays a premium of
500 to every lodge that accumulates 300 volumes
in library.
The members of the city lodges arc informed that
Harris Lodge, at Mt. Jackson. meets on Monday
nights and the officers viii be glad to have them visit
it ard assist in the work
The noise made on the streets by the beating of
drums interferes with lodge and other meetings held
but Philoxenian Lodge managed to confer the first
degree. Next Wednesday. if drums will permit the
third degree will be conferred on several candidates
Canton indianapolis win meet tomorrow night.
There will DO work In the degrees Three different
houses have been requested TO furnish a sample of
uniforms. and the committee requests all members
who can do 30 to meet at T.. G. Harrsons Office on
East Market street CIhorpe Block att clock tomor
row to examine the uniforms. Arrangements have
been made to furnish uniforms at the lowest cash
prices and on easy terms TO the members. Let all
turn out Monday night.
T. P. Haughey and wife, Mrs Jason Carey and
daughter, J. w. McQuiddy, wife and daughter. c. b.
Cooper and r. L. Reynolds left for Los Angeles Cal,
via the l., B. & w. and c. g. A. roads the latter part
of the week AZ Kansas City they viii be joined by
Indiana people from Kokomo. Warsaw and Hunt
ington, well excursionsts from various parts of
the country. They will reach Kansas City to morrow
morning at 11:30 and after stopping at Topeka,
Wichita. Las Vegas and Santa Fe, will arrive at Los
Mp Perry of Ss g. sna Mp. Hendry
accompanied the party to Bloomington. Ill, Mr.
Hendry continuing the trip to Los Angeles.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs
Col. ]. NJ Storey, of Franklin. was in town Thurs
day.
Indianapolis Division. No q Z. r., admitted two
candidates for membership last Friday evening.
G. B. Sewage and Frank Jenkins are meeting with
great in canvassng the city lodges for Gen
eral Carnahan's ''Pythian Literature"
Brother Adam Rothermel, Of Connersville, has been
appointed agent for the Knights of Pythias Fra
ternal Benefit Association, of Ohio, and was in the
city Tuesday selecting local agents.
Sept IL will be "Pythian day" at Louisville Ky.
The last day has been set apart for competitive drill
ing, band tournament and other entertainments dur
ing the session OF the Grand Lodge of Kentucky.
Several prominent members from this city will parc-
ipate.
A meeting of the field officers of the Indiana Bril-
gade will be held at the office of G. X. R. 5. Bowers
Sept. 20, fair week, for consultation and other
business connected with the proposed encampment of
the Uniform Rank at Warsaw Ind, next year. All
divisions regmenta and otherwise are invited to be
present. Uniforms will be dispensed with.
The first supreme chancellor of the order. Samuel
Read b. s. c.. died at his home in Mt. Holly n. j..
the who in the birth and infancy of the order.
gave to it his untirirg and useful devotion In the
carly days of the order when q leader required
of unusual executive ability, and when the future
to be assured through the action Of the and
untred, originality of the highest and truest type
to shape the destiny of the failure and disas-
ter must follow. In the first leader all this was
found Samuel Read vent forward in the work the
result of which is seen in the solid phaanx of 2oO,-
900 men keeping step to the music of f., G. and B.
After debate which lasted nearly three days, and
which of the most remarkable perhaps. that
took place in the history of the order the Grand
Lodge of Pennsylvania. at its session on
Aug. 1928 fully and freely acknowl-
edged the supremacy of the Supreme Lodge
by ordering the corrections in necessary to
harmonic them with those of the highest authority.
So overwhelming the expression of loyalty
which came from the subordinate lodges that there
longer be any doubt that the great of the
membership in Pennsylvania is utterly opposed the
so-caed doctrine of States rights foisted them
by a small minority. The order in Pennsylvania. by
of 265 to GO. has repudiated the false position
in which IL placed by its late grand chancellor
pudistion that 1t should be final for all time to
By its action the Grand Lodge entitled to full
reinstatement a loyal body composing the supreme
jurisdiction.
IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN.
Palmetto Tribe has several pale faces to adopt at
its next meeting.
The Pochshontas Degree has changed its meeting
night to the first Friday OF each month.
UNITED ANCIENT ORDER OF DRUIDS
Capital City Grove has several applications for
membership to be acted Some of the members
report that they have more TO present at an early
meeting.
QUEEN ESTHER CHAPTER
The Emera Club of Queen Esther Chapter will
meet Friday afternoon, Sept a. at Mrs. Ed Stotts
3l1 Union street. Members of the chapter are very
cordially invited TO attend especially in the evening