The Indianapolis journal., 1889-12-01
FRATERNlTlES AND ORGANIZATIONS.
Odd-Fellows.

Odd-Fellows.
Mississinewa Lodge, at Marion, is organ
iZing degree staff.
c. p. Tuley. p. G. R.. of Bloomington. was
in the city Thursday.
Capi al Lodge has appointed committee
to purchase new paraphernalia.
Philoxenian Lodge will publicly install
its new officers the first week III January.
An effort is being made to organize a can
ton OF Patriarchs Militant at Hagerstown
The new hall Of Sanborn Lodge was pub
licly dedicated on Thanksgiving day, A. III.
Grant, p. q. r., officiating.
The regular meeting of Metropolitan En-
campment will occur tomorrow night Ihe
The Royal Purple degree will be conferred
A veteran association has been organized
at Terre Haute, and a roster OF the mem
bers, neatly framed. has been placed in the
grand secretary's office.
The lodges of Richmond gave reception
to Grand Master Binkly ON Friday night in
recognition of his elevation to the highest
Office of the order in this State.
At the meeting of Philoxenian Lodge, on
Wednesday night. the third degree was
conferred. two members elected and three
petitions received for membership.
Captain and Mrs. Bodine entertained the
members OF Canton indianapolis and their
ant home on North New Jersey street.
Grand Secretary Foster will go to Evans
vile. on Tuesday. to take part in the cere
monies of celebrating the fiftieth ami
versary of Morning Star Lodge, No. z. He
will deliver an address.
The recent visit of the degree staff OF
Shelby Lodge to this city has stirred some
of the old lodges mp. They begin 10 realize
that they must be up and doing if they
want tc Keep mp with progressive ideas.
There was universal commendation oi
the new election law adopted by the Grand
Lodge for the election of its officers at the
last session. 1t worked admirably, saving
time and preventing undue electiOneering
The benefit due Mrs. Geo. Reyer in the
paid two months ago, therefore the suit
brought In our courts here is not against it
but the Odd-fellOws' Accident Association
of Westfield Mass.
j. I. Caugbey, the efficient instructor of
the degree staff of Shelby Lodge, which
gave such fine rendition of the degree
work In this city during the recent session
of the Grand Lodge, was presented with q
fine gold watch aud chain by the members
OF his lodge on Monday night. This was 8
compliment worthily bestowed and a tan
gible evidence of the appreciation Of hi:
knights of Pythias.
The lodge at Waveland will be instituted
about the 18th of December.
Founder and p. s. C. Justus H. Rathbon,
is still seriously i'll at Lima. o.
New lodges are in prospect at Pendleton
Bourbon, Greenwood and Boswell.
Nearly all the local lodges will have worl
In the first rank the coming week.
John K. Lowe, formerly of this city, bu
now located In Louisville, KY, is here.
The general relief committee of the city
held large meeting on Thursday night.
A number of imsortant changes i'm tn,
revised general laws are contemplated.
KOerner Lodge conferred the second ranl
upon two candidates on Monday night.
Nashville Lodge will be instituted Thurs
day evening next. R0lla Lodge. of COlum
bus, will have charge of the work. =
A meeting of the trustees of the variou
city lodges and of the Grand Lodge will b.
held at Castle Hall on Wednesday evening
next.
A session of the Orient was held at Castl
Hall, Thursday night. and six pilgrims wer
given an insight into the mysteries of tn
| degree.
The lodge at Marmont, Maxinkuckee
was recently instituted by District Deput,
| w A. Bray. assisted by Plymouth an,
Argos lodges
MYRTLE Temple, Pythian Sisters, willmee
| hereafter in True Friend Hall. in the w hel
Block. The next meeting will be Frida.
| evening. Dec. 6.
Koerner. the foremost German lodge o
| the State. has just purchased handsom
| amplitied outfit at a cost of $3.50. 1t will b
| brought into use for the first time durin
| the month of December.
| General Carnahan reports that fror
| present indications a large army of tn
| Uniform Rank will be present at the ses
| session. of the Supreme Lodge in Milwaukee
| the second week in July next Great prep
arations are already being made for tn
event.
The change made in the representation
| of subordinate lodges in the Grand Lodg
| will materially decrease the number of rep
resentatives from the various lodge
throughout the grand jurisdiction. As tn
new law now stands leach lodge will be en-
| titled to one representative for one hundre
| members. or less, and an additional repre-
| sentative for each additional one hundre
| members after the first hundred" grea
| number of lodges that have heretofore bee
| entitled to two representatives will onl.
have one, and quite number that hav
| had three will drop down to two. But fe,
lodges will send three representatives.