The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-06
AMONG THE LODGES.

AMONG THE LODGES.
The new masonic temple in Rich
mond has been completed, and this SEES
sion Of the grand lodge will be held
therein.
Mount Vernon Lodge, No. 90, ]. o. 0.
f., will confer the initiatory degree to-
morrow night.
Lakeland Lodge, No. 100, Masons.
will meet Tuesday in regular stated
communication, aS which. time there
will be considerable business to transact.
George i. kuhns, of Lakeland Lodge
No. 100, and j. L. Rcchardt. of Pleas
ants Lodge, No. G3, A. Il. and a. NJ,
will represent their rcpcctive lodges in
the Grand Lodge of Virginia.
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Washington Camp, Patriotic Sons of
America, is forging ahead to prosper
GUS organization. Several new mem
bers have been taken in of late and tho
work which is exceediI gly pretty, is
conferred in creditable manner.
The Grand Lodge of Masons of Vir-
GINA, which meets in Richmond on tho
18th of this month, is the most powerful
State body of all the secret orders Of
Virginia. Its delegation will repre-
sent about 225 lodges and about 200
members. The personnel of the grand
lodge of Virginia gathers within it's
folds the choicest minds Of Virginia,
for as general thing mono but bright
men make Masons, and only bright
Masons constitute tho grand lodge of
Virginia.
The Junior Order Of United American
Mechanics, Reliance Council No. IS.
and Southwest Council No. 81, will
probably hold fair in u short time for
tho purpose of securing funds to carpet
and furnish their new hall In an accept
able manner. On Friday night South
west took hold OF tho matter, and APP
pointed q committee to confer with Re-
lance Council next Wednesday to make
all necessary arrangements. Mr.. G..
ii. Loser, one of the best workers in the
order, is now thinking over something
unique, and will doubtless Introduce
some feature that will tako as we'll as
his basket festival which was hela some
months ago.
The Elks are arranging for somo
thing grand for Christmas. Many little
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is realized, and many cherries hearth
stones will be made lighter and dull
care will be driven away by the noble
4 and generous BEST People on Earth"
1t is all secret yet awhile but the
particulars will be made known in these
columns in short time.
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OOscoola Lodge, No. II. Knights of
Pythias, received several applications
for degrees Thursday night, and con-
ferred the rank OF page on several can
didates.
Magic City Encampment, No. 80, had
no degrees to confer last Tuesday night,
but is conceded that Messrs. Benning
and Page, had several lively tits over
a point of law, and that Bcnning fired n
parting shot and retired SO surepti-
tiously that Page was taken unawares
and did not make his reply all.
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Mountain Dale Lodge, No. 40, /. O.
.. T., conferred all the degrees of the
subordinate lodge on Thursday night
The meeting was largely attended and
the officers did the work in very ac-
ceptable manner There was one
candidate for each of the degrees. The
committee on arrangements for grand
F9OSidl anu ICpOIGCO progress
and were continued.
Hiawatha Tribe, No. &C, Improved Order
of Red Men, will hold very interest
ing meeting Monday night. The re-
port of the committee on installation and
supper will be received together with
the programme. In addition to this
several degrees will DO conferred, be-
ginning with the adoption.
Pleasant Lodge No. GO, A. +. and A.
M. held called communication Mon
day night and conferred tho Fellow
crafts degree on one candidate. Tho
meeting was particularly interesting
and was visited by quite number Of
Lakeland Lodge members. Among
them being &. w. Ramsey. j. R. Han
thorn, H. N Claxton and others. Mr..
Galen Ii. Coon, of Social Lodge No. 49,,
Minnesota, was introduced.