Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-01
General Lodge Notes.

The Sons of Temperance will hold their
usual Sunday night meeting at 6S Ohio street,
Allegheny. Good speakers have been en-
gagged
Park Lodge, No. s7s, !. o. o. F., conferred
the third degree on three candidates on Thurs.
| day evening. The work was conducted in a
| highly satisfactory manner by the officers in
| charge. A large number of visitors were
| present
Tuesday evening, February "a, John Grey
| Council No. 249 was favored with fraternal
| visit by Resolute Council No. q, of Reading,
| Pa, accompanied by the Mechanics Band. A
very pleasant evening was spent and refresh
| ments were served.
Olive Branch Commandery No. Sc, knights of
| Malta, will hold an open installation meeting at
Turner Hall. on Butler street, between Forty
sixth and F0rty-seventh streets, Tuesday even
| ing, March 5. at 7:30 sharp. All friends of the
| order are cordially invited to be present.
Triumph Circle. No. lOl, of the Protective
Home Circle, gave musical and literary en-
| tertainment and pound social on Wednesday
evening. in g. A. K. Hall, on West Diamond
street. Supreme Organizer W. s. Bailey was
present and gave an address, After the enter.
tainment dancing was INDUCED in until a late
hour.
Mt. Washington Lodge No. sS2. z. OF P, had
very pleasant time at its meeting last Tues
day evening. 1t had quite number of visitors
and several good addresses were made Brother
P. Z. John Z. Finch the organizer of the lodge,
was presented with a solid silver P. c. jewel by
Vi.
of the lodge.
The secretaries of all the branches of the C.
NJ. B. A. in Allegheny county are requested to
send at once the names Of ali the officers Of their
branches, and their own address, together with
the time and place OF branch meetings, for in
sertion In the new constitution and bylaws of
the Advisory Council, to the chairman of the
committee, P. w. Giffoyle. 233 jackson
street, Allegheny.
The first convention Commande1y General
n me in kc Hall
Pa, February 23 with Is Communicates repre-
sented. The following officers were elected:
Commander General, ]. r. Mast, Reading; Sem
ior Vice Commander General, E. G. Sexton,
Braddock; Junior Vice General, C. A. Page,
Philadelphia; Recorder General, Fred E. Stees
Philadelphia; Treasurer General, l. V. Rauscb,
Mahanoy City; Inspector General. A. G. Shiss-
Ter, Shamokin; Chaplain General George w.
Channell. Pine Grove: Guard General, H. c.
Laubach, Berwick; Picket Guard, j. n. McIn-
tyre, ReynoldsvIlle; FInanciers General o. B.
Wetherhold, Reading, w. A. Geddes. Scran.
ton, and ID. NJ. Sharp. Lebanon. AT the end of
session application was made for a new COM
mandery. Several brothers promised new COM
manderleS at an early date.
An appeal has been sent out in behalf of a
home for the widows and orphans of Odd Eel
lows of Western Pennsylvania at Laurel sta
tion. on the Fort Wayne Railroad, west of
Pittsburg. property consisting of two acres
upon which is a beautiful 14-room house has
been donated for the purpose of such a home
by Past Grand Henry Sutemeyer and his wife,
1t is valued at $4,000. The appeal is for funds
to furnish and equip the property. Alice
Carey and Laura Vane Rebekah Degree
Lodges have each undertaken to furnish a
room that will hereafter be known by their
name. A contribution OF $50 by brother or
500 by lodge or encampment will entitle
either of them to life membership. Any mem
Der contributing SIS will be entitled to member
ship for one year. All communications on the
subject should be sent to the secretary of the
home, Henry c. Mendei. Allegheny, Pa. The
President is John A. Myler. Odd Fellows in
the Eastern part of the State have two grand
institutions in the Odd Fellows Home and
Home for Orphans in Philadelphia. but those
of the West have yet 10 discharge such duty.