The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-15
AMONG THE LODGES.

Roanoke will.soon have, a fine lodge
or Elks. OF the secret societies BON
tanning both the benevolent and social |
feature, the Elks is one ofthe mostIde- |
& sirable. At present there are Only
three lodges in the State-in Richmdnd. |
Norfolk and Portsmouth. But Tho |
membership of these three aloneI is |
ahead of that of some orders in the
State, which have twenty or moro |
lodges.
The movement to secure an organiZas
ton in this city was first started by MI.
Q. 5. Thompson, of Orchestrion Hall.
He has been ably seconded in his efforts
by Messrs. j. A. Brimmor and Fleish,
man. Mr.. Thompson halls from q,
Baltimore lodge, MIR. Brimmer from
Norfolk, and the latter gentleman froml
Reading, Pa.
They had a hard case before them|
Roanoke people didn't understand THO
Elks. 1t took many weeks of hard
work and much talking to get the print
ciples of the great organization instilleq
into enough applicants for u lodge. Al
last nearly fifty names have been Sc.
cured, and these three gentlemen api
piled for dispensation to form an orr
ganization in this city. The document
will probably arrive this week, when q,
/, meeting will be called.
1t is said the initiation is fine and
never fails to impart interest. Thu
beneficial feature is second to that of M
organization. Fifteen week is about
as small sum as can be paid to a sick
member The initiation fee will be S15
for charter members, and after an or
$25. i
Carpenters Hall has been secured FIR
the present, where tho meetings.will Ne
held, and largo turnout will be en-
pected when the disponsation arrives
All applicants, so far, are good busindss
citizens and will reflect great credit Ton
the order.
One of the chief features of the D llss
is the social session. These meetings
are not secret, and friends who arei not
members are invited to be present. An
impromptu programme is suggested, and
every one called upon must responG or
be fined A great many usually Suffer
the penalty, and not infrequently etverv
body is fined.
Religious creeds and political jonin-
ions have no effect on or conncIc tion
with the order. Its principles are, ncr
feet and it's benevolcnce sincere.
MN
The growth of Masonry in Virtrinia
curing inc past year has been remark
aoie' Inc recent report OIL the grand
secretary shows net gain OF nearly COO
members. Time, war, flood famiEe and
pestilence havc1no effect on MaSonrv
1t stands firm when flimsy organize tions
are shattered and others moro hoted
quake under the pressure of internal
disturbances, Masonry in Virginia
counts over. 10000 members.
Mountain Dale Lodge, No. 40, III O. O.
E., has not yet elected its represjonta
tive to.the grand lodge, which meje in
Richmond in April next Hasl tbis
important duty been overlooked, Oh, has
the time not yet come?
Reliance Council, No. IS, Jr. o. Dr. A
NJ. was upset in its usual PROCEEDING
assaaSst> I'll ursday night by the absenc4 of
f tSe sesFsfaFy md a Sne records. Ghat
delinquent del sent them Mn ss tho jninAfh
hour. u
Mount Vernon Lodge, No. 90, is getA
ting down to actual hard work. Ana
enthusiasm, never known before, hasH
taken possession of the members.
Noble Grand Fox is said to be the cause 4
of it all He is q hustler in Odd Fellow
ship, and spares no pains to have things y
done in shape.
Last meeting the first, second and |
third degrees were conferred. To-mor-
row night candidate will be on hand
for the initiatory degree.
representative to the grand lodge
will be elected tomorrow night, and
some lively contests are expected. Tho
lodge is making prepare ions for an0
official visit from the grand master, w!
e. Larabee, Of Hampton, who will be
with them on Monday night, the 23d.
Mountain Dale Lodge, of this city, and
Mount Herman Lodge, of Vinton, will
be invited on the occasion. 1t is eX-
pected that arrangements will be made
Tor social at the close of the meeting.
But little was going on in Masonic
circles during the past week.
Most of the Pythians have recovered
from the recent banquet 1t was time
long to be remembered by the order in
Roanoke It's growth since has been as
usual, and shows that all the good ma
terial is not worked up yet
MN
THE TIMES will tell how many secret
societies Captain Brooke belongs to next
Sunday morning.
Remarkable Rescue.
Mrs. Michael Curtin, Plainfield, Ill,
makes the statement that she caught
cold. which settled on her lungs; she
was treated for month by her family
physician, but grew worse. He told her
She was hopeless victim of consump-
ton and that no medicine could cure
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