The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-01
AMONG THE LODGES.

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Mountain Dale Lodge, No. 40, I. o. o.
f., was instituted August @, 1886.
George Gravatt, G. G. Shockey, c. C.
Rowe, John e. Hough and c. M. White
were the applicants for the charter.
Tho lodge was instituted by S. NJ.
White, district deputy grand master, of
Salem, Va. In addition to the five
charter members twenty-seven candi-
dates were taken in and had tho de-
grees conferred on the night of the in
stitution.
George Gravatt was elected noble
grand aud the lodge started out with
hattering prospects. During the first
year OF its existence nearly se~Yenty-lve
candidates were Initiated.
old Masonic Hall in the Wright block.
It finally leased the large hall in the
Sorrell building and fitted 1t up in ele-
CANT style. The furniture cost nearly
S400, the carpet and stands being en-
blematic of the order. This lodge now
has stock in two building associations
and is worth about SO, 900 outside OF its
annual revenue. The membership now
numbers about 1s5, but many of them
are scattered throughout the country.
They hold cards, however, and often
write back to find how their old lodge
is getting along.
w. S. Harris, of the American Bridge
Works, is at present the noble grand.
Mountain Dale Lodge, No. 40, I. o. O.
F., received two applications last We'd
nesday night. They are good fellows,
but nevertheless will have to suffer
many trials before they attain the
scarlet degree. There will be a rous-
ing meeting next Wednesday night, and
the initiatory degree will loom up in all
its beauty.
An effort is being made to organize a
tent of the Independ ent Order of Recha-
bites. Mr.. c.. c.. Shockey is receiving
applications. 1t is purely a temperance
and beneficial organization.
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Peasants Lodge, No. Go, A. L. and A..
M.,passed a candidate on Monday night.
He says he will be glad when he is done
passing as it is a source Of great trouble
as we'll as Inconvenience. Wait till tho
next degree, brother; you will wish
then that you had never been born.
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Hiawatha Tribe, No. &C, 1, O. r. NJ,
has a large number of palo faces in view
as victims. They will begin the ghost
dance in a few days, and serious trouble
is feared among the whites.
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Roanoke Lodge, No. 6, knights of tho
Golden Eagle, which was organized only
q short time ago, promises to be one of
the strongest organizations in the city.
1t now numbers about eighty members
and is composed Of excellent working
material. Several applications for
membership were received at the last
meeting. They lodge every Tuesday
night in Carpenters Hall.
MN
Bayard C~ommandery, Knights Tenn
plar, held a business meeting on Friday
night for tho purpose of winding up
several postponed matters.
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an interesting meeting on Thursday
night. The rank of page was conferred
on two candidates. The usual large at
tendance was out. The report of tho
committee on the banquet to the grand
lodge was satisfactory and showed that
good management was II of the chief
features of the occasion. 1t was an
nounced that the Ladies' Benevolent
Society cleared more han $500 on the
banquet.
Warhoo Tribe No. SO. of Red Men,
meet on Friday night. They arc begin
ming to whet up their scalplng knives,
grind their ~tomahawks, and put on tho
war paint. The sschem has issued an
order that no fire-water is to be drank
for tho space of four moons. The ghost
dance will be the attraction of the next
meeting, providing tho warriors arc all
able to follow the hunt.