The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-05
AMONG THE LODGES.

The Elks have ordered the new car
| pet for their hall, on Campbell street.
1t is novel pattern with large elk s
head throughout, and the first of the
kind that has ever been purchased. Tho
lodge has purchased furniture and OK
poets to take possession of their now
| quarters in few weeks.
A charter has been ordered for the
new council, Junior Order of United
| American Mechanics at Vinton. 1t will
be named "Vinton Council" and will
be instituted next Tuesday night. Tho
charter will comprise about twenty I've
names on the start.
MIR
Lakeland Lodge, No. 100, A. L. and A.
NJ, did their first work Tue Stay night
with their new officers, in comforting the
third degree.
The officers elect of Mountain Dale
Lodge, No. 40, were installed Thursday
night Those CT Mount Vernon Lodge,
No. 90, will be installed tomorrow
night.
A committee has been appointo from
the councils in this city to get up a
council of the Junior Order of United
American Mechanics in Salem. They
are meeting with fair success and expect
to get large list of charter members.
The following officers will be in
stalled tomorrow night in Hiawatha
Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men; w.
l.. Hancocr, sachem; Il. j. Martin,
senior sycamore; e. W. Bowers, junior
Seymour, chief of records.
DR.. G. Il. Vcgcl returned few days
ago from Binghampton, \. y, where
he has been attending the Supreme
Castle of the Ancient Order Knights of
the Mystic Chain as the representative
from Virginia.
The order is but twenty years old, and
was founded in Pennsy lvania, where it
has reached high proportions, having
37S castles. There are but seven in New
York, but the order is increasing
throughout the North, and was estab-
lishcd in Roanoke, for the first time in
the South, about four years ago. This
is still the only castle in Virginia. Two
have been established in Louisiana, and
are doing we'll.
While in attendance at the Supreme
Castle DR.. Vogel won the gold medal for
tho best orator, although he had several
strong competitors from New York and
Pennsylvania.
The officers elect of Roanoke Castle,
No. l. Ancient Order Knights of the
Mystic Chain; Hiawatha Tribe No. &c,
Improved Order of Red Men, and Junior
Order of American Mechanics, all had
their officers installed Friday night.
The Elks have all returned from the
grand reunion given by Baltimore
Lodge, No. Z. They had gay time and
much fun on the fishing shore at Avon.
dale. They did many good acts which
received the plaudits of the whole city,
among them being the purchase of a
COW for poor widow woman who had
made the first payment of S5 and could
do no more. There were present from
this city: Messrs. Thompson, O'Leary,
Hellman and Scholz.
MIR
Peasants Lodge, No. 60, A. f. and
A. NJ, conferred the first degree Mon
day night.
camp of tho Patriotic Order Sons OF
America at Salem.
meeting will be held to morrow
night i'll the hall over the Bee Hive, for
the purpose of taking the preliminary
steps towards the organization Of a
Pythian lodge. a long list of names
has been secured, and the indications
are that strong lodge will be formed
if the sanction OF the Osceol.. lodge can
be obtained.
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