The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-23
AMONG THE LODGES.

The spelling match" feature lately
inaugurated by Reliance Council, No.
is. Jr. O. U. a. NJ, was splendid sue
cess Wednesday night. Everyone was
highly interested and enjoyed the occa-
sion very much, Two members were
selected. who chose alternate all who
were present. The councillor gave out
the words and acted as umpire. The
next meeting will evidently be full
one, and old dictionaries that have been
laid aside and forgotten arc now being
hauled down from the shelves.
c. G. Wheat, of Staunton, grand
master of tho grand lodge of Virginia
|. o O. f., visited Mt. Vernon Lodge
Monday. There was fair attendance,
and the grand master addressed the
lodge on very pleasant address on the
principals of the order and afterwards
exemplified the unwritten work. The
g:and master makes good impression
and his visit will be long remembered
by the members.
Murray Chapter, No. %, Royal Arch
Masons, is getting considerably behind in
it's work. }. II. Christian, tho high priest
of the chapter, has had pressing bust
ness on for several months, which has
kept him out of the city, and in accord
ance with tie laws and usages OF
Masonry, no one else can confer the de-
grces.
The regular monthly meeting OF
Peasants Lodge. No. 50, A. e. and A.
NJ, was held Monday night. Considcra-
bic routine business was transacted and
several applications for initiation and
degrees werc balloted on. Several APP
pllcations were received, which will lay
over till the next regular meeting.
Magic City Encampment, No. 33, l.
o. o. f., at its regular meeting Tues
day night decided to ask for a dispensa-
ton from the grand patriach to allow
them to confer the degrees for So The
encampment is the higher degrees of
Odd Fellowship, and is said to be the
finest work in the order. After October
! tho encampment will meet every
Tuesday night in the month instead on
the first and third Tuesdays as hereto
fore.
Oscola Lodge, No. AZ, X. Of P, is still
in growing condition. Thursday night
two candidates received the rank of
esquire and ono the rank of page.
Three applications for membership were
received.
Nearly all of the prominent Masons
who usually do the work in the lodge,
are not in the city, and business has
been very quiet during the past week in
Masonic circles
Mountain Dale Lodge had no work on
hand Thursday night. Tho noble grand
a nH e.,
to be recognized.
The now Pythian lodge in East Roa-
noke will meet in Shcriden's hall on
Lee street when organized.
The grand masters visit to Mt. Yer
non lodge last Monday night was not
sufficiently advertised, so the members
say. Not even the district deputy or
representative knew he Was coming
Peasants Lodge, No. Co. A +. and a.
Nj. Will hold a called communication to-
morrow night. There will be work in
the first and probably in the third de-
grees.
camp Of the Patriotic Sons of America
The New Castle. Virginia, No. .,
knights OF the Mystic Chain, has
started of with fiattering prospects.
niawatha Tribe, No G6, l. o. R. NJ,
conferred the hunters degree on two
candidates last Monday night. Other
routine business was transacted. Sev-
eral applications will be received to-
morrow night.
Despite the pressure of money mat
ters tho interest in all the lodges seems
to be increasing. AS q rule, when men
arc not busy with their work they go to
the lodge.
While Grand Master Wheat, of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows was
in this city, Mr.. c. d. Fox, of Mt Yer
non lodge, laid before him the question
OF raising funds to establish an Odd
Fellows Home in this CITY, His propo-
sition is to make it State institution,
and his plans to raise money is to ask
every Odd Fellow in the State to give
IS. The grand master took very kindly
toward the proposition and thought
enough Odd Fellows in the State would
be liberal enough to give the matter a
good start.
Southwest Council. No. 81, has fol-
loved the example OF Reliance and has
decided to have some beneficial enter
tainmcnts each meeting night. Friday
some choice selections were read by
Messrs. Loser and Nycum.
The Junior Order of United American
Mechanics, consisting of Councils. Nos.
Is and 81, have about decided to lease a
new hall on Campbell street to be used
as q lodge room