The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-27
AMONG THE LODGES.

OSceola Lodge, No. az, X. OF p, met
Thursday night in their new hall, in the
Fidelity building, over Smiths mnsic
store. This hall Is decided improve.
mont, as 1t is larger and more spacious
and better suited for the initiation of
candidates. Throe candidates were
Initiated into tho rank of knight which
Is the highest degree. The constitution
was amended to the effect that on the
death OF beneficiary member his wife
or nearest kin receive $3.50 as q death
benefit. The lodge is in fourishinp
condition with 249 mombers, thirteen
members on tho way and several an.
LEGATIONS. j. Ii. Featherstone, C. c.,
presided.
Mount Vernon Lodge No Oh, 10. o.
f., met within their castle hall Mon
day night III. j. Linoback, noble
grand, presided. Tho work transac ted
was OF business nature. This lodge
will movo in their now hall in the FL
deity building next Monday night.
NM
Peasants Lodge, No. 63, A f. and A.
NJ, held q business session Monday
night. The meeting was presided over
by Worshipful Master J. e. Riechardt.
Rev. >. Cleveland Hall was elected a
member of the lodge.
Lodge No 81, b. p. O. e., met Tues
day night in their hall on Campbell av-
enue. f. l. korte, the exalted ruler,
presided. There were five candidates
initiated into the mysteries of tho
lodge, namely, Messrs. Webber, Will
and Archie Sands, Feltz and Hooper.
The lodge is in most prosperous CON
dition and on tho first Sunday in Decem-
Der the lodge of sorrow will be held.
Appropriate memorial services will be
held. On the first Monday night in De-
cember as eight o'clock, the lodge will
hold their first social session OF tho sea-
son.
Wahco Tribe, No. 81, 1. o. R. NJ met
in regular council Friday night in their
new wigwam, on the corner of Salem
avenue and Roanoke street, with an
unusually large attendance. Consider
able routine business was transacted,
after which the guards announced the
presence OF two pale faces in the forest.
They were duly instructed in the initia-
tory degree in very impressive man
ner. One member was reported unable
to follow the hunt.
Lakeland Lodge, No. 100, Ancient.
Free and Accepted Maaons. held q
called communication Tuesday night
and conferred the degree Of entered an.
prentice on two candidates. The work
was admirably done. and very good at.
tendance of members was present.
There will BIO another called communi-
cation this week when the fellow craft
degree will be conferred.
NM
Mountain Dale Lodge, No. 40, indie.
pendent Order of Odd Fellow WIS, at a
regular meeting held on Thursday
night, conferred the initiatory degree
on ono candidate and tho third on two.
The noble grand, j. w. Cook, presided,
and DR.. Ii. A. Sims filled The vice
grand's chair. The work was fnoly
executed and several expressed the be.
lief that it VAS the finest initiation ever
seen in the lodge A great deal Of
other business was transacted and the
committee appointed to revise the by.
laws reported that they would have
report at the next meeting of the lodge.
j. A. Page and II. V. Lineback of Mount
Vernon Lodge, we're visitors
Reliance Council 10. IS, Junior Order
OF United American Mechanics. held q
well-attended meeting last Saturday
night No limitations were made. but a
great deal of business was transacted,
and steps were taken looking to plac.
ing the council on a firm financial foot
ing. The deputy State councillor was
present and several visitors from South
west Council. Southwest Council No 81
at its meeting held Monday night also
transacted considerable business, and
is growing in numbers.