Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-24
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The new Hazelwood Lodge is progressing
nicely, and will be instituted very shortly.
]. B Nicholson Lodge 5S5 will confer the
third cegree on two brothers next Thurs
day.
The bloomfield Lodge IS making good
headway and it is expected to be instituted
early in May.
Next Monday night Montihore Lodge, No.
79i. wifi hold its second anniversary at the
hal, l0s Fourth avenue.
Next Saturday night Conner Lodge. No. "a,
will initiate 25 candidates for the new lodge
about to be instituted at Hazelwood.
Charles D. Freeman Lodge 1895 win confer
the Irst degree on lSS brothers and the in
itiatofy degree on about 100 candidates
Thursday evening, April IS.
Last Friday night the degree staff of Pitts
burg Lodge, No. 1856, conferred the second
degree on fonr candidates, with several
proposij ions for next month. Next Friday
the third degree will be con- erred.
Schenley Park Lodge, No. 1857, /. o. O. F.,
was instituted last Friday at Sailow's Hall
Oakland, with ia members and the follow
ing complete list OF officers: \. G., Heber
Mcdowell: V. e., ). L. 5. kellner: Sec, J. W.
Cupps; Asst Sec, W. Il. Cawley: Treas, W. A:
Eaton: 7. g., Hip Huffman; Rep, j. W.
Cupps: y. G. i. 5 J. P. Laughey: y. G. T.. s.,
i. \. Campbell: V. e. r. s, J. A Hull; V. G.
l. :, George ". Eliord; W, II. G. Reese; C.,
{. F. Gaure: l. G., Thomas j. Funk: D. G.
+. E. Vacated; Trustees, c. c. Emmons, j. a.
HUI, j. q. SteinhauSer.
Friday evening, the 22d instant d. D. G.
NJ. Murphy, of Coal Center. assisted BY staff
installed the new officers OF Advance Lodge
No 69I shire Oaks, Pa, as follows: n. G.,
Albert Maple; V. e., o. {. French; Secretary
William Simpson: Assistant Secretary, T.
NJ. Smith; Treasurer, Thomas Parry; S. to
y. g., Richard Mitchell; L. 5. to n. C., James
Carrick; W, John Gordon; c., William
Brawdy. Jr.; r. S. s., r. W. Smith: o. G.,
Adam Forsyth; l. e., William Stark: II. S. to
V. G., William Mitchell: /. S. to V. G., John
Paxon: Rep. to G. L.. Richard Mitchell;
Trustees, Richard Mitchell, Ben Bartram,
b. Z. French.
Charles ID. Freeman Lodge No. 1895 was in
stituted Thursday afternoon, April D. at
Mystic Chain Hall, corner Frankstown ave-
nue. and Station street, by Grand Master
Thomas Matthews and other able officers.
Seventeen third degree members were pres
ent during the orening ceremonies Twenty
add; iOnal members in possession of the
second and lower degrees were then ad-
mitted to full membership, alter which the
following officers were elected and installed:
y. G., Samuel L. Allen; V. e., John NJ. Reich
ard: Per Secretary. William L. Gelston; As
sistant Secretary, II. S. Goshorn; Treasurer,
George NJ. Berry; Warden, G. w. Bell; Outer
Fanltle: Inner Guard John johnson; r. s. n.
g., It. NJ. Layman. L. S. n. G., e. W. Mitchell;
L. ). 5, W. II. Gier: L $. S, Alex I; Ken
Pniilip L. Beers; l. S. V. C., E; Beighiey;
Representative, John r. Woolslare;
nsges St5t4g eeoTSs S1sern rhisobsgI bsgeaF%Wa1 wan
lace Borland and John W. Beckett.
Three hundred additional applicants were
then balloted for, and at o'clock recess
was declared. At invitation of the lodge at
Ieest 100 tired and hungry visitors and men,
bers proceeded TO the Hotel Norwood, where
ample Justice was done to q very inviting
ard sumptlous repast spread by''Mine Host"
Frank q. Over. Long ID elore the hour for
the lodge hundreds OF petitioners
besieged the hall, a very large number of
which became cary of the delay incidental
RI
this fact 225 members were
enrolled and l0O additional applicants will |
be on hand for Initiation next Thursday. |
Fully $50 visitors were preseut at the even |
inv session among whom were D. ID. G.. NJ |
{. Jinchalas, =. g. Charles Means, DID. G.M.- |
Elect A. Ackerman and many other prom |
incut Odd Fellows. Many members OF James |
3. Nicholson Lodge were present. The initia- |
tory work was performed by members or 1
that lodge assisted by those of 1886. This |
lodge is without doubt the largest J: o. o. +. |
elsewhere and bids fair to rival in |
the largest lodge now |
IN existence. Charles d. Free:nan /
whose iIlu>trious name this lodge now bears, |
was elected and installed Grand Master OF |
he Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania a. the ses- |
,iou held in Allegheny during May, $780, His /
,ession OF 1891 in Lancaster. No filter tribute |
,ould be paid to the memory OF tins deceased
5nsU Gram Master, whose every effort was /
oward reaching that goal ne 50 proudly de-
anily, namely. leo 900 members in Pennsyl.
yani; tit was almost reached by him, and
,ow is nearing the no. 600 mark) than honor
n : hi. name by such n magnificent lodge as |
OSG The well wishes of tine fraternity are /
y-itn Charles ID. Freeman Lodge.
ROYAL Society of Good Fellows.
Sd. L. n. Eicher expects to have Mt.
Assembly ready for institution
n The very near future, with charter list
f IS mem bers.