The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-14
AMONG THE LODGES.

Monday night-AIt. Vernon Lodge, Odd Pei
lows; HIawatha Tribe Red Men; Washin gton
Camp, Patriotic Order, Sons OF America. Pleas
ants Lodge, Masons,
| Tuesday night-Magic City Encampmont,
Lakeland Lodge, Masons; Roanoke Castle.
knights OF the Golden Eagle; Roanoke Lodge,
B. p. o. Elks.
| Wednesday night-virglnis Castle, Mystic
Chain; Reliance Council, Jr. o. U. A. M
Thursday night-Mountain Dale Lodge, Odd
Fellows; Osccola Lodge, knights OF Pythias
| Friday night-Wahoo Tribe, Red Men; Roam
oke Castle, Mystic Chain; Southwest Council. Or.
o. U. A. 81.
Pleansants Lodge, No. So, A. f. and
A. M, held called communication
Wednesday night. and conferred the
usual with the Peasants Lodge, there
was good attendance. and the work
| was done in q oreditable manner.
Peasants Lodge has decided to draft
new bylaws, and the committee will
have its first meeting Monday night in
the lodge room: The committee is
composed of j. R. HAWTHORN, II. C..
Macklin and G. R. Anderson.
Asceola Lodge, No. Al, X. of p. had a
siege Thursday night. Thirteen can
didates presented themselves to have
the rank of esquire conferred. It was
q long and tedious Job, but was carried
through in good shape. Only one could
be taken through at time. The at
tendance was large, Notwithstanding
the excitement on the streets. Eight
applications for initiation were received.
j. e. Reichardt, district deputy grand
chancellor, has letter from II. S. Ed
wards, grand keeper of records and seal,
in which he states. that Asceola Lodge is
the largest and best in the State, This
| is quite n compliment to one of Roa-
noke's lodges, where cities like Rich
mond and Norfolk are to be considered.
| Lakeland Lodge, No. 90, A. L. and
A. M, held stated communication
Tuesday night and transacted consider
able routine business. No degree work
was done, but one or more petitions for
membership were received.
Washington Camp, No. 1. Patriotic
Orders Sons of America, held meet
ing Monday night and received one ap.
plication. The publication Of the fact
in this column last Sunday that the
camp was about to cease work had the
effect to bring out some of the tardy
members, and now they are gting to
work.
Mountain Dale Lodge, No 40. I. o, o.
F., conferred the third degree on two
candidates Thursday night. There was
q good attendance, and much routine
business was transacted.
AT meeting of Reliance Council, No.
Is, Jr. o. U. A. M, held last night, C.
e. Watson was elected councillor, and j.
L. Allen elected vice-councilor. Both
were installed by the deputy State
councillor.
Mount Vernon Lodge. No. 90, 1. o. o.
F., held its regular meeting Monday
night and conferred the second and
third degree on two candidates. One
candidate was Initiated.
The Royal Arcannum had q meeting
Wednesday and Initiated one candidate.
This lodge is getting ready to do some
good work, and will have interesting
meetings from now on.
Peasants Lodge, No. e3, A. f. and
A. NJ, will hold stated communication
tomorrow night
Hiawatha Tribe, No &C. I. o. r. NJ,
gave the hunters and warriors degrees
Monday night to several candidates.
The chiefs degree will be conferred to.
morrow night.
The proposed social session of the
Roanoke Lodge of Elks will probably
be postponed to April 10, when an ami
versary celebration on magnificen,
scale. will be held. The plan, as dis.
cnssed by the mombers, is to have a
parade during the day and q social SEES.
sion, to which the ladies will be in
vited, at night The lodges at Rich
mond. Norfolk. Portsmouth, Washing
ton and Baltimore will be invited tc
attend and participate 10 the celebra
ton. Committees on arrangement and
entertainment will likely be appointed
at their meeting Tuesday night.
Murray Chapter, No. 90. Royal Arch
Masons, held called convocation Friday
night and conferred several degrees.