Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-10
FRATERNITY NOTES.
News Notes Among the Secret
Orders of Norfolk.
Red Men to Rest During the Summer Odd
Fellows VIII Hold Memorial Service
CONGRATULATIONS into Hoptasophs-
ginia Orders Active-Norfoik Lodge, No.
81, 1. o. o. F., Elects Officers.

Black Hawk Tribe of Red Men, which
added large number of new members
to its rolls during the Spring months.
mas concluded TO take u rest during
the heated term. When the Fall sets
in and cool nights are here the work of
adopting pale faces will be resumed.
This is one of the strongest tribes in
Norfolk, having about 25O active mem
bers.
The INDEPENDENT Order of Odd Eel
lows In this city and section have APP
pointed Il committee to arrange Il pro-
grammc for n memorial service to be
held in Norfolk in the near future. 1t
is learned that most of the prelimina-
ries are completed, and that the COM
mittee will be able to report in full this
week. These services in the past have
been of the most interesting and i'm
pressive character and it is proposed
to make the Forthcoming one of equal
solemnity.
Harmony Conclave. II. or s. w NJ,
after it's adjournment Friday night, at
tended the Epworth League lawn party
on the corner of Highland and Maltby
avenues. and INDUCED freely in ice
cream and other light refreshments.
Friendship Conclave No. .. Hepta-
Sefhs- ei--S.-AN-M.- indti3te.l-intc the
order six oc the eighteen candidates
who have recently been elected ut its
meeting Friday night. The dgree was
conferred by special team selected
from Virginia, Friendship. Harmony
and Columbia conclavcs. and IL was one
of tho hi
citations that has been conferred in
years, and carried he minds of the
oldest members OF the order present
back to the early days of the organiZa-
ton in Norfolk. when limitations were
oil constant occurrence. Next Friday
night the work will be continued, when
the five applicants who were elected
Will be initiated with the remainder of
the class of eighteen. The second class
will be made full-nedged IIeptasophs
in July.
Virginia Conclave No. l, H. or s. w.
NJ, has buckled on its armor and has
entered fully into the work of increas-
ing It's membership. Several candidates
received the first and second degrees at
the regular meeting of the conclave last
Tuesday night and applications for
membership are received at almost
every meeting.
Tho enthusiasm in Harmony Con-
clave the new arm of the order, is still
undimiTished. This band of young
Hcptasophs is continually adding fresh
laurcs to its already we'll earned fame
for Keeping the fires of Heptasophian-
ism alive among It's members. Several
candidates viii be initiated at the next
regular meeting.
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Columbia Conciave, another strong
arm Of the order. which has had over
sixty accessions to membership within
the past six months. has just met with
Il sad loss in the death of Mr.. r ID.
Smithers. one of its most efficient and
valuable members and treasurer Of the
conclave. lie stood manfully by the
organization irl It's adversely. as well as
It's pros perity He Will be sadly missed
by his own conclaVc rs we'll s the en-
tire order in this city and State. His
funeral will take place at 5 o'clock this
afternoon and Will be attended by his
own. Virginia, Friendship and Harmony
conclaVes.
Norfolk Izotig n a. 70 10. OF t.f.+4
of the largest Of the local lodges in this
city. elected the following officers Fri
day night: II. n. Hurt. noble grand ::
n. y. Wright. vice grand; G.. r. Toms.
recording secretary; II. s. Vaughan, fl
nanciaa secretary; r. Il. Webb. treas
urer; William ErXleben, chaplain.