The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-16
LODGE NEWS.
Knights of Pythias Partner
ship Is Dissolved.
Valiant Lodge Buys Hall at
Sixth and Quincy.
WAS OWNED JOINTLY.
Quarters Are Now Being Thor
Oughly Overhauled.
Gossip of Interest to Secret So
ciety Workers.

by an arrangement recently perfect
ed the knights of Pythias hall at Sixth
and Quincy streets becomes the prop
erty of the members of Valiant lodge
No. 1856, and Topeka lodge No. SO re-
linquishes all claims of ownership.
Hereafter Topeka lodge No. 3S will use
the hall simply as a tenant.
For a number of years there were
three K. P. lodges in the city. The
three lodges owned the fixtures and
franchise or the hall jointly and the
business of the hall was attended to by
joint committee composed of one trus
tee from each lodge.
Later the members of Valiant lodge
No. 179 and Home lodge No. 1855 decided
to combine. They took the name of one
lodge, the Valiant, and the number of
the other lodge, No. 1876, and the man
agement of the hall was continued I'M
der the direction of the trustees from
the two lodges. The business could not
be managed successfully and satisfac-
torily in that manner, and the MEM
bers of Valiant lodge made propo-
sitiOn to the members of the other lodge
to either give or take a certain amount,
so that one lodge could get entire con-
troll of the lodge hail. the other lodge
paying rent the same as if it v9as rented
from other sources. The Topeka lodge
sold out its inter est in the fixtures and
paraphernalia to the Valiant lodge.
The hall is now being remodeled and
new finishings put in place. The walls
new carpets are on the floor and new
chairs have replaced the old ones. The
number of books in the library is be-
ing increased, and cOucheS and deep
cushioned leather chairs are replacing
old ones. The card room is being re-
fitted, and the hall is being finished in
excellent style in every particular. 1t
will be more like a home for the lodge
men in the future than it has been in
the past.
Har wi he a
of honor at a reception November %,
given by the Scottish Rite Masons at
Masonic hall. Col. Harrison is the high
est Mason in Kansas and was recently
honored by being elected inspector gem
eral of the Masonic order for Kansas,
at the meeting of the supreme council
held at Washington.
In a contest participated in by all the
lodges of the knights and Ladies of Sc
curity of Kansas, Atchison council No
267 was awarded the banner for securing
the largest number of beneficiary mem
bers who lifted their certificates between
July and October l.
the members of Home council No. A of
the Triple Tie Benefit association was
held on the evening of the 18th at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. M. Hamilton, 1850
Clay street Miss Bessie Babcock sang
several solos; Miss Monte Young re-
cited and Mrs H. Phelps and J. c.
Rodgers and others made short talks on
1.-The good of the ORDER Games and re-
freshments added to the pleasure of the
evening and those present voted it one
of the best of the cottage SociaIS inaug-
urated by the order.
r. F. Hayden of Topeka was in Sa-
lima this week attending to the work of
establishing the new council of the
knights of Columbus there.
The finance committee of the knights
and Ladies of Security report the sum
of $40 799. So as a balance at the end of
the third quarter of the year 1901.
The members of G. G. Gage post and
corps surprised Mrs B. r. Suddarth at
her home 1900 Redden street Monday
evening. the occasion being her birth
day. Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
A. M. Barr, Mr.. and Mrs. John DeBow,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lord, Mr. and Mrs
/. S. Elder. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Swain,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. S. Anderson, Mrs. DR..
Edison and son, Mrs. w. B. Hoeck and
daughter, Mrs. Mary Carter, Mr. Henry
Hammond Mr.. Levi Hammond, Mr.. w.
J. Whittikind, Mr. D. E. Griswold. Mr.. J.
E. Irwin. and Mr.. H. B. Irwin, Miss
Dollie Hammond. Miss Bertha Ander-
son, Miss Alice Griswold and the MEM
bers of the Suddarth family.
Topeka lodge No. 40 I. o. o. F. initi-
| ated one candidate at the Wednesday
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