The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-10
LODGE NEWS.
Test Of ExeeIlency IN Secret
Work to Be Made.
Ancient Order of Pyramids
Throws Down the Gauntlet.
is AIMED AT TOPEKA.
Degree Teams Here Are Espec-
tally Challenged.
Items Of Interest About the
Secret Societies.

The members Of the degree teams of
Topeka orders viii be called upon IN
the future to protect their degree Of
excellency in the arena
Considerable rivalry always exists
between the degree teams Of any par
ticular order in the various towns and
cities Their rivalry has grown of late
to unusual proportions and instead or
diminishing is assuming larger scope
1t has now come to pass that 1t viii
become necessary for one order to de
fend its honor by competing with ike
teams chosen from other orders.
The order of the Pyramids through
the official organ published at Kansas
City has thrown down the gauntlet and
It now remains for the other orders to
take it UP. The manifesto of the Pyr-
amids is directed more particularly
against the fraternal orders Of Topeka
and as the Topeka organizations are
only too eager to meet in the arena, the
challenge will undoubtedly result in
patching up a contest for some date
in the near future. The Pyramid in
starting the BAN rolling says;
THE Ancient Order of the Pyramids
has some of the finest teams in IT, S
A.. including Hawaii, Porto Rico and
the Philippines The development of
good teams is one Of the most interest
ing features of fraterna1 work We be-
neve that a friendly and generous RI
valry between the teams of various or
ders would bring good results, so not
in any spirit of braggadociO, we sug-
gest that the Pyramids stands ready to
meet a similar team from any other
order of national repute with a Pyra-
mid team and decide which has the
best team. before competent judges
This is especially directed towards
our neighbors with headquarters at
Topeka or Lawrence. Come on ladies
and gentlemen and let US be merry. No
206 or s. or PAS 135 or 131 or 2 or
some other good team will go in for US
and we viii try to hang your scalp
from the outer walls Of the Gibraltar
block"
It is said that a Topeka lodge recent
~ turned down applicant because
his name appeared in a railroad circu-
lar as Joint agent"
A decision important to all fraternal
benefit orders has been made by the
Kansas court of appeals It is relative
to the payment of dues on time. A
brother suspended from a lodge Of the
"A. O. u. w. for the non-payment of an
assessment died three days afterward.
The benehciaries brought suit, claiming
that it was the custom to accept pay
ment of assessments after they were
due and making no record OF suspen-
sions. The court decided in favor of
the lodge, UNFOLDING the laws of the or
der regarding suspensions. 1t also de-
cided that no subordinate lodge nor Of
flcer thereof has the power by custom.
directly OF indirectly, nor in any other
way, to dispense with the positive re-
quirements Of the laws of the order.
Palmer lodge in North Topeka a
council of the National Aid association
held an ice cream social this week
which was a pronounced success
"a number Of Topeka people are at
tending the eighth annual session Of
the Sundower grand lodge K. of P al
Lawrence this week Among them are
k H Wade. Burren Pope, WV. Plumb,
and DR.. c. H Lane
The members of the Ancient Order Of
Pyramids here are planning a car ride
on the trolley line over the city Thurs
day evening.
An event which is perhaps unprece-
denied in lodge history took place at
Portland, Oregon, a few days ago One
thousand three hundred new members
were initiated into the order of the
Woodmen of the World at one time.
The immense ceremony was the result
of a grand rally among the members Of
the order to secure the new members,
lasting eleven weeks
The ceremony itself was conducted on
q large platform at the foot of a deep
ravine on Mount Tabor. The scene was
an impressive one and the huge trees.
with their leafy foliage. suggested the
basic tradition Of the order. woodcraft.
Organizers Tfncher and Stewart of
the National Aid association who have
recently been in Topeka are now hold
ing monster revival at Newton
A k Rodgers assistant postmaster
here and member of the auditing COM
mittee of the Pyramids contributed to
the last issue OF the official paper. He
is the author of a column article on
some good reason for joining a fra
tarnal order.
Ed. T. Reese. who has been since 1892.
the grand scribe of the grand lodge of
odd Fellows in Kansas was buried at
Leayenworth Tuesday He was 45 years
old and succeeded Samuel F. Burdette
in the position he held for nine years.
His brother Lou Rease has been APP
pointed by the grand patriarch H c.
Stevens. of Topeka, to complete the I'M
expired term. The election of officers
viii be held here in October upon the
event Of the meeting of the grand lodge.
The delegates from Topeka are PLAN
ming to attend the meeting and annual
reunion of the Occidental Benefit as
ISOLATION at MCPHERSON on Friday Aug
ust Is. An excellent programme of
music and addresses and other features
of entertainment has been arranged.
Kansans and Topekans win partfci-
pate prominently in the celebration of
the anniversary of the Ancient order
of Pyramids at Kansas City October q
and p Excursions Will be run from
many points in Kansas and Missouri
The Grand Army members OF this
state are quite active In the circulation
Of literature for the selection Of Daniel
T. Siclies for the Office of commander
in-chief Of the Grand Army of the Re
public.
The Woodmen OF the World of Colo
RADIO are participating in a monster
celebration this week. 1t partly con-
sists in the burning of bonfires on the
peaks Of the mountains along the range
Of the Rocky mountains.
Monday evening the Knights Of Co