The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-19
LODGE NEWS.
District Convention of Red Men
Here Next Week.
Many Kansas 6 Braves " viii Be
on the Ground.
AN EXCURSION SUNDAY
WOOdmen of World to Come
From Kansas City.
Estimated That There Will Be
600 Visitors.

The district convention of the I'M
proved Order of Red Men viii be neld
IN Topeka Thursday afternoon and even
ing, April "A The degree team of the
Wea tribe of Red Men from Usage City
viii be here to exemplify the work of the
three degrees of the order the Hunters,
Warriors and Chiefs degrees.
H. A. Dilby, of Emporia, the. Great
Sachem of the Red Men, viii be here as
viii also a number of Red Men from
Usage City, Burlingame, Scranton. Law
renee, LeaVenworth and Kansas City
Ten pale faces viii be adopted as
members of the order at this time. Fol-
lowing the initiatory work a banquet
Will be spread for the members who are
in attendance at the Wigwam of the
Red Men at the Knights of Pythias hall
at Sixth avenue and Quincy street.
An excursion of 500 Woodmen of the
World is coming to Topeka Sunday,
April 20, from Kansas City. Phoenix
Camp No. 325 is in charge of the excur-
sion and two special trains will leave
Kansas City Sunday morning at $3.50
and S.45 over the Santa Fe bearing the
party Of excursionists.
N. H. Wolf local Woodman, has
been in charge of the arrangements for
the entertainment of the visitors while
they are here. A trip will be made to
the insane asylum on the trolley cars,
and the afternoon will be spent at Gar
field park. The trains returning to nan
sas City will leave the Santa F'e depot
here at $50 in the evening.
A party Of about twenty-five Knights
of Columbus, among whom is Richard
Hayden,s district deputy organizer. left
Topeka today to go to Kansas City to
joint party of Knights Of Columbus
! who are going to Parsons to institute a
new Knights of Columbus lodge there
tonight. Prominent members of that or
der from Chicago, Omaha, Salina, St.
Joseph, Topeka. Kansas City and st.
Louis meet in Kansas City today and
go to Parsons over the NJ. K. & T. in q
special train.
The institution of the lodge at Parsons
is looked upon as a big event. Many
prominent people of that town, among
whom is w. O'Herin, superintendent OF
machinery and equipment of the Katy
railroad viii be listed as charter mem
bers of this lodge The first and second
| degrees will be exemplified by the de-
gree team Of the Topeka lodge, and the
third degree VIII be given by the dep
uty supreme Knights Of Illinois. The
demonstration in the institution of the
Parsons lodge win be the biggest in the
history of the order of the Knights OF
Columbus in the middle west.
The eighty-third anniversary of the
organization of the lodge of the Inde-
! pendent Order of Odd Fellows will be
celebrated by almost every lodge in the
world next Saturday. April 26 The To-
/ pexa lodges have planned an eXtraOr-
binary programme for the celebration
of the event The two lodges of that
order in North Topeka will unite in Civ
/ ing a celebration Saturday night at the
/ hall of Harmony lodge No. 81 Eugena
| Rebekah lodge No. 70 will join Har-
mony lodge in this celebration.
No. 1872 will celebrate the event alone
I at the lodge room at 7O4-706 Kansas
/ avenue, as Saturday night is the reg
ular meeting night of the lodge.
| Lodges Nos. 1 and 40 viii unite with
/ CapitOla and Naomi Rebekah lodges in
! giving anniversary celebration
! the Odd Fellows temple on Quincy
( street. A committee of two has been
! chosen from each lodge to form a joint
committee to arrange programme for
the celebration. This committee held
! one meeting last Monday night and
! another is to be held Monday night,
April p.
The Knights of Pythias annual me-
| mortal services in honor of the dead
members of the order will be held this
1 year on Sunday June % At that time
/ every Pythian grave in Shawnee county
I viii be decorat ted. The PYthian band.
! the Uniform Rank and the Rathbone
! Sisters viii participate in the memorial
( services in Topeka.
An effort is being made to bring Past
Grand Chancellor Tully Scott of Cripple
! Creek here to make the address for the
4 memorial services Mr. SCOTS promise
j to accept the invitation has not yet
7 been secured. but Topeka mem bers of
4 the order feel confident he will come.
Five candidates took the second de-
gree in the Knights of Pythias lodge
/ No 80 Saturday evening. Tonight
/ there viii be nine candidates for initia-
/ tiCn in the third degree and d supper
will be served after the ceremonies.
A painting of the battle at Shiloh
church near Pittsburg Landing. done
by George Beardsley. has been donated
to Lincoln Post, G. A. r.
Triple Tie No. 8, a lodge that is al
1 Wavs introducing novel entertainments.
/ viii give a sock social Tuesday night.
Each person who attends will be asked
/ to drop in a large stocking two cents
for every number of the size sock or
stocking he or she wears. A supper
viii be served
Two candidates will have a ride on
/ the goat for the first time in No 80,
I. o. o. F.
The Knights of Pythias of Topeka
| have accepted the invitation of the G.
/ A R to participate in the Memorial
( day exercises May 80. and will march
in the parade. All the K. P. graves
will be decorated at that time as well
as the G. A. r. graves
The Court of Honor lodge No. 515
/ initiated three candidates Tuesday
| evening, at the lodge room, Alb Kansas
avenue
Capitola Rebekah lodge will give a
/ tacky party next Monday night follow
ing the regular lodge meeting at 7O4-706
Kansas avenue. Refreshments will be
served.
The Knights of Pythias band will
go to San Francisco for the annual
conclave in June New uniforms have
been ordered for the band members,
and they are expected to arrive this
week
The Encampment of the Odd Fellows