The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-15
LODGE NEWS.
knights of Protected Ark Cam
paign For New Members.
Two Captains Appointed and
Contest Is On.
A. o. wv. GRAND LODGE
Programme For Meeting at Fort
Scott Next Week.
Topeka /. o. o. f. Teams May
Enter Iowa Contest.

Knights of Protective Ark have evolved
a scheme that viii result in an increase
of the membership of the order and at
the same time furnish a banquet for the
members of the lodge. At the meeting
Tuesday night after initiating seven
new members and transacting the regu-
lar business, the chief knight appointed
two captains who proceeded to divide
the house in the manner commonly used
in choosing up sides for a game OF
spelling match. During the next three
months each member of both sides Will
use every endeavor to increase the
membership of the order and at the ex-
piration of that time the side that has
been the most successful in the contest
will sit down to a banquet at the ex-
pense of the opposing side A literary
and social entertainment is announced
for Tuesday night
The members of A o. U. w. lodge No.
244 enjoyed an oyster supper at the
lodge rooms last night The following
unique invitations were sent out call
ing attention to the event:
Dear Brother: Yoy era detSepQer OF
raeppa ia ruo egdol moor Yadirf gnineve
Yraurbef IA (2-14-'02) dina gnirb ruoy
etiteppa htiw 10Y, OF tsisSa nj gnlsopsld-
TO a reliob-hSaw lluf 70 dewetS OStrea
virginia. dina emoS rehto doog Sgniht.
Doog cisum, sgnos, dina seirots. Eht
gniklat enihcam lliw eb ereht. Vino pa
mem detcepxe, dina uoy tsum evan eht
drowssap OF teg nj.
t'SrotisiV dettinda fl yeht evan emo 70
eseht sdrac, tub yeht tsum rehtie llet
yrots, gnis a gnos no ecnad eht- buck
and-wing" erofeb yeht lliw eb dewolla
OF tae. COMMITTEE.
Note-If you can't read the above take
it to Dom Paul, at 42o Kansas avenue,
and he will show you
The coming A. o. U. w. convention at
Fort Scott week after next is attracting
considerable attention. A big delegation
will go to Fort Scott from Topeka. A
Fort Scott paper prints the following
programme OF the weeks events:
MONDAY.
2 o'clock P. M.-Competitive drills for
grand lodge prizes; LIST prize, 500; "a
prize, SIS; Sd prize, $50; 4th prize, $25.
These drills to be held in accordance
with the terms of the report made by
the grand lodge committee on prize
drills, published in the Kansas Work
man for November, on page q. The
Topeka cup will be drilled for and dis
posed of as provided in said report.
There will be no challenge by the Fort
Scott team.
1880 P. M.-Initiation of class of 100
candidates at Convention hall, the work
to be done by the visiting teams
P. M.-Special meeting of the grand
lodge to confer the grand lodge degree.
TUESDAY.
10 A. M.-Session of the grand lodge.
p. M.-Grand parade of visiting
teams and members, to be reviewed by
lodge officers and members.
The parade will end al Convention hail
and a Good of the Order" meeting held,
to be addressed by supreme master
workman or his representative, and 9TH
er members of the order.
8 P. M.-Special prize drill at Conven-
ton hall for prize of $40 offered by Fort
Scott lodge No. 25, two or more teams
to compete, and the winner of the first
grand lodge prize to be barred.
9 P. M.-Grand ball. The team win
ming the above prize to lead the grand
march.
WEDNESDAY
Session of the grand lodge.
For this day and evening the Degree
iting members which has not yet been
determined upon
Lincoln Post will meet tonight Major
J. 3. Remington has been invited TO
visit the post and speak to the com
rades.
A new lodge is being organized here
to meet at Lincoln Post hall on Thurs
day night. 1t is a branch of the
Coffeyville Home Cooperative COM
pany. 1t is a. lodge whose members are
furnished with homes through paying
a stated sum monthly.
Triple Tie council No. will meet
Tuesday night at Lincoln Post hail.
Shawnee lodge No. 1, I. o. o. F.. Will
enjoy social and literary entertain
ment at the odd Fellows temple Tues
day night. The social will probably be
followed with a dance
The members of the Uniform Rank
drill team went to North Topeka Mon
day night to exemplify the team work
for the North Topeka knights of PySl-
las lodge
Odd Fellows all over Kansas are anx-
iously awaiting the decision of the
supreme court relative to the De
Boissiere orphans. home case that was
reargued recently. 1t is said the ma
jority of the members of the order are