The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-14
LODGE NEWS.
Sunday is Memorial Day in
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Graves of Deceased Members
VIII Be DECORATED.
SERMON In AFTERNOON.
Rev. C. A. Finch, Of First Chris
tian Church, to Preach.
Items of Interest to Secret So
ciety Workers.
SERMON In AFTERNOON.

Tomorrow, Sunday. June t. is the
Memorial day Of the Odd Fellows lodge.
Appropriate services have been arrang-
ed for at Topeka. AT 10 O'Clock in the
morning the members of the order VIII
meet at the g. @. Gage monument al
Topeka cemetery and VIII then proceed
to decorate all the graves Of those WHO
were members Of the Independehl Or
der Of odd Fellows during til ir life
time
At 100 O'Clock in the afternoon the
member of the order win meet at their
respective lodge rooms TO don their re-
gala after which they viii march to the
lodge room of No. 40 at No III West
Sixth avenue. At O'clock the entire
body win march to the First Christian
church in Topeka avenue where the
Memorial sermon viii be delivered by
Rev c. A. Finch, pastor Of the church.
Rev. F. w Emerson, former pastor of
this church viii also speak.
The popular Uniform Rank of the
Capital City Tent No. "A of the Knights
of the Aacca bees of this city are drill
ing every Wednesday night from 1870
to 8 80 o'clock at the lodge room at NO.
l19 West Sixth avenue, preparatory 10
their trip to the great Macca bee cele-
bration at Holton. Kan on July 4th.
where National Independence day is to
be very deliberately observed. Special
trains and rates have been granted for
AAdL QtIdH1D HlLdl lily lent lids Ol
dered new uniforms for the team
These are expected to be received the
latter part of this month
Irwin lodge No. 260 A. O. u. w. has
elected the following officers: Past mas
ter workman F. r. Mcneil: master
workman. George II. HOdsOn; foreman,
L. w. De Camp; OVerseer ID. Mccall;
guide. George Etzel; recorder, ]. W.
Gibbons. fnancier, r. =. Lair; receiver
H. A. Willis; inside watch, A. A. Rid
dings; outside watch. A. ]. Roberts; or
ganist. F. z. Wilcox; trustee, Chas-
StriclUott.
j NJ. Miller is advocating a plan for
the discontinuance of lodge meetings
during the hot summer months.
Tonight Knights OF Pythias No. 50
viii have degree work The work win
be put on with the assistance of the
bank and the uniform rank. Valiant
lodge No. 155 win also have the work
under the same circumstances Wednes-
day night
Tuesday night the members of Triple
Tie No. 9 enjoyed an ice cream social.
The committee appointed from the
odd Fellow lodges Nos. 1 and 392 have
recommended to their respective lodges
that the consolidation of the two lodges
be effected. A two-thirds majority must
express their willingness in both lodges
to arrange the consolidation. A petition
is now being circulated which is recefv-
ing the requisite number of signatures
and the consolidation Will probably be
effected this month
The Modern WOodmen are enthusing
some over their first annual logrOlling,
and If the rates applied for can be OBJ
tanned over the railroads Topeka will
nave TO entertain the biggest crowd of
visitors since the first fall festival
Next Tuesday evening the resolution
introduced in SunhoWer camp, relating
TO the proposed assessment revision will
be brought up for final action A lively
discussion of the matter is evident as
DOth sides of the question have friends
that viii fight for their views. The
plan has been attacked and supported
by able expounders of insurance rates
in the camp for some time past, and the
members are becoming anxious to vote
their sentiments upon the question.
President Saxon. of the Log Rolling
association, sent out personal letters to
all the members of the executive com
rnlttee last week outlining the action
OF the executive board, ana urging that
no stone be left unturned to set out the
biggest and best representation in the
history OF the county on August 2 Re
pies are coming in, and thus far about
every camp has appointed its local
committee to look after the details. pre-
pare nOats and arrange for the man
ner OF representation of each camp in
the parade.
The Shawnee County Log Rolling as
ISOLATION Of the Modern Woodmen has
entered into contract with MarshalPs
band for their celebration at Garfield
park August 2. The efforts Of the ex-
ecutive board are now directed towards
getting some of the officers Of the head
camp here as orators The three To-
peka camps will be put through a hat.
talon drill and dress parade by Captain
Saxon of Sunhower Foresters, and the
teams from over the county viii contest
for prizes during the day