The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-26
LODGE NEWS.
Will Celebrate New Years in
the Gas Territory.
Abdallah Temple Will Make a
Pilgrimage to Chanute.
DAVIES NOT TO e RUN.
Grand Master of Odd Fellows
Will Not Have Second Term.
w. II. Kemper Will Have Secre-
taryship Without Opposition.

A party of twenty-five to fifty Mystic
Shriners. accompanied by candidates
for admission to that division of the or
der of Masonic fraternity will journey
20 Chanute on New Years day for the
gathering Of Abdallah Temple an
nounced. Arrangements have been
made for a happy introduction of the
New Year and the circular announcing
the gathering forewarns all pilgrims to
date all their New Years resolutions for
January 2 Railroad arrangements have
been made for the entire east end OF the
state and a large attendance is ex-
pected.
An important consideration to pros
pective members of the Mystic Shriners
Is the increase of rates from $50 to $50
that goes into effect after January l.
On November 20 the determination was
taken to increase the rate but the mat
ter has probably been 10 0tten can
didates can afford to put their plans
ahead a little in order to take advant-
age of the present rate.
In a few weeks politics in the odd
Fellow lodges of the state Will reopen
preparatory to the election of grand Of
ficers, the voting for whom IS done on
the last meeting night of May in the
subordinate lodges. The nominations
are made annually at the meeting of the
grand lodge and the names of nominees
go over for six months before the cleo
ton is actually held. A rather unusual
situation is presented in that there is
but one candidate for each for the of
fees of grand master, deputy grand
master and for grand secretary. Sala-
ries are attached to the grand master 5
and the grand seeretary's offices al
though in case of the former it is not
particularly alluring. But there is re-
marka BILE race for the office of grand
aTsar~x tool hoe n
this office it is regarded as a stepping
stone by way of the deputyship to the
head of the order in the state and 1t has
previously occurred that the grand mas
ter secures his office by this route
That there should be no other aspirant
for the Office of grand secretary is I'M
usual and is a fiattering comment upon
the service rendered by w H. kemper,
handed his third term without opposi-
ton Grand Master Conner T. Davies
will not be a candidate for reelection.
ThA nominations made at the last
grand lodge were as follows:
For Grand Master-G. W. ALBANIAN,
Atchson, No. 5.
For Deputy Grand Master-J. I.
Saunders Cheney, No. 254.
lin, No 154; J. W. Davis. Topeka. No.
40; A W. Hershberger, Greensburg,
No 236: H. z. Potter. Clifton, No. ISL;
3. NJ. Powell, Howard, No 1884, NJ. E.
y -
son. Olathe. No. 80.
For Grand Secretary-W. H. Kemper,
Horton, No. S31.
For Grand Treasurer-F. W. Stack
pole, Washington, No. rs; II. c. Stew
ems. Topeka, No. 1.
For Grand ReDresentative-E. S.
Bertram, Council Grove. No. 40; John
A Bright, Topeka, No. 70; G. w.
Brown, Cherokee, No. 107; J. NJ. John
son, Garnett, No. t.
The WOrkmen of Topeka were the
only active fraternal order people in
town on Christmas day Their big ball
on Christmas night had been adver-
tised for weeks and preparations had
been made for it with scrupulous care.
Consequently the successful outcome of
1t WAS in no manner surprising. The
attendance was very large.
The Patriotic Legion of America, or
ganized by a number of prominent 1t
torneys and politicians of Kansas, has
grown rapidly in the past two years.
Three new unions were organized last
week and two more will be organized
during the week to came.
A new lodge of the Degree of Honor
of the A. .. U. W. was organized lass
Tuesday night, Mrs. Agnes Michaelis,
OF Nickerson, having charge of the in
sututfon assisted by Miss Dollie Til
ford Of Topeka. The institution cere-
monies were followed by a reception in
honor of Mrs. Michaelis at the home of
MRS John Nelson, at 404 Madison
street