The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-21
LODGE NEWS.
Shawnee County Grange Lodges
Decide to Join Hands.
Hereafter They Will Assemble
in Yearly Meetings.
MACCABEES WILL GO.
Topeka Boys Will Camp on
Worlds Fair Ground. 9
WOrkmen Looking for Charles
Merriam Jones.
MACCABEES WILL GO.

II has been determined to make the
meeting of the four oranges of the coun-
ty an annual affair on account of the
success Ct the Joint meeting here last
Saturday
For the first time. joint meeting of
the four oranges of Shawnee county
was held last Saturday at Lincoln Post
hall. The four oranges are the Berry
ton grange, the Muddy Creek grange,
the Oak grange and the Indian Creek
grange.
The feature of the afternoons enter
tainment was sumptuous banquet
prepared by the farmers wives. This
was served about dinner time to a large
assembled crowd. After the dinner. a
programme was given under the direc-
ton of William Sims as presiding Off
Ger. The following topics were dis
cussed:
How to make the grange meetings
profitable" by members of the Muddy
Creek grange.
Paper. Fraternity in the Grange" by
N. L. Bevis of Berryton grange.
How to secure better attendance -
by Mrs. ]. F. Cecil of Indian Creek
grange.
Insurance features of grange work, -
by Mr.. Wallace of Oak grange
In addition to these papers. there was
music.
A social gathering of Beulah chapter,
Order of Eastern Star, was held Tues
day evening at the home of A. L. Wise
man at SIT West Sixth avenue. A
large number of members of the chap
ter were present.
The Odd Fellows have admitted new
lodge members over Kansas as follows:
Marvin lodge sos, instituted on November
- by c. NJ: Cole of Phillipsburg; Quindaro
lodge 559, Kansas City. Kan, to be instl-
tuted on November % by Win j. Russell
Of Kansas City. Two new Rebekah lodges
lodge Az, on November IA, by J. ]. Roll of
Pratt. and Valley Center lodge 443 on No
vember 20, by Mary c. Killion of Wichita.
Shawnee camp No. $500 M. w. A. gave
a public meeting last Thursday night in
jackson streets. No admission was
charged and a large crowd attended.
At their meeting last Monday night the
Ohio association members installed their
now officers.
The members of Capital City Tent "a K.
q T. M. gave smoker in honor of their
friends last Wednesday night in their
lodge room A crowd of so or rs men at
tended and the evening was spent at cards
and checkers and over Refreshments 1The
members of the uniform rank will give
an entertainment and dance soon The
uniform rank proposes to attend the ST.
part in the encampment during fraternal
week 1t is expected a company of rs
Upchurch lodge pa A o. U. w. is look
ing for one of it's former MEMBERS Charles
Merriam Jones, who disappeared from an
asylum for the. insane at Patten, Cal
Jones has not been in Topeka since 1893
Before that time he was a clerk in a.
store here and was for a time assistant
After going to California he was adind ooj
insane and was sent to the asylum twice
Ihe second time he escaped and has been
missing since May, 1899. If proof of his
death can be secured insurance money
will be paid to the widow.
The American Benevolent association is
having boom both in Topeka and over
the. state Last Monday evening they
initiated nineteen new members at their
lodge rooms here. State Manager N. b
Campbell has just returned from a visit
to Cherokee. Weir City, Pfttsburg lola
and other lodges in that part of the state
He reports everything booming.
Next Monday evening, November %, they
VIII have an autumn social and literary
entertainment in their hall, West Sixth
street. Every body is invited