The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-02
LODGE NEWS.
A Quiet Week for FraternaI
People.
Knights of Pythias Preparing
for State Meeting.
WOODMAN EXCURSION.
Odd Fellow Anniversary Great
Success.
Several Small Lodge Entertain
memts This Week.
WOODMAN EXCURSION.

ne week lISL lIJrlIE Hdc nttM ORR OA
the quietest ones of the spring among the
lodge people of the city Their affairs
relapsed into inactivity with the big
celebration of the odd Fellows on Sat
urday Of last week and there VIII be no
events of Importance until the gathering
of the United Commercial Travellers on
the last two days of the coming week.
on May is the Knights Of Pythias viii
hold the state meeting here, together
with the Rathbone Sisters. the auxil-
ary organization The local committee
of the knights Of Pythias is very busy
with the details of preparation for its
gathering but the activeness of the
committee is not productive of much
news as yet
In the odd Fellow parade which
marched on Kansas avenue last Satur-
day the best represented lodge was that
from Meriden With ID membership Of
twenty mine persons, it sent twenty
eight to Topeka and carried off the
prize of SIS hung uD for the lodge send
ing the largest proportion of its mem
bership.
The officers of the order feel greatly
pleased over the success of their under
taking for the observance of the eighty
fourth anniversary of the establishment
of the fraternity in America At the
celebration in Topeka fully 1,50O people
marched in line many of them wearing
the insignia and robes OF the special di-
vision of the order to which they are
attached. The dress feature of the pa
lade was probably the most effective
part.
Last Sunday an excursion party of
about 400 members of Phoenix camp OF
the Woodmen of the World OF Kansas
for & f1 FTn
peka is not an ideal place for Sunday
amusement and the excursiOnists found
it rather pOky. They made their way
around town and looked at the outside
of the state house, the asylum and the
other buildings of public interest but
there was nothing more exciting for
their consideration 1t happened to be
beautiful day for the trip, fact
which in some measure aneviated the
dryness of the amusements.
On Monday. May II, the noble grand
and noble vice grand officers of Naomi
Rebekah lodge No. 95 viii give an en-
tertainment in the lodge rooms for the
members of the lodge.
Next Tuesday evening Shawnee lodge
No. 1, odd Fellows, viii put on the third
degree for class of candidates and viii
give light supper in honor of them
CAPITAL CITY tent No. q. Maccabees,
holding of limitations. Instead of initiat-
ing candidates at irregular intervals or
at every meeting when candidates were
available the first Wednesday evening
to limitations. A feed will be given anc
a programme Of entertainment features
win be given in connection with it.
The entertainment committee of Capi-
tai lodge No. go. K. p. A., has decided
TO give an entertainment in the course
of the next week or two for the diver
sion of the lodge The entertainment will
probably be in the form of an amateur
minstrel show Harry Wright and the
other member of the committee are now
making plans for it.
Orient lodge No. 81 A. F. & A. NJ.
gave an entertainment Thursday night
in their hail at the Masonic building In
honor Of A. p. Fultcher, senior warden
of the lodge. Mr.. Fultcher has accepted
a position with the Santa Fe, Prescott
& Phoenix railroad al Prescott, Ariz,
and left Friday for that city to assume
the duties of his new position.
Uniform Rank K. of p. gave sup
per last Tuesday night for Steve Rob
rim, who leaves shortly for Los Angeles
to live.
on May IS the American Benevolent
association will hold another dance to-
gether with a straw berry festival IL
their hall on East Sixth street. Th,
Benevolent association dances havl
been very successful all winter and tn
intention of closing the season with th'
last one was abandoned. The associa
tion has been very successful all winter
and the month of April showed tn
heaviest months business since the es
tablishment.
The Knights of Columbus viii hol,
their state convention in Topeka mex
Tuesday, May 8. There viii be A dele
gates from the different councils of tn,
state. The convention win be held a
x. r. hall. Sixth and Quincy. Topeka
council viii give q banquet Tuesday ev
ening to delegates and their friends. Tn
convention viii elect state officers an'
delegates to the national convention t.
be held at New Haven Conn, in June
City Ticket ONCE. Union Pacih,
Railroad, SIS Kansas avenue
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