The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-24
LODGE NEWS.
st. Louis Lodges March En-
Maaaa Today
To Dedicats FratsrnFty Build
ing at Worlds Fair.
LEATENWORTH DRAWS
knights az Pythfas In CanYeu-
ton There Monday.
North Topeka Odd Fellows Re-
open THAR Building

open Thar Building
On the Worlds fair grounds at ST
Louis today a gigantic demonstration
= being made BY the franernaI 0rganl-
cations IN honor Of the dedication OF the
ErateEna1 building v1ici is now COM
pisrsd. ready Tor use during the Louis
lama Purchase exposition Nearly every
rrateruaI society N St L0Tis Dar-
ticipa6ng IN the parade whien prscedes
this ceremonies at rIe grounds. Mucn
attention is 10 be paid 70 the claims OF
The 6-arernaI orders for consideration by
the Worlds fair homogeneous Ths
lodge population OF St Louis Is esrs-
mated at 100 0e0 and the estimates for
the attendance upon today's festivities
have been placed at half Thar number
or r1e plans Tor the deaicar0rY cers-
monies the st. Louis Posr-Dispatcl1 OF
Last Sunday said.
The communications received rom Va
r1ous fatsFaaI societies. both IN St
Louis ana adjoining towns. indicate that
E1ere VIII be 30. 600 persons IN ne pro-
casaion. which VIII start from Cliun
avenue at the entrance TO Forest PARK
ana march 20 Temple Hill.
Twenty-Five bands viii furnish music
and ir 8 believed that the desu0nsEra-
ton viii bring out the greatest rra-
taf'11a4 gathering ever neid IN the Cniter1
STATES In st Louis alone frateruaI So
eier1es have a membership Of I00 COZ.
A half holiday mas been proclaimed
5y Mayor Wells ana the y arld's fair
officials have promised To lend every Ell
FORT IN making thE occasion 4 note
worthy one
District Deputy James Gibbons u the
knights on Columbus viii go Sunday 10
EmpuT1a to conduct the INITIATION Of Il
class OF about thirry candidates Tor an
trance 20 the council at that place. The.
ETuuorta council has made good progress
curing the past year The membership
Of the organization IS altogether from
the Catholic church but there are uI1-
meruus strong lodges N Kansas.
The district convention OF the
An1gnrs OF Eyrhias viii take place next
Monday 1T Leavelworrl kaa. and
about thirty members OF the Tdnelxa
lodges OF the GTTier ara expected 10 20
down The district meetings ara usu-
ally attended by between one hundred
and Two hundred members Of the order
and ara regarded as very useful IN
maintaining friendly feeling between
me different tDTvus- Following the
Leav e117vorth meeting most OF those IN
q attendance viii 90 70 Kansas Cirv F
Kas-. 70 ATTEND the meeting af r1a
p O K &, the fun rialEzng aggrega-
ton y t-1e- Knights OF ETthiass This +
~ ssl-lizsE1lnu IS not strictly speaking. a f
Part Of the general order Members Of /
ne K OF 2. are eligible To the other
Their sole object is 70 have a Eood
time ana he Gbiecr IS usually very
successfully achieved The Kansas
City meeting viii Dc held On VFesines-
dav
Next Monday evening the American.
Benevolent association viii aue1 its
season CT public dances which viii be
1eld from time to time thr01Rh6IIr t11a
found 70 be an important ADJUNCT %
the operations OF the A. 3. A ana urU-
1uctlve Of good results as rnenn er=i1ffl
CATERS The association mas entered
what promises TO De its most successful
sestson 1ers Win number OF lara
limitations. It's recent acu1Iisfrtous ll7ze
been some OF the most substantial hush
ness men OF ne CITY
A big house warming. marked the r.
opening III the loGge rooms OF NORTH
Lapelzd lodge Va 70 OF me Cdd Fal-
.oFVs. VINO sustained serious loss dur
ing the dood last June Considerable
repair work has had 70 be done IN the
-udge roOrns- including the rebuilding Or
the Eour The property IS a good dne
and 3 N Better shape now than before
the nood- In hOnur OF their return t.,
permanent quarters No q invited in
All the other I0E<aa OF the citv for an
@slrerr7iunent and supper Thera was
4 Larze abundance
-a-l- q = Z sr1t1asl- grand c1ancHI-
~ u ne h1ig-Irs OF ND5rtIias- failed u
snow ID lar the gathering announced Tor
asst ~ f4fir1esiisIT evening. the mem lzr ar
Y Lllia1r lodge > lid not fail TO nave an
an ai1ie evening Mr. Er1rran WIS elecr-
II E1ufn MS nome 1t Usage City. BAR was
-1F some reason unable 10 keen AZ. an
sas-tIleilI- WITH the expectation Of meet
l18 M sT1Lt0u al exgeursanalIw f-1ofF
I1Tu out of Knights Of E-7-iaiass VS. 1Iras-
s1E A lg11U supper vas served s11d ts1s
Ilefll1ers Devoted most 1f ne evening 10
4 social smoker win very enjoyable re-
suits.
An OYSTER supper will 1e gwen BY me
= 1odIne1 III me " Grid 4 week from Mon
lay night
me T rz1lar-lal AID association seems n, ]
lAts recovered from rlIH CieleEeF1u Gus a4-
1tiE4 OF Ele nElr over state officers AZ e
ne meeting last sur-nE 4 CONTRACT mas
lsr been LET To Henry llcE-al1E-slIfr1 n
-l.Ell Zall'F9rr1 Cor 1lle construction of :
luudiuE Tor the NATIONAL leadtr1az-tes-7 n
"A VVrailce wilich viii COST Ks 4l8 While
here appeared to be some rr-n,r--,s -
ne charge That r-le association WIS veI-T- 2