The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-13
Local Lodge Lore

The members of New Hope Lodge
No. 124, l. o. o. F., are seriously
considering the advisa bility of con-
solidating their lodge with Union
Lodge No. 80, of this city. The rea-
sons assigned for their favor of this
action are most excellent, and the
lodge met last Friday TO consider the
matter The membership of this
lodge is scattered owed a wide area
of territory; it is difficult for them
10 attend the meetings or do degree
work: they can attend the meetings
of Union lodge with less inconven-
ience than meetings of their home
lodge, and now that their very eff
cient secretary, the late L. w. Payne,
is dead and other leading spirits have
moved away, it IS hoped to consoli-
date the lodge with the main lodge
here. While this will mean the loss
Of a ledge in the total number of
lodges, yet it will not mean the loss
of any member, for the twenty odd
members will still continue their af-
fliation with the order. This is one
of the important matters to come be-
fore Union lodge at the meeting on
tomorrow night.
At a special meeting of Queen City
Camp No. %, Woodmen of the World,
which was held on last Wednesday
night. the protection degree was con-
ferred upon Messrs. w. NJ. Atkins,
w. A Beard, W. l.. Brooks, ]. H.
Beard, ]. W. Cheves and w. T. Bag
gett. The camp elected several new
mem bers. who will be initiated at the
next regular meeting. Mr.. Schwab,
clerk of the camp, calls the attention
of those who contemplate becoming
mem bers to the fact that the special
/ dispensatiOn providing for an initia-
/ tion fee of $3.50 expires on June IL,
and all who desire to take advantage
of the low rate must make applica-
tion on or before that date. After
June 18th the regular initiation fee
of $3.50 will prevail.
At a regular meeting Of TOmbig-
/ bee Lodge No. II, Knights of Pythias,
which was held last Tuesday night,
I the bylaws were amended so as TO
provide for weekly instead of semi
| monthly meetings, the lodge growing
so rapidly that weekly meetings have
| become necessary and hereafter there
| will be a meeting every Tuesday
night instead of on alternate Tuesday
nights, as has been the custom in the
| past. At the meeting Tuesday night
the rank of page was conferred on
Messrs. c. L. Henry, Lawrence Gard
ner, |. V. Dotherow, Beverly Mat
thews and Walter Perry, and Mr.. G.
/ T. Duke was elected to membership.
Grand Vice Chancellor w. A. Sessions
Of Jackson was present at the meet
ing.
At a special meeting of the local
lodge, Knights and Ladies of Honor
which was held last Tuesday night
a committee was appointed to make
arrangements for a picnic to be held
at an early date. This committee
consists of Mrs. o. B. Shearer. Mrs
j. B. Thames, Miss A. B. Stanley and
Messrs. w. l.. Hampton, Joe Lacata
and Horace Stansel, and will submit
it's report at a meeting which is to be
held Tuesday night. The lodge is
growing very rapidly. There are now
between seventy and eighty names
on the membership roll, and it Is
hoped and believed that the number
can be increased TO one hundred in
the next two months.
Luxapalila Tribe No. i Improved
Order of Redmen, is growing very
rapidly. At the regular meeting last
Wednesday night several candidates
were initiated and a number OF appli-
cations were received. Those Initial
ed into the mysteries of the order
were Messrs. p. Geraud, j. B. Afford
f. A. Medford, J. w. Wyatt, w. A.
Cook, w. H. Foreman and E. ]. Bush
At the conclusion of the initiatory eX-
ercises the members enjoyed a social
session.
Indigestion 4 Crime.