The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-20
LODGE WORK

This is a busy week In Masonry.
Beginning last Monday night the Com
mandery conferred the degrees Of the
Red Cross upon ten candidates. Next
Monday night the Commandery will
work the Order of the Temple upon
thirteen new candidates
Last night the Royal Arch degree
was conferred and more of this work
will be done this evening in the chap
ter.
On Friday night the first degree will
be conferred In the Blue Lodge and on
Saturday night six candidates will be
made Master Masons.
This is convention week for the Tribe
of Ben Hur, the convention having been
in session practically all this week. To-
morrow viii see the windup of the
business and social affairs in the pretty
town of Crawfordsville where the con-
vention was in session.
The Hammond Tribe of Ben Hur
holds its regular meeting this evening
in Weis hall.
Next Sunday will witness the great
est Catholic Order of Forester con-
vention Chicago has ever seen since the
establishment of the order in 1873. The
celebration will take place in the Coll
iseum and Foresters from all over Lake
county viii be in attendance.
Baumgartner Court of Hammond
Foresters held its regular meeting last
Monday night. while Court Luers Will
meet next Tuesday evening.
| Eureka Camp, Modern Woodmen, met
last night in Huehn's hall for a regu-
| lar session and initiated two candi-
dates, they being Mike Herman and
George Lee, two members of the Ham
mond police department. Members of
the Whiting camp were in attendance
at the meeting last night
The local Elks are planning an elab-
crate celebration of their ninth ami
versary of establishment in Hammond.
AT the regular meeting of the Elks to-
morrow night a committee will be ap-
pointed to take hold of the arrange
ments for the big evening. Two can
didates will also be initiated on this
night which will add to the interest
of the session. The session tomorrow
evening will be a business session.
The Royal League will confer the
second degree tomorrow night upon
two candidates. The degree team is
asked to report at o'clock or at 80 at
the latest for rehearsal. The work
will be followed by smoker.
The second Sunday of June has been
set down by the Knights of Columbus
for the comforting of che second and
third degrees. New candidates are be-
ing added continually, the principal
supply coming from St. John town
ship. Knights of Columbus are also
bestirring themselves in Gary with a
view of organizing a council there.
Invitations were sent out yesterday
for the Garfield Lodge, No. SEQ, Silver
jubilee. The invitations are extended
to Masons for. celebration at the
Masonic Temple May 81. The program
Is an exhaustive one and promises to
make a very entertaining evening for
/ Masons.
Golden Rule Council, Daughters of
4 Liberty, held a special meeting yester-
day. Members of the local lodge will
attend the Indiana Illinois state con-
vention. which will be held at South
Chicago on June and 3.
Calumet lodge and Moltke lodge of
Odd Fellows hold regular meetings on
Thursday and Friday evenings, respec-
lively.
St. Joseph's court, No. 513, held it's
regular meeting in Longs hall this
afternoon. Business of a routine ma
| ture was disposed Of
The second degree will be conferred
| this evening 110Oo five candidates in
Hammond tent, No. ~, which meets in
K. of P. hall, the first degree having
been conferred last Wednesday. The
new ritual will be used and those who
had the pleasure of seeing the work
| expressed themselves as highly pleased.