The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-06-11
STATE NEWS
I'm BRIEF

| the annual state convention OF tho
order. which closed at Notre Dame.
]. Madison Walsh OF Washington
was elected to succeed Charles NJ. Me
ger OF Fort Wayne as grand state dep
uty. Charles + Cannon OF Peru was
elected secretary. Joseph NJ. TIirsh OF
Cannelton treasurer. ID. Schmidt OF De
catur warden and J. Il. 0'Donnell OF
| bloomington advocate. The delegates
/ 10 the supreme convention at Seattle.
I Wash. August are Earl S. Dickens
/ OF Notre Dame. Thomas b. Mckee OF
/ indianapolis Edward Remmurt OF
\ Fort Wayne and Rev. NJ. w Lyons OF
| Rushyille. Among the matters OF
business which came up before the
convention was the building of a chill
dren's home. which was referred TO
committee TO work out plans. The
convention opened with mass in Sa-
/ cred Heart church. Notre Dame. which
: was followed by a morning session.
In the evening the visiting knights
were entertained at a ball given in
their honor by the south Bend coun-
! Gil
! Marion The woman's auxiliary 10
/ the board OF missions of the
/ Michigan City diocese OF the Eplsco-
pal church concluded a three days
session here The next meeting place
/ has not been chosen. The feature OF
\ the day was the address by Mrs G..
/ ". Stevens OF Detroit. Mich. president
I OF the woman's auxiliary OF the do
/ cese. The normal classes Were con
Quoted by Miss Elizabeth Thomas OF
/ Detroit and Mrs G b. florence Of La
/ fayette. Michigan City was chosen in
I the closing congrega tional session
\ here as the place OF meeting next
\ year Rev H. J. Whitehead OF lndi-
annapolis vas chosen registrar. The
I final Sc: mon was preached by DR..
| Czora s Davis OF Chicago
Tene Haute-A party OF city Of
ficials and business nen visited the
state penal farm in Putnam coun-
/ ty. In the party we're X. Voorhees,
Newton. recently appointed city judge
by Governor Ralston. James Gossom.
mayor, Sylvester Doyle chief Of po-
lice; Judge ID ". Henry. Ira d. An
paper men. The trip was made in au-
tomobies The party was shown over
the 500 acres comprising the farm
by guards. and a visit was paid to the
barber shop. mess hall and sleeping
quarters. Judge Newton. who already
had sent several prisoners 10 the
farm, declared himself as heartily in
accord with the methods being used
/ there
South Bend.-Two hundred South
Bend boys viii enjoy an outing this
simmer at Corey Lake. Mich. through
the philanthropy OF r. G. Eberhart
OF Michigan. The latter an enthu-
siastlc Y. NJ. G. A. worker. has pro-
vided summer camp as a memorial
for his son. who was killed in an auto
mobile accident several years ago. and
annually South Bend boys connected
with the local Y. NJ G. A. are given
an opportunity 10 take vacations. av-
eraging two weeks. at the resort.
which has been fitted up with a club
house and all the features OF a sum-
mer camp.
Portland-Mrs. Lincoln Lesh OF
Muncie was elected president OF
the Eighth District Federation OF
Womans Clubs in the convention.
Charles Huxley OF Muncie was made
secretary treasurer. Eighty visitors
attended the meeting Mr.. Amelia X.
Keller OF Indianapolis delivered an ad-
dress on equal suffrage. and Miss Vida
Newsom of Colu mbus. president Of the
Indiana federation spoke on the pres
emit issues Of the organization. other
speakers were Mrs. Eli d. Myers and
Mrs W u King. retiring district pres
ident both Of Elwood-
Marion.-Gen- Isaac Sherwood, rep
resentative in congress from Ohio and
chairman OF the com mittee on pen
sions. has vritten that he will at
tend the state G.. A. X. encampment
here May 2s. %. rs. Preparations are
perfected for receiving the sixteen
foot American flag which the W. r. C.
is 20 present to the school children OF
Marion. J. A Searles will be chair
man Of the meeting and Lester Nc
Clure will speak
Alexandria Deputy State Fire Mar.
shall Minor and Special investigator
Sullivan OF indianapolis conducted an
investigation here with Chief OF Po-
lice DonahOe and Chief Merker Of the
fire department in regard to the con-
struction Of buildings in the western
part Of the city for the manufacture
OF an automobile gas light Residents
OF the West side compl aimed that their
houses were in danger of destruction
by an explosion
Greenfield.-In removing q floor in
the old Masonic lodge room hero
several hickory nuts were found in
the oak tanbark that had been
placed between two floors TO deaden
sounds The hickory nuts were sound
and the kernels good The nuts had
been in the bark since the building
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