The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-04
News Of the City Lodges

Members of the Benevolent and Pro
tective Order of Elks from every state
in the union attended the three day
celebration which formally opened the
! New Orleans Lodge at New Orleans
March 2S-29-3O.
The celebration was in honor of the
} New Orleans Lodge for obtaining the
largest number of new members in a
recent nationwide membership con.
test.
The celebration was formally
opened with the reception to Grand
Lodge officers. A feature of the cele-
bration was parade and initiation of
more than 1000 candidates secured
during the recent membership drive.
The New Orleans Elks' home was
erected at a cost of 100000 and is
finished in Italian Renaissance de-
sign. 1t is the most magnificent lodge
building and club house in the United
States.
The degree of Page was conferred
on Earl M. Mather and Samuel e.
Mather at the meeting of the Triumph
lodge, Knights of Pythias, Friday,
March %. The degree of Esquire
will be conferred upon these two men
Friday, April 4.
Preparations are being made for a
large attendance at the District meet
ing on April at Straughn. All mem
bers who wish to attend should report
to their respective lodges.
Harry Holmes, Leroy Browne, How
ard Hunt, Harvey Porterfield and
Harry Gotschall, all members Of the
Order of the Mystic Shrine, Masons,
attended the meeting in Indianapolis
last Friday.
The candidates from Richmond were
Harry Hates, Harvey August Engle-
brecht, O. O. Smith, William N. John
! son.
Other candidates were Bruce Frank
lin Beatty of Union City, George H.
Butlor of Cambridge City, Thomas
Joshua Butler of Dublin, Robert
Charles Schemmell of Union City
Frank Xavier Tiefenthaler of Cam
bridge City, Ulyssus Toppin of Cam
bridge City, Purl Ivory Turner of
Union City and Oner Scott Manlove
of Cambride City.
Monday night will be initiation night
at Moose lodge.
Friday night the consolidation of
| Woodward Odd Fellows Lodge and
/ Whitewater Lodge of Odd Fellowes
will be voted upon at the regular ses-
sion of the Whitewater Lodge. All
members are urged to be present.
Special dispensation was held at
Druids Lodge Monday night.
Invitations have been issued for the
| forty-fifth annual session of the In
diana grand chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star, which will be held at
indianapolis on April % and "a. The
grand matron, Mrs. George Bardsley,
of Shelburn, Ind, will preside and will
be assisted by the grand patron, Hal
lard A. Flynn, of Chesterton.
About 1000 visitors from Indiana
and some from neighboring states are
expected to attend, including the
grand matron of Missouri. On Tues
day afternoon and evening, April %,
the Past Grand Matrons and Patrons
association will meet. Mrs. Mamie
Conrad, of Warsaw, is president of
this organization. Mrs. Nettie Rams
ford, SO West Michigan street, has
been grand secretary of the Indiana
grand chapter for twenty-five years.
Carl S. Lowry, magician. of Dayton,
will perform at a meeting of the
Moose Lodge next Sunday afternoon.
Each member is permitted to bring
one friend.
Greensboro Lodge No 1874. l. o. o.
Gyct To live
candidates on Tuesday night Web
ster Lodge was in charge Of the work.
An oyster supper was served later.
Delegations from Williamsburg, Web
ster and New Paris were present.
The second and third degrees will
be conferred upon this class April s,
by Jacksonburg 1. o. o. F. lodge at
the Greensboro lodge.
The second degree was conferred
upon the class of eleven at Whitewa-
ter Lodge last Friday night. The third
degree will be conferred upon this
class Friday night, April 4.
A. B. Duncan, grand worthy presi- |
dent of the Eagles Lodge, Will make |
the address at memorial services held |
at the local Eagles lodge within the |
next two weeks, the secretary of the |
lodge announced Friday The exact |
date for the memorial services has |
not been set. ...
d. H. Cummings, w. D. Williams, |
Carlton A. Scott, Paul James. DR.. v. c. !
Griffis, Carl A. Boyer, Edwin c. Price |
and George Weaver were initiated into |
the Elks lodge Thursday night Off |
GERS were installed. There was large |
attendance.
The largest meeting OF the Sons
of Veterans that has been held for
several years was held Monday night |,
at the court house. Ten new members |
were initiated. Sixty-two were in at
tendance.