The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-10
News Of City Lodges

Consolation Of the three Knights Of
Pythias lodges In Richmond. including
Triumph No. s, Occur de Lion and
lola was considered at the meeting
of lola lodge Thursday night. A con-
solidation cannot take place without
two weeks notice. The matter will
be voted upon at the meeting Of the
three lodges this week. Triumph
lodge will vote on the consolidation
Friday evening, Occur de Lion Tues
day evening and lola Thursday eve
ming. When this consolidation takes
place It viii mean that Richmond lodge
will be the second largest In the state,
having membership of near 800
The largest In the state is that at
South Bend, which has a membership
Of LOO.
Triumph lodge is number eight
and IL the consolidation materializes
the name viii probably be Richmond
Lodge. Knights Of Pythias. No. s.
Richmond will have one of the finest
Knights of Pythias temples In Indiana
when the building under construction
on South Eighth street is completed
1t will cost approximately $4,000
when completed.
The building, which was planned by
j. H. Hughes, Dayton architect, will
have four stories and a nine foot
basement, with approximately $1,000
square feet of floor space, including
the basement. The first floor Is one
large room, intended for a business
establishment. while the second anl
part of the third floors will be &C
cupied by business offices. The fourth
floor will be taken up entirely by the
three Richmond orders Of the x. of P
lodge and will consist OF two lodge
rooms, a banquet hall and kitchen
complete, large property room, fivt
committee rooms, one large club room
with separate department for tht
military men Of the lodge.
The building will be completed II
about five months.
Ernest Lehman, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Lehman, spoke of his expert
ences and observations while In tn,
: American army in France at the reg
ular meeting of the Quaker City Coun
Gil, No. 81, United Commercial Trav
elers of America, Saturday night. Mr.
Lehman was with sanitary train
and had complete charge of one o
the advance dressing stations. PRO
to his enlistment two years ago b.
was a member of the Columbus Coun
Gil which is the oldest in the Unitet
States.
George M. Chrisman was Unstable,
|, rs secretary-treasurer for the yea
ending April 1, 1920.
Il A large class of candidates will b,
, taken in at the June meeting. Tn
delegate from the Grand Council will
make his report at that meeting.
Webb Lodge of Masons held a Fee
lowcraft meeting at the lodge room
in the Masonic Temple last evening
Thirteen candidates were present il
) GLIDING one candidate from Pittsbur
: and two from Dayton. Following tn
! comforting of degrees, refreshment
J were served. Over fifty attended tn
meeting which was one of the larges
: Of the year.
! Officers for the coming year wer
elected at the regular session of tn
Druids' Lodge, Monday night, bu
their installment will not take plac
until next Monday night. At the mee1
. ing next Monday night, plans for tn
! building of new lodge building wi
! be further discussed.
! In connection with the plans 70
) their new home, the Druids are ca
. rying on membership campaign
Z Twelve members were taken in at tn
last meeting, and it is expected tina
y that number or more will come int
: the lodge at the next meeting. Th
architectural plans for the new built
4 ing have not yet been drafted.
Three candidates will be adopted &
the regular lodge session of the Re
Mems lodge Friday. All members {
the initiation team are urged to b
present
| Five candidates were initiated int
| the Moose lodge Monday evening.
| The Eagles minstrels will be give
! Monday and Tuesday nights at til
Murray theatre.
h Special scenery and costumes wi
be used in the production. The fir.
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