The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-02
News Of City Lodges

The work Of comforting the higher
degrees in Masonry on the largest
class ever indicted into Indiana Con-
sistory. numbering 532. was complet-
ed at late hour Thursday night in
Indianapolis, after three-day session.
The finale of the special Scottish Rite
convocation was the comforting of the
| thirty-second degree and this cere-
mony was performed in most elab-
crate and impressive manner.
The candidates during the day were
| taking through the nineteenth to the
thirty-first degrees, inclusive, and the
last and highest degree that a Mason
may obtain upon his own petition was
conferred at the night session. Gen.
VIII ]. Mckee, commander In chief
of the Indiana Consistory, was assist
ed by highly trained star who won
praise for their beautiful presenta-
ton OF the allegories. Because of the
size of the class no members other
than officials and actual workers were
admitted to the lodge and social
rooms.
4 Ray Earl Biser, of Cambridge City,
Frederick Marcus Mahret of Rich
mond. Voyle E. Martindale of Cam
bridge City and Paul Reeves Working
of Hagerstown, were members OF the
class.
The degree team of the Red Mems
! lodge conferred the Adoption degree
: upon two candidates Thursday night
, The first rehearsal of the Eagles
/ !, ~ ,fv,er
L. Barton Evans will conduct the re
| hearsal.
The following were initiated init
! the Elks lodge Thursday evening: w
> H. Bockhoff, Samuel Addleman, Ben
. jamin Foreman, C.. NJ. Hiatt, J. Edga
. Loehr, ]. w. Hasecoster, R. M. Weng
8 er, Andrew Scott and NJ. ]. Quigley
8 The l. o. O. F. at Dublin celebrated
$ the one hundredth anniversary of Od'
J, Fellowship Saturday evening. TIL
!, Rev. e. D. Oren. pastor of the Chris
:, tan church at Straughn, delivered a.
address. A talk was given by Fran
, Elliott. Howard Woodward gave
cornet and vocal solo. There was
!, large attendance. A lunch wa
= served.
The Evelyn Rebecca Lodge, No. 81
Of Centerville entertained the men
bers of the district orders Tuesda.
Over 100 guests attended. The lodg
was not large enough to accomodat
the crowd and the evening work wa
taken to the town hall. Two cand
dates were given work. Many IN
Y portant business matters were take
l up. The next district meeting will
held in Milton in October.
L One hundred and fifty Odd Fellow
N attended the Grace M. E. church Su
ID day morning. The Rev. A. H. Backu
= new pastor of the church, delivers
the sermon.
be The Grand Army of the Republ
IL and all allied orders of Indiana W
as meet in EIkhart, Ind, Tuesda
of Wednesday and Thursday. A lar
20. delegation is expected TO go fro
et- Richmond. A reduced rate will
ch offered. The train will leave Ric
n mond at 500 o'clock Tuesday NOR
as ing, and go to Anderson. Those wis
at ing to take advantage of the reduc'
ID rate must get. a certificate from o.
be GERS of the lodges.
a officers were installed at the reg
M lar meeting of the Moose lodge Nc
L. day night. They are as follows: Ada
C. Elstro, dictator; E. T. Trobaugh, vii
,rt dictator; George Shelter, prelate;
ZEE bert E. Morrel, treasurer; Nathan
he White, trustee; Charles E. Thom
Mt past dictator; Charles I. Heck, sec
ap- tary; w. H Walters, inner guard; a
on Jesse c. Meyers, outer guard.
Lima municipality has signed a c.
Nov firm for I