The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-03-24
OCALA KNIGHTS TO
LEESBURG AGAIN
Degree Team and Attendants Helped
Lodge o. Nelgnbor eIts in
1Ilrd Rank work

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having a good class OF caaaluates,
VINO needed only the work IN the thru.
rank to nlake IiFem 1uli-lIedged
knights, mylCed the Ocala lodge to
SEND It's famous degree team over to
puC on the unal toucnes, so last eve-
nlng about JnIrGy members o. Ocala
Louge NO. -, II nIne Or ten cars,
lnaoe thelr way 10 the city between
the lakes and performed the cere-
mony with greaI eIncisncy The
ocala team sleadlly ImproVes-every
time 1t initiates class 1t Goes the
work beleer, and It's performance last
night was without nav.
Inc party iefG 0caia between 6:30
ara p. m, and with the exception
OF straggung car or two was in
Leesburg Dy $3.50. Inc route follow
ed was down the Orange avenue road
TO Pedro, across to the Ucala- bushnell
road, thence south to Wildwood, then
southeast TO Leesburg about forty
miles. "A good road most OF the way,
the newly DuIit road from the Sumter
county line almost TO WILDWOOD very
good, and from the Lake county line
TO Leesburg almost as good.
When ali the ocaia contingent had
arrived, the business meetlng of the
Leesburg lodge was over, and the
work OF administering the third rank
began. The impressive ceremony pro-
ceeded without hitch, and IN due
time Messrs. Z. N. Folsom, 4. P. Also
brook and Fred Davis had undergone
the ordeal and had the knightIy sword
lai dupon their shoulders.
After congratulations to the newly
made knights and some talks for the
good of the order. the doors were
opened ana refreshments brought in.
These consisted of coffee, cake and
sandwiches, and the Ocala knights
found them good fortiication Tor
the ride home.
The refreshments were provided by
the ladies of Leesburg Temple No.
IA, several members of which took
part IN serving the guests. Leesburg
temple was organized IN January, and
bids fair TO have a long and useful
life. The officers are Mrs. L. ID. john
son, NJ. Z. c.; Mrs. A. Z. Sandlin, E.
Sr.; Mrs. B. D. Harms, E. Jr.; Mrs.
Milla Bowden, manager.
The officers Of the Leesburg lodge
are A. N. Stivender, C. c.; H. L. Hunt,
v. c.; j. I. Stunkel, Z. of z. & S. It
has a good-sized membership, which
it is steadily adding to.
The 0eaIa delegation was as fol-
lows: w. r. Pedrick, W. W Riiea, w.
w. Stripping, w. L. Colbert, ]. D.
Smith, Walter Priest, w. E. Smith,
Grover Stafford, l. U. Forbes, Joe
Mixson, j. II. Dunn, George Howell,
c. c. Currs, w. 81. Parker, G. P. How
ell, h. B. Baxter, Sam Philips, VIII
lam Stroud, Z. C. Stanaland. r. II.
Osteen, Hampton Terrell, T. Todd,
Tom Proctor, C. d. Laundon, Collier
Adams, r. b. Newman, Fred Malever,
w. A. Knoblock, j. ii. Benjamin, and
probably two or three mere who the
reporter missed. Bill Strothers went
along to keep Fred Malever company
and Turney Colbert drove his fathers
car.
The Star member of the lodge went
along as chronicler, and enjoyed the
trip immensely. 1t is most exhilerat-
ing to ride, one OF these crisp spring
evenings, in a swift and powerful car,
driven by a man in whose skill you
have confidence, watch the road unroII
like a ribbon under the lights Of the
car, and, at this season Of the year,
occasionally drive through 3 cloud Of
orange-blogsom perfume, enough for
ten thousand weddings. It's pleas
ure to visit Leesburg- that bright-iit
little city suddenly arises out of the
yelyety night, with its broad, smooth
streets and long shimmering white
way, like q fairy town. It's pleasant
to be with old friends and meet new
which describes ocala and Leesbure
lodges exactly.
The scribe rode N one Of Walter
Pedrick's classy Bucks with Grover
Stafford at the wheel It made the
trip TO Leesburg IN an hour and thirty
minutes running time. Coming back,
it was the rearguard, intended to pick
up cripples, but there were not any
knight Stafford would rein his rubber.
shod steed till all the other cars were
far ahead, and then turn him loose tc
catch up. We made the trip from
Leesburg In an hour and thirty-fvs
minutes, but if our e. had set ths
place it would probably have come il
twenty minutes sooner.