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Bishop Mikell is national president Of
Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Of which the
bridegroom Is province commander.
The church was decorated with pink
peonies and gladioli, which filled the
altar vases, and had background OF
ferns. Hanging baskets filled with pink
flowers studded the wall of tall palms
which banked the chancel, and tall
standards of peonies and gladioli mark
ed the pews reserved for relatives Mrs.
Edith Wallach and Mr.. George A.
Myers sang preceding the ceremony
and Mr.. William E. Taylor, organist
of the church, accompanied them and
played a short program before the GER
emory and the wedding music.
The bride, who is daughter OF Mrs.
Charles Gilpin Wilson and the late
Mr.. Wilson of Maryland, was given
in marriage by her uncle, Mr.. Robert
P Hams of Boston. She wore gown
of ivory satin made on princess lines
and trimmed with rose point lace.
The bodice was finished in V neck
line and had long tight sleeves. The
long train of satin fell from the waist
line and had an overdrapery of tulle
which fell from the shoulders and a
tulIe f1ounce finished the lower part OF
the skirt. Her veil was OF lace brought
from China and was arranged in cap
eneCb ana neIu WIFI Tiny CluoGeLS VI
orange blossoms at each side of the
Lead. Her shower bouquet was orchids,
birdie roses and lilies of the valley.
Mrs. Frank E. Laimbeer of Garden
City, Long Island, cousin of the bride,
was matron of honor and Miss Doro-
thy Bradford Smith was maid of honor.
They both wore gowns of Turquoise
blue lace and chiffon, rhinestone
buckles marking the normal waistlines.
Their long lace mits were blue to
match their gowns and they carried
pink roses tied with pink tulle. The
bridesmaids we're Miss Elsie Talbert,
Miss Gladys Crump, Miss Mildred
Bursley and Miss Convere McAden of
Charlotte, N c., cousin of the bride
groom. Their costumes were like those
of the brides other attendants, in
shell pink lace with which they wore
shell pink lace mits and carried pink
peonies tied with blue tulle.
Mr. Joseph F. Mcpherson of Miami.
Fla, was best man and the ushers
were Mr. James H. Carson of Char
lotte, N. c.; Mr. Frank D. Burke of
Louisville. KY; Mr.. Adrian MaSsie of
New York City, Mr.. Eugene G. Yount
of Williamsport, Pa. and Mr.. Henry
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THE President-elect Of Brazil, DR..
Julio Prestes, was entertained
at luncheon today by the gov
ernins board Of the Pan-Ameri-
can Union, representing the 81
American republics. The members OF
the board present at the luncheon to-
dav were Mr.. Henry L. Stimson, Secre-
tary of state and chairman Of the
board: the dean of the diplomatic corps,
Senior DR.. Manuel c. Teller, who is vice
chairman of the board Senior S. Cur
gel do Amoral Ambassador OF Brazil;
Or. j. Varela, Minister Of Uruguay;
Senior Dr. Ricardo j. Alfaro, Minister
of Panama: Senior DR.. Adrian Recinos,
Minister of Guatemala; Senior Don
Eduardo de Diez de Medina, Minister
of Bolivia: Senior DR.. Don Juan B.
Sacasa. Minister of Nicaragua; Senior
Or. Don Ernesto Argueta, Minister OF
Honduras; Senior DR.. Don Homero Vlteri
Lafronte, Minister of Ecuador; Senior
Rafael Brache, Minister of the Domini-
can Republic: Senior Julian Enclso,
charge d'affaires of Argentina; Senior
j. Alvarez de Buenavista, charge daft
flares of Peru; Senior Oscar Blanco
Viel, charge d'affairs of Chile; Senior
Jose Baron. charge d'affaires Of Cuba;
Senior Carlos Leiva, charge d'affaires
of Salvador; NJ. Raoul Lizaire, charge
d'affaires of Haiti; Senior Don Pablo M.
Ynsfran, charge d'affaires of Paraguay;
Senior Don Luis Churion, charge DAT
flares of Venezuela; Senior Don Fer
nando z. PiZa, charge d'aftaires OF
Costa Rica. and Senior Don Jose M.
Coronado, charges daftaires OF Colon
bia.
The guests at the luncheon included
Senator Irineu Machado Of Brazil, Rear
Admiral Heraciito Belfort, Senior
Fernando PreStes, son OF the President
elect: Comdr Mario de Oliveira Sam
paio of the Brazilian cruiser Bahia,
Comdr. Tactic r. de Moraes Rego of
the Brazilian cruiser Rio Grande 90
Sui, Dr. Paulo Coelho de Almeida, flrSt
secretary of the Brazilian embassy at
Washington: Senior Cyro de Freitas
Vale Comdr. Jose do Couto Aguirre,
Brazilian naval attache at washington:
Lieut.. Col. Charles Moore. Capt Augustin
Beauregard, DR.. Jose Martins FonteS,
Senior Jose Cochrane de Alencar, Sen
hor Decio de Moura, Senior Lazary
Guedes, Lieut.. Capt. Alberto Leonclo,
Lieut.. Capt. FIavio de Medeiros, Lieut..
Mario Pinto de -Oliveira, Senior Mauro
de FreitaS, DR. L. S. Rowe, director gen.
eral of the Pan-American Union; DR..
z. Gil BorgeS, assistant director OF the
Pan-American Union, and DR.. Vinicio
da Vega, consul of Brazil at Baltimore.
The Ambassador of Turkey, Mr..
Ahmet Muhtar, entertained at lunch
con today at the embassy in honor OF
the counselor of the United States
embassy at Ankara. Mr.. G. Rowland
Shaw. The company included the Min
lister of Albania, Mr.. Faik Konitza; the
Chinese Minister and Nine. WI, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Mark L. Bristol, Mrs.
Pendleton Mayo, the military attache
of the Italian embassy, Lieut.. Col.
Marco Pennaroli, and members OF the
embassy staff, including the counselor
and Nine. Bedi the first secretary, Mr..
Nuri Sabit, and the second secretary,
Mr.. Ussaki Bulent. Mrs. Ender, daugh-
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Cabinet Girl Assisting at
June Debutante's Party.

Cabinet Girl Assisting at
June Debutante's Party.
Miss Caroline Hyde, daughter Of the
Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Ar
thur M Hyde who will make her for
NAL bow to society in the early Winter,
will be in the group Of prospective
debutantes assisting at Miss Rion
Fortescue's debut party tomorrow aft
ernoon. The bud will be presented by
her mother, Mrs. Granville Fortescue,
at o'clock, In the garden OF Twin
Oaks, the charming home of the latter
mother, Mrs. Charles J. Bell. A Sum-
mer debut party is somewhat OF an
innovation in the Capital, but inasmuch
as Miss Fortescue will be a sophomore
at Smith College next year and will
not be in Washington the early coming
out party was arranged.
Others assisting the bud tomorrow
will be Miss Mary Parker Corning,
daughter of Representative and Mrs.
Parker Corning; Miss Louise Brooks,
granddaughter of Mrs. Edward T,
Stotesbury Miss Carol Grosvenor,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Gilbert H.
Grosvenor; Miss Virginia Flannery,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Flan-
merry; Miss Eliza H. Mitchell, daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. James F. Mitchell; Miss
Sylvia Meredith, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. william Payne Meredith; Miss
Helen Wardman, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Wardman; Miss Mango j.
Wyeth, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
than c. Wyeth; Miss Mary Cooke,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Cooke ;
Charlotte Parker and Miss Sally Har-
ris, cousin of Miss Fortescue.
Mrs. Fortescue has with her at Twin
Oaks her son-in-law and daughter,
Lieut.. and Mrs. Thomas MaSSie. Lieut..
MaSsie has been ordered to duty at the
submarine school at Honolulu, and ne
and Mrs. Massie will leave Monday for
Hawaii.
Representative and Mrs. Addison T.
Smith have with them at the Hotel
Roosevelt the formers niece, Mrs
Samuel Smith, and her daughter, Miss
Martha Smith, of Cambridge, Ohio.
Representative and Mrs. Smith had
dining with them Wednesday evening
in their apartment Mrs. Samuel Smith,
Miss Martha Smith Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam M Smith, brother and sister-in-
law of Representative Smith; Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter F. Smith, son and daugh-
ter-in-law of the hostess and Martha
Louise Smith and Bonnie 10 Smith,
grandchildren of Representative and
Mrs. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Smith enter
tanned at dinner last evening at their
home in Lyons Village, Va. for Mrs.
Samuel Smith and Miss Martha Smith.
Mrs. Smith and her daughter will
leave tomorrow by motor for their home,
Mrs Henry Allen Cooper, wife of the
veteran member from Racine, Wis, en-
tertained at a beautifully appointed
luncheon Wednesday. in the private
dining room of the House. Although
Mrs. James A. Frear. wife OF the Rep
reSentative from Hudson, Wis, was
the guest of honor, because it was her
birthday. she was unaware of the fact
until a handsomely adorned and IL
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K Muir and Mr.. Lea Gilpin Wilson,
bro her of the bride, of Washington.
A reception followed in the Column
bia Country Club for the members of
the wedding party. relatives and a few
intimate friends. The decorations were
similar to those in the church and
during the evening a string orchestra
played for the dancing. Mrs Wilson
was assisted in receiving by Mrs. Myers,
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mother Of the bridegroom, as well as
the members of the wedding party.
Mrs Wilson wore a gown of Powered
chiffon on a background of gray with
periwinkle blue predominating in the
dainty figures, and her shoulder bou-
quet was of Sweetheart roses and sweet
peas Mrs. Myers had a becoming
costume of orchid crepe, fashioned
Continued on Third Page)
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SOCIETY
The Nations Guest, President-Elect of
Brazil, Guest of Pan-American
Board of Governors

ter Of the Ambassador, acted as hosteS
for her father.
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Myers-WillsOn Beautifully Arranged
Event in Chevy Chase Church.

The marriage last evening of Miss
Rachel Carter Wilson to Mr.. Frank
Hammett Myers is of more than usual
interest in Washington, where the fam
lily of the bridegroom has lived for
many generations. The ceremony was
performed in All Saints Episcopal
Church in Chevy Chase, Bishop Henry
j. Mikell of Atlanta, Ga, ofnciating, at
o'clock, assisted by the Rev. Henry
Teller Cooke. rector Of the church.
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Illuminated cake was carried In and
placed before her and Mrs. Cooper ex-
planned to the other guests. Mrs.
Frear, who shares with Mrs. Edward
Everts Browne of Waupaca the honor
of being 20 years in the congressional
circle sat at the right of the hostess,
while Mrs. Browne acted as host, as
1t were, at the end of the table OPP
poSite Mrs. Cooper. A lovely center
piece of gladioli, snapdragon, blue and
white delphinium, gallardia and mig
nonette added gay note to the table
and Mrs. Cooper thoughtfully provided
each guest with a pretty fan in honor
of Mrs. Frear'S birthday and in her
behalf, and a small bouquet of pansieS
was at each place.
Mrs. Frear received hearty congratu-
lationS from the guests and from Rep
resentative Cooper and Representative
Frear, who appeared on the scene at
the time dessert was being served
Mrs. Cooper made brief remarks of
congratulation and Mrs. Edward E.
Eslick of Tennessee replied appro-
priately in behalf of the company. In
addition to Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. Frear,
the guests were Mrs. Edward Everts
Brown and Mrs John e. Schafer of
Wisconsin, Mrs. Jacob l.. Milligan of
Richmond, Mo-; Mrs. Edward E. Eslick
of Pulaski, Tenn. Mrs. Lewis Leavall
Walker Of Lancaster, KY; Mrs. Ca
milo Osias and Mrs. Pedro Guevara,
wives Of the delegates from the Philip
pine Islands; Mrs. William E. Roden-
burg Of Cleveland Park, Mrs. Elizabeth
T. Flaherty and Mrs. Margaret B.
Downing.
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Representative and Mrs. w r. Coyle
of Pennsylvania have closed their
apartment at the Hay-Adams House
and returned to their home in Bethle-
hem, Pa, for the Summer They will
retain their local apartment, however,
returning to it in the early Fall,
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Continued on Third Page.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-22
Junior Order of Mechanics
viii Stage Show Tues
day Night.

A couple Of wandering MINISTRIES"
are Luriine Smith and Lydia Kerst-
ing, and they're going to do their
wandering at 8 Tuesday night in
Christmas playlet, 1.-THE Silver San
dals," at Buschman's hall, Eleventh
street and College avenue. Capitol
City Council SO, Junior Order of
United American Mechanics. and
Capitol City Council So. Daughters
of America, are presenting the
playlet.
Expression pupils of Mrs. Davis
Chapman and Mrs. Ruthanne
Kersting will make up the east, in
GLIDING:
King. Bobby coyner: queen. Mary
Catherine Siler; Princess Anoris. Virginia
Schwartz: her attendant. Melise. 1ernice
Hessel; a prophetess Betty Hunt; story
teller. Anna Margaret Chapman; stTolling
fiddler. Joseph Kersting: the fairy queen.
Grace Davis. dancing bear. David Chap
man Jr.: Santa Claus. Wilbur Hassel;
pages. Evelyn Davis and Rea Jean Reed;
Herald. Marvin Hamm; peasants. Sally
Station and Jack Ingle; fairies, Joan Pet
tigrew. Margaret Muncy and Marjorie
Minor soldiers. Mary Patricia Cameron.
Vivian May Hopkins. Jeanne Whitman.
Shirley Faye wilkinson and Mary Lou
Wilson; wandering Ministries. Georgenia
Combest Norma Ettter. Evelyn Longest,
Iurline Smith and Lydia Kersting; flower
girl. Martha Updyke.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-22
NezOS Notes
of Legion S
Auxiliary

The regular business and social
meeting of Dubois county Unit No.
147, Jasper, was held Dec. - at the
Legion hall. A community Christ
mas party to be held Dec. "a at Me
mortal park was the main topic of
the meeting, and aid was offered the
Red Cross in furnishing and dis
tributing baskets of food and cloth
ing for needy families.
Miss Helen Beckman, district
committeeman, read a list OF
names of children at the Knights
town Soldiers and Sailors Chill
dren'S home to be remembered with
gifts. Mrs. Pearl Brown reported
241 members, ten more being needed
to reach the goal. Mrs. Irma
Schwingtamner told of plans for a
card party, also a dance to be given
Jan. Is.
Following the business session, the
entertainment committee composed
of MeSdameS Myrtle Jones, Della
Smiley, Carrie Schlegel, Emma
Wagner, Verne Line, Hazel Manos,
Annetta Kuebler, Margaret Geisler,
Irma SchWing ham er, Clara
Critchlow, Rose BroSemer, Leona
Pitman and Misses Hattie Kuebler
and Mayme Schultz, were in charge
Of a Christmas party. Christmas
carols were sung and candy distrib-
uted by Santa Claus. Later keno
was played and prizes given to the
winners. A lunch was served at the
close.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-22
EAGLES LODGE
TO Give PARTY
City Aerie Provides Candy
for 1900 Children.

indianapolis Eagles aerie will give
its annual Christmas entertainment
Saturday night, beginning at 7:3O,
at the aerie home.
Toys and candy sufficient to sup
ply about 1900 children have been
bought. A large tree will be fea-
ture of the program, limited strictly
to members and their families.
Two santas, a large and a small
enc, will be present. Prizes of gold
money will be awarded. Dancing
will start at 10.
Herman Teepe is leading in OBJ
tanning candidates for the next
initiation, date of which will be an
nounced by President j. Pierce
Cummings. Teepe, chairman of the
music committee for the Christmas
program, already has seven applica-
tiOnS on file.
Others to be initiated include five
musicians, the Harmony Five, COM
posed of Art Lee, Marcus Bunker
son, Glendy Doane, Leo Flynn and
Art Fletcher. The uniformed team
of the aerie will give its first exhi-
bition of a new drill, directed by
Secretary Wilbur H. Miller, at TIE
initiation.
Thomas O'Donnell of the national
organization department headquar-
tiers, Kansas City, Mo-, will speak at
the aerie meeting Jan. s.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-22
PRATHER CRAFT
CLUB TO VISIT
IN N0RLESvILLE
Work on All Sections of
Master Mason Degree
to Be Conferred.

Prather Craft Club of Calvin w.
Prather lodge, No. TIT, F. g. A. NJ,
under the leadership Of A. L.
Thomas. team captain, and mem
bers of Prather lodge will visit
NoblesYille Masonic lodge Tuesday
night, when they will confer
all sections of the Master Mason
degree on candidates. J. Lewis Bray,
past master, will preside. Members
are requested to meet at Prather
temple, Forty-second street and
College avenue, at p. m. Tues
day, and from there will make the
trip in body.
Public installation of officers for
Prather Masonic lodge. to be followed
by a dance, is scheduled for 1880
o'clock Saturday evening. Pierce
z. Cummings will be installed as
worsfipful master; George II.
senior warden; Joseph w
Kaercher, junior warden; Clarence
s, Armstrong, secretary; Albert
johnson, treasurer; Scott Mccoy,
senior deacon; Calvin j. Clymer,
junior deacon; John S. Buck, senior
steward; A. F. Thomas, junior
steward; Harry w. Boetcher, tyler,
and the Rev. Thomas R. White,
chaplain. Paul G. Winter, past
master, will act as marshal.
Robert M. Thompson is retiring
worshipful master Of Pratler lodge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-22
ELkS HELP FAMILIES
Lodge 10 Doubling Relief
Program This Year.

indianapolis lodge No. 10, B. P.
Q. E., approximately will double
this year the number OF families it
usually cares for at Christmas in
distribution of toys and food.
Money derived from a boxing
match between Walter Pickerd, In
dlanapolis heavyweight, and K. 0.
Christner, Akron, o., Tuesday night
at the Armory and a theater party
at the Lyric will be used to care
for about 500 families. Committee
In charge of the work includes:
Frank Cullivan, Frank Krause. William
j, Fahey. Frank owen. w. G. stehl.p.
John Lauck Jr., Frank Manning, Sam
Mahr. C. w. Grove. Fred Kleifgen. J. A.
Jones. W. J. Lyons. r. R. Devlin, w. r.
Allen. L. A. Krebs. John secowles. E. j.
Ostermiller. Lewis Adams. Morris Free
man and Carl Chaliss.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-22
OFFICERS INSTALLED
George F. Schneider Heads
DeMoIay Commandery.

George F. Schneider has been in
stalled as eminent commander of
DeMolay conmandery 81, Knights
Templar. Other officers of the line
include:
William H. Harrison. generalissimo:
George NJ. Spiegsl. captain general; Ralph
K. Smith. treasurer; William E. Gentry.
recorder; Earl f. Hites. prelate: Roy
Briggs. senior warden: Wilbert Winship
Junior warden; John F. Engelke. standard
bearer; A. S. Shaffer. sword bearer Ed
ward Denlow. warder, and Ed Shuler,
sentinel.
The new head Of the commandery
was the architect for the new
Scottish Rite cathedral and long
has been active in Masonic affairs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-22
new OFFICERS
TO Be SEATED
AT SOUTHPORT
MaSonS and Eastern Star
Will Hold installation
Ceremony Jointly.
BD 7imes SpeciqI

EB Times Special
SOUTHPORT. Ind. Dec. o.
Joint installation of officers will be
held Friday night by Southport lodge
27o, F. & A M, and Southport
chapter 442, Order of Eastern Star.
Omer Brewer. as worshipful mas
ter. and Anna Landers, as worthy
matron, are newly elected respective
heads of the two organizations.
other Masonic officers named re-
Gently are:
Charles e Bohne. senior warden; Elmer
=. Houzo. Junior warden. Leonard Meal
pin. treasurer Otis o. Burnett. secretary:
Otto o. Gustin. senior deacon; william
c. Hartman. junior deacon: LaveTt Foster.
senior steward. Andrew +. Landerg junior
steward John II. Mcpherson. tyler. and
Mcpherson. Charles Lockwood and John
+. zintel. trustees.
Other new Eastern Star officers
are: O.
Andrew F. Landers. worthy patron: Nor
ma Schmaheldt. associate matron: Carl
smock. associate patron: India Stubs.
secretary; Marian Lockwood. treasurer:
Mamie Bernloehr. eonductress; Thelma
snider. Mrs c. A. Huffman. assistant con-
ductresses. Wilma Hartman. Ruth: Ruth
Harrell. Esther: Mildred Smock. Martha.
vida Smith. Elects: Anna Reasner. chap
l-in: Pearl snider marshal; Alice Puett.
organict Nctde Kroesen. warder, and
Frank H. Kroescn. sentinel
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-22
Ell WOOD LODGE
WILL INSTALL
Home Coming Will Be Part
of Ceremonial.
BIZ Times Snecinl

BIZ Times Special
ELWOOD, Ind, Dec. 22.-Home-
coming and ceremonial for newly
elected officers will be held by
Quincy lodge, 230, F. & A. M,
between Christmas and Jan. l on
a date to be selected soon.
New officers include: William
Sprong, worshipful master; Harry
House. senior warden; Clayton
Anglemeyer, Junior warden; Will
liam Griffin, treasurer; Harry Hiatt,
secretary, and Carl Dcerman,
trustee; these>were named as a COM
mittee on arrangements. All Master
Masons and members of Eastern
Star are invited.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-22
MAS0NS Elect
At COLUMBUS
Royal Arch Chapter Makes
Herrod High Priest.
BIZ Times Special

By Times Special
COLUMBUS. Ind. Dec. 22.-Co-
lumbus chapter. Royal Arch Masons,
elected the following officers at a
business session held in the lodge
temple; julius Harrod, high priest;
Fred Owen, king: Edwin Crump.
scribe; George Robertson, treas
urer; Harry M. Davis, secretary;
William H. Clark, captain host;
Harvey Williams, principal So
journer; Charles Cole, royal arch
captain; Homer Beatty, master third
vale; Floyd Hutsen, master second
vale; Glenn Williams, master first
vale; William Blessing, guard, and
Joe Kennedy, trustee.
The lodge will observe past high
priest night Dec. 81, at which there
will be initiation given by team
including:
Cyrus L. Sucker. high priest; William
T. Kendall, king; Walter Conn, scribe;
Jesse r. Everroad. Captain Host Warren
Harris. principal sojourner. jamie DowelI
royal arch captain; c. B. Cooper. master
third vale; Charles Foster. master second
vale; Edward Berry. master FIRST vale:
George Robertson guard.
Kendall filled the same Office
f1fty-two years ago and is past Of
f1cer Of all the Columbus Masonic
bodies. He was made a member of
the Blue Lodge here Nov. 3, 1865.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-22
DOLAN
WILL BECOME
LODGE CHIEF
Puritan !. O. O. F. Prepares
for installation of New
Officers.

Installation of officers, with Frank
Dolan replacing Bert Greenwood as
noble grand. viii be held Jan. 2 by
Puritan lodge 678, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, at the hall.
Pershing avenue and West Michigan
street.
Ira Roll wili become vice-grand.
Ollie Ward and Fred Eastwood.
secretaries, and Thomas Cox, chap
lain. Willet McQuinn retains the
post of degree master.
Puritan lodge will hold its Christ
mas party Tuesday night, distrib-
uting candy to several hundred
children of the community. Or
hundred baskets O.. food also will be
distributed by the lodge Christmas
c4e.
Degree of Truth will be conferred
by the lodge Dec. 26 and Dec. 30
lodge members will meet in the hall
for another get-together session.
Puritan lodge has more than 500
members and is preparing to re-
ceive large class of candidates in
the spring. Invitations have been
sent to degree teams from outside
the state to take part in the cere-
mony.
Puritan lodge degree team con-
ferred work on a class of candidates
at Acton, Ind, Saturday and is
scheduled to make a number of trips
to other towns.
The lodge will cooperate in hold
ing of the Marion county district
meeting Saturday at Olive street
and Cottage avenue.