Delegates Attend 111th Masonic Grand Lodge Convention
Nearly 700 delegates from 500 Indiana Blue lodges gathered at the Masonic temple for the two day 111th annual Grand Lodge convention. Charles C. LaFollette Thorntown was elected grand master and Obie J. Smith Indianapolis became past grand master as the sessions concluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
North
Illinois Sts
Grand Lodge
Indiana
Masonic
Franklin
Ind
Charles C. LaFollette
Thorntown
LaFollette
Obie J. Smith
Indianapolis
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Indiana Legion Auxiliaries Stage Ten District Sessions Ahead of Lafayette Meet
All thirteen Indiana Legion Ladies Auxiliaries schedule district conventions before the state convention on August 27 in Lafayette. State president Mrs Vaun Seypert and state secretary Mrs Clare Thurston lead May and June sessions in Indianapolis Princeton West Baden Connersville and other towns with joint Legion auxiliary meetings and large attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Ladies Auxiliary
Lafayette
Ind
Vaun Seypert
Indianapolis
Central Christian Church
Delaware
Walnut Sts
Seypert
Clare P. Thurston
Princeton
Evansville
Rockport
Oakland City
Newtonville
Elberville
Petersburg
Daphne Grant
Thurston
Legion
West Baden
John Klinger
Emily Franke
Christine Carter
Alice Dennis
Connersville
Edith Jackson
Richmond
Shelbyville
Spiceland
Newcastle
Greenfield
Brookville
Centerville
Liberty
New Palestine
Dublin
Hagerstown
Knightstown
Frankfort
Ruth Kirkpatrick
Kokomo
Tipton
Thorntown
Lebanon
Delphi
Kempton
Rossville
Crawfordsville
Carmel
Sheridan
Covington
Greentown
Noblesville
Advance
Flora
Woodmen District Meet to Initiate 200 in Shelbyville
Modern Woodmen of America to hold district meeting in Shelbyville Indiana with about 200 members attending. The Columbus degree staff will initiate a class of 200 candidates. A downtown parade is planned in the afternoon with members from Greensburg Sardinia Westport Columbus Topeka Rays Crossing Franklin Greenwood Brookville FountainTown and Sulphur Mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Ind
Modern Woodmen of America
Columbus
Greensburg
Sardinia
Westport
Tope
Rays Crossing
Franklin
Greenwood
Brookville
Fountaintown
Sulphur Mill
Fund Grows for Blue Devil Memorial Relief Fund
Donations raise the Blue Devil Memorial Relief Fund total to 939.50 to aid families of the twenty one prophets killed in the interurban truck crash on Oct 14 1927. The completed fund lists Chas Brautigam and Mrs H J Fred W Drinkuit as contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Devil Memorial Relief Fund, Inc
Chas. Brautigam
H. J. Fred W. Drinkuit
Pythians Form Damon Club in Indiana
The Damon Club organized under the Nineteenth Century lodge of the Knights of Pythias elected W. S. Palmer as president Bruce C. Parcels as vice president John H. Quire as secretary treasurer and Ed Moore as cast director The club aims to perfect ritual work and will take members until June 1 A class of 500 will be seated July 5 The group presented Damon and Pythias before a large district meeting in Edinburg Indiana and an October Grand Lodge move is hoped to spread the movement. next meeting is June 8 at Castle Hall 230 E Ohio St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damon Club
The
Knights of Pythias
W. S. Palmer
Bruce C. Parcels
John H. Quire
Ed Moore
K. of P. Carter
Damon
Pythias
Indiana
Edinburg
Grand Lodge
Castle Hall
Ohio St
Woodmen to Meet in Open Marion Camp Event
Marion Camp No. 3558 Modern Woodmen of America schedules an open public meeting Tuesday night at the M W A hall 322 E New York St. with music dancing cards and singing. H D Patterson chairs the arrangements. A 100 candidate class was initiated Saturday as part of the Talbot Silver anniversary drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Woodmen of America
M. W. A. Hall
New York St
M. T. Wright
H. D. Patterson
Talbot
Fred Bly
Capitol City
Fred Start
Rebekah Lodge to Observe Sixth Year Anniversary
Past Noble Grands Association of the Olive Branch Rebekah lodge will celebrate its sixth anniversary Thursday night. Charter members listed include Mary Shephard Kate Neiman Belle Van Horn Eleanor McCollum Louise Sharp Otie Tillson Marcia Myers Ida McKee Goldy Reger Cora Hanson Nettie Hahn Laoma Gill Lillie Glickert Ida Courter Clara Aldrich Mollie Stewart Alice McConnell Allie Gustin Florence Keeler Minnie Maris Elizabeth Mitchell Nellie Demree Kate Bayne Emma McElwee Bertha Wallace Latie Martin Anna Yount Fannie Dwiggins Lucile Fryberger Hazel Madinger Lida Franklin Ethel Rhoades Rebecca Echols Rose Noerr Clara Holderman Anna Gardner Alice Murphy Opal Foltz Jennie Fowler Mary Lee Lulu Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble Grands Association of the
Olive Branch
Rebekah Lodge
Mary Shephard
Kate Neiman
Belle van Horn
Eleanor McCollum
Louise Sharp
Otie Tillson
Marcia Myers
Ida McKee
Goldy Reger
Cora Hanson
Nettie Hahn
Laoma Gill
Lillie Glickert
Ida Courter
Clara Aldrich
Mollie Stewart
Alice McConnell
Allie Gustin
Florence Keeler
Minnie Maris
Elizabeth Mitchell
Nellie
Rainbow Men to Meet at Ft Wayne State Convention
Rainbow Division Veterans Association will hold its State convention in Ft Wayne Indiana on June 9 and 10 with the local chapter as hosts. Elks club will be the center of activity for the veterans with entertainments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Wayne
Ind
Rainbow Division
Veterans’ Association
Elks Club
Pledges Piling Up For Second and Third Degree Initiation
Knights of Columbus members rapidly pledge candidates for the second and third degree initiation on June 17 under Grand Knight James E. Deery. The program includes first degree work and combined classes for major degree work with pledges from many Indianapolis area members and councils. Local degree teams exemplified major degrees in Washington and Bloomington events with dedicated speakers and banquets, ahead of the Broad Ripple Park outing on June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus
James E. Deery
Grand Knight
Harry Calland
W. P. Holmes
John Minta
George Dischoff
Dr. O. O. Carter
Louis Holmes
James E. Cavin
Ira Morgan
A. L. Feeney
J. A. Naughton
Daniel Goyle
Walter Curven
A. P. Sweeney
F. H. Blackwell
Theodore Wells
A. E. Irwin
H. J. Davey, Jr
J. L. Kavanaugh
Fred Craig
C. J. Beidelman
T. H. Barrett
Washington
Ind
Loogootee
Vincennes
Princeton
Joseph A. Naughton
Indianapolis
Madison Walsh
Bloomington
Frank P. Cullinan
Lafayette
Woodmen of America
Masonic Temple
Broad Ripple Park
Ohio Leads Eagles Membership Push Across States
The Fraternal Order of Eagles reports Ohio tops all states with 2,754 new members while Indiana adds 459 and California 356. New Jersey shows 615 new members with city tallies including Columbus 28 and Indianapolis 19 among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Eagles
Ohio
Indiana
California
New Jersey
Néerso
Columbus
Indianapoli
Rochester
Arion
Crawfordsville
Munele
Connersville
Peru
Madison
Brazil
Warsaw
Lafayette
Princeton
Elkwort
Lebanon
Evansville
Aerie Ladies Host Initiation in Muncie Visit
Eighteen members of the Indianapolis Aerie No. 211 Ladies Auxiliary joined the Muncie aerie auxiliary on Wednesday evening. Eight candidates were initiated while the event featured a 52 piece Collins Boys’ band and refreshments. Guests included Mrs John Pfarr and other auxiliary members with escorts Kretsch and Schwartz.
Moose Plan Jamboree Held in Bluffton
A spring jamboree sponsored by the local Moose lodge will run in Bluffton from June 6 to 9. Daily entertainment features prizes and contests with Earl Thurston as general director assisted by Clarence Bales Noble Wagner and William Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluffton
Ind
Lodge of Moose
Earl Thurston
Clarence Bales
Noble Wagner
William Miller
G A R Plans Annual Parley in Columbus Indiana
Indianapolis G A R members chart the forty ninth Grand Army encampment from June eighteen to twenty one in Columbus Indiana with William F Kendall as officer of the day Jonathan Baker as guard and James Cochran John Turner and Rev Lewis King on committees Headquarters at the St Denis Hotel and meetings across several churches hotels and lodges including the Belvedere Elks Home Eagles and Tabernacle Christian Church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Grand Army
Columbus
Ind
William F. Kendall
Jonathan Baker
John W. Turner
James Cochran
Lewis King
St. Denis
Tabernacle Christian Church
Woman's Relief Corps
Ladies of the
First Baptist Church
Sons of Veterans and the Auxiliary
Belvedere
Elks Home
Daughters of Veterans
Eagles
New Sahara Grotto Initiates Dozen Members in Ceremony
Sahara Grotto welcomed a large group of new members during a brief initiation at the Athenaeum on Friday night. Names listed include Charles T. Boston Lewis Pryor Marshall Hamilton William George Schilhase Daniel Vanmetzeer Henry Clay Williams and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sahara Grotto
The
Athenaeum
Charles T. Boston
Lewis Pryor
Marshall Hamilton
William George Schilhase
Daniel Vanmetzeer
Henry Clay Williams
Charles Otis Gullion
Fred C. Slaughter
Emery
Earl Sherman Patrick
Robert E. Wallace
Horace R. Riggs
Carl R. Dobbs
Carl H. Brown
Harley T. Rockwell
Jacob C. Hensley
Walter H. Edwards
David V. Showalter
Harry Leon Burkett
Frank Ahl
John R. Bynum
Harry Bloom
Charles Blue
Ralph Edward Deer
Hodder A. Foust
Francis John Howard
Rexel W. Lent
Harry Edgar McCarty
Claude V. Bopp
Arthur R. Robinson
Stanley M. Smith
John F. Slaight
Walter Stotts
Ames
H. Wills
Hobart Weaver
Leon . Webb
Sunshine drill team plans Anderson trip
The Fidel ity Review of the Women's Benefit Association plans a June 5 rally trip to Anderson. Captain Hannah Hiatt will direct the fancy drill. A special bus will carry the team and members. Mrs. L. Jane Gray is president and Mrs. Josephine Coibson treasurer will lead the party. Rehearsal is at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Castlehall 230 Ohio St. A meeting will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine
Fidelity Review
Women's Benefit Association
Anderson
Hannah Hiatt
Andersen
Jane Gray
Josephine Coibson
Castlehall
Ohio St
Mystic Tie Lodge Plans Stag Evening at Masonic Temple
Mystic Tie Lodge No. 398 F and A M hosts a stag party tonight at the Masonic Temple North and Illinois Streets. Master Mason and brothers night begins at 4 30 p m with a banquet at 6 15 p m. Warren W and J E Holman chair the reception committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ancient Landmarks Lodge
Masonic Temple
North and
Illinois Sts
Mystic Tie Lodge
Master Mason and Brothers
Warren W
J. E. Holman
Elks Plan Decoration of 300 Graves on Memorial Day
Indianapolis Lodge No. 13 of Elks will decorate more than 300 graves of members on Decoration Day under George Dieher and Joseph J. Bauer. Wreaths with Elks insignia will mark each grave as the group visits local cemeteries. Memorial Day dance at the club house follows, with flags, music, and entertainment. New members Jacob Bogodonoff J B Brennan Leslie Coleman Farrell Potter and William Stephens were initiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Thomas L. Hughes
Crown Hill
Mt. Jackson
Memorial Park
Elks
Meridian
St. Clair Sts
Hughes
Jacob R. Bogodonoff
J. B. Brennan
Leslie H. Coleman
Farrell E. Potter
William F. Stephens
Charity lodge to entertain with banco and bridge party
The Independent Order of Shepherds lodge hosts a banco and bridge party Tuesday evening at Mrs. Viola Francis home 1922 College Ave. A card party and dance follows Thursday night at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall 210 E Ohio St for members and friends chaired by Mrs Maude Moscow assisted by Mrs W M Hubbard and Mrs Mabel Wilson. Anderson directors invite G A R to hold 1929 convention in city. convention planned for June in Columbus Indiana.
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Charity Lodge
Independent Order of Shepherds
Viola Francis
College Ave
Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall
Ohio St
Maude Moscow
W. M. Hubbard
Mabel Wilson
Knights of Pythias June calendar highlights two events
Indiana Knights of Pythias schedule two June activities led by Marion County. On June 10 a caravan to the K of P home in Lafayette Indiana will assemble at Castle Hall Indianapolis at 9 a.m. for a joint group visit and noon picnic. A memorial service for deceased members is set for June 17 at Castle Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Knights of Pythias
Lafayette
Hary South
Indianapolis Bureau of Employment and Relief
K. of P
Ind
Marion County Organization
Castle Hall
Ohio St
South
Colon V. Dunbar
George Sundling
Dunbar
Sunding
Haden Walls
Hattie Walls
Estella Foley
G. A. Whitton
Frank Foley
Charles Elrod
Robert Long
Melvin Stephens
Audrey Brown
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Masonic Grand Lodge
Kirkpatrick
Indiana Legion Auxiliaries
Joint Assembly
Huntington
Logansport
Wabash
Star City
Warren
Rex George
Muncie
Ida Mae Rhoton
Pythians
New Organization
K. Ofc
Aerie Ladies
City
Bluffton Lodge
Englewood
E. Washington St
Cording
Chester Ward
W. Morris St
Ernest P. McMillan
Maurice Gilmore
Manitoba
Canada
Lengervin Council
K. of C
Montreal
Mystic Tie
STAG
Lodge
Shepherds
Anderson Chamber of Commerce
Speedway
North Capitol Ave
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation
North Capitol Avenue
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