Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 1, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 May 1929 — Page 7

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GROTTO EVENT MAY 24 TO BE •LARGEST EVER' Pre-Convention Ceremonial Class of 250 Is Expected. The largest ceremonial in the history of Sahara Grotto. Mystic Order, Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm, will be staged Friday, May 24. Candidates will report at the Athenaeum at 2 p. m. A parade frill be held at 4:15 p. m., ending af the Claypool where dinner will be served. Following the dinner the parade will form at 6 and march toward the Athenaeum and the cast and revelers will put on work from 7 to 10:30 p. m. This is a pre-conven-tion ceremonial and a class of 250 candidates is expected. Sahara Grotto members will depart June 17. for the National Supreme Council convention at Flock Island, 111. A special train of thirteen coaches, three baggage cars, commissary car and two diners will carry the prophets. The Rock Island convention promises to be one of the best of its kind in recent years. Grotto officers say, and a company of 500 is expected to make the trip. All reservations are being taken rare of by H. Verle Wilson, secretary. Members planning on making the trip are asked to communicate with Wilson at the Grotto office, 256 Consolidated building. CITY M. W. A. OFFICERS WILL MEET MONDAY Plans for Head Camp to Be Held ai Chicago to Be Talked. Officers of all camps of Modern Woodmen of America of Marion county will hold a business meeting as host of Oak camp next Monday night at Wmamac hall. Twentyninth and Clifton street. A full quota of officers is expected to be present. Subjects pertaining to the head camp to be held at Chicago, June 4. will be considered at the meeting. This meeting, like those in the past, will take up a general discussion of woodcraft, Capitol City camp will give a euchre party next Saturday night at the hall. 1025 Prospect street. Frank Gruber and Henry Sauter are on the committee on arrangements. STATE OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN BY BEN-HUR Gerald Wells Named Indiana Chief at Ft. Wayne Meeting. Officers elected at the state meeting of the Ben-Hur lodge at Ft. Wayne. Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday of last week include : Gerald Wells of Ft. Wayne, state chief; Mrs. Gene Cruea of Crawfordsville. state judge; Mrs. Bessie Rinehart, of Elkhart, state teacher; Mrs. Mary Out man, state scribe: P. X. G. Axel of Kendallville, state keeper of tribute- Mrs. Stella Snodgrass of Muncie, state captain; Mrs. Lula Smith of Garrett, state guide; L. Ellsterman of Evansville, state inner gate: Mrs. Alta Kim of South Bend, state outer guard, and Mrs. Vera Parks of Huntington, state pianist.- Louie H, Mills was the retiring past state chief. CHAPTER TO ENTERTAIN

Worthy Grand Matron of O. E. S. to Be Guest of Honor. Frcspeet chapter. O. E. S.. will entertain the worthy grand matron, J Mrs. Abbie Hanson of Hammond,! tonight, when she makes her official ; inspection. Sis o’clock dinner will be served and the following distinguished ] guests, in addition to Mrs. Hanson, air expected to be present: Dr. Herbert Sears, worthy grand patron: Mrs. Blanche Regett. grand secretary; Mrs. Rose Malcolm, grand Martha: Mrs. Anna Crawley.) grand Ruth; Edward Barrows, past) grand patron. Mrs. Susie Masters, j past grand matron: Mrs. Millie Gil- j more, grand deputy for Marion j county; Mrs. Martha Zoercher. past l grand matron; Mrs. Florence Carr. 1 grand sentinel, and Walter B. Mas- j ters. Philip Zoercher and Mrs. Ina ! Sears. Bethel No. 4. Job's Daughters.' will give a drill under the direction of Alber* Wenner. patron of Pros- j pect chapter and associate guardian) of bethel No. 4. Mrs. Ruth Denges. worthy matron. announces four candidates I wil be initiated. Mrs.’ Ellen Tilson will sing during the ceremony. JUDEANS PLAN EVENTS Club Will Resume Activities This Tuesday. The Indianapolis Judea Club will resume activities Tuesday night at 7:30 at the Neustadt building. Union and McCarty streets, when it meets to plan a program of summer activities A captain for the baseball team I will be elected at the meeting. The j team has been practicing several; weks at Pennsy field. WOMEN TO GIVE PARTY Home Circle Will Piay Cards Fri- I day Night. A benefit and card party will be held by Capitol City Circle No. 176. Protected Home Circle. Friday night at 323 East New York street. State meetings at Kokomo and Hammond were atended recently byseveral motor parties of members Os the local circle. All drill team members were present at the meeting held Friday night with an entertainment program. ~ . Merry Makers Meet Tuesday The Merry Makers Club will meet Tuesday night at the home of Andy Hall. 67 North Seventh street, Beech I Grove.

Moose to Install Officers Tuesday

Officers of Indianapolis Lodge No. 17, Loyal Order of Moose who will take office Tuesday night at Moose temple. 135 North Delaware street. Front Row Yleft to right)—Charles O. Rahe, past dictator: William Anderson, secretary; Samuel L. Montgomery, dictator; M. M. Mahoney, treasurer; Willaim Cook, trustee. Center Row Heft to right)—Dr. Hugh J. Davey,

SPECIAL WILL CARRYSHRINERS 200 From City Will Attend National Conclave. Only one official train will carry members of Murat temple. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, to the imperial council session at Los Angeles. June 3, 4 and 5. Murat officers said today. The train will leave Indianapolis over the Monon railroad at noon Thursday. May 30. going to Chicago, from there over the Wabash railroad to Kansas City, from there over the Santa Fe railroad to Los Angeles. A one-day stopover will be given at the Grand Canyon Sunday, June : 2. The train will arrive at Los Angeles June 3. Reservations are now being made at the Monon ticket office on Monument Circle and according to present indications over 200 Shriners will make the trip. * Delegates to the imperial council are Aithur R. Robinson, potentate: Elias J. Jacoby, past imperial potentate: William H. Bockstahler, past potentate; Edgar Hart and Al P. Priest of Anderson. Charles S. Barker, recorder, will attend the session of the Shrine Recorders' Association of North America. AERIE ATTENDS CHURCH Craws ordsville Eagles Observe Mother’s Day, Em Timex Special CR A WFORDS VILLE, Ind., May 13.—Members of the local aerie of Eagles attended Mother's day services in a body Sunday night at the First Methodist church on invitation of the nastor. the Rev. Guy O. Carpenter. *A Mother’s day class of candidates will be initiated Wednesday night. KOKOMO EAGLES MEET Class of Seventy-five Initiated at District Session. Ru Times Special KOKOMO. Ind.. May 13—Joseph Humbert, state president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, addressed a district meeting here Sunday, a feature of which was initiation of a class of seventy-five candidates. The women’s auxiliary held a district meeting and initiated a class. COUNTY RALLY PLANNED K. of P. Lodges Will Meet at Martinsville May 21. Ru T’mes Special MARTINSVILLE. Ind.. May 13. A meeting of Knights of Pythias lodges of Morgan county is being planned to be held here May 21. All K. of P. lodges of the county are expected to attend. Applications have been received from a large number of candidates to be initiated at the meeting. INITIATE 25 TONIGHT Patriotic Order Sons of America Will Stage Banquet Washington camp. No. 33. Patriotic Order Sons of America, will initiate a class of twenty-five candidates tonight. Initiation will be followed by a banquet. Will H. McNeeley, state president, of Crawfordsville, is expected to attend.

Lodge Will Celebrate The silver anniversary ot Monument lodge No. 657. F. & A. M-, will be celebrated Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Lodge will be opened at 4:30 Wednesday afternoon and the Master Mason's degree will be conferred. A dinner will follow in the 'main dining room of the Masonic temple. Harry G. Leslie. Governor of Indiana; Judge Robert C. Baltzell, and Mayor L. Ert Slack, together with many other prominent Masons, have been invited to the dinner. Robert E. Kraft, worshipful master, will give the address of welcome and introduce the toastmaster, Isadore Fibleman. Following the ritualistic work, a reception for visitors and guests will be held. An informal "love feast" will be held by members of long standing in the lodge Thursday at 6 o’clock the silver anniversary dinner for members and their families will be given at the Columbia Club. A dance and vaudeville acts at Masonic temple will follow dinner.

past dictator and chief auditor; James Cox, vicedictator; John F. Neubauer, past dictator and welfare director: Noel C. Smith, prelate; Christian Iverson, trustee. Back Row Heft to right)—Henry Haller, inner guard; Robert Mershon, sergeant-at-arms, and John Klaiber, outer guard. John Davis, trustee, and Griffith Ogden, assistant sergeant-at-arms, are not in the photo.

TEAM TO GIVE PARTY Center Camp, Royal Neighbors, Will Entertain With Cards. The drill team of Center camp, Royal Neighbors of America, will give a card party at Woodmen's hall, 322 East New York street, Wednesday afternoon at 2:15. Mrs. Lida Nichols and Mrs. Ada Barton will be hostesses. DRUIDSINSTALL CHIEFS TONIGHT Capitol Circle Observes May Day. Officers will be installed tonight by Indianapolis circle No. 8, United Ancient Order of Druids, at Druid’s hall, 29 South Delaware street. They iare: Mrs. Anna Neubauer, arch druidess: Miss Ruth Woolins, first bard: Miss Freda Fender, second bard; Mrs. Edith Nangenhimer, conductress: Mrs. Ethel Disbrow, financial secretary; Mrs. Susan Schmidt, recording secretary and Mrs. Catherine Bogadr, treasurer. Bertha Green, district deputy, will be in charge of the installation. A reception and banquet will follow. Capitol City circle, No. 6, celebrated Druidic May day at their hall Thursday evening in connection with a public installation of officers. Charles E. Paulsen, supreme arch, gave the principal' address. Meridian grove, No. 28, will confer the second degree on a class of candidates tonight at the hall, 1317 South Meridian street. ELKS PLAN PROGRAMS Columbus Lodge Arranges Events for Next Year. Bit Times Special COLUMBUS, Ind., May 13.—The Elks lodge of this city, following procedure of former years, has arranged a program for 1929, follow’ing the election. This will include card parties, dances, boxing contests, family parties, dinners, a minstrel show and vaudeville shows. Concluding event will take place April 24. 1930, with a grand ball in 1 honor of the new' officers. AERIE HOLDS PROGRAM—Elwood Eagles Hear Officials In Mother’s Day Event. Bn Times Special ELWOOD. Ind.. May 13.—Ernest j E. Cloe, Noblesville, state secretary lof the Fraternal Order of Eagles. ! was the principal speaker Sunday j on a Mother's day program given by ; Elwood aerie. A quartet from the Anderson aerie provided the musical part of the program. PLAN OPEN MEETINGS Security Benefit Association so Invite Friends. Open meetings will be held during June. July and August by Marion council. Security Benefit Association, instead of closed meetings. as in the past. Two members were initiated into Marion council last Wednesday night. V. F. W. to Honor Commander A reception and banquet, will be given by the department of Indiana. Veterans of Foreign Wars, : tonight at the Claypool, in honor ! of Eugene P. Carver Jr. oi Boston, i Mass . commander-in-chief of the | V. F. W.

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EAGLES ELECT NEW OFFICERS Meet Tonight to Plan Drive for Members. Plans for the final week of the I Mother’s day membership campaign j will be made at the meeting tonight j of Indianapolis aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles. Initiation will take place next Monday night. Louis C. Schw'artz is chairman of the committee in charge of the campaign. Officers elected last w f eek will be introduced. They are Joseph F. Beatty, president; Robert Amick, vice-president; Wilbur H. Miller, secretary; Jacob Smith, treasurer; Charles Jones, conductor; James J. Ross Jr., chaplain; John J. Pfarr, inside guard; George Harris, outside guard; Dr. Robert Dwyer, physician; William Louden and Fred Wischmeyer, trustees. Installation will be held Monday, June 3. M. W. A. PUN PARTY Camp Will Hold Card Event Tuesday Night. Marion camp, Modern Woodmen of America, will give a euchre party Tuesday night at Modern Woodmen hall, 322 East New York street. Members, their families and friends are invited. Harry Argus will be in charge of the meeting. The membership banquet class will be entertanied with a chicken dinner Saturday night, May 25, M. T. Wright, district deputy, said today, but the meeting place has not j yet been determined. S. S. Tanner of Minier. 111., one | of the national dfrectors of the order, died at his home May 9 after j a brief illness. Mr. Tanner was a j member of the Woodmen for forty- j six years and a head 'officer during i the last twenty years. John D. Volz ! of Indianapolis, national director, | and all other head officers attended : the funeral at Minier Sunday after- ; noon. WILL CONFEFdEGREES Dinner for Marion County Masters i and Wardens Planned. Master Mason degrees will be conferred on three candidates Friday evening, beginning at 6:30 o'clock, bv Calvin W. Prather lodge No. 717, F. and A. M., at Prather Temple, Forty-second street and College avenue. On Saturday evening. May 25, the Marion County Actual Masters and Wardens Association will be the guests of Prather lodge. A dinner will be served at 6:30. Rev. Thomas R, White, chaplain of Prather lodge and pastor of Meridian Heights Presbyterian church will be the speaker. Reservations j for the dinner may be made with Charles A. Mann, banquet com- ; mittee chairman, or any officer of ; the lodge not later than May 22. : Russel R. Hinesley is master an ' . Robert M. Thompson is senior warden of Prather lodge. GLEE CLUB IS FORMED New Legion Group Will Plan Radio Programs. A glee club has been organized by Bruce P. Robinson post, No. 133, American Legion, open to any exservice man in the county. The club ! meets every Wednesday night at 7:30. at the Central Christian church. Fort Wayne avenue and Delaware street, in the post club rooms. Plans to broadcast programs and other engagements will be made at the meeting this week. 40 AND 8 PLANS WRECK Society to Discuss Important Matters Thursday. Several important matters will be presented at the meeting of La Societe des 40 Hommes at 8 Chevaux. Voiture 145, at American Legion headquarters Thursday night at 7:30, Roy L. Bailey, chef de gare, said today. John P. Conmy and Charles W. j Ardery will be present at this meeting and talk. Date .-for the next wTeck will be set at the meeting.

BLOOMINGTON RED MEN WILL HOLD SESSION Adjoining Tribes to Take Part in Memorial Service Sunday. Arizona tribe, No. 52, of Bloomington, Red Men, will hold memorial services next Sunday afternoon in the Bloomington wigwam. Arch H. Hobbs, great chief of records, Indianapolis, will give the memorial address. Adjoining tribes have been asked to participate in this meeting. A group meeting of all tribes of Greene county will be held Wednesday night at the wigwam of White River tribe No. 91, Worthington. Linton, Owensburg, Jason ville, Bloomfield, Newberry, Hobbieville, Kolen. Salisbury, Lyons, Doans and Switz City will be represented. The meeting will be in charge of Irvin Pryor, sachem of the Worthington tribe. The adoption degree will be conferred by Quapaw' tribe No. 143 of Linton. Robert Raney, deputy great sachem, will be in charge. Raymond Whitton, great sachem, of Knightstown, and Arch H. Hobbs will attend and speak. A meeting of the Degree of Pocahontas of Delaware county will be held at Muncie Wednesday night. Most of the councils of. the county are expected to take part, including those of Gaston, Selma, Camack, Oakville and Daleville. The degree team of Dayton, 0., will give the initiatory w'ork. Great chiefs of both branches of the order will attend, including Oliver Grudier, great Pocahontas, of Ohio; Elizabeth Taylor, great Winonah, of Ohio, and Ruth Marker, great scout, of Ohio. State officers of Indiana attending will include Josephine Casady, great Winonah; Alberta Robertson, great keeper of records; Raymond Whitton and Hobbs. E. C. Wilcox, past great sachem, of Dayton, is expected to attend the meeting. BAKE SALE IS SET Eastern Star Auxiliary to Sell Products Down Town. A home bake sale will be given by the auxiliary of Indianapolis chapr ter, No. 393, Order of Eastern Star, Wednesday, May 29, at the Indianapolis Fower and Light Company office at Meridian and Washington streets. Mrs. Gertrude Martin, president of the auxiliary, will be in charge. Phi Kappa Rho Meets Tonight A business meeting of Phi Kappa Rho fraternity will be held at the Spink-Arms hotel at 8 o’clock.

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CITY INSURANCE UNION MOURNS CHIEF’S DEATH Chapter Pays Tribute to Memory of Sidney G, Bash. Members of Indianapolis chapter No. 453, American Insurance union, adopted a resolution Friday night expressing regret over the death of Sidney G. Bash, president of the chapter. Mr. Bash had been with the union more than thirty-three years and active in the local chapter during the last six years. He was redded with bringing the Indanapolis membership up from 140 to the present 1,200Mrs. Charlotte Kaiser, vice-presi-dent, will temporarily take the president’s chair. Memorial services will be held by the chapter next Sunday night, at the First United Brethren church, at Walnut street and Park avenue. The Rev. R. S. Parr will be in charge.

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CRAFTSMEN TO MEET Special Irvington Mason Session to Be Held Tonight. A special meeting of the Irvington Craftsman’s Club of Irvington lodge, NO. 666, F. & A. M., will be held tonight. All members and prospective members are urged to attend. Final arrangements will be made for entertaining visitors from the Masonic home at Franklin, who will be special guests of the lodge May 25. Plans for a bridge tournament, billiard tournament, and euchre tournament will take up part of the program. Craft rehearsal will be held at this meeting. Washington Eagles Hear Trustee Bit Times Special WASHINGTON. Ind., May 13—A smoker meeting of the Fraternal Order of Eagles was addressed by Clarence G. Ryan, Evansville, state trustee.

STATE BEN-HUR HOLDS MEETING AT FT. WAYNE All Courts Represented at Annual Three-Day Convention. All courts of Indiana were repre- ! sented at the state meeting of BenHur held at Ft. Wayne Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of last •week. The meeting opened Tuesday i evening with a dance. Wednesday morning the general routine of business claimed attention of delegates. Committee reports were read at this session. In the afternoon new’ committees were appointed and the convention adjourned for a sight-seeing trip around the city. The grand banquet was given at the Anthony ho-’ tel Wednesday night. John C. Snyder, supreme chief, was- the speak- ■ er. The local court. No. 15. was visited after the dinner and following this the Melter’s degree was given a class of candidates. Thursday morning the new committees reported. Officers were elee'ed at the afternoon session. \rrius court. No. 5 of apolis, gave a demonstration of drill, work in front of the courthouse' : Thursday night. The grand ball Thursday night was the final event of the conven- _ | tion. Arrius court will initiate approxi- . 1 mately thirty-five candidates to-' night. The court reports more tfiart' j $53,000 of insurance written in- 5 j April. 0. eTs. TO FETE FRIENDS. Brooksirlf Chapter to Hold Special* Meeting Thursday. Brookside chapter. No. 481. O. ELI S.. will have a called meeting Thurs--? day night at 8 o’clock at Masonic. Temple, East Tenth and Gray;, streets. Friends night will be observed and degrees will be conferred. .3Knights. Daughters to Parade .. The Ancient United Knights and,* Daughters of Africa will hold a ser--mon service at Tomlinson hall next Sunday at 2p. m. A parade will be , formed at Odd Fellows’hall and move through the northern section of the,, city and back to Indiana avenue., then to the hall again as part or the afternoon program. All members are asked to be present. Eagles Head Mayor Nominee I Bit Times Special COLUMBUS, Ind.. May 13. H. 1 Carl Volland. city treasurer of Cos; lumbus and president of the local ; aerie of Eagles, is the Democratic I nominee tor mayor.

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