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39:. The Sisters of Charity disbanded around 1980. During a 1989 interview, President Rubie Potter stated that the organization consolidated down to one Lodge (No. 15) in 1980 after members disagreed about selling state headquarters and discontinuing operations. That building still stands at 1034-1036 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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