The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-01-14
OUR SOCIETIES.

Inc dinner oil the Masonic Veterans will
take place ut the Metropolitan Hotel January 49, al
/ O'Clock,
Mithras Lodge Of Perfection will hold it.
regular meeting At Scottish Rite Sanctuary Tuesda,
evening next.
The fourteenth annual supper Of Georr,
g. Whiting Lodge No. % Will tako place at Abnef'
wednesday evening next
A Past High Priest Jewel was presented e
the retiring ". r, Comp. Robert Ball by washington
chapter No, 2, at the regular convocauon Thursday
night last
The Convention Of High Priests for the
purpose Of comforting the order Of High Priesthood
WIN be held IN tho Chapter chamber at O'Clock to-
morrow evening",
| Brother Isaac 7. Noyes delivered an inter
esting and instructive address on 1.-The weather
last This viii be followed nv other lectures o ~
lodge nights when there is no work.
Friday evening next a memorial servic,
VIII be held by Lebanon Lodge No. In honor Of Ia,
Joseph NJ. Wilson, OF Lafayette Lodge No 10 by In.
Ntaton OF the Lodge, viii deliver address appro
pirate to the occasion.
The Fraters of Washington Commandery
NO. !, The old Guard, VIII celebrate the nifty.
eighth anniversary Of the Institution OF the Com.
lnandery Tomorrow evening, A special conclayt
VIII be held at O'Clock, and the order Of the Red
cross VIII be conferred.
Brother Hugo +. Handler, of New Jerus a.
lem Lodge No @ Lafayette chapter No. o. and
ne Moay Commandery No. 4, died sunday Last
after long illness OF consumption, and was buried
Wednesday Afternoon from his late Iesidence, 1921
Eleventh street. lie was also q Past'Grand OF orr
entail Lodge No. 10 Of odd Fellows.
The Masonic Calendar for 1883, compiled
by Brother WIN. n. Singleton Grand Secretary,
was issued the hrst week I'm January for the ntst
time In tic history Of the order here Its carly up.
peatance Is accounted for from the fact that the cleo
tons were held the first meetings In December under
the amended constitution OF the Grand Lodge.
The new Masonic Almanacs of 1888 of
Germany, compiled for the part Of North America hy
nrother ~ e. hlchholtz, L. NJ. Of Armlnius Lodge
NO. ~, shows all Grand Lodges and all the Lodges
working In the German tongue under Grand Lodges
with the maine OF the W. NJ and Secretaries. There
arc now eighty-three Lodges In the United state,
working In the German language Of which Schiller
Lodge, OF Denver, Is the Junior. They have u mem
befship OF ~, 529.
Brother Emil Frey, the Minister Plenipo.
tentiay OF switzerland, introduced to the breth
rem OF Armnius Lodge No. IS Monday last by Brother
| u. u. Eichholiz. +. NJ. Brother Frey isa r. NJ
ot the Lodge Of Freundschaft and Brldertreue In
Hasel, ana an honorary member Of the Grand Lodge
Alpha, OF switzerland. The distinguished brother
t00k great Interest In the excellent working OF the
Flfst Degree by thenew W. NJ, Brother Brand, and
after H' ''''''
odd Fellowship.
Brother W. II. Brown, of Friendship Lodge
No. Il, is reported as lying very III at 47s rennsyl-
vania avenue.
'uNtudlll l4OuEe NO. 10, OF Georgetown, Is
making arrangements for q concert at curtis scboo
| Building at an early date.
Since the removal of Eastern Lodge No. :
TO the Central Hall 1t has increased rapidly In mem
heishr and is receiving applications ON almost every
lodge night
The Grand Encampment will hold its
semi.anuual session Tuesday evening next. This
WIN ne an Important meeting, and every member
should be present.
The annual donation party and musical
and literary entertainment OF Metropolis Lodge No
VIII take place at their Lodge-room Ninth street
next Friday evening. 1t win be worth visit both 10
those who desire to give and those who desire hear
Brother T. Walter Fowler. p. C. p. of
Mount Neho Encampment No. 6, Tuesday last for
sock single wretchedness aud Joined the great Bene
lifetime army OF happy husbands Of amiable wives.
lie is welcome to the fold.
1t is pleasure to chronicle the fact that
Od columbia Lodge No. 10, the largest in the turIs-
diction, which has been under financial cloud for
some years past, started the year free Of debt
ana with money In the treasury.
Federal City Lodge No. 90 will give COM
plmentary concert and evee In celebration of their
sixth anniversary, at Odd Fellows Hall, Thursday
evening next, which they promise to make pleasant
and agreeable to their many friends.
Brother Louis Newrath, of Friendship
Lodge after long illness from bronchitis, died
Thursday night last at his residence on the corner of
Fourth and streets northeast. His funeral viii
take place this afternoon at o'oock. The Lodge
VIII assemble at O'Clock.
The annual report of Brother Thomas W.
Fowler, Secretary of the l. o. o. F. Relief Assoca-
ton, Just issued shows number of last report
5O5 admitted during the year. IL; suspended for non
payment OF assessments, 81 died, members on roll
at present time, 49, showing loss during the year
OF TO- The average annual cost per member of as So
or at the rate OF tiO7 per 81 600 of insurance. The
receipts were -, eo IS. and expenditures 49, 6S5
assets, =, &C.,. 90; liabilities, s5O5.
The sem-annual meeting of the Grand
obi Las Ua1r rla,, Amt.
the most harmonious and satisfactory that has been
held for years, and large import ant busI-
ness was transacted. 1t demonstrated fully the wis
dom OF the adoption OF the representative system,
and Its successful Inauguration did much to wipe cut
any prejudice that existed against It.. or the sixty
seven Representatives nearly all were present and
seemed to feel that they were members of the Grand
Lodge, not merely for services rendered in the sub
WhOm they were accountable.
The annual meeting of the |. O. o. f, Re-
lief Association was held Tuesday evening last at
which important action taken. An amendment
TO the constitution was adopted as follows: ''That
Tor the period Of year. beginning February l. 1883
the admission fee shall be dollar and ten cents,
when applications made at the same time by ten
or more members Of the same Lodge, who are unaIi-
fed "a to health and not over fifty years of age and
MY cents for each and every additional year above
NIFTY years of age.'' A resolution was also adopted
providing that members who have been SUSPENDED for
non payment OF assessments prior to January 1883
may be renstacd upon the payment of dollar and
ten cents The annual election of officers Direc-
John w. Thompson, Vice President; Thomas w
Fowler, Secretary; j, T. Given Treasurer. DIrec-
tdrs-No. l, j. f. Mason: No. G, John n. Suter: No
q j. G. De Alice: No. ., George Thorn: No. TO- Henry
Urine; No. II, William II. Newman; No. ~, Samuel
=. Douglass: No.l3. Caleb Sebastian; Mob, William
Ferguson: No. l6, W. j. DrummOnd: No. II, james
HALEY; No. Is, g. W. Mattngly: No. 10, william
kettler: No. 90, Thomas summerscales; No. ~.
Joseph Burroughs
independent Order Mechanics.
Brother l.. II. Patterson, p. S. R., explains
that the full list Of officers was not published
last Sunday was because the secretaries failed to fur
nIsh them.
Brother +. c. O'Neill, Vice Grand Archi-
tec had both hands severely burned Tuesday evening
last In eNtingnishing the burning window curtains
In his room, which accidentally caught fire.
The anniversary sociable of Columbia
Lodge No !. on the 22d Instant, promises to be an
enjoyable affair." the arrangements being In Charge of
an efficient committee. of which the energetic Past
Master, D. G. Eicheberger, Is chairman.
AT the meeting of the board of directors
Ot the Mutual Relief Association last Monday eyen-