Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-23
An Odd FellOyys, AuniyerSarv.
THE FoRTIETH BIRTHDAY OF BEACON LODGE APPRo-
PR1ATELY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF OLD

THE FoRTIErH BIRTHDAY OF BEACON LODGE APPRo-
PRIATELY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF OLD
TINES.
Last evening the fortieth anniversary of Beacon
Lodge. No. Is, was celebrated at the lodge room il
Odd Fellows hall By an open meeting. Mr.. j. NJ
Miller, v e.. opened the meeting and p G. K. {. b.
r. Cosiedse, chairman OF the committee, presided
and made short address, stating that the lodge
had furnished several G. MS and representatives
including NJ. d. Months, the present G. NJ. The
charter was granted September 9Th. 1874, and Mr.
j. ". Cooley the first \. e.. ana at the first
meeting There were not enough members TO I'LL the
cb%irs-IAe lodge being one OF oificers. In this
lodge Hon W =. HGDIum. Senator from North
Carolina, was initiated IL Isi5. Hon. Elijah White
delegate from oregon, who became the father OF
odd Fellowship ON tie Pacific coast, and Hon. F. p
stanton. OF Tennessee, were admitted in 1S47. The
eIritcr meetings were held at the court house and
tine lodge moved 10 the hail In 1916 The total
number OF names on Tie rolls, he said. was sol; the
expended relief sl1 ,O2Ss3: total ex PEN
c.tutcS so nJJ. and revenues nearly $4,000.
III. \ + fauncc. p. G. NJ. made an interesting
address rs to the growth OF the lodge and Oh the
general growth OF the order.
Letters Were read from p G. Sire W. W. Moore
and T. G.. " John 1haw.
Remarks were made by p. @. Master s. E. Doug
las. OF Friendship Lodge, No. IL; p. c. George Rob
msOn. OF Central Lodge. No. l; p g. James H. Boss,
Of Columbia Lodge, No. 10; j. Adrian segovia, OF
Lima Lodge, No l. Peru; =. g. NJ. John w. Thomp-
son. 0f Harmony Lodge, No. g. z. G. c. p Wannell,
Of central. No. /; p d. G. NJ. r Finley Hunt, p. G.
= \. sitter and others The speakers dwelt upon
the olden times when the LODGES met in the rooms
over Geycr'S stables then Walker & Kimball'S),
which were afterwards used as the Washington
Li.ht InfIntryS armory. and at the court house.
Mr.. Thompson described a goat owned by MI.
kimball, which the boys believed was ridden in in
iitl0n. He said the goat had habit Of taking his
place al the door, prepared TO butt any boy who ap-
preached too close to the lodge room
The 100 Days Proclamation.
A CELEBRATION BY MEMBERS OF TIE AM.E CHURCH
AT wAIMAN'S GROVE.
The members OF the AN. E. churches of Balti-
celebration of the zone hundred days proclamation
nection with the first anniversary of the Educa-
tonal Endowment day. The meeting, which was
largely attended, was held under the auspices of
the educational bureau OF the church. Rev. A. VI.
Green, who called the meeting to order, read the
following list OF officers for the day: President,
Bishop y. ". W3yInan; vice presidents RevS ID. p.
Seat0n, JAS. H. A. johnson, e.. W. Brodie, w. r.
Arnold ID. j. Beckett L. 5. Shaffer, u. Draper, j.
Nj. Cargil, r. +. Wayman, WIN. Cooper, w. H.
ErigAt, - W. cromwell, J. F. Ferguson, Rev. j. IL.
Ntich and T. J. Peck; secretaries, RevS. j. ii. Col
J. Peek. jr.; Chaplain OF the day, Rev c. w. FiIz-
hugh; nlarohals, Rev. j. W. Bower and Miss A. G.
Gary.
The exercises were opened with hymn by the
CrOWItnoyillc sabbath school and prayer by Rev.
ID Draper. Rev. a. VI. Gilmore. or Baltimore, read
President LtIcOIn's proclamation and read an essay
on the theme OF the day. Rev A. NJ Green, OF
Louisiana, the orator Of the day. followed Letters
were read from hon. ii. W. B.air, OF New Hamp-
Si!irc, ana Hon VIM VI. Marine OF Baltimore, eX-
III the advancement of the colored race Other adj
dresses We're delivered, interSperSed with vocal and
instrumental music. after which the evening was
devoted TO music and recreation