Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-02
AMONG THE ODD FELLOWS.
Notes Of Interest From the District
Lodges.

Lodges.
Seventy years ago Thos wildey organized
the Independent Order Of Odd Fellows In Bal
timore by forming lodge Of four persons be-
sides himself, which was named Washington
lodge, No. 1. From this small beginning the
order has grown, until il includes at present
over six hundred thousand members and it's
lodges are located everywhere throughout the
country. The reasons for this wonderful pros
perity are simply because Of the purity of its
objects and the benefcence Of its practices.
The Sovereign Grand lodge repealed all leg
islation heretofore enacted in reference to the
Patriarchal circle. A committee was appointed
to prepare plan for the floor work Of the va
rious degrees. Should any uniform plan be
adopted il will take from the subordinate
lodges the opportunity to develop any genius
for originating pretty floor movements they
may have among their members. resolution
was adopted providing for the printing of
synopsis of the proceedings of the national
convention OF Daughters of Rebekah in the APP
pendix of the revised journal The committee
on the Patrisrchal branch reported adversely
TO the proposition Of Grand Representative
Oliver Dufour providing for reduction of the
revenues of the Patriarch Militant branch of
the order.
Harmony lodge, No. 8. at Odd Fellows hall.
Navy Yard. received visit from the grand
master. grand representatives and other OH
GERS OF the Grand lodge on Monday evening
last The exemplifcRtion of the secret work
by the appointed officers of the lodge mo past
officers) was commented on favorably by the
examiners. After the examination Grand
Warden VIM. L. Sherretts was introduced by
the grand master, who entertained the lodge
with learned dissertation on the principles of
Odd Fellowship. His remarks were listened to
with marked attention and he was highly compli-
mented al the close of the visitation. Among
the visitors at the lodge was Rev. J. E. Nichol-
son of the First NJ. Z. church. After closing
Union lodge, held in the saloon Of the same
building, and were entertained by the commit
tee In attendance.
Beacon lodge, No. IS. on Monday evening
received an application for membership.
Grand Representative NJ D. Brainard, at the
request OF Grand Master Frazier addressed the
lodge on the 21st ultimo instead OF Grand
Representative Dufour, as erroneously stated
In last Saturdays STAR.
Fred ID. Stuart encampment. No. T. on Tues
day drilled under the direction of Past Grand
John II. Wood.
Washington lodge, No. 6. on Tuesday evening
last received an application for membership,
also an application to deposit card from late
member of Fort Smith lodge. No. 10, held in
Arkansas.
Golden Rule lodge, No. 81. conferred the in
ltiatory degree on one candidate last Tuesday
evening
Columbian encampment No. 1. received the
grand patriarch and officers of the Grand
encampment on Wednesday night
Covenant lodge, No. Is, in Georgetown, have
two applications for membership due at the
next meeting of the lodge, Thursday. The con-
ferring of degrees in this lodge last Thursday
kept Grand Guardian Jones from the visitation
to Columbia lodge.
The members Of Union lodge are 30 busy at
their fair that but little business has been done
In the lodge. One application for membership
was received and referred, making four in two
weeks.
Bro. Chester r. Faulkner is in town. but has
not yet been seen at the grand visitations.
Central lodge. No. l, the oldest lodge in the
jurisdiction, meet on Friday evening At their
last meeting an application for admission was
handed in.
Oriental lodge. No. 10, who conduct their
business entirely in the German language, have
an applicant. who will be due at the meeting
next Thursday night
The grand visitation will take place during
next week at Federal City lodge. No. 90 at
Potomac hall, 18th street and Maryland avenue
south west, on Wednesday evening and at Cen
tral, lodge, No. l, at It'll street OF. hall, on
Friday evening.
At the meeting of Naomi lodge No. l. Daugh-
tiers of Rebekah, next Monday night interesti z
memorial exercises will take place, to which all
are invited
On Thursday morning next the Grand can
ton Patrlarchs Militant. i'll full uniform,
accompanied by the band of the third United
States artillery, will proceed by tho Baltimore
and Ohio railroad to Wilmington. Del, and
par ticipate in the dedication of the new hall of
Eden lodge. Capt. Richard A. Mclean, re-
Gently reappointed commissary on the staff of
the colonel commanding the Chesapeake regi-
ment, has made all arrangements for trans
portation to and from Wilmington on return
ing. The last train will leave Wilmington at
| 1915 midnight.
The esteemed and aged mother Of ChevaIier
Thomas j. Duvall, who has been seriously ill
for nearly three months, died last Tuesday
morning and her remains we're conveyed to
Congressional cemetery on Thursday afternoon,
followed by large number OF sorrowing rela-
tives and friends.
Columbia lodge visitation on Thursday even
ing was pronounced by the grand representa-
tives; No. l. The noble, grand and other Off
GERS showed their knowledge of the work to
good advantage. The address Of Rev. Richard
EmmSns, past grand of Union lodge, No. IL.
Was q masterpiece of eloquence and power
alo9ndlnG IN sound reasoning on the principles
of the order and based upon connection with
the order of over thirty-nine years.
brothers II. I. B. May of Williamson lodge,
No. 1872, of Marion, ILL.,, and William Reinoehi
OF Lebanon lodge, No. 12l, of Lebanon, Pa,
are visiting the lodges in this jurisdiction.
The fair of Union lodge, No. IL, at OF. hall,
Navy Yard, closes this evening. 1t has been a
success In every particular and has afforded
of the city. Among those who have assisted
during the past ten days should have been men,
toned Mrs. Thompson, the wife of Past Grand
Master John W. Thompson, and Miss Addie
Duvall. until the serious illness of her grand
mother called her 10 her bedside, and Miss
Nettie Selby.
Grand Secretary James B. Nicholson of Penn
sylvania Forwarded report of the funds coll
lected in aid OF the J0hnstown sufferers and
giving a detailed history of how they were ex-
pended Bro. Nicholson never does things by
halves, and the report is complete in itself and
gives great satisfaction to the membership in
this jurisdiction. The total amount contributed
is S6267169. In closing the report Bro.
Nicholson says: Hereafter, whenever the
story of Johnstown is recited, every Odd Fell
low, as he recalls what the order has done, can
lay his hand upon his heart and reverently
murmur, Thank God that l am an Odd Eel
low"
Through the kindness Of Past Grand Peter
Harr OF Metropolis lodge, No. &c, and the valu-
able assistance of Past Grand Mclean of
Columbia lodge. No. 10, the grand secretary
will be able during the coming week. to send
to each lodge a copy OF the constitution gov
erning subordinate lodges which is the latest
copy of it, revised and adopted by the
Grand lodge at the last annual session,
All votes al Union lodge fair should be
deposited before o'clock this evening.
SIT Was Living, just the Same"
Louis Dorm is the proprietor of saloon To-
tod OF nd