The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-06-01
independent Order of odd Fellows.

Independent Order of odd Fellows.
Naomi Lodge No. l, Daughters of Rebskah,
meet tomorrow night.
Magenenu Encampment No conferred the
Royal Purple degree on one candidate.
Ruth Lodge No. @ Daughters Of Rebekah,
held a short business session on Wednesday.
Capt. Joseph Burroughs, of Canton B, drills
his canton each second and fourth Monday
nights.
Martha Washington Lodge No. 3, Daughters
of Rebekah, intend having a garden party at
Brother Fleming's shortly.
Canton was visited by Maj. Chauncey, who
took active part in the drill, as Capt Shackel-
ford was suffering with a severe cold.
Columbian Encampment No l conferred the
Patrarchal degree on two candidates and the
Golden Rule degree on five candidates last We'd
nesday night.
The compiler of news for this column would
be greatly assisted if secretaries others inter
ested would send him notes of events in their
several lodges
Union Lodge No. II, on Capitol Hill, continue
the initiation of new members, so that their
numbers will probably reach $50 by the next
meeting of the Grand Lodge.
Cut the Teachers Free European Trip coupon
out of to-day's SUNDAY HERALD and put in
vote for some school teacher of your acquaint-
ance who you think would like to spend vaca-
tion in Europe.
The grand vlsitations for the week will be to
Martha Washington Lodge No. 8, Daughters Of
Rebekah, Georgetown, on Tuesday, and Ne
| chanics' Lodge No. Is at "Our Hail. George
town, on Friday.
visitation to Excelsior Lodge No. II was slimly
attended. The officers of the lodge were found
| to be we'll up in the work and were so reported
to the Grand Master.
Brother George II. Andrews, of Ligonia
Lodge No. 5, Portland, Me-, who temporarily
resided in this city during the past winter, has
returned to his native State and opened the
Centennial House, Scarborough Beach.
Columbia Lodge No. 10 received the Grand
Master and other grand officers on the 9th in
slant. After the examination in the secret
work the lodge was addressed by George F.
Pollock, Past Grand of Harmony Lodge No. 9.
Patriarch John Lightell, of Magenenu En-
campment No. 4, who has been in the care Of
Keystone Encampment No. 81, Of Philadelphia,
and for the past two months under the care Of
Fidelity Encsmpment No so, of Brooklyn, died
last Sunday morning, and was buried by COM
mittee from the latter encampment on Wednes-
day last.
The name of Miss Irene Trexler, conductor of
! Naomi Lodge No. l, Daughters of Rebekah, was
unintentionally omitted in these notes in last
Sundays HERALD. The examination of this
excellent officer proved her knowledge Of the
work and deserving the compliments which
were amply bestowed on her by the Grand
Master and Grand Representative.
The sympathies of Odd Fellows were aroused
in March, 1889, at the arrest Of Brother Herman
Kempinski of Steuben Lodge No. SO, of Bridge
port Conn., when on visit to his home in
Kouin, Russia The effort then made for hi.
release was unsuccessful, which since then has
not relaxed, and through the influence of Secre
tary of State Blaine his release has been secured
and he is now enjoying the pleasure of agair
being at his adopted home with his wife anG
children.
Fred D. Stuart Encampment No. were com
plmented by visit of large delegation from
Marley Encampment No 6, of Alexandria, Va
The visitors included the Grand Patriarch anC
Grand Scribe of Virginia, who happened to b.
on visit to that ancient city. The officers o
Marley Encampment conferred the Royal Purpl
degree on one of their own candidates, afte
which short speeches were made by Past Gran,
Representatives John T. Given, Oliver Dufou1
NJ. D. Brainard Fred A. Stier, and several 0
the visitors. A bountiful supply of strawberre
and cream was spread in the Blue Room, whic
all were invited to partake of freely.