The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-04
Independent Order of odd Fellows

Independent Order OF odd Fellows.
Federal City Lodge No. 20 is booming.
Company c drills every Saturday night in
Seventh-street hall.
Friendship Lodge No. IL owns real estate to
the value of SIS, 800.
Grand Warden Sherretts is good in any posi-
tion he is invited to occupy.
Odd Fellowship has been established in the
District of Columbia tifty-eight years.
Come to the visitation of Magenenu Encamp-
ment No. at the Navy Yard Friday, May 8.
R. H. Bouis was installed Vice Grand of E1-
celsior Lodge No. II in place of Brother HALEY,
resigned.
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day morning.
Charles F. Hoffman was installed Vice Grand
of Golden Rule Lodge No. 81 by Grand Master
w. H. Frazier.
The visitations during past week to Golden
Rule No. 81, Covenant No. 13, and Federal City
Lodge No. 20 were well attended.
Harmony Lodge will confer the first degree
tomorrow night The lodge is engaged in con-
sidering new code of bylaws.
j. E. Champion, of Eastern Lodge, feels proud
of the success of the celebration conducted by
the committee of which he was the chairman.
Maj. Gen Nicholson has the thanks of the
entire membership of the order in this jurisdic-
tion for his mastery address on Odd Fellowship.
The total admissions to the |. O. O. +. during
the past fifty-eight years have been found to be
1866, ,546; total deaths, 136, 1884, death rate, per
cent. annually.
The Grand Master will visit next week Bea-
con Lodge No. Is on Monday and Friendship
Lodge No. II, corner Twentieth street and
Pennsylvania avenue, on Thursday.
Capt Hardin leads the music in Magenenu
| Encampment, and, with Patriarch Emmons as
bass, the enjoyment of their brethren when they
| sing together in duet is unbounded.
Tell it to your brethren in the lodge-room and
wherever you meet them that THE SUNDAY HER
AID contains notes of the doings of Odd Fellow
ship, and to subscribe for it at the office.
Grand Representative F. A. ster has the SYM
pathy of his brethren in the loss of his beloved
| sister, who resided in Virginia. His absence
from the grand visitations is therefore neces-
| sary.
| 1t is unfortunate that so many of the Daugh-
tiers of Rebekah were compelled to stand during
| the exercises of the anniversary, when ample
room could have been found for many of them
on the platform.
Brother E. D. Clapp, the Worthy Treasurer of
| Beacon Lodge No. 15, appears to have got con-
siderable enjoyment out of being a member of
the general committee. 1t is hoped he will con-
tinue on the committee for next year.
The anniversary committee adjourned sine di,
on Wednesday evening last. After liquidating
the expenses of the celebration they directed the
treasurer, j. Mitchell RouX, to return to the con
tributors, pro rdtd the balance of cash on hand
some forty dollars.
Columbian Encampment No. ! was visited BY
the Grand Patriarch last Wednesday night. Tht
encampment received four applications for mem
bership and one by deposit of card, which look
very much as though this old encampment ha
started on new lease of vitality.
Union Lodge No. II conferred the third de
gress on eight candidates last Monday night
About twenty-five members from Potoma
Lodge No 3S, of Alexandria, Va, paid then
fraternal visit and were well paid for thei
journey. Tomorrow night the initiatory de
gree will be conferred on seven candidates
This lodge greets its visitors with a cordial wei
come. The "Bundle of Sticks'' of Uniol
Lodge are at work on the initiatory, and abou
: June l expect to show the brethren somethin
new and an improvement in the manner of cor
+ ferring the degree.
The Militant's banquet was grand success
After the good things to satisfy the inner ma
! were disposed of short addresses were made b
Maj. John T. Chauncey, Adjutant Thomas "
Fowler, Past Commander Oliver Dufour, Surs
5 con Swormsted, Capt Richard \. Mclean, Pal
e Grand Master John T. Given, Regimental Sur!
a con Baldwin, Lieut.. William p. Allan, Lieu
t Ed, I. Pettengill, Quartermaster James 1
+ Richards, and Cheyalier E. H. Sipe The ladi,
f they are anxious to attend the next banquet
e the Patriarchs on the occasion Of the sevent
u second anniversary of the order.
: 1t would have taken all the audieuce-rooms
: the several Odd Fellows halls in the Distr
combined to have seated the Odd Fellows, the
. families, and the very many friends of the ord
= who came to the National Rifles Armory Ha
= to greet Past Grand Sire Nicholson on the occ
sion of the celebration of the seventy-first ann
! yersary last Monday night. The Grand Cantc
: Patriarch's Militant were out in full force, al
: escorted the distinguished gentleman from h
. hotel TO the door of the hall, and with difficult
:, Grand Representative Oliver Dufour conductt
!, him to the platform. Among the large audien
! were observed nearly all the Past Grand Maste
= and Past Grand Patrarchs Of the District, II
. subordinate grand officers Of the Grand Lod!
: and Grand Encampment officers Of the Ches
!, peake Regiment, p NJ, and the officers Of Il
: three lady lodges Of the Degree Of Rebeka
: Odd Fellows were well pleased with the oratio
= and were sorry when the speaker closed.
S Mechanics Lodge No. IS has issued inyit
r tiOns TO the several lodges, requesting them
attend the celebration Of the forty yfourth anniye
of tha In of he 1D1nH