The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-11
independent Order of ODD Fellows.

independent order OF Odd FELLOWS.
Ruth Lodge No. meets on Wednesday, 14th
instant. All are welcome.
John Wanamaker at one time was a mem
Der of American Star Lodge, of Philadelphia.
Subscribe for THE SUNDAY HERALD-20c. per
month"; delivered at your residence early Sun
day morning.
Attend the forty-fourth anniversary of Me-
chancs' Lodge No Is at Cavalry NJ. E. Church,
Thirty-ffth and streets, Georgetown, tonight.
The convention of the Daughters of Rebekah
of the District of Columbia will meet Wednes-
day, May 81, Mrs. Sarah NJ. Sanderson, presi-
dent.
Reduce the number of suspensions for non
payment of dues by beginning new account
with every brother found worthy of the leni-
ency.
Canton G, Patrarchs Militant, Capt. Shaciel-
ford commanding, will make quite a showing
in Chicago next August and ought to capture
one of the prizes
Mai. Allison Nailor was voted q resolution of
thanks for his generous donation, through Cen
tral Lodge No. 1, to the general committee on
the seventy-frst anniversary.
a movement has been started in Delaware to
| provide home for aged Odd Fellows. The
| Capital City of the Nation should be provided
! by the Odd Fellows with a similar home
The grand visitatons for the week will be to
Harmony Lodge No 9, Eighth street south
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on Monday and Central Lodge No. on Friday.
Beacon Lodge No. Is officers were examined
! in the work on Monday last. AS was expected
the officers acquitted themselves in manner to
gladden. the hearts of the Grand Representatives,
| Stier and Brainard.
The essay of Past Grand Master c. B. r.
Colledge, read before the officers and members
| of Federal City Lodge No 20 on "Association
Action,' was one of the finest pieces of rhetoric
| that the brother has ever produced.
Mrs. Lucy Webb Hayes was a member of
Lincoln Lodge No. 12S, D. of r., of Fremont,
| Ohio. The committee on memorial resolutions
say of her: "She exemplifed the principles of
our order in her daily walks through life.'
| Grand Secretary Allan is in receipt of COM
| municatlon from his "Gracious Majesty Rex"
| inviting him, with the members of the Order OF
| Odd Fellows, to be present at the coronation of
his cousin, Rex II, and carnival f6te at Ogden,
| Utah, on June 30, 1890. The Mardi Gras will
be one of the grandest carnivals ever held.
Grand Master William H. Frazier has issued
| his proclamation recommending the officers and
| members of all subordinate lodges to assemble
| in their respective lodge-rooms on Tuesday,
June 10, or as near that date as practicable, and
| engage in such memorial service as may be ap-
| proprlate to the memories of their deceased
members
Sister Margaret T. n Perrie, of Naomi Lodge
| No. l, Daughters of Rebekah met with a severe
accident recently while crossing the street at
| Ninth street and Massachusetts avenue bicy-
Gle, coming at rapid speed, ran against her,
| knocking her down. The parents of the rider
of the bicycle were very solicitous to know if
their son was injured, but have not displayed the
least interest in the welfare of the wounded lady
Past Grand William Walter MILAN, of Har-
mony Lodge No. 9, having established law of
flee in Chattanooga, Tenn, is in the city on
brief visit. On his return home he will be ac-
companied by one of the fairest of the fair ladies
of Washington. Cards Of invitation have been
issued by Grand Representative and Mrs. Fred.
A. Stier to attend the wedding ceremony of their
daughter, Virginia, and Brother MILAN, at
Mount Vernon Place Church, on the evening of
May IA, at 7:45 o'clock.
The Grand Secretary has been presented with
a copy of the bylaws of Jonathan Lodge No.
(defunct) published in 1880. Article 20 reads:
"No person shall be admitted a member of this
lodge under the age of twenty-one years, lex
cept he be the son of an Odd Fellow, he is al.
lowed to be made at the age of twenty.'') Arti-
Gle 2l: "Ihe word brother shall not be used in
company, except at such times as brothers alone
compose the company. When any brother ad-
dresses the n. g. or other officer he shall be up
standing. No brother shall canvass in the
lodge on election night under penalty of one
dollar"
The presentation by Past Grand John Flem
ing in behalf of George w. Childs, the Phila
delphia phanthropist, and the acceptance by
Grand Representative Rev. Fred A. Stier fol
the lodge of handsomely bound copy of the
Holy Bible, was the prominent feature at the
interesting meeting of Martha Washington
Lodge No. 3, Daughters of Rebekah, on Tues
| day evening last. The presentation speech o.
Brother Fleming was justly laudatory of the
many kind acts of the distinguished donor, ant
the reply of Brother Stier was in his happies
mood. The lodge ordered engrossed cop,
of the resolution of thanks, which was unani
mously adopted, TO be sent to Mr.. Childs. Del
: egations from Naomi Lodge No. / and Rutl
Lodge No. were interested listeners.
j. Federal City Lodge No. 90 at Medford Hall
f Eighth and | streets northeast, received tn
+ Grand Master and other grand officers in tn
= new quarters they selected since April !. Small
Y in numbers and with but little interest taken b
h the large majority of the membership, the fey
a who have stood manfully by the lodge thrOug
# all its ups and downs resolved to make chang
e by removing to the fast growing northeast POI
ton of the city and establishing for the first tim
y a lodge of odd Fellows in that vicinity. Thre
limitations and three by deposit of card increas
n the membership to fOrty-one. With such activ
~ and interested odd Fellows as William II. Stans
- bury John ii. Wood William ii. Wilson, Wi
; liam H. Knotts n. Brewer, William II. Esei
a David Hamersly, j. w. Sherwood, S. ID. Houcl
n and the energetic assistance of Father Cheste
; h. Faulkner, the lodge is certain to be success
ful in the new territory.
d The grand visitation to Covenant Lodge NC
r l3, Congress street, Georgetown, proved to b
II the best that has taken place up to the visit
# the grand officers. Grand Representative
# Brainard and Stier pronounced the officers pc
e feet in their rendition of the secret work an
Is highly commended the Warden and ConductC
t of the lodge Grand Master Frazier also spok
Is in terms of qualification at the general intere
Il taken by the officers and members of the lodg
= and at the success which attended the instru
a