The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-09-13

nized, the Warden should take him by the
hand In a cordial manner and conduct him to
seat, quietly introducing him to the brother
on his right and left. During the evening,
as opportunity offers, every member OF the
lodge should speak to the stranger and CON
verse with him, and when he departs impress
him with the fact that all were happy to
meet, sorry to part, and hope to meet again.
Such conduct will give an euvable reputation
to the lodge, aud better st:ll will form a closer
tie cementing the brotherhood.
Truer words were never written than the
following clipped from an exchange: "The
secret society newspaper is the most useful
and least compensated of all the agencies
which stamp the impress of progress upon the
general welfare of State or local orders alike
without the aid of a live society medium
local branches of societies are, as a rule
thriitless and dead and utterly as devoid of
that go-ahead actveness which mark the
Localities wherein good, live society paper
circulates.n
Iowa claims the Oldest living Past Grand
Master, Brother William A. Mauro, now
So years of age. He was initiated in Cen
trsl Lodge No. ! of this city in 1882, and be-
came Grand Master of the District of Columbia
In 1886. There is another Past Grand Master,
S. Yorke At Lee, living in Washington. d. c.,
who was prominent in the order at an even
earlier date. This brother was Grand Master
OF the State of Ohio, during the year 1884,
iscences of early Odd Fellowship.
The attention of the lodges and encamp-
ments is called to the "Floor Work Manuals -
published by the Sovereign Grand Lodge, and
for sale by our Grand Secretary and Grand
Scribe, respectively, at the low price of 40
cents. Already has Magenenu Encampment
procured a copy of the Encamptment
Manuel and placed the same in the hands of
It's degree committee, from the study and fol-
lowing OF which an improvement in the
marches, etc., is sure to result. Beacon Lodge
also has copy and will soon actively put it
into practice.
Union Lodge No. II conferred the initiatory
degree upon three candidates on last Monday
evening In their usual exemplary manner
Among the visitors present were noted
Brother George Metler, of Canton Lodge,
Canton, Pa; Past Grand Joseph Webb and
Brother Edward Bartlett, both of Golden
Rule Lodge No. 2. Past Grand Webb ap-
peared highly pleased with the manner in
which his son, one of the candidates, was
made acquainted with Odd Fellowship.
Union Lodge confers the 1st degree on next
Monday evening. Brethren always welcome.
The committee on the good of the order of
Federal City Lodge made their annual report
esting information. They have full charge of
formulating means and methods for the ad-
vancement of the interests of the lodge and
well have they performed their duty as the
improved condition of the lodge will bear
testimony. Much time is saved the lodge by
such committee, as all the work is mapped
out by them. They look after the slow mem
bers, collecting their dues, furnish entertain
ments, keep up an interest in meetings
and are constantly on the look out for appli-
cations. The "Big Four" as they are called in
the lodge, viz: j. III. Wood, Baxter, O'Don-
nell, and K. I'll. Wood, were continued as part
OF the new committee.
An important meeting of the Grand Canton,
Patriarchs Militant, was held recently, at
which number of Chevaliers belonging most
ly to Canton c, applied for and received their
honorable discharge, for the purpose of lgan-
izing an Independent canton This of
course was deemed advisable in order to
awaken an increased interest in the Patriarchs
Militant branch of the order in this jurisdic-
tion. Already has the good seed thus sown
began to produce fruit, and we may expect
before many days, not only to see several
independent cantons in the central part of the
city, but first-class canton in the West End
and another in East Washington. From
Mechanics, Friendship, and Covenant lodge
members good canton could be formed;
while In East Washington, with Federal City,
Harmony and Union to draw from, with
combined membership of over 500, there is no
reason why two exec lleDt cantons could not
be established. The members of the subordi-
nate lodges do not investigate, as they should,
the encampment branch of our order from
which the Patriarchs Militant membership is
obtained.