The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-10-04
I. O. q, r.. Notes.

S- If the Recording Secretaries or some
other members in the several lodges, Uho may
feel an interest in keeping this column replets
'cith ne,CS showing the doings of The order, wiU
send items of interest to this Office, care editor
l. o. Q. Z. column, Or to Grand Master Fl. G..
Hasdrd, or Deputy Grand Master Crawshats,
the same will reach their intended destination
and receiUe proper attention.
Naomi Lodge meets tomorrow night.
Our grand representatives have returned
from st. Louis.
Eastsn Lodge works the Initiatory Degree
on next Friday evening.
P. G. E. B. Kellogg has been elected Degree
Master of Central No. l.
p. G. NJ Law, of Maryland is a regular
attendant at the meetings of Federal City
Lodge.
Washington No meets on Tuesday even
ings at Odd Fellows Hall, Seventh street
northwest
Among the representatives which compose
the Sovereign Grand Lodge there are thirty
six lawyers.
A delegation from Columbia Lodge No. 10
paid fraternal visit to Potomac Lodge, of
Alexandria, last week.
The six largest Odd Fellows Lodges in the
WOrlu are IN Ine lurlsulcGOn OF MaSSacn cnuSette,
each numbering over 600
The Grand Representatives have reques ted
Federal City to limit the number to be eX-
amined in the secret work to twenty.
The grand master paid a visit to Central
Lodge No. Friday evening, and witness ed
the comforting of the initiatory degree.
Grand Conductor George Bennett is a con-
testant for the double-barreled breech-loader
to be voted for at Covenant Lodge fair.
Federal City No. 20 was the first lodge in
this Jurisdiction to aid May Lodge No. 10,
of Stark. Fla, who lost its effects by fire.
Nothing would give the order more promi-
nence in the District than well conducted
home for its widows, orphans, and INDECENT
members.
Georgetown, are working with all their might
for the success of Covenant Lodge fair, which
commences on the 18th.
The Noble Grand of Naomi Lodge, Sister
Irene Trexler, was awarded the bouquet for
excelency under the good of the order at the
last meeting of the lodge.
Eastern Lodge No. met Monday to take
suitable action on the death of brother James
f. Mistead, who died September 26, aged 81
years. The funeral took place September 20.
with the ceremony of the order.
There need be no apprehension of any more
torrid weather this season, SO the excuse for
staying away from lodge on that account no
longer holds good. Activity in team work
and the interests of the order generally is now
in order Let the signal be given for a gen
eral move along the whole line.
The proceedings of the Grand Lodge of
Utah of 1891, contains the portraits of eleven
Past Grand Masters, and it is intended that
the Grand Master of each succeeding year
shall have his portrait in subsequent journals.
Several members think the idea is a good one
and might be inaugurated in this Jurisdiction.
The list of semi-annual visitations to be
made by the Grand Lodge officials is as follows;
Oriental Lodge No. 10, Thursday, October
%; Metropolis Lodge No. 16, Friday, Oc-
tober 23; Union Lodge No. II, Monday, Oc-
tober 26; Golden Rule Lodge No. 81, Tuesday,
October 27; Federal City Lodge No. 90, Thurs,
day. October 30; Eastern Lodge No. Z, Friday,
October 30; Harmony Lodge No. 9, Monday,
November 2; Washington Lodge No. g, Tues.
day, November 3; Columbia Lodge No. 10,
Thursday, November 5; Beacon Lodge No. Is,
Monday, November o. Ruth Lodge No. 2, d.
of r., Wednesday, November IL; Friendship
Lodge No. 12, Thursday, November ~
Central Lodge No. l, Friday, November 49,