The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-15
1ndependent Order OF Odd Fellow.

other members in the several lodges, BhO may
feel an interest in keeping this cdftntn repLctc
Nth nepS sho,cing the doings of the order, t1W
send items of interest to this office, care editor
l. O. O. +. column, or TO Grand Master II. c..
Hazard, or Deputy Grand Master Crdwsha,0,
the same pW reach their intended destination
and reccive proper attention.
The Grand Lodge officers visited Beacon
Lodge No. Is on Monday evening last. The
work was exempliied in very satisfactory
manner, and principally by members quite
new in the order. The books were reported
as being kept in excellent style, and the
finances In very healthy condition. The
Grand Master highly complimented the lodge.
The number of members was reported as "a,
and more than enough of applications on the
way to round up full hundred.
The present series of grand vistations have
been, so far, of an exceedingly interesting
character, and that to Friendship Lodge No.
II on Thursday evening, was no exception to
the rule. The rendition of the written and
unwritten work Of the order was firstclass in
every particular, and the lodge is to be con-
graduated upon the brightness Of its elective
and appointive officers. Canton Potomac
with its usual fraternal progressiveness visited
the lodge during the evening and was intro
duced by the Grand Master The meeting,
which was an enjoyable one, was interspersed
with speeches, readings, recitations, and re-
treatments. The report OF the Grand Secre-
tary and Grand Treasurer shows the lodge to
be steadily increasing, both financially and
numerically.
On last Sunday afternoon the various
organizations of Odd Fellows in this jurisdic-
tion were called together at Odd Fellows
Hall, and followed the remains of Past Grand
Master Oliver Dufour to st. Andrews Church,
where funeralservices were held by the rector,
Rev. j. b. Perry, after which the remains
were taken to Rock Creek Cemetery and laid
away, the funeral ceremony on the part Of the
Odd Fellows being conducted by Grand Re-
Master Horny G. Hazard. The honorary pail
bears were Past Grand John Chauncey, Major
of Partriarchs Militant; P. G.. NJ. G. B. r.
Colledge, P. G. NJ. John 7. Given, P G. NJ.
a. a GawlegT, P; G.; NJ; Andrew Jackson,
Thomas ". Fowler, T ?. G. R. Z ". ".
Danenhower, and P. g. S. w. K. Handy; tho
active pallbearers being T. Walter Fowler,
T. G. P; William P. Allan, P. G. M; w. II.
Stansbury, P. g.; r. B. Nixon, P. g.; r. A.
Mclean, 6. R.; James Hughes, P. e.. j. w.
Colley, ?. g., and Henry Storey, P. c. P.
Grand Patriarch r. H. Sorrell, accompanied
by the other officers of the Grand Encamp-
ment paid an official visitation to Frederick
D. Stuart Encampment Tuesday evening, and
was met with warm reception. At tho con-
clusion of the examination, in which the Off,
GERS Of the encampment acquitted themselves
IN an exemplary manner, 1t was announced
that two candidates were in waiting for de-.
gress, and the Grand Officers vacated tho
chairs and witnessed the cenferring of the
Golden Rule degree in fine style.
The Grand Encampment officers visited
Columbian EncampmenG on Wednesday
evening, and thoroughly examined the Off
GERS of the latter as to their knowledge of the
written and unWritten work of that branch OF
the order The officers proved themselves
thoroughly posted in the work Of Odd Fellow
ship, and in addition cxemplfed degree
work before the Grand Officers.
Ruth Lodge No. 9, D. of r., gave a recep-
tion to the officers of the Grand Lodge
Wednesday evening, the occasion being the
semi-annual grand visitation. The ladies of
this lodge are to be congratulated upon the
manner in which they conduct its business
The Grand Master particularly complimented
the Noble Grand. During the evening ono
brother was admitted to membership by de-
posit Of card, and several visitations were in
troduced and entertained. The remarks of
Grand Representative r. A. Stier were par
ticularly pleasing. Under the good of the
order important steps were taken, looking to
the beautifying of the work, and, under the
leadership OF Brothers Kessler and Pearson,
this lodge will, no doubt, maintain high
position in Rebekah Odd Fellowship. A
special meeting will be held on next Wednes-
day evening, and q full attendance is ro-
quested.
On Sunday morning last Brother Thomas
Goss, an old and respected citizen of East
Washington, passed away. Brother Goss was
formerly connected with the Navy Yard, and
the beginning of the sickness, which termi-
mated in his death, was from severe cold
contracted while working the Govern
ment fire engine at the Patent Office fire In
1877. For the past seven years the brother
has been unable to perform any work, and
during the last year of his sickness suffered
intense agony. Harmony Lodge and Mage
menu Encampment, and the Grand Canton,
accompanied by Franklin Lodge, X. OF F., TO
all which the deceased belonged, followed his
remains to their last resting place on Tuesday
afternoon, the 10th instant, the ceremony OF
by the Noble Grand and Chaplain OF Har-
mony Lodge.
l. o. o. Il, BriefS.-GIand Representative
NJ d. Brainerd on Friday morning started for
Duluth, st. Paul, and the Northwest,
TO be gone until colder weather sets In,
on the advice of his physician. He
has been prevented from attending sew
eral Visitations on account of the con-
dition of his health, and has been greatly
missed. No doubt his present illness dates
back TO the recent session of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge at st. Louis in September last
where, as chairman OF the judiciary commit
tee, the most important of that body, he was
compelled TO laber early and late in the pre-
Paration OF his reports. His many