The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-10-11

lodges who are patr1arche OF encampmente,
and to report to said encampmente whenever
member OF the same is suspended, with
draws, or is reinstated. This is a good law
and should be strictly carried out throughout
the jurisdiction, as brothers. membership In
the encampment branch depends upon his
standing in the subordinate lodge.
Since the year 1880 1,6S5,3sl persons
have heen initiated into the subordinate
lodges of the l. o. o. F. in the United States
l,460,33l members and 1s3,60l widowed fam
lilies have been relieved; 143,504 members
have died. The total amount expended in re-
lief was S51, ,25S, ,391 81, while the total re-
ceipts were $135, ,657:9O9.
Central Lodge No. will work the Secon
degree on next Friday evening. This lodge
is adding "hesvy TIMBER TO its organization.
Union Lodge will confer the degree of
Friendship tomorrow night.
Washington Grand Canton, of Patriarchs
Militant, has accepted an invitation to visit, in
body, Federal City Lodge No. 90, ,on Thursday
evening, the 10Th instant. The lodge meets
at the hall, corner Eighth and streets north
east, and an interesting time is anticipated.
In view Of the large number of Odd Eel
lows who will be at the Encampment Of the
G. A. r. next year in this city, 1t has been sug-
gested that steps be taken to receive them in
fraternal manner.
Oriental Lodge No. 10 was called together
Wednesday to attend the funeral OF p. G.
August w. Noack, ST., who died on Monday,
aged 81 years. The Grand Lodge, of which
the deceased was member, was represented
by the Grand Master and Grand Secretary.
The Noble Grand Of the lodge, Brothers E. r.
Trieber, delivered, in the German language,
the beautiful funeral ceremony of the order.
Potomac Canton is preparing for ball on
Thanksgiving eve.
NJ. d. Brainard, F. A. Stier, and Richard
Mclean, representatives to the Sovereign
Grand Lodge, have returned from st. Louis,
where the session was recently held. The
Sovereign Grand Lodge is conceded to be one
OF the most intelligent deliberative bodies of
the kind anywhere to be found. The next
session will be held in Portland, Ore, In 1892.
The degree staff of Union Lodge, ''The
bundle OF Sticks" meets every Thursday
evening to rehearse.
Naomi Lodge held an interesting meeting
Monday evening at which it was decided to
present handsome Rebekah degree pin, to
the lady member who shall excel under the
good of the order' at the next season.
1t seems G. NJ Hazard expects Federal
City to set the standard for vfsitations this
year, as he has placed her first in the series.
Past Grand Representative Oliver Dufour's
condition remains about the same. He is
still sojourning with relatives at Hyattsville,
and will not return to the city until he be-
comes stronger. Ris host of friends in this
Jurisdiction cherish the hops that he may
speedily be restored to health and vigor that
his good words and work may continue to
benefit the order.
The secretary of Federal City again calls
nf fha of oyo
to the Importance of addressing all mail for
his lodge to Eighth and l streets northeast,
The Grand Canton and Potomac Canton, P.
M. will visit Federal City Lodge October Is
In full dress, and good time may be expected.
l. 0. o. f. Persomals-Among those who
witnessed the comforting of the Initiatory de-
gree at Union Lodge Monday evening were
Dr. s. A. 81. McKin and ex-Representatf We
w. j. Purman, two Of the old members of the
lodge. Brother Purman was a member of
Congress from Florida many years ago, and has
lately resided in Massachusetts, m . Past Grand
Patriarch E. c. Grumley and his wife, Sister
j. w. Grumley, Past Noble Grand of Naomi
Lodge, left the city last week for months
York.....P. G. w. A. Donaldson, of No. IS,
has been quite III but is now improving. .A
delegation Of officers and members of Central
Lodge No. lately visited the residence of P.
". H.. b. Kellogg in Alexandria, Va, and
gave their honored Degree Director pleasant
birthday surprise. Past Grand Augustus
Shaw, Of Lackatong Lodge No. ia, of Quaker
town, N. j., visited Union Lodge Monday
evening....A delegation from Central Lodge
visited the residence of Past Grand Master j.
Edwin Mason on Monday, the Past Grand
Masters Goth birthday anniversary. Among
the sixteen members present. the average
weight OF each brother was $50 pounds. The
floral offerings especially those presented by
Noble Grand Crude, were very fine.....P. G.
3. 3. Higgins, of No. 1, who has been visiting
at Falls Church, Va, has had severe attack
OF lumbago, but is now recovering