The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-09-20

Noble Grand Arthur b. Cassidy, the genial
presiding officer OF Harmony Lodge, was
formerly member Of the order in Massachu-
setts.
There is marked improvement In the con-
dition OF ?. G.. r. John T. Given, Of Washing
ton Lodge No. 6. The brother is in his I'D
year.
The Grand Master OF the State of Ohio is
allowed s., 700 per annum for services and ex-
penses, but must devote his entire time to the
order.
Brother 4. r. Rixey, OF Union Lodge No.
II, a brother of T. P. Rixey, Grand Master of
the State OF Missouri, has been sick for nearly
year.
Hon. l.. f. Mckinney and Hon. w. f.
Daniels, members-elect of Congress from
New Hampshire, are both prominent Odd
Fellows.
At special meeting held last week Cove
nant Lodge No. IA conferred the initiatory,
first, second, and third degrees upon several
candidates.
Naomi Lodge No. l, ID. of r., holds its re-
gular session tomorrow evening In Seventh
Street Hall. The meetings are always pleasant
and profitable.
Past Grand z. 7. Pet,engill, secretary of
Friendship Lodge No. 12, who, with his esti-
mable wife, has been out of the city for
several weeks, has returned.
Central Lodge expects to work the degree
of truth next Friday evening. At the last
meeting the degree of brotherly love was
conferred upon three candidates.
The Secretary of Federal City Lodge re-
quests that all mail for his lodge be sent to
the hall, Eighth and / streets northeast and
not to the hall on Seventh street.
Past Chief Patriarch John z. Herrell, the
honorsd treasurer of Magenenu Encampment
No. 4, and Past Grand of Harmony Lodge,
and president OF the National Capital Bank,
has gone to Capon Springs for his health
His many friends will be pleased to learn
that the efficient financial secretary OF Ruth
Rebekah Degree Lodge has recovered from
the severe cold contracted during the summer.
AT recent Odd-Fellows' fair in New York
State, the object being to raise fund to es-
tablish an Odd-Fellows' Home, some $2B, 900
were cleared. Does this suggest anything to
the members in this jurisdiction
Past Grand E. c. Grumley and Brother
E. l.. Lomax, Of Columbia Lodge No. 10, and
Past Grand George Bennett, of Covenant
Lodge No. Is, were welcome visitors to
Beacon Lodge last Monday evening
From Martha Washington Lodge No. 8, D.
OF r., comes the news that at their last meet
ing the Degree of Rebekah was conferred up-
on two candidates, while two others made ap-
plication for the same, to be acted upon in the
near future.
In recent newspaper article it was stated
that the proposed Odd-Fellows' Building In
Chicago will be thirty-four stories in height.
Ihis prompts the question as to how many
stories there will be in the new Odd-Fellows'
Temple in this city ,Ohen it is erected
Harmony Lodge conferred the degree of
brotherly love last Monday night, and blocked
out program for the official visitation from
the Grand Master. One application for mem
6ership was received. Tomorrow night the
degree of truth will be conferred.
Naomi Lodge No. and Covenant Lodge
No. 13 are happy in the fact that Brother w.
Ellis Clappis again permanently located in
washington. He has already been appointed
chairman OF Covenant Lodge fair committee,
and better officer could not have been Sc
lected.
The Grand Lodge at the annual session
passed law requiring the Grand Lodge to at
tend the funeral Of dece ased past grands who
were in good standing in their subordinate
lodge at the time Of their death. Secretaries
OF lodges are required to notify the Grand
Master Of the decease.
Grand Sire Busbee passed through Wash
ington twice recently without stopping. On
August "A he was taken to John Hopkins
Hospital, Baltimore, to receive electrical treat
ment, but the doctors decided such treatment
would do him no good. Latest advices from
Raleigh, N. c., repOrt his condition as staadily-
improving.
Our Grand Representatives left the city tho
latter part of the week to attend the session
OF the Sovereign Grand Lodge, which will be
held at st. Louis tomorrow, Grand Repre-
sentative r. A. Mclean going by the B. q o.
Grand Representative M. ID. Brainard by the
Pennsylvania line, and G. r. F. A. Stier and
wife by the c. & o. route.
Magenenu Encampment has resumed the
'good of the order'' under the supervision of
the "herdsmen," and will continue the ex-
cellent meetings which were inaugurated last
tall. Every patriarch In the District is cor
daily invited to attend these meetings, and If
he cannot speak, sing, or dance, will be as
welcome as the 'herdsmen," who must en-
tertatn each other.
Brother Thomas w. Sims, member of
Atlantic Lodge, j. o. o. F., of Baltimore,
died in this city on the 18th instant, aged 73
years. He served as a soldier during the
Mexican War, and in the war of the Rebellion,
was member of Company B, Third United
states Infantry. The funeral took place on
tuesday, the interment being at Arlington
Cemetery. Lincoln Post, g. A, r., and
Columbia Lodge No. 10, /. o. o. F., in whose
care the brother has been for some time, es-
corted the remains to their last resting place.