The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-10-25
independent Order of Odd Fellows.

gs If the Recording Secretaries or some
other members IN the several lodges, ,Uho may
feel an interest In keeping this column replete
t0'th net0s sho,oing the doings of the order, ,iU
send items of interest to this Office, care editor
L. U. q. Il. column, or to Grand Master H. c..
Hazard, or Deputy Grand Master Crapsha,c,
the same toiU reach their intended destination
and receive proper attention.
The charter for "Canton Potomacn having
at last arrived, the Grand Canton was called
together at Seventh Street Hall, Tuesday
evening for the purpose of instituting the
new canton. The ceremony was impressive
and called together large concourse of
milltants. The personnel of the new canton
comprises many Odd Fellows of known ability
and Canton Potomac, Patriarchs Militant, l.
0. o: f., under the leadership of Captain Jack
Shackeford, is now before tho public and
starts out under most favorable circumstances.
The news from Mechanics Lodge, George
town, is of a very encouraging nature. The
lodge conferred the LIST and I'd degrees on last
meeting night and have a candidate due for
the initiatory degree at its next meeting P
g. w. A. Donaldson, Of this lodge, who has
been sick for some time, is convalesceRt.
Central Lodge conferred the degree of
Truth upon a candidate on last Friday even
ing Past Grand Master j. Edwin Mason
took part in the comforting of the degree of
Brotherly Love upon a candidate lately.
Though one of the oldest members of the
lodge no brother takes more active part in
Its work.
The officers and members of Naomi Lodge
No. met at the residence of Brother Giles on
Thursday evening and together paid frater-
nal visit to Covenant Lodge Fair. The Re-
bekahs were out In goodly numbers and were
well received by the officers of the fair.
delegation from Union Lodge No. IL visited
the fair on Saturday evening.
Union Lodge No. II conferred the degree of
Brotherly Love a its last meeting. Among
those present was noticed District Deputy
Grand Master j. 7. Meacham, a member of
Howard Lodge No. II, of Rockville, Ind.
The Grand Visitations during the present
week will be as follows Monday s6, Union
No. IL, National Capital Bank Building,
Pennsylvania avenue southeast. Tuesday,
9th, Golden Rule Lodge No. 81, Seventh
street Hall. Thursday, Goth, Federal City
Lodge No. 20. Medford's Hall, Eighth and 1
streets northeast. Friday, 30th, Eastern Lodge
No. z, at Seventh Street Hall The fraternity
are cordially invited
1t will be great advantage to the order In
this Jurisdiction to have the headquarters of
the Sovereign Grand Lodge located in this
SipJs AZ Iuo ICt6uG b6bolOn III OG. LOUIS a
committee of five was appointed to consider
the eIpediency of the removal to Baltimore.
1t seems that Columbus is not satisfactory
place. Inasmuch as Washington is every
year becoming more and more the great head
quarters for societies and conventions, 1t il
peculiarly fitting that the home OF the Sov-
ereign Grand Lodge should be located here In
the Capital City of the country. 1t will
nAtionalize the order and give IT q special
prominence and Significance that can be had
nowhere else in the country. This being the
case it would seem quite apparent what
ought to be done in the premises.
The Three Links has been resuscitated, No.
% having appeared on the 10Th instant, under
its former editorial management of William
L. Allan, p. q. M and p q. F., the publishing
Office being at No. 656 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast. 1t is supposed it has come TO stay.
The Three Links hadbeeome popular weekly
visitor, and can be made potent power for
good IN disseminating among the members de-
sirable fraternal information.
Lodges should see to it that their members
are in attendance at the Visitations. Let this
series of yisitations be notable for the interest
displayed. Get out your members.
Mrs. Mary Heaton, who resides on Grant
Place and who recently attained her eighty
first birthday, is the wife of Past Grand
Charles nj. Heaton, an old and respected
member OF South Bend Lodge No. 80, of
South Bend, lad. She was one of the first