The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-12-13
Independent Order OF odd Fellows.

N8- If the Recording Secretaries or some
other members IN the several lodges, tUho may
feel an interest in keeping this column replete
Nth me,cs shotcng the doings Of the order, tciU
send items of interest to this office, care editor
l. O. O. r. column, or to Grand Master II. @.
Hazard, or Deputy Grand Master CrdushaD,
the same aviU reach their intended destination
and receiVe proper attention.
The visitation of the Grand Officers to Nc
chanics' Lodge Nc. IS, December 4, proved a
great success, and much praise is due to P q.
W. A. Donaldson, the Grand Instructor, for
the excellent manner which the officers of
the lodge exemplifed the written and unwrit-
ten work Of the order.
Federal City's degree team visited Central
Lodge!No. l., Friday night, and conferred the
second degree. The w. G. of Central in his
remarks, said he had never seen the work so
well done. After the degree refreshments
were served and speech-making INDUCED in
until late hour, Brother Nicholson guarding
the outer door to prevent desertions during
the time that Brother Robert Wood was speak
ing.
On Sunday, December 6, Union Lodge was
called to pay the last token of respect to its
late brother, Christopher Lewis The funeral,
one OF the largest ever held in the eastern sec
ton, was headed by Kit Carson Post Drum
Corps, followed by Farragut Post, G. A. R.,
Union Lodge and Magenenu Encampment, l.
o. o. F.
On Sunday December 6, 1891, Past Grand
George Dice, one Of the oldest and most
respected Odd Fellows in the District passed
quietly away. Brother Dice had been a mem
Der of Beacon Lodge No. Is for many years.
He held the position of Herald of the Grand
Lodge l. o. o. F. for fifteen years, his ago
compelling him to retire from active service
in that body In 1884. He was 80 years of age.
The Grand Lodge attended his funeral in con-
nection with Beacon Lodge Tuesday, Decem-
ber 8, and was conducted by the Row. A.
Homnghaus, of the Church of the Fatherland,
and Rev. DR.. Butler, of Memorial Church.
The funeral of Past Grand John G. Weaver,
formerly of Metropolis Lodge No. 16, took
place last Sunday from st. Pauls Lutheran
Church, the Rev. DIR. Domer conducting the
services. The funeral was attended by
large concourse OF people, Metropolis Lodge,
!. o. o. T. and Columbia Lodge of Mechanics
being present. The interment was at Con-
gressional Cemetery.
The Grand Master spent last Monday even
ing with Excelsior Lodge No. II, and witnessed
the comforting OF the degrees Of Friendship
and Brotherly Love, assisting In the exemph-
fcation Of the latter degree.
Metropolis Lodge No. 16 has be en- invited
to confer the I'd degree In Union Lodge room,
2lst instant. By some mistake the date upon
which Covenant Lodge was invited to eI-
emplify the initiatory degree at Union Lodge
room was not lodge meeting. The mi stake
mas been corrected, and Covenant Lodge is
how expected to visit Union Lodge for this
purpose on the first Monday nightin January.
The Bundle of Sticks of Union Lodge has
in its treasury $65, which it proposes to ex-
pend In beautifying the degrees
1. o. 0. r. Notes.-The Grand Master
recommends that each subordinate lodge set
apart day before the year closes upon which
| to receive donations for the benefit of the
widows and orphans. 49,. Harmony Lodge No.
| 9 has elected P. G. Andrews as degree direc-
| tor. He is making a tour of the different
| lodges with view to the improvement OF his
| staff. THE Grand Master visited Naomi
| Lodge Monday evening, introducing Brother
| Edward II. Murray, OF Colfax Lodge No. 96,
| OF Buffalo, N. Y.....The Grand Officers paid
| an official visit to Eastern Lodge No. Z Friday
evening. Metropolis Lodge had degree
| work on Friday evening and visitor re-
| marked that 1t was the finest exhibition Of
| spectacular Odd Fellowship he had ever
seen...... Brother and Sister e. @. ,Grumley have
| returned to the city after an extended vacation
in New England and Northern New York 49,.
| The degree staff of Federal City will visit
Beacon No. Is at Odd Fellows Hall Monday
and confer the I'd degree The canine will
accompany the team, report to the contrary
| notwithstanding I'M. ID. Wires, Past Grand
| OF Eastern Lodge No. z, has been taken To
| his home In Massachusetts seriously ill.,.
| Recording Secretary Joseph II. keefer, OF
| Beacon Lodge No. Is, has recovered and is at
"a Aasl L., TT Dr.