The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-01

companied by the officers OF the Grand Lodge
OF the District OF Columbia, paid the semi
annual grand visitation TO Union Lodge No.
IL In their beautiful hall on Pennsylvania
avenue southeast The examination Of the
officers OF the lodge by Grand Representative
NJ. d. Brainard as to their knowledge Of the
written and unwritton work of the order,
proved an exemplary one in every particular
and was no doubt very gratifying to Grand
Master Hazard, who holds an humble men,
bership In this lodge. While the examination
was in progress Captain Shackelford, accom-
panied by Canton Potomac in full uniform,
knocked for admission and the ceremony OF
examination was suspended and the cheva-
liers were admitted and introduced In proper
form. At the close Of the examination the
officers OF the lodge exemplified the Degree
OF Truth upon four candidates In their usual
style. The report OF the Grand Treasurer,
rendered at the close of the meeting as to the
financial condition of the lodge, was very
gratifying, and showed, among other things,an
average of $40 per week paid out for sick
benefits
The spirit OF fraternity shown by Canton
Potomac In inaugurating series of vistations
to the several subordinate lodges OF the juris-
diction should receive the commendation OF all
good Odd Fellows.
p. G. NJ. and Z. G. 2. Jos. II. Daniels is
never absent from bis lodge and encampment.
Brother Daniels has been teacher of music
in the public schools for many years, and has
seen many Of the boys and girls, to whom he
taught in early years the rudiments of music,
gradually advance to manhood and woman
hood, and now filling responsible positions in
the order and In society. There is not city
Of any size in the United States but what
claims some Of his old pupils. The brother
was initiated into Central Lodge No. l, in the
year 1889, and was admitted to membership in
n in
has held continuous membership In both
organizations ever since.
The officers of the Grand Lodge paid an Of
fetal visit to Golden Rule Lodge No. 81
Tuesday evening. and were we'll received. At
the close of the examination the officers of the
lodge were congratulated upon the marked
improvement in the manner Of giving the
work, the Vice Grand OF the lodge receiving
special praise.
During the coming week the grand officers
will pay official visits to the following subor-
dinate lodges: On Monday, November 2,
Harmony Lodge No. Q, Odd Fellows Hall,
Eighth street southeast; On Tuesday, Novem
Der 5, Washington Lodge No. o, Odd Fellows
Hall, Seventh street northwest and on Thurs
day, November 5, Columbia Lodge No. 10.
Odd Fellows Hall, Seventh street northwest.
To all these visitations the fraternity is cor
daily invited.
Covenant Lodge No, 13 and the ladies Of
Martha Washington Rebekah Lodge No. 3
are to be congratulated upon their manage
ment of the fair which was held in the annex
of Covenent Lodge room during the past
two weeks. The fair was success far beyond
expectations. Between $1,000 and $4,000
were realized, which will be material aid in
lifting the debt upon their recently purchased
property.
I. O. 0. F. Notes and Pvsonals-The news
from Msgenenu Encampment is very eneou-
raging. =. Candidates are due for the Initia-
tory degree at Union Lodge tomorrow
night. 49,. Post Grand Frank A. Austin, of Cen
tral Lodge No. l, is greatly improved. He
has been sick for some weeks......B Beacon
Lodge conferred the % degree on Monday
evening The Forty-sevsnth anniversary Of
Beacon will be celebrated November 16......
Grand Treasurer G. A. B. Rspey, has gone on
York.....Mount Nebo Encampment No. 6
holds an interesting meeting on Wednesday
evening, at which the Patriarchal degree will
be conferred.....T The ball to be given by Can
ton Potomac on Thanksgiving eve, ia already
an assured suc"ess..... Union Lodge on Mon
day evening passed unanimous vote Of
thanks to the visiting chevalers 49,. The
Grand Canton OF Patriarshs Militant, under
command OF Major John Chancey,
visited the Worlds Fair" at Ma
Two prominent members Of Eastern Lodge
No. were admitted to the Patriarchal De-
gree In Fred Stuart Encampment No. Tues
day evening. The news from the bedside Of
Past Grand Representative Oliver Dufour is
not encouraging. An effort to remove him
from Hyattsville to this city last week was
abandoned on account of his weak condi-
tion... The officers of Friendship Lodge No.
IL are holding weekly meetings for rehearsing
secret work. This lodge has two admirable
instructors, P. G.. M. Watt and P G. Mead,
and will no doubt make a creditable showing
before the Grand Officers on November ~.