The Washington times., 1894-04-01

| Attend them.
| The grand visitation to Golden Rule Lodge,
No. q, occurred last Tuesday and was largely
attended. The degree Of brotherly love was
| conferred in the excellent manner for which
| No. 81 is justly noted. The grand master
| complimented the lodge on the character Of
the work of its degree staff. After the degree
was conferred an excellent and instructive
address on the degree of brotherly love was
delivered by Rev. Brother ]. W. Lee, OF North
Carolina. who was introduced to the lodge by
Grand Representative Stier. The grand
| master was presented by the lodge with "a
large and handsome basket of flowers to
which he responded appropriately. Remarks
were then made by othsI officers Of the grand
G. r. Faulkner. An enjoyable smoker" was
continued until a late hour. The degree OF
truth will be exemplifled in this lodge on next
Tuesday.
The anniversary committee will meet next
Wednesday evening at the Seventh street
hall.
The Grand Lodge of the District of Colum-
bia will visit the Grand Lodge of Virginia
on Wednesday evening, April IL. 1t is ex-
pected this interchange of fraternal courtesy
will be attended with much interest.
The seventy-flfth anniversary of American
odd-fellowship will be duly celebrated in
this city on April 26, 1894. A procession will
be formed at the Peace Monument at o'clock,
moving at O'Clock sharp by way of Pennsyl-
vania avenue to the White House, where the
procession will be reviewed by the President,
thence to Convention hall. corner Fifth street
and New York avenue, where exercises will
be held from to 8 o'clock.
At the regular meeting of Metropolis Lodge,
No. 16, held on Friday evening, there were
present from other jurisdictions the following:
J. S. May, P. G., SinnissippI Lodge. No. sos,
Prophetstown. ILL.,; Lawson P. Reese, Golden
Rule Lodge, No. 5s. Baltimore, Nd; A. c..
Kelley, Capitol City Lodge, No. 1O1, Rich
mond, Va; William Noble, South McAllister
Lodge, No. II, South McAllister, Indiana
No work was done. but four applications
were received. The initiatory decree will be
conferred next Friday evening on twelve can
didates.
The grand officers visited Columbia Lodge
No. 10, on Thursday evening and witnessed
the comforting of the second degree in most
excellent manner by the team of that lodge.
Salem Lodge conferred the second degree
upon one candidate last Thursday, and will
have the third at its next meeting.
MdSentuu Will nave
the patriarchal degree at its meeting on
Friday evening next.
Naomi (Rebekah degree) Lodge will likely
have work on Monday evening.
Harmony Lodge, No. 3. initiated one can
didate last Monday evening.
On Tuesday evening Golden Rule Lodge,
No. 81. put the second degree on the floor in
highly satisfactory manner in the presence
OF the grand officers.
At its last meeting Fred. D. Stuart En-
campment admitted one brother to the patri-
archal degree. and expect to have the Golden
Rule degree at their next meeting.
Langdon Lodge No. &c. at Its last meeting.
initiated one candidate and will likely have
the first degree at its next meeting. when
Fred. D. Stuart Encampment will pay
them fraternal visit. Let all patriarchs who
can go with them. viii leave the B. and o.
depot at $50 o'clock.
Noble Grand Fisher has been elected alter
native representative on the anniversary COM
mittee from Salem Lodge.
Brother Barber of Salem Ledge, is danger
ously ill at his uncle's residence at Mechan-
icsSAie, III, dEu II IOL tAptcltu 10 recover.
Grand Representative Joseph Burroughs
contributed a valuable article to the March
number OF the Bundle OF Sticks of Colum-
bus, Ohio, on the subject of 'Pay your
Dues"
Among the officers of the District of Colum-
bia board of directors representing the
Covenant Building and Loan Association of
Knoxville. Tenn, are the following: Vice
president, Grand Marshal Thomas J. Jones;
attorney Past Grand Master B. T. era wshaw:
secretary. Past Grand A. E. Gorham, and
directors. Past Grands J. J. Story and Will
lam p. White. The local office Of the COM
pany is at 619 T street northwest.
Excelsior Lodge, No. II, worked the first and
second degrees on Monday evening.
Brookland Lodge, No. % conferred. the
second and third degrees on Monday evening.
Past Grand NJ. V. Hammock, of Knoxville.
Tenn, was in the city last week on business
connected with the Covenant Building and
Loan Association of that place.
All lodges which have not yet reported
either tickets or money for the recent enter
tainment for the benefit of a relief fund are
requested to hand the same to either of the
following members of the committee: Past
Grand Z. II. Harner. secretary and treasurer,
or Past Grand John A. Shackelford, janitor,
!. o. o. F. hall, Seventh street.
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