The Washington times., 1894-10-14
AMONG ODD FELLOWS.
Arrangements for the Burial OF an Odd
Fellow and Il Mason.

ARRANGEMENTS lOI IlG buIlal OF an Ol4
Fellow and Mason.
Among the acts which will fayorably char
acterize the administration OF Grand Master
Mead, is the arrangement between the /. o.
o. T. and the Masonic fraternity Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia. whereby. as expressed in
the grand masters circular 10 the suuordi-
nate lodges, Proper and uniform action may
be taken in turials If brothers who, at the
time OF death. were also members OF the Ma
sonic order. a ease the two orders join tine
funerUl services. Grand Master Mead speaks
rs follows In the concluding paragraph OF his
circular: In s.l eases 81 a death of a brother
belonging 20 both orders. the presiding officers
OF the two lodges % which Dee was member
should meet aud proceed together 90 che home
Of the deceased and there make arrange
meut@. with the consent OF the family, for The
funeral and the manner Of performing their
rites
Friendship Lodge. No. u. lost number OF
valued members. some Of them holding the
highest positions 90 the lodge. by the recent
transfer Cf The cavalry troops from Fort
Ayer to a distant pos, ia the West.
Federal Ciry Lodge. No. 20. had the lrst
degree on "Wednesday evening.
Mechanics Lodge. No. is. had work at its
meeting on Friday evening last.
Vice Grand J.. T.. Einnear. Of Takoma Lodge.
is on q visit 10 his old home and friends IN
Illinois. aud expects 10 return about the 22d
instant
The grand lodge yisitatious will occur next
week as follows. BrooklaGd Lodge. No. 25. at
BroOkland. i. c., Monday. October %, and
Columbia Lodge. No. 10. at the Seventh street
l. o. o. I. hall, Thursday, October 25.
Al the meeting OF Metropolis Lodge. No.
lrrf.H lost flar
present were A. j. Campbell of Sanford
Lodge. No. 100 Sanford. \. c.. and John
Johnson and Fred Widerman. of Schiller
Lodge, No. Il, Atlanta, Ga. One application
was received for membership. On Friday
evening, the 26lh instant. the third degree
viii be conferred. On this occasion the new
electric lights, which have just been com
pleted. will be in full blast. which will serve
10 heighten the effect III a manner superior
to anything heretofore possible.
The wife of Past Grand Master John II.
Wood died last week The funeral took
place on Monday. Mrs. Wood was highly es-
teemed and was also a member Of Naomi
Lodge, No. i. Daughters OF Rebekah. Brother
Wood has the sincere sympathy of the order.
as well rs that of large circle of other friends
here and in Indiana, from which State he
came here.
Mount Pleasant Lodge. No. %, expects to
confer the iniuatory degree on three candi-
dates next Wednesday evening. At the last
meeting among the visitors were Grand Mas
ter Theodore Meade and Past Grand Master
.. f. Crawshaw
Brookland Lodge, No. %. had the initia-
tory degree on Monday evening.
The first Of the series Of grand lodge vista
tions was that TO Beacon Lodge. No. Is. on
Monday evening last, on which occasion
there was a large attendance OF members and
visitors. The UIWritteD work was exempli-
fed in manner that elected commeDdation
from the grand master, as well as all members
4 present. The records of Recording Secretary
Ernst and Permanent Secretary COlley were
reported to be properly kept and that of
Treasurer Burkbart was stated TO be ''abSo-
| lutely correct y Addresses were made during
the evening by Grand Master Mead. Grand
Representatives Allan and Suer, Grand War
den Jones' Past Grand Master CraWshaW,
Grand Marshal Brown the noble grand and
vice grand OF Harmony Lodge. No. 9, Past
Grand J. Frank Davis, of Rhode Island, and
/ others.
Among the promotions which were recently
made in the departments were those OF ie-
cording Secretary Trotter. of Metropolis
Lodge, No. 10; Noble Grand Armstrong, of
Brookland Lodge. No. %: Vice Grand Kin
near, of Takoma Lodge. No. "a. and Brother
A. B. Stein, OF Metropolis Lodge, No. l6.
Grand Warden Jones and Past Grand Harry
Barton, of Brookland Lodge. No. %, were
among the delegates in attendance upon the
convention of the Brotherhood of st. Andrew
| during the past week.
Rev DR.. A. G. Rogers, pastor of the Church
of Our Father, Thirteenth and i stseels
northwest, contemplates. sometime in the
near future. preaching a sermon to the Or
der of Odd Fellows. The date has not yet
been definitely fixed.
Grand Master Mead and his colIeapues
visited Golden Rule Lodge. No. 81, on Tues
| day evening last and Notwithstanding the in
clement weather there Was a good attend
ance and much interest manifested The
! officers exemplihed the unwritten work in a
creditabe manner and the books were re-
ported as being kept in proper condition. Ad-
I dresses were made by Grand Master Mead.
Grand Marshal Brown, and several of the
members of Golden Rule Lodge.
Past Grand Master John T. Given occupied
an honorable place in Odd Fellowship in the
District. He was initiated into Washington
Lodge, No. 6, August Is, 1843 He was ad-
mitted into the grand lodge November 10.
1862 December l2 1866. he was chosen to
the honorable position of grand master
March 16, 1859. he became a member Of the
Patriarchs' branch, in which he took an un-
usual interest. He was also a member of
Mount Nebo Encampment No g. He was
elected and installed as its treasurer June II,
1868. TO which position he was reelected
sixty-two consecutive times, covering period
OF thirty-one years. which is splendid tribute
to his integrity, honesty and ability. July u,
1865, he was elected grand patriarch After
having passed the chair he was chosen rep
preventative from the encampment branch to
the Sovereign Grand Lodge, which latter po-
sitioni ne held from July, 1871, to July, 1894.