The Washington times., 1894-04-15
ODD FELLOWS;
GOOD FELLOWS

! Union Lodge. No. II, and Magenenu Encamp-
! meut, No 4, will meet at their respective halls
this Sunday afternoon at l. 30 o'clock, 10 attend
the funeral OF Brother John Webster, who died
! on Friday morning at o'clock, after long ill
| ness, aged - years Brother Webster, who was
| an old resident of Washington, had been con-
nected with Union Lodge for forty years. he
was admitted by initiation on July ), 1sJl. lie
was the father of Past Grand John L. Webster
/ and grandfather Of Brother William Webster,
! all OF Union Lodge. lie was member Of Nar-
mony Lodge, 7. A. y. NJ. and the Veteran Nolun-
| teer Fireman's Association, which organizations
| VIII participate in the funeral this afternoon
| from his late residence, No % Virginia avenue
! Southwest.
| Brookland Lodge No p expects to have the
| first degree on Monday evening.
Beacon Lodge No 10, worked the second de-
gree on Monday evening and Will have the third
at the next meeting.
Golden Rule Lodge, No 81 had the second de-
gree last Tuesday evening.
Fred. D. Stuart Encampment conferred the
golden rule degree on Tuesday evening last.
William F. Larrabee, for several years grand
representative from Virginia TO the sovereign
grand lodge, was in the city the past week visit
ing friends
The scventy-fifth anniversary will be cele-
brated in Baltimore, the cradle Of American
Odd Fellowship" April 26 by joint parade uf
the military and Odd Fellows There's an ex-
empliGcation of friendship and unity.
Deputy Grand Yastcr-elect H. H. all. of Nor
folk, Va visiting friends in this city the past
week.
Grand visi:ations will occur during the weei,
as follows: Tuesday evening, AIril :, to WASH
ington Lodge No. g. Thursday evening, 10
Friendship Lodge No 10
Canton Norfolk and Canton Portsmouth pur-
pose visiting Baltimore the ensuing anniyer-
sary celebration OF the order, April 70.
i magnificent reception was rendered the
grand lodge of Virginia Monday ovcain!. last
in the opera house in Alexandria. The sy.eci.il,
building was filled by an attentive and iutcili-
GEM audience.
,.ropd " I p,l,,or rsr..a ~,
Il, was presented with handsome floral oier-
ing On Tuesday evening by Potomac I.7G.se, Ne.
y, of Alexandria, whittier lie has gone 20 assist
in the degree work. Grand Representative
George Z. Davis, Of Virginia, made the prescnta-
zion address
The unanimous selection of Past Grand Master
y: X Sianspury 10 be grand representative igom
Virginia is most deserved compliment to an
able, earnest and faithful member of the order
On Wednesday evening some fifty members
OF the grand lodge OF the District of Columbi
visited the grand lodge of Virginia, in session ut
Alexandria and after having been appropriately
introduced by Grand Representative Larrabec
were received with the honors incident to the oc-
casion
A new order styled 1.-THE Imperial Order of
Muscovites" has been started at Cincinnati the
first lodge being named the "krelim Moscow"
The presiding officer is the ear, and his power
appears to be absolute Pleasure is the object
ol the organization. and while in no way con-
nected with Odd Fellowship it is especially in
tended for members of that order
Star of Bethlehem Lodge, No 90, of Philadel-
phia, has distinguished member in our city
Hon. Galusha \. Grow, recently elected Congress-
man-at-large from Pennsylvania.
Magenenu Encampment, No 4, will confer the
golden rule degree next Friday evening
The grand visitation to Central Lodge, No /,
took place in the auditorium of the Seventh
street hall on Friday evening, at which there was
large and appreciatiTe audience.
AT a meeting of Metropolis Lodge on Friday
evening the first degree was inpressivey con-
ferred on eleven candidates and four appIica-
tlons Tor membership were received. Takoma
Lodge, NO ~, was present in n body, there bein;,
abou; thirty members. Brother j. B. Kinnear, Of
Iakoma Lodge, in neat and eloquent speech,
presented Metropolis Lodge with an elegant
solid silver water set, in appreciation of the
kindness shown by the lodge in giving them the
use of their lodge room, where they have contin-
t'nued to meet since the fire some months ago
which destroyed their entire property Noble
Grand George A Terrett and Past Grand Ellis
made appropriate remarks in reply Among
the visitors present were the following: E. NJ
Baldwin Ellis Lodge, No l46; Ellis Kansas
dheodore Peters, Reno Lodge, No. :, FL Reno,
Oklahoma territory. and George H. Wood, VII
liam Ellison Lodge, No 1S5, Gardner, Mass
Among the active and earnest workers in the
grand lodge or virginia whom met during
our cisit there was Past Grand George b. Jones,
who is one OF the rising men of the order in that
state.
At the special meeting OF Metropolis Lodge,
No. l6, last Tuesday evening, two candidates were
initiated.
Harmony Lodge, No. 9, was visited by the
grand lodge officers on Monday evening Grand
Master Wood was presented by tho lodge with a
gold ring, Past Grand Master THOMPSON lnak.n;
the address. Among the addresses made was
one by Grand Representative Mcguire, Of Cali
fornia, who was presented with 9. floral offering
during the evening The attendance was large
and much interest manifested. there being repre-
sentativeS present from most of the lodges in
the jurisdiction