The Washington times., 1894-09-16
AMONG THE ODD FELLOWS.
Efforts 10 Have the Sovereign Grand Meet
in This City.

in This City.
Accotink Lodge, No. 70, which was recently
instituted by Grand Representative D. R.
Stansbury and Special Deputy Grand Master
George B. Jones, at Alexandria, Va, has thir-
ty-nve charter members.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge, which is the
supreme head OF the order, Will convene in
annual session tomorrow on the top OF Look
out Mountain. Chattanooga. Tenn. The ses-
sion will last about week and many impOr-
tant matters will come before il. Quite a
delegation from Canada, the New England
States, and New Jersey came through this
city on Thursday evening. en- route to Chatta-
nooga, over the Southern Railway. They
were 10 stop over at Asheyilie. n c., 10 wit
ness demonstration Of the order, aud after
reaching Chattanooga the programme was to
take an excursion down the Mississippi River
yesterday. A large delegation went over the
Norfolk and Western road last evening. among
them being Grand Representatives Allen, of
the District of Columbia. and Stansbury, of
Virginia. Grand Representative Blanks. Of
Virginia and Grand Representative George
?. Davis left last evening. Grand Repre-
sentative Ster left yesterday morning.
Mount Pleasant Lodge. No %. worked the
first degree on Wednesday evening.
Monday evening Beacon Lodge. No. Is,
celebrated its tlftieth anniversary in the aud
itOrium OF the Seventh street |. O. o. F. hall.
An interesting musical and literary pro-
granme (Which was fully reported in TIE
TIMES the day following was rendered 10 the
delight of a large and interested audience.
The addresses were as follows: Past,
Charles b. Il. Colelge, past grand master;
Present. T. 4. Stier. grand representative,
and Future Brother Edwin 3. Hay. The
address of Brother Colledge was principally
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lowing is an extract: Beacon Lodge. No. 10,
l. o. o. F., was chartered September 9, 1914,
with nine Hsembers, as follows: Cranston
Laurie. James Owner, ir., John I. Downs, J.
". COlley, W. l.. Dixon, William Wall John
Waters, T. A. Stevens and William Moore.
OF these two charter members. J. W. Coiley
and William Wall, are still living and are
active members ofthe lodge. Neither ofthem
in appearance are over forty years of age. At
the date of charter of the lodge John Sessford,
jr., was grand master and Charles Calvert
grand secretary. A grandson of Grand Sec
Tetary Calvert is now a member of Beacon
Lodge. At the meeting of the charter
members, held at the store of Brother
John Waters, the following officers
were elected: J. ". Colley. noble grand; John
T. Downs, vice grand and William Wall sec
retary. The first appointed officers were as
follows: William Moore, warden; Cranston
Laurie. conductor; John Waters, guardian;
W. l.. Dixon. r. S. TO \. G.; James Owner
L. S. 10 n. g.. and F. A. Stevens r. S. to V.
Ct. Brother james 3. Clark, past grand, who
was afterWard elected the first treasurer of
the lodge. and Brothers Charles I. Smith and
Thomas Scrivener were admitted TO member
ship on withdrawal cards. and petitions for
membership of T. W. Johnson, /. A. Provost,
J. NJ. Black. and r. H. Waters were among
the first applications received. 1t will thus
be seen that the lodge closed its first regular
session with only twelve members and four
additional in prospect. The terms of officers
in those days were quarterly. The seal of the
lodge. The Beacon Light at Sea- was the
design OF Brother Cranston Laurie. who was
a clerk in the Post-office Department and
said to have been the most beautiful penman
in the service of the government. At the see
ond meeting five members were admitted
bringing the membership to seventeen. The
average membership during half century
has been eighty-five. The minutes for the
first three years do not give sufficient statisti
cal information. but during the last forty
seven years there has been paid TO 521
brothers for sick benefits the amount OF S14,-
362. 10. This. however, does not include sums
paid. for burying the dead, educating the
orphans relief of widows, which has always
been liberal in this lodge no worthy applica-
tlon having been turned away, etc. -
The Sovereign Grand Lodge, which will be
asked to hold its meeting next year in this
city. The representatives from this jurisdic-
ton will convey the invitation extended by
the grand lodge and grand encampment and
will also present an invitation from the Com
missloners of the District of Columbia re-
questing that body to meet here at that time.
The only session held in the District Of CO.
lumbia was that of an adjourned meeting
from Baltimore in 1894, sixty years ago.
Past Grand Patriarch John II. Seiffert Is
enjoying summer outing among the cool
ing breezes of the great lakes.
The Special Deputy Grand Master George
B. Jones, of Virginia. has sent to this office
the September number of the Virginia Odd
Fellow 1t is bright and ably edited
monthly paper, published by Past Grand
Master Thomas n. kendler, and should be a
valuable medium in dIffusing the principles
of the order.
Federal City Lodge, No. 20, conferred the
first degree last Wednesday evening and will
work the second at its next meeting.
Naomi (Rebekah Degree Lodge meets to-
morrow night Work at every meeting.
Representative T. P Rixey, of Missouri,
formerly of Virginia. and brother of n de-
ceased member of Union Lodge, No. II, is
being pushed by his State for the position of
deputy grand sire. Representative Rixey yis-