The Washington times., 1894-11-25

Florida. which will be national in its char
acter. The expense OF room and board will
be about So per week. The object Is GER
tainly a very commendable one, and should
receive the careful consideration and best
thougl of the order. Beacon L odge ap-
pointed Past Grand Master Crawsha W as Its
member of the committee.
Grand Master Mead. accompanied by the
officers of the grand lodge, visited Martha
Washington (kebekah degree) Lodge. No. g..
on Tuesday evening. There was good at
tendance, inc udipg many visitors. The rem
dition of the work was highly complimented-
During the evening addresses were made by
Grand Master Mead, Grand Representative
Stier. Brother c. Il. Faulkner. of Indiana;
also Past Noble Grands Julianna Allan and
Georgiana Burroughs, Of Naomi (Rebekah
degree) Lodge, No. 1.
An enterprise is in progress in the way OF
an Odd Fellows sanitarium at Hot Springs,
Ark. which deserves the support of the fra
ternity.
Excelsior Lodge, No. II, has secured quite
an array of talent for the forthcoming musical
and literary entertainment. which is to take
place December 10 in the encampment-room,
Seventh street l. o. o. +. Hall. AT the last
meeting Of this lodge one application was re-
ceived
The visitations this week will occur as fol
lows; Harmony Lodge No. ., l. q. y. T..
Hall. Eighth street southeast, Monday, No
vember 2G. Tacoma Lodge, No. %, Takoma
Park, Wednesday. November 2S In the list
of visltations published that of Takoma
Lodge Is given as November %, but on ac-
count Of its being Thanksgiving Day the
grand master, at the special request of the
lodge, changed 1t 10 November %.
Past Grand John Il Cutter, of Harmony
Lodge. No 9. who died few days ago, was
zy,r4l Tor
time represented his lodge In the Grand
Lodge
Past Grand Charles NJ. Heaton, jr who has
been stopping with relatives during the sum-
mer at Takoma Park, has returned to his res
idence on Grant place. Brother Heaton is IN
his ninetieth year. and is gradually growing
more feeble. His wife, who has been quite
i'll, is one of the two survivors who received
the Rebekah degree at the hands of Schuyler
Coliax while the work was yet in manuscript
form.
Past Grand Charles W. Fits, of Mount
Pleasant Lodge, No %, is the business man
ager Of the new magazine Our Church, the
organ of the Church of Our Father, this city.
The Canton branch of the order recently
appointed committee to arrange for a
Thanksgiving Day outing.
Brother J. K. Seagraves, of Metropolis
Lodge. No. l6, has returned TO the city from
a recent visit to his home in Illinois.
Hon. Fred. Reman, who has been elected TO
Congress from the Eighteenth Illinois dis
trict. is an active member of the ]. o. o. f.
Of that State and resides iu Yandalia, the
home Of the present grand master.
Union Lodge, No. II. at the close of its re-
cent visitation had an enjoyable smoker.
Past Grand Shackelford, accompanied by
Brothers Williams and Morrison, visited
Bacon Lodge, No. 10, on Monday evening
last
Past Grand James W. Somerville, of Mount
Pleasant Lodge, No. q, is an active and un-
tirins worker in the Citizens Association ot
Mount Pleasant
Vice Grand J. L. McPhee was the recipient
Of much praise for his rendition OF the work
at the recent examination of Union Lodge.
No. II.
Grand Master Mead expresses himself as
well pleased with the satisfactory manner in
which the work has been exemplIfied dur.
ing the series Of grand lodge visitations
which are now closing.
Past Grand John H. Seiffert has resigned
the office of secretary OF the board of trustee;
Of the l. o. o. Z. Hall. which position he etn-
cientlY filed for long time.
Mount Pleasant Lodge. No. %. expects tc
confer the initiatory degree on three candi-
dates next Wednesday, This lodge has en-
tered the contest for the Odd Fellows regalia
TO be voted for at the fair 10 he held by Co.
lumbia Lodge, No. 10, December 4 10 10.
Frank P knight, Of Union Lodge. No. IL
who has been on the sick list for some weeks
is about again.