Evening star., 1897-07-31
year terms each.

F. A. Stier is one of Maryland's best citi-
zens, particularly in that great fraternal
field-Od1 Fellowship.
Mr.. Steir came to Washington In 1850.
uniting with the order, which he so mag
nitcently represents April 23 1860 He
has been a member of the Grand Lodge for
thirty-five continuous years. Mr.. Stier is
one of the best informed and thoroughly
posted men upon organic and other laws
vital to the order. not only of the District
of Columbia but of all who meet in annual
conventions at the national grand gather
ing of the United States.
Mr. Ster held the very responsible posi-
ton of general bookkeeper in the Second
National Bank of this city for fifteen years,
and at the organization of the Lincoln Ma
tional Bank, in 1880, Mr.. Stier was the
| unanimous choice of the directors of this
financial institution to become it's cashier,
which position he has held ever since.
w. L. keck of Columbia Lodge, No. 2
was elected trustee from the Grand Lodge
for two years, to the board of trustees of
the Seventh Street Hall.
A Presentation.
After the installation of officers, Fred F.
Phillips. p. G., and a representative to the
grand body from Eastern Lodge, presented
to the grand master, John l. Brown, q
gavel, to be ceded 10 Eastern Lodge after
using the same to govern the Grand Lodge
during his term of office The head of the
Instrument is wood brought from the state
of Colorado by Mr. Phillips when there in
1857, representing a body of the Independ-
ent Order of Odd Fellows in the Ma
| tional Grand Lodge, held in Denver that
year, the handle is from a maple which
grew in the grand masters state-Maine: ::
| the decorations upon the gavel were made
! in this city, and are few, plain and ex-
| pressive.
The grand master made the following ap-
| pointments: Grand marshal, ]. d. Durfey
of No. 26: grand conductor, w. F. Dement,
of Federal City Lodge No. 20: grand chap
lain, ]. Z. Yoder of Mount Pleasant Lodge
| No. 23; grand guardian, Jacobus S. Jones
| of Beacon Lodge, No. IS; grand herald, L.
Fl: McDade of Central Lodge. No. /.
Nj. ID. Brainard. chairman of the finance
| committee. submitted his report. which
shows the Grand Lodge to be In prosper
| Gus financial condition.
Representative Burrows, chairman o.
| special committee, submitted a new con-
! stitution for the Rebekah branch of the
| order. which was unanimously adopted.
| This branch of Odd Fellowship Is in a
/ fourishing condition, and is doing a very
| large amount of charitable and other good
| work.
| Representative Crawshaw, committee on
| supervision, read and submitted the report
| OF his committee, and very strongly in
dorsed the recommendations of Past Grand
| Master Jones to have the meetings of the
I grand body of the District of Columbia
| changed from semi-annual to annual ses-
| sion, which will undoubtedly receive the
| majority vote of the members at the Jam
uary session of 1893.
| The chairman of the committee on Gre
| dentials, A. S. Webster, made the report of
| himself and co-workers, which shows be-
! yond doubt that the future officers and
| members of the grand body are tending to
| young men. and in that way will give the
| old and hard workers a chance for rest and
/ recuperation, and leave the burden OF hard