Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-12
FIFTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE
Friendship Lodge Of Odd Fellows Celebrates
an Anniversary.
New Hall Dedicated by Grand Lodge
ohcefs-Reminfscen and Pre-
sentntiOns-The Addresses

The fifty-fifth anniversary of the organ
ization OF Friendship Lodge, l. o. O. F.,
this city, was observed by the dedication of
their new hall, on Goth street northwest.
last week. AT the close OF the exercises
prescribed in the ritual for such occasions
and which We're conducted by the grand
officers of the Grand Lodge OF The District,
number OF addresses were made
Judge A. S. Taylor, p. c.. reviewed a por-
ton of the history of the lodge fer the past
fifty-five years, giving the names of those
who had been prominently connected with
Odd Fellowship and who were members of
Friendship Lodge, enumerating a number
of former grand officers, including p c.
Sire Fred. D. Stuart, =. G. NJ. Charles Cal
vert, p. G.. NJ. b. A. kidder, p. G. NJ. S. E.
Douglass, P. G. NJ A. H. Gawler, r. 6. NJ
James A. Watt and 2. G. M. Theo Mead; ;
also the names of such noble grands as
Farquiiar, DR.. Magruder, Commissioner
Morgan, Caldwell, Pottcs Rhinenart, Will
son, GawIer, Commodore Easily. Polken-
horn, Byram, Niles, Clabaugh, Miller and
others. The original charter members
were Calvert. Jones, Farquhar, Gatten,
Douglass, Byram, Cross, Jewell, johnson,
Knowles, Kraft, Locke, Pope, Vernon,
Cunningham, Bowers, Pollard. Smoot.
Schenig, Davidson, Hughes, Hurdle, Cross
and Jordan, all of whom, with one excep-
ton, have Joined the silent majority"
The Sole Survivor.
At the conclusion of this review of the
history Of the lodge, he addressed p. G.
William Knowles, sole survivor Of the orig
inal charter members. bestowing upon him
a Veterans jewel. Mr. Knowles, who will
be eighty years old January IL, 1893, re-
sponded feelngly.
Grand Representative Allan spoke of the
progressive lodge of Odd Fellows as
being "a nursery of good citizenship, bro
noting patriotism, the. untiring foe of vice
and seltishness, and Offering an opporta-
nifty to man to be of service to his fell
lows in a broad field of usefulness" In
closing his words of congratulation, he
said:
Again 1 congratulate Friendship Lodge
In placing the goal of success still higher
on the ladder leading to perfection and
glory, and as the event of this afternoon
marks new era in her history may her
future be even more bright, happy and
prosperous than it has been in the past
grand and glorious as her past history has
BEEN
Altar building.
Grand Representative Stier, in an elo-
quent address, reviewed Altar building
. from those built by ADAM Noah Abraham
Jacob, David and Solomon upon which
were offered sacrifices to God, down to
those erected for sacrifice for the benefit
of man.
The next pleasing incident of the oeca-
SION was the presentation of pair of hand
some gavels to the lodge by P. G. NJ CAV
Ter, on behalf of Mrs. Pettengil, who is
very ill, and therefore unable to be present
in person.
The exercises were enlivened with appro-
pirate MUSIC, rendered by a choir of The
Grand Lodge. Under the direction Of a
committee, consisting of Y. G. W. Taylor
chairman and N. G. James McCabe Past
Grands Fiester, Meany and Greer. the hall
was beautifully draped with American flags
and decorated with golden rod. The dedi-
cation OF this beautiful hall places Friend
ship Lodge, No. II. more prominently than
before among the lodges Of the District