The evening times., 1900-03-02
CoLUMBIA LODGE RECEPTION.
The Visitation OF the Grand oT.ccrs
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Columbia Lodge. No 10. I. o. o. T.. gave
a literary and musical entertainment last
night in the auditorium OF /. O. O. r. Hall
in Seventh Street northwest The occa-
sion was the visitation Of the officers OF
the Grand Lodge and Columbia Lodge in
yited it's friends and held open meeting.
At 7:30 o'clock the Official reception to
the visiting officers Of the Grand Lodge
was extended in secret Conclave in the
lodge room. and at $50 the public re-
c,ptiou took place in the auditorium. To
the waiting throng Of friends Of the lodge
who had gathered there the entrance Of
the officers Of Columbia Lodge WAS an
nounced. These. IN fulI regaiia. entered
the hall and took their places. as follows:
H NJ Nermiilion noble grand. William
LOhmar, vice grand; II. y. Bisbee. record
ing secretary; Z. c. GrUmlcy. permanent
secretary. Thomas W. Fowler. treasurer;
II. L. Shackeif0rd. 8. p. c.. George 2. Coll
soC. r 5. y G. Andrew Turnbull, !. s.
y G.. F. W. Hearl r. :. V c., ". $.
Greer, l. :. V. c.. z. Byron Bond con-
ductor. r. J. Redheld. warden. Albert :.
BurIey r s 5; Charles H Hastings. L.
:. s. Arthur j. krause. inside guardian;
George VI. Moore. outside guardian. ). +.
Fowler, degree master, c. ". Fowler, or
ganist
Il was then announced by the guardians
Of the lodge that the officers Of the Grand
Lodge OF the District were without wait
ing for admission. The officers and men,
bers OF Columbia Lodge then arose and
the order was given TO admit their houOred
guests To the music OF the orchestra the
officers OF the Grand Lodge then entered.
as follows: John b. Ward, Grand Master;
J. G.. Durfee. Deputy Grand Master; j. o.
Bradford. Grand Warden; William r.
Hunt. Grand Secretary; J. a. B. Espey.
Grand Treasurer. T. 4. Stier. Grand Rep
resentative. George z. COLLISION. Grand
Marshal, ". II. McNiel Grand Conductor;
P. H. Leary, Grand Herald, and Richard
Emmons. Grand Chaplain.
They paused in line before the chair OF
the Noble Grand. and were formally well
coined as the guests of the evening in an
address by T. W. Fowler, Past Grand Mas
ter. In behalf Of the visitors the Grand
Master. John B. Ward made a betting
reply.
with this introduction the following pro-
gramme was given.
Selection by orchestra.........Prof II. ". Weber
Piano duct.....--.-....-Mi Misses Baden and Lohmar
Acrobatic dance. La Petite Alma
Ladies Ampnion Mandolin Club.
Vocal Mrs. Ethel smart
Buck and wing dance. Master Willie Collier
Illustrated song ............ Brother r. Byron Bond
Violin solo,. .Mr. Max Schiller
Vocal solo. Mr. Thomas F. Turpin
Recitation-"Cat '.--..-.... Miss Ritchie McLeIn
Song and dance. Elsie Sheets
Vocal .........................Mr. r. /. Cox
Character song Louise Bowman
Indian club exercises. Mss Richie Mclean
At the close of these exercises refresh
ments were served and dancing was in
duIged in by those so inclined.
The following facts relative TO the his
tory and operations Of Columbia Lodge will
be found OF interest:
preliminary meeting looking to the or
ganization of Columbia Lodge, No. 10. l.
o. F.. was hsld on the evening Of July
10 1910. in the room Of Central Lodge No. I.
On the evening of July 16, 1910, the petit
TONERS met, and the lodge was regularly
instituted by Grand Master John T. Tow
ers the following being the petitioners:
Richard H. Stewart, jeremiah Hepburn.
H. Rice. J. W ogden, J. Etter, w II.
Stanford, William G. Deale, Thomas X.