Evening star., 1902-01-16
GRANDLoDGEPRoc RocEEDlNGs
SEMI-ANNUAL MEERkNG OF ODD FEL-
LOWS Last NIGHT.
Officers of Grand and Subordinate
Lodges Present-Arrangemen for
Celebrating Anniversary.

The Grand Lodge, 1. o. o. F., of the Dis
trict of Columbia met ia semi-annual ses
sion last night in 7th street Odd Fellows
Hall. DR.. Jefferson, d. Bradfield, granc
master presided. There was a large at
! tendance of representatives and members
The Grand Lodge degree was conferred
by Grand Warden James HI. Crew upon
class of eight candidates. The grand mas
ter submitted report of the conduct OF MI
office during the past six months, and Il
was unanimously approved.
The returns from. the several lodge:
showed that numerically the order stand:
about as at the beginning of the Grane
! Lodge year.
| Arrangements Were made to celebrate th'
anniversary of the order April 26, 1902
Grand Sire A. c. Cable will be invited te
participate in the celebration.
The powers of the help committee, which
was created at the annual session, wa:
considerably enlarged at this meeting
| Amendments to the constitution looking
to the abolition of the representation sys-
! tenn and changing the time of meetings q
the Grand Lodge were introduced and laid
over until the next session.
The grand secretary was empowered tt
obtain the necessary data to impart the un
written work to those authorized to receive
the same.
The officers of the Grand Lodge in at
tendance were Grand Master j. d. Brad
field, Deputy Grand Master Geo. H. Coili-
son, Grand Secretary Ed. T. Pettengill,
Warden James H. Crew, Grand Marshal
| VIM. H. Mcneil, Grand Conductor Able
Bennett Grand Guardian Philip Walker,
Grand Herald M. B. Hundley, Grand Chap
| lain w. w. MILAN, Grand Representatives
F. A. Stier and VIM. P. Allan.
The following are the elective officers of
the several subordinate lodges:
Central, No: 1-Installing officer w. W.
MILAN, PG.M.; noble grand, w. Gilbert
Ray; vice grand, Ernest l.. Corwin; secre-
tary, VIM. r. Hunt; financial secretary, L.
+. Humphrey; treasurer VIM. H: Ernest;
representatives to Grand Lodge, Abel Ben
nett, Elwyn Green, w. T. Lowe, w. T.
Phillips, John B. Ward.
Washington. No. 6-Installng officer,
! Theodore Mead, P. G. M; vice grand, w. b.
Coppersmith; secretary, James Hughes;
| treasurer, Andrew jackson; representatives
to Grand Lodge, James Hughes, George A.
Martin.
Eastern No. 7-Installing officer Thos. T.
Jones, P. G. M; N. G., Guy E. Padgett; V.
| G., M. B. Norman; secretary, Samuel E.
| Boyce; financial secretary, Frank A. Loef-
fer; treasurer, ]. A B. Espey; represent
atives to Grand Lodge, John l. Brown,
John A. B. Espey, John R. Nottingham, ].
| Thos. Petty. s
Harmony No. 9-Installing officer, John
B. Ward, P. G. M; N. G., Henry T. Ad-
ans; v. g., William Tying: secretary, Will
lam P. Allan; financiaf'secretary, George S.
Stewart; treasurer, M. Richardson; repre-
sentatives to Grand Lodge, William P. AL
Ian George A Crawford, J.. Thos. Cook,
Ei1,aL Ed L. Dunn Dunn; John akleindienst W. w.
Thos' ut Petty, e p G. ' n; n. G.s A. c V. Ting. g.
ley; V. G., Albert E. Burley; secretary, H.
v. Bisbey financial secretary, R. R. Will
| Jams; treasurer, Thos w. Fowler; repre-
| sentatives to Grand Lodge, George q. Col
| lison, Thos. w. Fowler. David w. Keck,
A. c. Shaw, Andrew Turhbull, Alphonso r.
| Vermilion.
| Union, No. 11-Installing officer VIM. H.
| Mcneil, grand marshall noble grand 1. T..
| Allison; vice grand R. G. Stedman; secre-
tary, Richard Emmens; financial secretary,
Phee; representatives to Grand Lodge,
Henry c. Hazard, John H. Nalley, William
J. Palmer Philip Walker, c. E. Webb
Friendship. No. 12-Installing officer,
E. NJ. Bate; vice grand, Henry C.. Trap
! hagen; secretary, Edward T. Pettengill !;
| financial secretary, William H. Womers-
ley; treasurer. Anson 8. Taylor; represen-
| tatives to Grand Lodge, Theodore Mead,
| Edward T. Pettengll, H. c. Traphagen.
| Covenant. No. 13-Installing officer, John
! H. Wood, P. G. M. noble grand, j. H. Nc
| Chesney; vice grand. Charles S. Mason;
secretary, William H. Rollins financial
| secretary, J. William Brewer; treasurer,
c. w. Chamberlain; representatives to
Grand Lodge, j William Brewer, John j..
Joseph L. Irwin, John NJ. Pruitt, Will
| liam H. Rollins. Joseph Sommers.
| Beacon, No. 15-1nstalling officer, j. D.
| Bradfeld grand master; noble grand, Ell
der McWilliams; vice grand, Charles Phil
| lips; secretary, Charles j. Zeigler; financial
secretary, j. w. Colley; treasurer, A. A.
| Hancock; representatives to Grand Lodge,
| r. A. Dinsmore, Edward b. Hay, +. A.
| Stier, E. w. Bradford.
Metropolis, No. 16-Installing officer, F. A.
Stier, grand representative; noble grand.
Frank r. Conner; vice grand, Conrad F.
treasurer, Henry A. Bales; representatives
| to Grand Lodge, ]. c. Armand, Andrew Day,
w. E. Dobson. Ebenezer Ellis.
| Excelsior, No. 17-Installing officer, Henry
| c. Hazard, P. G.. M; noble grand, w. G.
Walker; vice grand, ]. w. Robipson; sec
| retary Enoch Edmonston; treasurer, Jacob
M. Belt; representatives to Grand Lodge
Jacob M. Belt, Enoch Edmonston.
James G. Durfey. P. G. M; noble grand
| Dewitt c. Cook; vice grand, G. G.. Wilson,
jr.; secretary, John T. Cam: financial sec
retary, N. w. Bridges; treasurer, George
| N. W. Bridges, W. H. Mcneil, E. E. Ran
kin, P X. Pennington. John H. Wood
| Golden Rule, No. 2L-Installing officer,
Joseph X. Dawson past grand; noble
Horne; secretary Joseph Burroughs finan-
| cial secretary, Levi Nagle; representatives
to Grand Lodge, Joseph Burroughs, James
H. Crew, Charles R. Gibson, L. C. Handy
]. w. Holiday.
Salem, No. 22-Installing officer, George
z. Collision, deputy grand master; noble
grand, D. c. James; secretary, Joseph K
DAWSON; financial secretary, H. W. Tip
petit treasurer Aipheus Dawson; represen-
tatives to Grand Lodge. George W. Fisher
J. NJ England, William H. Nash.
| Langdon No. 26-Installing officer, John
I. Brown past grand master; noble grand
William H. Thomas; vice grand, Walter c.
| Brashears; secretary, T. H. Collins; finan-
cial secretary, Charles E. Clark: treasurer
James G. Durfey; representatives to Grand
Lodge, James G. Durfey, F. E. Rapp.
Amity Lodge. No. T-Installing officer,
| VIM. P. Allan, past grand master; noble
grand, c. D. Bell; vice grand, c. M. Woolf;
secretary, A. c. Euo: treasurer, Harry G::
| Wilson, representatives to Grand Lodge,
| Samuel Howison, Alex. s. Webster, H. q.
Wilson, Edward c. &C.. Winter.
Phoenix Lodge No, 2s-Installing officer,
Joseph Burroughs P. g. R.. noble grand,
| E. s. West; vice grand, c. j. Fritz; secre-
| tary, c. w. Graves; treasurer, w. g. Ell
| lott; representatives to Grand Lodge, W.
| G. Elliott, H. L. France.
| Naomi Rebekah Lodge, No. 1-Instaling
| officer Mrs. Annie M. Coleman, P. N e.;
noble grand, Mrs. Cora c. Day; secretary,