Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-12
ealbraith Otto F. Smith; orsanist. Elliott

| Galbraith. Otto F. Smith; organist, Elliott
| G. Prentiss.
Columbia team does splendid work in the
rendition Of the degrees and its many
friends are confident that 1t will make q
| very creditable showing eve nif 1t does not
succeed, OF which they have high hopes.
conservative estimate places the num-
per Of visitors that will be in Baltimore
during the Sovereign Grand Lodge week.
2lst to 26th instant. at 5000, and the num-
Der Of Odd Fellows who will march in the
| parade on the 23d at 10000 Great interest
ID manifested by the order in this jurisdic-
tion. and returns from the several lodges
Indicate that large majority Of the mem.
bership. under command Of Grand Marshal
Philip Walker. will be in the gorgeous
pageant. Canton Washington. No. 1.
chevaliers in line than any other canton.
| and will enter the competitive drill in class
"a for the first prize.
Federal City Lodge No. 20. degree stan
| Is scheduled for the exemplif1cation Of the
first degree in competition with Chosen
Friends Lodge, Camden. N. J.; Marion
Lodge. Miamisburg. Ohio. and Woodward
Lodge, Woodward, Iowa. Three years ago
| Federal City degree staff, under the same
| leadership Degree Director John H. Wood
| and Drill Master Capt D. v. Chisholm,
| won the first prize at the Sovereign Grand
Lodge session held in Richmond, Va. CO.
| lumbia Lodge, No. 10. degree staff, j. Ed
| ward Fowler. degree director, will compete
| in the presentation of the third degree with
| tional Lodge. Elkton. Md.
| The Grand Lodge of this jurisdiction, an
tlcipaung the thousands of brothers ana
| sisters who will visit Washington during
| that week. held a special session July 81 to
| inausurate a plan for their proper enter
tainment. Deputy Grand Master W. IL.
| Mcneil was appointed a committee OF
| one to act with like committee from every
| ODD Fellow organization in this jurisdic-
ton in formulating and completing prep
araticns for their reception. Such COM
| mittees from the grand encampment Patri-
archS Militant subordinate encampmentS,
subordinate lodges and Rebekah lodges met
several weeks ago at Odd Fellows Hall
and organized general committee by the
election of w. H. Mcneil chairman: L. S.
kann, secretary, and George u. COLLISION,
past grand master, treasurer. Important
committees We're appointed and work COM
| menced in earnest. At the last meeting of
| the general committee, after hearing re-
ports from the various subcommittee, 1t
was decided to abandon the contemplated
project of trolley ride for the visitors IN
Friday 2Jth instant, washington day,
for the reason that the handling of such
numbers in a limited time with special cars
on a given route would be utterly imprac-
ticable. A bureau of information. however.
will be maintained, and visiting ODD Eel
lows will not want for guides and side trips
while in the city. Odd Fellows Hall will
be thrown wide open during the entire
week. and substantial entertainment and
hospitality will be furnished every day. On
Friday evening, 25th instant reception
will take place in honor of guests, and on
Saturday evening Olive Branch Rebekah
Lodge degree staff Of Indianapolis Ind.
many-times- prize winning staff, will confer
the Rehekah degree in the auditorium OF
Odd Fellows Hail.
The various committees are as follows:
Reception committee-Grand Master j. III.
Crew. chairman; Deputy Grand Master w
H. McNiel. Grand Warden E. w. Bradford.
Grand Secretary E. T. Pettengill, Grand
Treasurer J. A. B. Espey. Grand Represen
tat w p Allan Grand RenreSpDta tive
F. A. Stier Grand Marshal Philip Walker.
Grand Conductor A. r. Vermillion. Grand
Chaplain D. D. Lore, Grand Guardian w.
G. Phillips. Grand Herald NJ. B. Hundley.
Grand Patriarch F. l.. Lomax. Grand High
Priest Otto F. Smith Grand Senior War
den R. E. Wines Grand Junior Warden
John I. Brown. Grand Scribe Jos Bur
roughs, Grand Treasurer D. w. Keck.
Grand Representative. Thos w. Fowler,
Grand Marshal Thos. ]. Gates. Grand SEN
| tinel Lewis S. kann. Grand Outside Sen
tinel w. c. Hamburg. Brigadier General f.
w. Bradford. Colonel ]. l. Brown, Captain
D. V. Chisholm Lieutenant c. D. Sha excl
ford. Ensign w. H. Ernest. Clerk S. E.
Boyce Accountant ]. G. Durfey.
Ladies reception committee-Mrs. Julia
Roberts, chairman; Cora B. Anderson.
Mary ]. COLLISION, Louise Hogan, F. May
Raitz. Roberta E. Volland. Ella c. Howl
son. Anna Crew. latte Kann, Annie E.
Grigsby. Hattie Stewart, Annie NJ Cole
man, Vandora Higgins. Flora S. Johnson.
Elizabeth Weber, G NJ schppert, Edith
Jewell. Martha l.. McNlel, Mary dement,,
Abbie Gates, Ida B. Creel.
Entertainment committee-Wm. Mother
sead, chairman; G. H. Eakle, T. H. Collins,
T. B. Felter. c. H. Daley.
Ladies' entertainment committee-Mrs,
Henrietta Werner, chairman; Sallie Owens,
Eunice e. Crst, Annie Lusby. Georgia
Mothersead. Ella Curl. +. M. Carter. M. E.
Howison, Lulu Phillips. Ida M. Lewis. Ethel
Emma Mcintyre, Sister Harry and Sister
Schiller. Ella B. Russ. ode King. Maggie
Bridges, Dora J. B. Hendrix, Florence
Gates.
Information and registration committee
Price p. Halter, chairman; c. E. Hoover, j..
A. Pearson. w. G. Phillips. J. T. Allison.
H. w Nalley. s. E. Boyce, ST.; ]. R. Not
tingham, Andrew Turnbull, A. r. Vermil-
lion w. B. Hartley, ]. H. Nalley. w. A.
Green, H. C. Traphagen, ]. L. Irwin. Leo
S. Schoenthal. r. A. Dinsmore, c. F. Ben
roughs, J. l. Porter, j. NJ. England j. w.
Payne. T. II. Collins, Robert Aaron, F.
May Raitz, Annie Lusby, Nettie Tying. Nan
ME f. Pearson, Grace Hale, Annie How
arth Ida l.. Arnold
Decoration committee. D. Davidson,
chairman; P. H Leary, VIM. NJ. Smith.
Press printing and advertising committee
E. w. Bradford, chairman; w. H. McNiel
Hall committee-T ]. Gates. chairman; ].
A. Pearson James Hughes.
Transportation committee-L. P. Pun
phrey, chairman; E. w. Bradford. P. P.
Halter.
Badge committee-D. d. Lore. chairman;
P. H. Leary, Dora j. B. Hendrix.
Auditing committee-J. M. England, chair
man; w. B. Hartley, M. M. Brewer.
George H. Greene of Dallas Tex, the
recently elected imperial potentate of the
Ancient Arabic Order of Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine. is one of the best known as
well one of the most popular Free Ma
sons in the United States He has been a
citizen of Texas for nearly twenty years.
He was born at Clinton. N Y, in February,
1S49 where he was educated, and at the age