The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-23
ODD FELLOWS HOME TO
BECOME A REALITY
First Definite Steps Taken
Last Evening.
A PROVISIONAL PLAN MADE
Six Additional Members Appointed On
Committee Which Reports
March IS,

The first definite steps looking to The
establishment in this city of an Odd
Fellows Home. similar TO those success
fully established In other places, were
taken last night at the closing session
OF the Grand Lodge of the District of
Columbia, which met in odd Fellows
Hall, on Seventh Street. near . Street
northwest
4 provisional plan. reported by the
help committee of the order. received the
sanction Of the assemblage. and the
grand master was empowered TO appoint
six additional members of the committee
TO assist E. ". Bradford. J. h Crew.
and ". II Mcneil, the present commit
tee, IN working out the details Of the
plan, and report at the meeting Of the
grand lodge to be held Wednesday, March
-, 1903
Plans proposed by the committee last
night provided for the formation and
Incorporation Of an association to be
known as the odd Fellows Home Asso-
citation Of the District of Columbia" In
this association should rest the title 10
all property pertaining to the home. and
its equipment. and upon it should de-
voIve the work of raising the necessary
funds to carry the plan into practical
effect. This home. II was suggested.
should be open not alone @ the widows
and orphans Of deceased members OF the
order, but TO such of the members IS
may. become disabled or decrepit, and
without means of properly providing Tor
themselves.
Even in this tentative form offers of
sites for the proposed home were not
lacking. several desirable pieces OF
property being placed at the disposal
OF the organization for the purpose
Among them was the offer OF strip
OF land in North Columbia Heights. be
tween Brightwood Avenue and Thtr-
teenth Street extended One Of the
members present further made known
his intention of bequeathing to the or
der for the purpose OF erecting the
home a valuable half block OF land
within the city limits All of these
offers were referred TO the committee
that viii report at the March meet
ing as 10 the plans cost. site. equip
meDt and maintenance Of the institution
OF ASLIE -AfE years past LLtE C-+
Fellows Of the District have had under
consideration plans for a home, but it
was only within the last few years that
definite form was given TO the move
ment By the bequeathiug Of q sum
OF money as q nucleus o. the fund
Other contributions have afse been
made. and last night If was announced
that 500 had been set aside by Dorcas
Rebekah Lodge No 4. for the purpose
It IS believed that other organizations
viii follow the lead Of Dorcas Lodge
and that by the time the committee
reports al the next meeting or the
grand lodge 2 large sum viii be avail
able for building purposes
For the first time in thirty years a
dividend OF per cent was declared on
the Original stock OF the Odd Fellows
Hail property, the report Of the com
zsaittee showing the finances to be in an
excellent condition The receipts from
al sources in the year were 27.303.5S /
with total expenditures OF s7.383.46, leav-
ing balance in the treasury December
81, 1902. Of SI,1I6.gI