Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-12
AMONG THE FRATERNTIES.

One Of the leading objects Of Odd Fellow
ship is caring for aged members Of the or
der. The present total valuation Of all the
Odd Fellows homes in this country is more
than $1.5O0,OOO. The following have been
established at the expense stated: Ellicott
City, Nd. building and 40 acres, $4,000;
Little Rock, Ark. building and 40 acres,
$500; Thermalite. Cal. building and 60
acres. 81, 2S4: Gilroy Cal, building and
acres. $14.5o0; New London. Conn.,. build
ing and 10 acres. s13.3O1; Boise. idaho.
building and 50 acres. $4,000; Lincoln. ILL.,,
building and 50 acres, SOB, 49, Nation.
ILL.,. building and 1876 acres. $49.450; Green's
burg. Ind, building and 1913 acres, $4,000;
Lexington KY building and 30 acres. $685.
GOO; Worcester, Mass. building and 1917
acres, s75291: Northfeld Mimi. building
and 100 acres, sac, 266; Liberty Mo-. build
ing and go acres. 100000; Concord N. Y.
building and Ii acres. $4,000; Lockport.
N. Y. building and Is acres. S22 600; Colds
boro, n. c.. building and 20 acres, $50, 900:
Akron. Ohio, building and 7S acres, $65,OOO;
Philadelphia Rebekah Home rented;
building and lot. 1929; buildings $4,000;
Sunbury Pa. building and III acres. ST.
SEQ: Ben Avon Pa building and lot. be-
quest: Meadville. Pa. building and acres,
and 1O5 acres. $500; Nashville. Tenn,
building and 12S acres $11 500; Corsicana
Tex. building and 2s6 acres. So, 80; Ben
nington. VT. building and Az acres
$4,000.
The District of Columbia Odd Fellows
Home project is in good hands and is
already in excellent condition and gives
promise of complete success. 1t Is In
charge of competent and energetic board
OF managers This IS composed of repre-
sentatives named by the Grand Lodge and
by each contributing subordinate body. At
the present time the following Grand Lodges
under the Jurisdiction of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge are also busily engaged in
raising funds for the establishment of
homes: Minnesota. amount collected.
81 &1; North Dakota. amount collected,
s. zoo: Nevada. amount collected, $500:
South Dakota, amount collected. 81, 500;
Switzerland amount collected, $500.
In these institutions an Odd Fellow Is
not an object of charity. but understands
fully that he Is enjoying his own home, to-
ward which he has contributed in his vigor-
GUS days. and to which he Is, in virtue Of
this support. entitled to come in his old age.
In these homes the orphans are educated,
and particular attention Is paid to fitting
the child for earning a livelihood. fairly
good education is provided along general
lines. and, in addition. instruction along
some special line is furnished, enabling the
person to start into life equipped to prove
"a useful member of society. The special
line OF work fo- each child is naturally
chosen by their preceptors as those best
capable OF knowing their abilities. When
they reach maturity places are found for
them in business houses or In good homes
but they continue to remain under The
supervision of those interested In the in
stituton from which they have come. They
also tsught to remember that those In
charge of the homes are always ready to
assist them in their struggle with the
world.
These homes are maintained by levying
per capita tax on each Odd Fellow in ,he
state or jurisdiction having control of the
particular home. More than 500, coo is OK
pended each year in the maintenance OF
these homes. the distribution OF the funds
being in the hands OF a board of managers
or trustees.
The home in Maryland, the one nearest
to Washington. and after which the home
here will probably be largely modelled, is
thus described by the Baltimore American:
''Here in Maryland the Odd Fellows Order
bae excellent home. which cost over
$500 1t is located in Howard county, on
high bluff overlooking Ellicott City. and
is surrounded by forty acres of fine, fertile
land. the whole estate being known as the
Hazehurst homestead. The house is con-
structed of granite. and is spacious, with
twenty large rooms. The latter have
large windows and high ceilings. and are
arranged to obtain the best sanitary re-
suits. They are neatly furnished with beds
and comfortable chairs, and the walls
decorated with attractive pictures, the fur
n!shings having been donated by the sew
eral lodges of the jurisdiction of Maryland
or by individuals. The home was formerly
controlled by board of trustees. but at the
last session of the Grand Lodge of Mary
land the administration OF the estate was
passed over to the latter body. which now
has il in charge. Tho greatest interest in
this home Is felt by all Maryland Odd Eel
lows, many of whom visit the place on Sun
days The farm is stocked with good horS as
and cattle and a large portion of the agri-
cultural and dairy products find sale in
Baltimore market. The home is not yet in
a position to receive inmates, but pFepara-
lions are now going ahead rapidly to COM
plete the plans for opening the home for
this purpose"
Dr. George p. Heinecke. commander of
Brightwood Tent No. 3 X. OF NJ. was born
In this city. He received his education in
the public schools after which he COM
pleted his studies at the Columbian JTnver-
sity, graduating from the medical school
in 1892 After graduation he took posi-
ton as resident physician at the Central
Dispensary and Emergency Hospital After
serving out his time he became surgeon on
board the United States fish commission
steamer Fishhawk. In 1895 he resigned his
Washington. During the war with Spain
he offered his services to the United States
government and received an appointment
as acting assistant surgeon, United States
army. He sent to Santiago and Porto
Rico After successfully performing his
duties for several months he was compelled
by reason of severe sickness to return to
the United States. Resigning his position,
he again engaged in private practice at
Brightwocd. In November 1909 he was
given commission as tent physician for
,s.~I.,. 4 IL.