Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-17
GRAND LODGE SESSION
DISTRICT ODD FELLOWS HOLD AN
NUAL ELECTION.
Committees Named for Ensuing Year
Grand Masters Report Shows
Increase in Membership.

The Grand Lodge I. O. o. F., elected its
officers for the ensuing year at its regular
annual meeting, closing last night. Grand
Master George Z. COLLISIONS report showed
the Grand Lodge to be in highly prosper
GUS condition, numerically and financially.
The grand masters report is in part as
follows:
THE year OF this Grand Lodge. now at
close. will ever be one of gratitude as
my memory shall recall the pleasure and
enjoyment that has mingled with the cares.
labors and responsibilities. that have de-
volved upon me, grand master. in the
discharge of official duties. l thank you
for the kind and able support which you
have given me in the discharge of my OFF,
cial duties
Since our last semi-annual session 1
have visited. in company with the grand
officers, all of the subordinate and Rebeka h
lodges in this jurisdiction for the purpose
OF the eXemplitication of the secret work
In very many of the lodges great interest
was manifested which gratifying to
the grand officers
While visiting Central Lodge. No. 1. tho
announcement was made of the death Of
J. w. Hay. father of our esteemed h. t.
Hay. p. e., of Beacon Lodge, No. Is. and
committee appointed to draft resolu
tons of coincidence to be presented to the
family of the deceased. Also. while visiting
Washington Lodge. No. g. the death of II.
Clay Sitter. =. G., brother of Grand
Representative F. A. Stier. was announced,
and the secretary was authorized to draft
resolutions of coincidence and present them
to the family of the deceased
No Appeals Received.
The grand master reported that no APP
reals had been received from subordinate
lodges. He also announced several deci
sions % that former member of Takoma
Lodge, now consolidated with Columbia
who desired to unite with Union Lodge,
must first make application for a dismissal
certificate from Columbia Lodge; 60 that
the lodges of this jurisdiction can initiate
residents of Maryland without applying to
the grand authorities for permission to do
SO. the Maryland Grand Lodge having grant
ed such permission.
The grand master also alluded pleasantly
to several important events in his admins
tration. including the celebration of the
eighty-fourth anniversary of the order and
the unveiling of the Parker Hall Sweet
monument.
The bylaws of the Odd Fellows Home
which have been approved by the Grand
Lodge provide that the roll of the associa-
ton shall be arranged in the following
order: Grand Lodge, Grand Encampment,
the canton, the subordinate lodges, the
subordinate encampments and the Rebekah
lodges in numerical order. Organizations
which may be instituted hereafter shall be
added to the foot of the roll. The roll shall
be divided into three classes Glass l shall
consist of one Grand Lodge member the
canton member and the member from each
third organization on the roll thereafter,
who shall serve until the October meeting
OF 1906. Class shall consist of the other
Grand Lodge member. the member from
Central Lodge. No. l. and the member from
each third organization on the roll thereaf-
ter who shall serve until the October meet
ing Of 1863. Glass 3 shall consist of the
member from the Grand Encam pment, the
member from Washington Lodge. No. +.
and the member from each third OrganiZa-
ton on the roll thereafter. who shall serve
until the October meeting of 1904.
For Term of Three Years.
The Grand Lodge and each other orgdl-
ization shall elect a member to serve for d
term of three years thereafter beginning
with the October meeting. All organiza-
tiCns, other than the Grand Lodge, shall
certify elections to the Grand Lodge for
confirmation at lis annual sessions. except
when vacancies to be filled. when th"
certitiCation may be made to any session
thereof. The association it to hold regular
quarterly meetings on the second Friday of
January, April. July and October, respcc-
tiv"ly.
In connection with the constitution of the
association. approved by the Grand Lo !se
last March. these bylaws provide COM
plete working system for tn" home.
The new elective grand officers ara:
GlandSnaStcr. John II. Crew: deputy grand
master. w. II. Mcneil; grand warden. f.
". Bradford grand secretary. +. 4. Pit
tingill Te-cl"cted}; grand treasurer, J. "a.