Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-05

many accession to it's membership. II
does excellent work and has the reputation
of being very courteous to visitors. and
there has never been convention OF the
lodge held at which there were not one
or more visitors. 1t is the home lodge OF
Uncle John" Thompson, for twenty-five
| years supreme outer guard, and visitors
| from the entire supreme domain go to the
| lodge to see him.
| Dorcas Rebekah Lodge, No A. I. o. o. F.,
| held a very interesting meeting at its hall
in Northeast Temple, with a large represen.
tation OF the membership present, together
local Rebekah lodges. After the usual rou-
| tine business VS. transacted the degree
staff, under the direction of e. B. Russ.
of officers consisted Of Mrs Mary Dement,,
N. g.: Mrs. Ella Russ. v. G.; Mrs. Dora J.
Hendrix. p. G., and Mrs. Martha McNieI,
chaplain. Short addresses were made by
out-of-town visitors. in which the flourish
! ing condition of the order was reported:
Mrs. e. B.. Russ, as representative OF
| Dorcas Lodge to the Odd Fellows Home
| Association, urged an early response to the
| call for subscriptions. Deputy Grand Mas
| ter w. III. McNiel fo--owed in an appeal lor
| Rebekah in this jurisdiction in support OF
tn, Odd Fellows Home movement.
Metropolis Lodge. No. 16. l.. o. o. F., had
work every meeting during February. In
compliance with the suggestion of the Grand
Lodge, press committee has been appoint
ed. consisting of w. P. Belts. 2. G.; r. T.
Humphrey. P. IL. anG c. c. Mothersead,
The first degree was conferred last Friday
evening.
:, uniformed company has been organized
in the Junior order of United. American
Mechanics in the District CT Columbia. G..
w. Sthreshly of Capital Council has been
elected captain and drill master and David
Goldsmith nf Valley EoroQ (NOnnrit score.
tary OF the new company. Drills are held
at the hall of Valley Forge Council, Az
aE1 G streets southwest, every Wednesday
ni~ht.
Saturday next the Grand Lodge of MasOns
will hold it's first communication for the
year 1904, at which the committee on work
and the grand lecturer, Thomas II. Young,
will exempify all of the degree work. The
council officers of all the subordinate lodges
are expected to be present.
Senator Teller has reintroduced the bill
offered by him last Congress giving the
Odd Fellows of Central City, Col, ten acres
of public land for a cemetery. The bill,
however provides for a semi-desecration of
tanned in this grant shall be so construed
as to prevent future applications for the
extension of lode claims within the con-
fines of the cemetery and claiming the
mineral found there, all mining operations
within the bounds of the land there set
apart to the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows for cemetery purposes to be con-
Quoted beneath the surface and so as in no
way to disturb the graves Of the dead
buried there or to mar the surface of the
ground
Union Lodge No. IL, 1. o. o. F., con-
ferred the degree of truth upon candidate
at its last meeting. Among the visitors
Master John 1. Brown of Eastern Lodge,
Past Grand Pratt of Bath, Me-. and a
delegation from Harmony Lodge, No. 8.
Justus H. Rathbone Lodge, No. 30,
Knights of Pythias, conferred the third
rank last evening at its castle hall on 9th
street northwest There was a large at
tendance of members and visitors. The
degree team of this lodge. in charge OF
Past Chancellor L. H. Troutman. is one of
the best in the jurisdiction. The lodge it
self is an aggressive and progressive or
ganization, one of the most active of the
nineteen Pythian lodges in this jurisdic
ton. The lodge will soon celebrate it's
sixth anniversary
The drill team of Orient Commandery.
Knights Templar, is completed and doing
good work at its first drills.
Columbia Commandery, knights Templar,
conferred the orderSi of the Temple and
Malta last evening. Inspector General w.
L. Galliher was present and reviewed the
work.
| The following notes are from the current
circular of Eminent Commander Harry F.
| Riley of Columbia Commandery, No. 2,
Knights Tempiar:
| Wednesday, the oath instant, your COM
mander, accompanied by a number of off,
| GERS and sir knights, made a fraternal visit
| to Washington Commandery, No. 1. We
| were very cordially received by Eminent
| Commander King and every courtesy was
shown to us. The eminent commanders and
! sir knights of Potomac Commandery, No.
B; DeMolay Commandery, No. A, and Orient
| Commandery, No. 5, were also in attend
ance.
| Through the grand recorder of this juris-
| diction certificate has been received from
| Wisconsin Commandery, No. 1, of Milwau-
! kee, Wis, certifying that the orders of the
Temple and Malta were conferred upon
! Adelbert NJ. Dewey, as requested by Co
lumbia Commandery.
William r. Singleton Lodge. No. 80. F.
A. "A. M, located at Tenleytown, conferred
| the fellow-craft degree Tuesday night. The
work was rendered under direction of Wor-
| shpful Master Samuel O. Wendell. The
| lodge room of this youngest Masonic or
| ganiZation of the District has been newly
| furnished since its recent fire and is in bet
| ter condition than ever.
| Gen. George w. Balloch is the only sur
| vivor of the five Masons of this district
| who had received the Scottish Rite degrees
| from the 18th to the 32d, inclusive, prior to
tne eStaDilSIlineIlI VI u regularly constr
| tuted Scottish Rite body in this district
| These members were Joseph Daniels Alb
ner r. Longiey, b. S. Hedrick. Leonard
| Stoddard. jr., and Gec-Ge w Balloch, who
| all had their degrees communicated be-
| tween April and October in the year 1910.
| On October %, 1884, he was constituted
and on October %. 1890, he had conferred
| upon him the thirty-third and last degree.
| From 1888 II 1896, inclusive, he was prior
| Of Albert Pike Consistory, and subsequently
| served as venerable master of kadosh of the
/ consistory.