Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04
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A joint committee, consisting OF Mrs.
Dora J. and B. Hendrix. Mrs. Mary De-
ment and DR.. Charles w. Cuthbertson OF
-Dorcas Rebekah Lodge. No. A; William
Frank Brown. James Wood and Murdock
McPhee Of Union Lodge, No. III William
H. Nash. ]. W.. Payne and Joseph K. Dayi-
son OF Salem Lodge. No. %; Capt. D. v.
Chisholm, D.. G. Cook and w. II. Singleton
OF Federal City Lodge. No. 80; w. w. NIL
Ian. Thomas J. Gates and william p. Allan
OF Harmony Lodge, No. 0; Henry c. Ly-
brand, Henry c. Hazard and ]. Thomas
Cook Magenenu Encampment, No. 4. has
decided to hold services In memory of de-
ceased Odd Fellows in the First Methodist
Protestant Church, @4th street between e
and streets southeast, Sunday evening,
June IL, 1904, at O. clock.
DR.. Beane, the pastor, Is a member Of the
order. and consented to the use Of the
church by the Odd Fellows for the occasion.
Memorial services Of the order have not
been held In that section of the city for sew
eral years. All Odd Fellows and Rebekah
members are expected to be present on the
occasion.
Columbia Lodge. No. 10, I. o. o. F., at a
meeting held the I'd instant conferred the
second degree upon. three candidates.
will confer the third degree, in the large
auditorium Of the 7th street hall upon
three candidates. Potomac Lodge of Alex
andria, Va, will visit Columbia that even
gree. Visiting Odd Fellows and members
Of lodges in this jurisdiction will be well
come.
Wednesday evening Mount Nebo Encamp-
ment, No. 9, /. O. o. f., conferred the royal
purple degree upon one candidate. The Of
fcers of the Grand Encampment will make
their semi-annual visitation to Mount Nebo
he ms mt An int m
nected with this meeting will be the clos
ing of the fortieth consecutive year of
Thomas w. Fowler's services as scribe, he
having been first elected in June, 1864.
The quadrenndaI session of the Supreme
Tribe Of Ben Hur. which was held at
Charlottesville, Ind, recently, considered
and enacted considerable legislation. which
1t Ia stated will ultimately be of great bene-
fit to the order. Past Chief A. L. Randall.
who represented the district comprising the
District of Columbia, and the state OF Mary
land, speaks in glowing terms OF the meet
ing, and brings back the encouraging word
that judging from the reports OF the SUI
preme officers and the interest displayed
by the representatives present, the Tribe OF
Ben Hur Is destinedIto have large share
of prosperity along sthe lines of fraternal
and beneficial features peculiar to that and
kindred societiesl 81, - .e
Measures Of Importance to every mem
Der of the organization were discussed and
some changes were made In the laws regu-
latfng the paymentspf the. insurance to
benefciaries, aofull account of which Will
appear in the Chariot, the official organ of
the order. e-s. -.
Frank j. Federline, formerly scribe of
Washington Court, No. I, Tribe of Ben Hur,
now located In San Francisco, Cal. as pri-
waite secretaryii to W. p. .rLeech, business
manager of, the San francisco Chronicle.
recently VISITED his fd tIl. -nn B..
Stubs Of ,Kenslngton. Md.
Tho ahrni- a ytYSs3I ipfpcfiOn nj Off1cers of
Washington Court, NO. i1s Tribei Of Ben
Hur. viii be held Tuesday evening, June
Harmony Loege No. u. K of p. gave
sn oker Thursday evening. at which MEM
bers OF the lodge we're handsomely enter
tanned. There were short addresses and re-
FIRE hments were served preceding the pass
ing of the cigars.
Dorcas Rebekah Lodge. No. 4, ]. o. o. F.
Northeast Temple the evening Of Friday,
May n, the vice grand, Miss Annie Ride
nour presiding. An announcement or much
interest to the membership was that of the
wedding Of the noble grand, Miss Bessie
Fowler, Wednesday, June l. to Mr.. Herbert
Newsom. The lodge on the eve Of the we'd
ding presented the brldc-elect with hand
some silver present IN recognition of her
services and of the high esteem In whlch
she Is held 1t is stated to be a matter OF
record that each unmarried lady who has
succeeded to the office of noble grand In
this lodge in the past several years has
commemorated her official career by en-
tering the matrimonial state.
Brief remarks were madc by -out-of-town
visitors followed by the following members
OF Dorcas: Bradford, Hendrix, Cuthbert-
son. Gates and Dement,.
Hope Council No. 1 Of the Independent
Order of the Sons of Jonadab met IN Con-
cordia Hall, 500 9Th street, last Monday
TA1,r n TNolxy md
presided. Mr.. Tobias Garland, organist, led
in the service of song. Communications and
reports were read by Mr.. j. T. Farr, re-
cording secretary, and were acted upon,
and business propositions, presented through
the financial secretary. Mr.. Fabian Column
bus. were received and considered. Routine
business was supplemented by consideration
and action upon reports made by Messrs.
Rolf and r. e. OBrien of committees hay-
ing in charge preparations for union
meeting in Concordia Hall next Monday
evening under the auspices of Hope Coun-
Gill; and to be attended by members Of the
order throughout the district,
the members Of their families and invited
friends.
General discussions were had upon re-
ports presented by Mr.. Rolf. chairman Of
the committee of ten preparing for the first
summer outing of Hope Council in the lat
ter part of June, and by Mr.. T. ]. Clarke
of the committee making visits to the
homes of absent members The efforts Of
make strong appeals to the general public
If given general publicity.
The good of the order was under the d.
rection of Mr.. R.. e. Major. The program
consisted in the main of addresses and
among those who took part were Messrs.
Daley, Rolf, Farr. T. ]. Clarke, R. E. and
J. j. OBrien, Major and Dewey, the last
MENTIONED of Georgetown Council No. g.
Unity Council No,x2 of the l. o. s. ].
met in Northeast Temple last Wednesday
evening. Quite Volume of business was
transacted, intadinga election and installa-
ton of officers to-; fiji vacancies Reports
of committeesf on 90 recent entertainment,
showing complete success in all respects,
and by the treaSsiil ure r,, showing good work
ing fund on hand, were received.
Mr.. George rNcGA9ley OF Hope Council
presided when the good Of the order pro-
gram was anSauncsd. Addresses instruc-
tive and inspiring We're given by the fol-
w. Richardson. e. RI Hurdle. j. w. Taylor,
P. H. Weber JIM. d1irk. Howard Pearson.
r. Emmett OsRrien,, Preston q. Dewey,
John ]. OBrien. E. ~. Haines, T. ]. Clark,
E. ArchibauIta5p. y. Brodt and John G..
Gates.
Georgetown Council, No. 8, met Tuesday
evening in ODD Fellows Hall. on 31st
street. Worthy Chief Brodt presided. The