Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-10
Of the audifoH for the Post Office Depart
ment, Is RECOVERING from his recent illness.

of the audsog for the Post Office Depart
ment. Is RECOVERING from his recent illness.
Past Grand. Patriarch George A. Craw-
ford was ac1ing secretary of Harmony
ment l. O. q F.. during the absence OF
the regular Officers on a trip to Maine.
Grand Representative John I. Brown went
last night to Frisco in company with Can
ton Washington, Patriarchs Militant
Beacon Lodge, No. 10. I. o. O. F.. had a
large attendance at it's meeting Monday
night, when the initiatory degree was con-
ferred. Among the visitors present who
favored the lodge with remarks Were j. S.
Goodrich, r. a of Amaranthus Lodge. No.
126, New Fork city; Geo. w. Hunter P. G.
Durango. No. as Durango, Col; Shirley III.
Dyle, Sam Harris, No. 80, Bridgeport.
Conn; Thomas King Lowell, No. 80, Low
ell, Mass; E. N Suddarth, Union. No. 31S,
Fort Worth Tex; L. ]. DewsnoD, Mile,
No. 1000, Philadelphia. Pa; Theodore
School. Point Pleasant, No. 33, Point Pleas
ant. w. Va, and j. Parsinger, Tabor, No.
3l5, of Xenia. Ohio.
Beacon Lodge will be represented at the
meeting of the Sovereign Grand Lodge at
San Francisco Cal, by three of its MEM
oersEE. w. Bradford, deputy grand mas,
ter; F. A. Stier grand representative, and
w. j. LaVarre, who is a member of the
drill team of Canton Washington. No. 1,
p. M. This drill team left Washington last
road.
Deputy Grand Master E. W. Bradford,
acting grand master, l. .; q. f., during the
absence of VIM H. Mcneil in Texas. an
nounces the appointment of instructors in
the several subordinate lodges for the year
ending July. 1905. as follows: Central. VIM.
G. Phillips; Washington. J. 7. Allison;
Eastern. John l. Brown: Harmony. Geo. A.
Crawford: Columbia. ]. Edward Fowler;
Union, H. c. Hazard: Friendship, James
A. Watt: Covenant. d. A. Dugan; Beacon,
l.. w. Bennett; Metropolis, r. I. Pumph-
rey; Excelsior. Enoch Edmonston: Federal
City. P. X. Pennington; Golden Rule, c. L.
Dawson; Salem, j. NJ. England; Langdon.
J: G. Durfey: Amity. Harry G. Wilson;
Phoenix, L. S. Savage; Naomi Rebekah.
Mrs. Burroughs: Ruth Rebekah, Mrs. Wer-
ner: Martha Washington Rebekah. Mrs.
Higgins; Dorcas Rebakah. Mrs. Russ:
Mr.. Bradford also placed the following
lodges under supervising officers: E. w.
Bradford. D. G. NJ. Central Washington,
Eastern and Naomi Rebekah lodges; Philip
Walker, grand warden. Harmony. Column
bia. Friendship and Martha Washington
lodges: VIM. P. Allen, grand secretary
Union. Covenant and Beacon lodges; ]. A.
Is. Espey, grand treasurer, Metropolis TX
celsor and Federal City lodges: r. A. Stler,
grand representative. Golden Rule. Salem
and Dorcas Rebekah lodges; John 1. Brown,
grand representative. Langdon Amity.
Phoenix andsRlth Rebekah lodges.
Naomi Rebekah Lodge, NO. L, l. " W II
celebrated the twenty-ninth anniversary OF
the institution of the lodge at its last
meeting, September D. This lodge has not
passed omitted single meeting since
it's institution, it is said, having met regu-
larry twice a month for twenty-nine years.
The attendance at the anniversary meet
ing was not large, owing to the absence
from the city of many members ON their
summer outings. Mrs Julia Roberts, re-
Gently returned from an extended visit to
New York and Boston, entertained the
meeting with interesting remarks incident
to her observations while away. The COM
ing celebration of the ffty-third anniver-
sary of the birth of the Rebekah degree.
on September 20, is receiving unusual at
tention at4the hands of the committee in
charge ofEthel arrangements. The recep-
ton commit tees-from Naomi Lodge at the
anniversary exercises will consist of Mrs.
Louise Hogan. Miss Nettie Wallace, Mrs.
A. S. Thomas, Mrs. Georgia Mothersead,
Mrs S E.,Dwens and Mrs. G. B. Ander-
son. An iinteIfesting program is expected.
Refreshments We're served at the close of
the last meeting.
Mount Vernon. Hive. No. .. Ladies of the
Maccabees, is Stated to be in a most pros
porous condition. Although but two years
old, the hive is said to stand second in
membership and to be equipped with full
paraphernalia.
Among the local Eagles who will attend
the annual convention of the order at
Baltimore is MIR, Myer Fisher of Wash
ington Aelie, No 12J, who is recognized
it is said as the father of the order in all
the territory south of the Ohio and east
of the Mississippi rivers, having organ
lied or assisted to organize all the aeries
III that section Mr. Fisher was born in
Baltimore in 1886, but has resided in Wash
lngton for the past twenty years, where
he IS prominently known in business cir
cles. 1t is understood that he will have
strong support in his candidacy for grand
trustee from aertes all over the country