Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-16

cling will follow the anniversary ceremony
and musical program. All Odd Fellows and
their friends will be accorded a hospitable
reception
The committees in charge are: General
cOmmittee-Deputy Grand Master W. H.
McNiel chairman: DIR. Chas. w. Cuthbert-
son, secretary; Grand Patriarch E. L. Lo-
max. treasurer. Reception committee
Grand Secretary E. T. Pettengill. chair
man; Grand Representative F. A. Stier,
E. L. Lomax, Charles Garrels, DR.. L. S.
Savage, Mrs. Georgia Mothersead. Mrs.
Kitty Gottlieb Mrs. Henrietta Werner
and Mrs. w. H. McNiel. Floor committee
Gen. E. w. Bradford, chairman; A. ].
Schippert, w G. Phillips DIR. ]. 7. Gates
and r. A. Ford Program committee
Past Grand r. T. Humphrey, chairman;
Henry Weber, J. II. Hogan. c. r. Gibson
and DR.. Charles W. Cuthbertson. Decora-
ton committee-Past Grand Master j. G.
Durfey, chairman; John A. Pearson and
w. H. Hart. Badge committee-Past Grand
J. T. Allison. chairman, and s. f. Boyce
Auditing committee-Past Grand Jacob N
Belt chairman; NJ. B. Hundley and James
Wood. Director of the chorus, c. h.
Childs.
At the meeting of Beacon Lodge, No 10.
I. o. o. F., Monday evening many visitors
were present to hear Past Grand +. b.
Hay, who was to give the lodge an account
to his having been suddenly called away
from the city his visit to the lodge was ST
poned until a future date. The lodge was
favored with remarks by visitors among
whom was Past Grand Morris Cells OF
GriIlparzea Lodge, No. 1871, New York city.
The first degree was conferred In Cove
nant Lodge. No. ID. /. 0. O. F., THURSDAY
evening The names OF the members OF
the general committee on the eighty fifth
anniversary of the Order Of Odd Fellows.
which will occur on the Goth of the present
month have been announced and the SUD-
committees named. Henry Weber repre-
sents Covenant Lodge on the general com.
mittee and is also appointed member or
the entertainment committee. The follow
ing have been selected also from Covenant
Lodge as members of the chorus: John "A.
Rittue c. S. Mason, William A. Clark, W.
B. Sebastian, William Burns, WliiiaI ~, ".
Berg and ]. w. Garrett. There will be a
meeting of the full chorus Saturday even
ing April %, at 8 clock. at Odd Fellows
Hall, on 9TH street.
Last Monday night Coldwell Company,
NO. Z. of the Uniform Rank, knights of Pyth-
las paid a fraternal visit to Washington
Company. No. l, at its armory, eth ana
streets northwest. A month ago NO. !
Company was the guest of No. Z Company
and these fraternal visits of the various
companies of the uniform rank are pro-
ductive of much good, causing Increased at
tendance and enthusiasm. Captain Whiting
of Washington Company welcomed Cold
we'll Company In hearty manner. and Cap
tain Landon responded. Short talks were
made by Recorder Joseph B. Conner of No
I, Recorder Thomas A. Bynum of No Z.
Colonel Croggins of the District regiment
and Captain John w. Hardell Of Nelson
Company, No. 2. Stories were told by Ser
geants Belt Raissle. I. Hartstall and Chas.
Olsen of No Z, and Knight Loyal Klein
dinst of No. l.
Grand Master James A. Wetmore and his
associate officers of the Grand Lodge, F. A.
A M have been very successful In the
grand visitations of the year thus far held.
The new plan inaugurated by the grand
master has proven popular. The first vis-
itation to Osiris Lodge was largely attend
ed and it was followed by even larger
and more generally attended grand vista
ton to Federal No. L.
The annual grand visitation of the Grand
Lodge to VIM. r. Singleton Lodge will occur
next Tuesday evening.