The Washington times., 1905-01-19

Grand Lodge. L o. o. F.. convened fts
regular semi-annual session last night
at Odd Fellows Hall.
The report of Grand Master W. II,
MeNiei showed increase n the uems
bership of the order.
Legislation was enacted for the soys
ernnlent OF subordinate lodges.
Degrees Conferred.
The following retiring noble grands re,
ceived the Grand Lodge degree. Prics
P. HaIler. Harmony Lodge. No. 8; Same
uel G. Taylor, Columbia Lodge, No, i0s
J. n. Cunningham, Beacon Lodge, No,
10. N. .. Null. Metropolis Lodge. No.
10; Anvil S. Swank, Excelsior Lodge, no,
II, and J. s. Mewshaw, Phoenix Lodge
No. q
Tue officers of the Grand Lodge ares
w. H McNie1, grand saaster; z, W.
Bradford. deputy grand raaster; PhiIip
Walker, grand warden; William P. Ais
Ian, grand secretary; J. A. B. Espey,
grand treasurer; f. a. Stier and John
L Brown. grand Representatives, z. III.
Easterling, grand marshaii r. a. Ford
grand conductor, D. D. Lore, grand
chaplain; William z. Ciapp. grand
guardian; w. L. Mothershead, grand
herald.
Grand Lodge committees were ans
Credentials. B. Ward. James G.,
/ Durfey and A. r. Nermiilion.
Supervision-W. W. MILAN. John L.
Brown and James H. Crew
Returns-W. P. Belts, Joseph I. Por-
/ ter and J. T. Allison
Printing. II NaIIey. .. Y. Chis-
holm and J; K; Daxidson- ru,a-
Finance t. Petty. I. W. FoHieg
and Fnoch F,tjraouStOn
| State OF the order-Philip Walker, J..
/ D. Bradfeld and ]. ". Brewer
Appeals-Edwip B. Hay, r. H. SoTrea
and w E. Graves
/ By-laws-Theodore Mead, Joseph h
Fague and john j. Cherry.
Rebekah lodges H WOOD, Z. n.
The representatives to the grand toose
Central LodseAbeI Bennett, z H
/ EasterIif1g, EIwyn Green, NJ b Humid
lev ". G, Phillips and John g. Ward.
1 washington LODGE T. Allison.
lanes Hughes and ". T. Gailiher.
| Eastern Lodge-John L BfoWh, o.fe- ,, =
3. Espey, E A. Knorr, Frank a LoeII-
Ter. ]. r. Nottingham and j. Thomas
Petty. .u
I Dunn. Thomas J. Gates. William Z.
Hamburger, Herman kahiert W. ".
| MILAN. George s. Stewart, John w
THOMPSON and Otis W. Wyatt
EC,snnon George q. Colison, Thomas W.
FowIer. George Gerberich. Ed Z Gru llIs
lev John H Hogan, David w hecA.
1 d ID Lore H J. Redheid- AncreE
TurnblIll. a r. FerTniilloEl- ana r. e.
.]nion Iodge-wiiliam f. Brown. VII
! liam B. Hartley. ]. H NaIley, w
Scott Philip Walker. C h. W eob, D. 1.
Webster and James Wood 49,
Friendship Lodge-I, T; s.o"ni .n;i, inSo5 ay,:5
aore Mead. Edward I. Petteng1l' an"
u; co,,ananf =, Iodg@w. W Beattle, j.
" Brewer. c. W Chamberlain. J. n.
| Cbarnberlain J. J. Cherry, W. E.I1S
f-Tfip frWin. Harris Krick- J. H McChes4ey
JoHn NJ. Pruett, Leo s Schoental, JOS
enl sommers, and Henry Weber
Reaeon LODGE. ". Bradford w L,
. Burkhart, Joseph r Fague- ; = foese'
Edwin B Hay, and FREQ a S1,sd W
Retts Jererson D. Bradfeld. f; z.
Conner. F. E Dodscn, Eosnezer Ills, EIllS'
iC. ". Mothersead. and r. T. PuraptlreS' qs.,t;. y
Excelsior Lodse-R H. ii,s iSooiS'
i Enoch Edmonsten; ana cam7 D. V.
CHISHOLM d c. Cook. W r DemenSs
n McNiei. z. e Rankin, H. w.
Weber. and J. H. Wood
Golden Rule Bodgs-19seIT1i, Tl,,;5iSon
soufns r GWynne. ]. H Holiyday. ". B.
irwin I. s kann. and Joseph l. For.Tr'
salem. I.odg@J. B. Bowie, =
/, Davidson, J. NJ England, ana W. u
I-S--e-don I,ed.e-J c. Durfey. William
IT. Mothersead, and F. e Rapp-
.oity Iodge-Samuel Howison. f. a
Newman r. II SorreH. a. 5. Webster
n G. Wilson, and c. NJ w ooIi-
and c. T Fritz