Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16
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Washington Odd Fellows are confident of
repeating some of their victories in drill and
degree work at the meeting Of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge. I. o. Q. F., at Philadelphia
next week. Canton Washington, No. l. of
the Patriarchs Militant, is the most cele-
brated canton in the order. 1t has won the
drill prize at two conventions of the Sow
ereign Grand Lodge. Baltimore and San
Francisco. Capt. d. V. Chisholm and his
associate officers are quite certain that they
will achieve another victory this year. The
prize offered Is $500. The members of the
canton are going over to the city of broth
erly love early to get acquainted with the
ground and in good form for the exploit.
The canton leaves for Philadelphia at $40
pm. today over the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. Headquarters will be at Green's
Hotel. The local Odd Fellows are full of
confidence and pride in Capt. Chisholm's
purple-plumed chevaliers, and expect them
to harvest one more winning parade next
Tuesday.
In addition to the participation of the can
ton in the drill contest two Washington
lodges will undertake to win prizes for de-
gree work Both of them have been sue
cessful at other times. Federal City Lodge
will contest for the first and second degrees
and Columbia Lodge 1Or the THRU E-dCi Va
these lodges has previous Sovereign Gfaho
Lodge honors to its credit.
The Columbia Lodge degree team, headed
by j. Ed Fowler and c. d. Shackleford, Will
leave for Philadelphia on "Wednesday, ana
will confer the third degree under the aus
pices of the Philadelphia committee in the
hall of Lu Lu Temple, A. A. O. n. NJ. s.
The lodge will carry about thirty people
in its team, and has secured great a Sa
of new paraphernalia for the occasion. Co
lumbia won the prize at Baltimore. The
degree prize at Philadelphia is 500. FED
eral City Lodge has also gained high
reputation for work in the degrees when
1t undertakes, and expects to succeed. 1t
would not surprise Washington three-link-
ers if all the prizes in drill and degree
work should be carried off by the District
OnteStantS.
The degree staff of Federal City Lodge
left in company with Canton Washington,
No. /, on a special train over the Baltimore
and Ohio at $40 this afternoon for Phil
adelphia, where the Sovereign Grand Lodge,
l. o. 0. F., Of the world will convene In
annual session Monday. A large number
of ladies accompanied the party.
Federal City degree staff was awarded
the prize for degree work at the Sovereign
Grand Lodge session held in Richmond, Va,
and the first prize at the session in Balu-
more, and holds the prize banner for
degree supremacy awarded by the Grand
Lodge of the District of Columbia in Feb
ruary of this year. On this occasion it will
enter the contest for first honors against
teams from different parts of the United
States, one of which will be celebrated
degree staff from Dallas, Tex.
The Federal City team has never met de-
feat, and will enter this contest as veterans
inspired by that confidence which is born
only of successive victories. 1t will COM
pete in the first degree or the degree of
friendship, and in the decond degree or the
degree of brotherly love.
The cast for the first degree is as fol-
lows: j. H. Wood, X; E. F. Higgins. G..
H. Eakle. attendants; w. F. Dement,. D.;
H. w. Weber, j.; w. E. Burlington. l.; D.
V. Chisholm. captain of guards; P. K.
w. H. Singleton, c. L. Dalrymple. w. B.
guards: W. H. McNiel. noble grand; S n
Ma,iGry 1 W. E. vice solgn raDs supporters
Murray. A s. Barger. supporters; H.
O'Donnell warden; ]. T. Cam. past grand;
]. A. Chisholm, l. G.; E. B. Russ. cleo
triciaa: W. H. Wilson ]. w: Darlington.
property men; E. Z. Rankin, H. NJ. Gund-
erson. w. Fl. Hitchcock, J. D. Crenshaw,
DR. N. r. Jenner w. G. Lane. miscellane
Gus work and w. ]. Palmer, director of the
Chorus Club. a well-known musical or
second degree will be composed of the
same members in different roles.
King Solomon Lodge F. A. A. M, the
youngest Masonic body in the city, had a
very interesting session on Monday. This
lodge, Instituted only a few months ago, is
one of the rare daylight" lodges in this
country. 1t has already justified the hopes
of its promoters by attaining an active
membership of over forty, and has on its
roster the names of many weil-known citl-
zens. Originally designed a Masonic
home for the Woodworking classes it has
naturally attracted theatrical and news
paper workers The convention OF the lodge
on Monday was for the purpose of inducing
into the mysteries of the Master Masons
degree three prominent theatrical people.
Charles B. Hanford. Shakespearian inter
prefer, and Messrs. Walker and Martin of
his company formed the class that re-
ceived the degree and passed through the
south gate into the daylight lodge. The
lodge convened at IL 80 m. at the Scottish
Rite Cathedral 1907 G street northwest,
and the work was rendered admirably I'M
der the direction of Worshipful Master
William H. Singleton, a son of the lamented
William r. Singleton. who was for quar-
Grand Lodge. F. A. A. NJ. and a noted
Masonic author. Between the second and
third sections of the work luncheon was
served in the banquet room Appropriate
remarks were made by Messrs. Hanford
and Walker and officers of the lodge.
The twenty-siXth annual session of the
Supreme Castle, knights of the Golden
Eagle, which will be held at Detroit October
10. II and H. Is being looked forward to
with great interest by the local members
J. H. Livingston Of Baltimore, whose term
expires at this session, will probably be
succeeded by the present supreme vice
chief, F. A. Williams of Youngstown Ohio.
The delegate elected to represent the Dis
trict Of Columbia Is John B. Woodfield r.
G. C. He will be accompanied by the fol-
lowing sir knights and their ladies: Frank
Kerper. p. G. c.; r. c. Grinder. G. v. c.;
R. B. Bond. P. G. c.: NJ. d. Null, P. c.; ].
E. Thompson, P. c.. and Sirs J. W. Childs.
G. K. Of E.; J. A. Mitchell and ]. T.. Hat
ton.
The Michigan sir knights have prepared
fine program for the entertainment of the
sir knights at this session.
The Washington delegation will leave via
B. and o. October 7. In Philadelphia they
will Join delegations from Maryland. Della
ware, New York, New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania and proceed by special train to De-