The Washington times., 1906-01-07
Columbia Lodge, indie
pendent Order of Odd
Fellows, Holds Its An
nuaI Election.
Various Fraternal Organ
izationS Throughout
District Hold InStalla-
ton Exercises.

elected and installed the following Off
GERS for the year 1906:
Noble grand, Otis 6. Stanton; vice
grand J. II. Frederick: recording secre-
tary. +. q. Grumley; financial secretary,
Robert r. Williams: treasurer. Thomas
W. Fowler; conductor, Roscoe Wines;
outside guardian. George NJ. Moore; in
side guardian, Samuel NJ. White; right
supporter to the noble grand, George Z.
COLLISION: left supporter 10 the NOBLE
grand. George Gerberich; right support
er To the vice grand w. J. Galbraith.
left supporter TO the vice grand. A. T.
Lewis; scene supporter, J. B. Wagner;
warden, Thomas Shelton; press reporter,
s. NJ White.
The installation was conducted by
Grand Representative +. A. Sitter. who,
at its conclusion. delivered a brief but
interesting address.
Degree work was then conferred and
was followed by the annual reports or
The officers, which showed that Column
bia Lodge. beside being the oldest and
strongest lodge in the District, is the
weaTthiest. The total receipts Of the
lodge from date of organization approx
innate SlS4, l5S12, Expended for relief of
mem bers, 5.757; relief of widows, Sl9
20 DuIAtHE the utdit SSfv-o1 NNANeiN4ll6
the orphans, $500 Total expended for
relief Ss2. OS2; total contingent expenses,
SIS. SOP Sd Total expended for all pur-
poses, SI2I. 5S4.53. Funds invested and
uninvested at the annual report for 1905,
s-ay-U6S
Request for Lodge.
The treasurer's report, among other
things, said,
in the year 1881. Anthony Buchly. a
member of Columbia Lodge. No. 10. l..
o. q. T., died in this city and left his
entire estate TO -four charitable and
benevolent institutions, Columbia
Lodge receiving one-fourth, or over
$4,000. This Request was made for
the benefit of the widows and orphans
of deceased members, the interest alone
being used for the purpose named, the
fund remaining intact This fund is
manag ed by three trustees who are
empowered to nil all vacancies that
may occur. either by death or resigna-
ton, so that there shall always be
three. The present trustees are Thomas
W. Fowler. George L COLLISION. and An
drew Turnbull.
This lodge is also a part owner OF
the valuable property, 419, 42l, and
42S, Seventh street northwest, known
as Odd Fellows Hall. Columbia Lodge
has always been noted for its active
work in Odd Fellowship. comprising. as
il does. more than an average Of en-
thusiastic members. The lodge was
chartered July l6, 1910. and has had
ON it's roll of members some of the
oldest and best-knowu citizens, Among
those who have passed away may be
mentioned Samuel T Shugart, Samuel
Stettinius. Dr. Flodvardo Howard.
Thomas X. Gray. John Mills. father Of
Judge Samuel G. Mills, William r. Nc
Lean, John II. Seinert. Samuel Wise
Among the living. Charles w. Petit is
the oldest member. he being initiated
January Is, 1S4S, while Thomas W
Fowler and several others are very
near the half-century mark in mem
beTship.'
Since TIE organization of the lodge
there have been ga members initiated
and PA admitted by card re-instated.
1874; total, 1,2S2. educting Withdrawals,
suspensions. and deaths, the member
ship on January 1, 1906. was zoo.
The total membership OF the indie
pendent Order of Odd Fellows TODAY
approNimates 100000. Of whom about
100000 are Rebekahs.
Odd Fellows Homes.
There are Odd Fellows Homes in the
q,
Connecticut Idaho. Illinois. Indiana
Kentucky, Massachusetts,. Maryland.
Minnesota, Missouri. New Hampshire,
North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Tennessee, Vermont, Washington, Wis
consin and Florida.
Organizations have been perfected for
homes soon to be established in Virginia
and the District Of Columbia
The l. O. o. F. is maintaining forty
or more homes for Odd Fellows and
their orphans, with a property valua-
ton Of over 100000. 1t has expended
for relief of members and benefeiaries
since 1890 over 100000 coo, and has ex-
pended in relief during the past few
years about 100000 per year.
The receipts of the l. o. O. r. last
year appToXimated over sl,OOO.OOO per
month.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge holds
jurisdiction over all the States and Ter
ritories of the United States and twenty
two foreign countries,
Otis G. Stanton.
Otis 9. Stanton, the present noble
grand of Columbia Lodge No. 10. is in
the Government service in the State De-
partment. He is an Indiana man, and
before entering the Government service.
was engaged in school work in that
State. After graduating from Indiana
University and doing some ost-graduate
work. he entered the Indianapolis Man
ual Training School as an English in
structOr. For several years he was su-
perintendent of the ITVingtOn schools
AT the time Of his appointment to the
State Department. lie was in charge of
Central Academy. a leading private
school under the control OF the Friends
Church. He was a member of the ey
ecutive board of the Northern Indiana
Teachers Association, at that time the
second body OF the kind in America in
size
]. Herbert Broderick.
J. II. Broderick, the vice grand of Co.
lumbia Lodge. is a Pennsylvania man
and a well-knOwn Washington printer
employed on the Star He became an
initiate member of Robert Burns Lodge
No. $50 l. O. o. F.. OF Scranton, Pa. In
1897 he removed TO Washington and soon
after deposited his card with Columbia
odrp No 10 . q = Sine 49,.