Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12

meetings. Cabinets will be formed In
Richmond and Norfolk at an early date.
Mount Vernon Tent. Is. o. T. NJ. last
thursday night made start for the
month, commencing with the initiation OF
a new member. followed Thursday night
with number of others Mount Vernon
Hive Is very proud of the results OF the
competitive drill al the jamestown expo
sition, at which it won a prize of sl,5 as
the champion drill team in the District of
Columbia.
Beacon Lodge, No. ID l. o. O. F.. will
celebrate the sixty-third anniversary of
Its organization next Monday evening the
l4th instant. The feature OF the evening
Will be an address by Past Grand Master
benjamin F. Crawshaw. The program will
consist of vocal and instrumental music
followed by refreshments. The lodge was
instituted September Q. 1874 with nine
| charter members, one OF whom, James W.
| Colley, Its first noble grand Is an active
member of the lodge at the present time
and It's financial secretary. An invitation
has been extended to all Odd Fellows in
the city to be present.
The third OF series OF debates was held
at Mount Vernon Tent, X. o. T. NJ.
/ Thursday, October 10 The question az
hrmed that the closed shop be abolished
and was discussed by Messrs Hannah and
Soudan, affirmative, and Adamson, sr,
and Or. Porpisel, negative. The judges.
Messrs. Wicks, Sturgis and Jarvis. rem
dered decision in favor of the negative.
The topic next Thursday declares that the
Monaghan races should be excluded from
America. The speakers will be Messrs.
Wlcks and Worrell. affirmative. and Stur-
gis and Jarvis, negative. Two members
were admitted and five applications filed
Thursday night.
Columbia Hive, L. o. T. NJ. held an
open meeting Tuesday evening last. The
program was in charge of Mary A. Cos
grover.
The drill team of National Hive. L. o. T.
! NJ Is making arrangements to compete
with the Richmond team, the national
champions. Richmond team won first
prize al the recent drill in jamestown.
The National team did not enter the con-
test. 1t has not been definitely decided
whether the drill will be held in WASH
ington or Richmond. but In the event It is
! held IN this city the Richmond girls will
be entertained by the team of National
Hive during their stay here.
Salem Lodge, No. p, l. o. o. F.. met
Thursday night in its hall in the Ma
| sonic Temple. in Anacostia, D. G.. After
the business of the lodge was disposed OF
one candidate was given the initiatory de-
| gree In the presence of the Grand Lodge
officers, who were present to pay Salem
Lodge their annual visit.
| Among the Grand Lodge officers present
were Grand Master A. r. Vermillion Dep
uty Grand Master f. II. Easterling. Grand
| Warden r. A. Ford. Grand Representa-
tives ]. II. Crew and John l. Brown. Grand
Marshal d. A. Dugan. Grand Guardian
Thomas ]. Gates and Grand Herald Will
| liam Mothersead.
Among others present were Joe Williams
of Jaeger Lodge of West Virginia and G.
A. Boyer of Camden n. ]. The lodges
throughout this Jurisdiction were also well
represented.
After an address by Grand Master YER
million. Grand Representative Crew made
an address relating to the meeting of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge In st. Paul OF q
recent date. He was followed by Grand
Representative Brown, who recalled events
not mentioned by Mr. Crew In his address.
Among others who addressed the lodge
were: Messrs. Dugan. Easterling and
Mothersead of the Grand Lodge and c. w.
Teates, noble grand; J. X. Dawson, sec
rotary, and others Of Salem Lodge, and q
number OF visiting brethren.
Salem Lodge, No. %. 1. o. o. F., meets
every Thursday night in the Masonic
Temple in Anacostia, D. c. One candidate
will be given the first degree next Thurs
day night.