Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-09-03
LARGE FRATERNAL ORDER
LOCAL LODGE N A FLOURISH
ING CONDITION
Metropolis Lodge 10. u !. 0. o. F. One
Of fhe Oldest Orders il the
Country
CHARTER MEMBERS WHO HAVE
PASSED AWAY

Metropolis Lodge No. its IS perhaps
considered one 81 the oldest lodges II
the state, il Icing sixtv-one years
old last April. On the n ~ April.
1916. charter Was granted - the
Grand Lodge - Maryland to william
Waits. Richard sands. Philip Clayton
William glover AMI Peter ~auser
who organized Metropolis. Lodge
The population ~ Annapolis At the
time fbis lodge Was Instituted Was
very small, and a. fhe beginning Me-
tr0pOlis Lodge had very fsw mem
bers. But. however. with the rersis-
tenoy ~ it promoters ard their fol-
lowers the lodge has steadily grown.
and today it has memnersisip of
which it can feel proud.
Metropolis Lodge 81 she present fiue
numbers am01g its members the most
influential. prosperous and business
men IN the city - Annapolis It.
members ~ fbc past. - hose spirits
have departed - fle great beyond
were foremost IN the best interest -
Annapolis. TIE efforts ~ their 1ay
are seen 90 every band. AMI what
tiev failed - accomplish has BEEN 1c-
c0myiishe1 Dy succeeding fgsnerati0ns
the np6uiidiuZ - odd Fellowship
Metropolis Lodge dld not grow IN .
day. week or month. gt nas taken
years, and, not unlike fbe xlans oa<-
is roots have taken q Grm hold lt
has branehed cot iu proportion. ami
promises many years ~ life Thls
lodge may well feel pr0sd ~ ass~lf.
when we consider that in Annapolis
there Is representation - perhaps
every order ~ this country We glgsz.
therefore. ssy that Metropolis L@lxe
has done WOBIerfnlig we'll
Financially this lodge g. ~ exesiien1
condition. ft - fhe Dr0ud pslssesspr
- So oun builIinz. wbfcs IS = two-
story brick stfBetuFe are 81 situated
On West sareea Annapolis m0sG hUsF
fliOrO1 gnfare. fts l0sIgsrDona - cs5a1g9rs-
able and neatly fnrnis5eI- 0u Aa-
gust -, 1895. Metropolis Has fneDr-
I,0gated under tire nanle ~ 1fetrgp0G1s
Lodge No. 81 - fbe fnslepeasIsnf far,ler
~ odd Fellows ~ Anae Aranslal g.oan
~. The ine0rpoTltors were r. Ws1-
ton Clayton, David - Pariesf. eE 81 aaz
Redmond. William -. Norris. Frani<
H. Thompson. E.0gls 81. Rehn. ansf
PercigaI r. Parletf- fbe Trustees Eaol
served tf5e Gxs1 year were WiilIans -
Williams. Dr. Frank H. Thompsou.
William -. Morris. Louis H. Ke8u.
and PsreivaI X Paflest-
Much interest fs manifested En raa
meetings ~ Tire lodge. wh5efs are held
every Tuesday evening The 0lI nnem-
bers are working with the same ae-
tivfty a. the young mem1ers. with
the object in view ~ promotiag the
welfare of the or.ler- Despite fhs
warm weather ~ the past slm-
meF, the meetings have been veil
attended. AMI new members ara seing
giveU the mysteries - the order every
meeting night with evidenee of con
tinued increase
Tire officers. particularly those who
are serving nOw AMI those who served
the past term are responsibIs rer the
new lease ~ life taken on By the local
lodge. Particularly IS this 50 cf Junior
Past GFard skuaid- whose teEu a.
noble gaud was a most successful. .'sne.
and to whom IS deserving muen
praise. TIE present noble zzand-
John q. Wood. has accomplished
much during the short space ~ time
in which be has been prssidinx on
Ger and from PRESENT Indications nauea
good will result during his Admins
tratlon. That BE- has the interest ~
the order AZ heart IS sAsswn On every
hand. To bear hin deliver the
stAA 20 - - aA4AN -A"Ae 49, "-NA -"---A
visit to Metropolis Lodge The
lodge has several visitors every meet
ing night Among the NEST frss1snz
Is Brother J. J. Cooke - Norfolk
Lodge, and 70 all sueh q cordial greet
ing awaits them.
The officers 81 the lodge are Junior
Past Grand. George =. eluaid Noble
Grand. John .. Wood Eice fsrand-
James H. EansanE. Seeretarv. r.
yiBtCn Clayton Treasurer Phf1ip =
Porter Warden. Thomas AElsxs0n
Conductor. samuel Davis fsatsiele
Guardian. Henry Aestpbals kixhE
Supporter 10 Noble fsr1nI. Harry =
KenchingtOn Left Supporter - &ools
Grand. William H. Gibbs E@gaE sup
porter 70 Vice Grand. Net'fslland
Brewer Left Supporter - = iee ssransL
william Morris. Drxanlst. WflIiana
=. Gardiner
Metropolis odge is preparing -
begin the fall work early AMI vita
increased vfzer. determiresi that
when their report comes - Deeem-
Der 81. Il wif1 be one to 0e pnDud
of. They are taking deep interest," -
Homecoming Week aDd expect -
have q large represenfallon ~ tire
parade ard ~ the ball On Gctoeer -
The Baltimore Anerlean ~ lass
Sunday contains pictures ~ TIE fel-
I0wing members CT Metropolis Lodge
So. Il. u Annapolis George =
Quaid, junior past grand Josn -
Wood. noble grand James f. Nan-
SAINT. vice grand Thomas Azdsrson.
warden. samueI Davis eensI1e1oE 3
pull. = Porter. treasurer EIenry West
phaI, outside gEaxdlans Harry -
KeDcbiBgtOB- right supporter - neble