Evening star., 1909-07-10

The public installation of the officers
elect of Federal City Lodge, No. 20, will
take place Wednesday evening at s
/ o'clock at the Northeast Temple, 18th and
, Fl streets northeast. Grand Master r. a.
Ford and his corps of officers will con-
duet the services. This will be the first
public installation that has taken place
in this jurisdiction for several years, and
it is expected that many members of
other lodges and friends of the order
will be present. The invitation to the
lodge membership states Yourself and
friends are cordially invited To be
present \ short but interesting pro-
gram is promised. in addition to the in
stallation. to be followed by "a general
love feast. led by the grand master. with
some surprises and cold comfort by
the committee at the windup.
The program will consist OF a violin
solo by T.. y. Hopewell. tenor solo by j.
I T. Humphreys and selections by the lodge
orchestra.
An Unusual feature of the installation
! is promised IL the ritualistic work. Grand
Master r. y. Ford has requested his en-
tire corps of Grand Lodge officers to as
sist him in the work To see each sta
ton filled by the Grand Lodge officers
respectively is regarded as an important
event in any jurisdiction and seldom oc
ours here, where so many demands are
made OH the time of the officers.
The committee in charge is composed
OF Past Grand Master John II. Wood
Past Grands W. G.. Lang. W. +. Dement,
+. Z. lie Gras and f. b. Russ.
The fol owing officers of Columbia
Lodge. No. 10, were installed Thursday
evening by Thomas ]. Gates, grand war
den: Harry w. keefe. \. c.; William
w. kec.l. V. c.: Edward {. Grumley r.
s.: Robert r. Williams. F. s.: Thomas
W. Fowler. treasurer; Guy F. Giossbren-
ner, warden: L. A. White. conductor
George 4. COLLISION, r. s. \. G.; y. NJ
Pollock. l.. S. \. c.: Henry F. Allwine
+. 5. '; c.. Frederick F. Ball. L. S. Y.
g.: H. S kidwell. r. S. s.: NJ. T. Babe..
L. S: s.: James w. Lyons. I. G.; George
NJ Moore. O. c.: Charles P. Sample chap
IAN, ana r. f. Laughin, S. p. G..
Columbia Lodge. No. 10. conferred the
initiatory degree Thursday evening The
hrst degree Will b conferred July IL.
Dorcas Rebekah Lodge No. (. l. O. o.
r.. at us regular meeting last night in
Northeast Temple completed its semi-an-
,udi ,ti Term unde, the administration OF
Miss T.. T.. Schlaich. noble grand
For the ensuing term the off ets-elect
We're Installed. \ carefully drilled corps
OF officers from Martha Washington Re
pehah Ledge No. =. attractively gowned
IL white. conducted the ceremony. Mrs
NIFTY Gottlfeb representing the grand
maSta~.
The officers installed were as follows:
ATS. Margaret Rule noble grand: Mrs
Maud Royse, vice grand: Mrs. Rena Bay
Mss recording secretary: Mrs. Mary De
ncnt. iinacCial secretary: Miss Nellie
Smith. treasu,e er: Mrs. Walter Suddarth
chaplain: Miss Lucille Fehl. warden: Miss
Anna Riedl. conductor: Miss Laura Nc
ihto>h. inside guardian Samuel Wright.
outside guardian; Frank r. lie Gros. right
supporter to the noble grand: Mrs. Minnie
Lephfew. left supporter to the noble
grand; Miss Lillian Norton. right sup
porter TO the vice grand Miss Jennie
Wood. left supporter to the vice grand.
Al the close OF the ceremony the acting
grand master was presented an appro-
pirate gift from Dorcas Lodge Miss l.u-
cielle Fehl in a few we'll selected words
rendered the retiring noble grand past
official jewel. and Degree Director Russ
presented a similar badge of honor to
Mrs. Bessie Baber, past noble grand.
An event Of much interest to Rebekahs
and Odd Fellows generally was the IN
stallation Of officers of Ruth Rebekah
Lodge. No. :. 7. .. o. F.. which took place
1T tie regular meeting of the lodge in its
'taii. 9tn and II streets. Wednesday niS H.
Representing III Grand Lodge II thc
rercmen:aI we're Mrs. Mabel Willard
grand master: AIRS. Eta +. Russ, grand
marshal; Ms Ella V. Mallory, Grandl