Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01
PATRIARCHS MILITANT.
Jan. 4-Canton Washington, No. 1, in
stallation Of officers

The following-named officers are report
ed as elected in the several lodges for
the next six months:
Washington Lodge. No. 6-Noble grand,
r. c. Sudduth; vice grand. - Bowman;
recording secretary. ]. 7. Allison; fnan-
cial secretary. ]. L. Patchell, and treas
urer. George Martin. Installation Of off,
GERS. Tuesday, January 4, by Past Grand
Master E. w. Bradford.
Eastern Lodge. No. Noble grand. Sid
ney F. Smith: vice grand, ]. w. Dyer;
recording secretary, Samuel f. Boyce;
financial secretary, C. W. H. Brown
treasurer. W. G. Rich Installation Of
officers. Wednesday. January 5. by Grand
Marshal George Gerberich.
Harmony Lodge. No. 9-Noble grand,
David Gregory; vice grand. r. E. Ply
male; recording secretary. E. L. Dunn;
financial secretary. George 8. Stewart;
treasurer. NJ. Richardson. Joint installa-
ton with Eastern Lodge. No Z.
Covenant Lodge, No. 13-Noble grand,
recording secretary. Leo S. Schoenthal;
financial secretary, J. f. Chamberlain;
treasurer. w. T.. LenZ. Installation, Mon
day. January ,, by Past Grand William G.
Phillips.
Beacon Lodge. No. 15-Noble grand, r.
c. NicOdemus: vice grand. Nelson Thorn
as: recording secretary, w. J. La Varre;
financial secretary. J. w. Colley; treas
urer. Ernest w. Bradford. Installation of
officers. Monday, January 3, by Grand
Herald F. A. Royse..
Golden Rule Lodge. No 2l-Noble grand.
J. a. Willamette; vice grand, p. NJ. Hall
back; recording secretary. Joseph Bur-
roughs; financial secretary, c. E. Bartlett;
treasurer James H. Crew. Installation of
officers. Tuesday, January 4, by Grand
Chaplain w. E. Suddarth.
Langdon Lodge, No. 26-Noble grand
.. c. Whitaker; vice grand. ]. L. Knopp:
financial secretary. c. E. Clark: treasurer
A. L. Foster. Installation Of officers
Monday, January g. by Grand Master R.
A. Ford.
Columbian Encampment. No. 1-chief
patriarch, Samuel s. Keck: senior war
den. William w. keck; high priest. J. H.
Frederick: junior warden. George W.
Helm: scribe. Frank D. seiffert: treasurer
Wednesday. January II, 1910.
II is with regret that the members Of
this Jurisdiction will learn that w. w.
Case vice grand of Central Lodge, No. l.
has been transferred for duty in the COM
missary department.. Engineer Corps, to
Honolulu. He left for his new field Of
duty Wednesday evening.
Gen. Ernest w. Bradford military Sec
rotary. Patriarchs Militant. has resigned.
The Odd Fellows Herald. Springfield ILL.,.
under date of December Is. publishes q
lengthy article relative to Gen. Bradford's
services as military secretary, stating, in
part. as follows: Not little. in fac.
nearly all of the present conditions, SC
have been brought about through the con-
tinuous and persistent efforts of Brig
Gen. E. w. Bradford. military secretary.
The increasing attention required has, in
En- @h@I
and interfered with his professional du-
ties. for some time. Desk room and all
the facilities of his office have been ever
at our command, and made use Of almost
without limit Really, at times it has
appeared that he had abandoned profess
s.onal effort and had his office evolved
into fraternal and militant headquar-
tiers. Now. however agreeable to his ex
pressed wish. on and after January 1.
1910. he will be relieved from a portion Of
our demands by the appointment Of Mai.
Fred A. Groom Of Baltimore. Md, as
military secretary" Those who have had
the pleasure OF meeting Gen. Bradford
indorse all that is said in commerdation
of him and his services. 1t Is declared he
has been loyal chevalier from the be-
ginning. working up to his present grade
from the ranks of knighthood.
Golden Rule Lodge. No. p. l. o. o. F..
held a session Tuesday evening. The de-
gree team, under the leadership of Past
Grand Lewis S. Kann, assistant degree
director. conferred the degree of truth
ficers for the term beginning January 4,
1910. resulted as follows: Noble grand,
John.A. Willamette: vice grand Peter M
Hallback; recording secretary, Joseph
Burroughs: financial secretary, c. Ed
ward Bartlett; treasurer, James II. Crew:
chaplain. J. c. r. Main The elective and
appOintive officers of the lodge will be in
stalled next Tuesday evening by Grand