Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-11
ODD FELLOWS TO Be CAV
NINETY-FIRST ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION APRIL rs,
Big Things to Be Doing-Exercise,
at Auditorium-Committees
Are at Work.

The Odd Fellows Of the District of
Columbia are making preparations for
| the celebration on April 26 of the nine
ty-first anniversary Of the founding of
the order
The entertainment will be held in the
main auditorium Of Odd Fellows Hall
7th street. Senator Duncan H. Fletcher
Of Florida will be the speaker
His address will be followed by q
literary and musical program. The
meeting and dancing. Daniel A. Dugan.
the District, will preside at the exer-
cises.
All the various Odd Fellows bodies in
mittee of arrangements, which is COM
posed of the following: General COM
mittee. DR.. Thomas J. Gates. deputy
grand master. chairman: William j.
rotary; John D. Yoakley, treasurer:
William G. Phillips. ]. T.. Allison. W.
". MILAN, George Gerberich. William
III: Sellers. John J. Cherry. Samuel A.
Foose F.. A. Royce. William H. Smoot.
John Taylor. Richard A. Ford. William
E. Graves. D. w. Keck, James w. Ly-
ons. Charles D. Shackelford, Mrs. V. Es-
telle Yoakley, Mrs. Anna Grow, Mrs.
Elizabeth Weber. Mrs. Minnie Lephfew
and Mrs. Anna Billings.
Auxiliary committees have been APP
pointed as follows:
Program-C'harles D. Shackelford chair
man: Richard A. Ford. d. w. keck, Mrs.
V. Estelle Yoakley and Mrs. Anna
Billings.
Printing!. A. Royse. chairman: J. T.
Allison and John J. Cherry.
Press-W. w. MILAN.
Badges-Samuel A. Foose, James w.
Lyons and Mrs. Anna Crew.
Decorations-William H. Smoot. chair
Phillips. William e. Graves. John Taylor
and Mrs. Minnie Lephfew.
Reception-Grand Warden George Ger
berich chairman; assisted by all the
members Of the general committee.
The latest complete statistics Of the
Order Of Odd Fellows show it's member
ship December 81, 1905 as 1883 Dur
ing the year 1908 its revenues were
$16.37O, 937.43 and its expenditures for the
relief of its members So, SOC, S25. go, while
Its invested funds at the close of the year
was little less than fifty millions dol
lars.
In the District of Columbia there are
seventeen subordinate lodges. five Re-
bekah lodges, four encampments and one
eaton. the latter representing the uni
reported in fiourishing condition.
The local membership December 81,
1909. was 1887; the revenues for the year
were SIS, 65S.9s. and the amount expended
for relief. $40. 89439.
The present Officers of the local grand
bodies are:
Grand Lodged. A. Dugan, grand mas
ter; Thomas J. Gates. deputy grand mas
ter George Gerberich. grand warden; w.
e. Capp. grand secretary; John w.
Hoilyday. grand treasurer; Edgar p.
Thompson, grand marshal: Frank e.
Rapp. grand conductor; William G. Phil
lips. grand chaplain: F. A. Royse. grand
guardian: Walter e. Suddarth, grand
herald; James II. Crew and W. w. Mil
Ian. grand representatives.
Grand EMcampment-George 8. COLLISION,
grand patriarch; William J. Hope, grand
high priest; John A. Pearson, grand Sc
Nor warden: Charles J. Stockman, grand
Junior warden; Joseph Burroughs, grand
scribe; Frank d. Seiffert, grand treas
urer; w. w. MILAN. grand marshal: 8. G.
Taylor. grand sentinel: John D. Yoakley.
grand outside sentinel; John II. Wood,
grand representative.