Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-16

from another. During the session Of the
lodge several visitors from Salt Lake
City and elsewhere were introduced by
Deputy Grand Master Thomas ]. Gates.
Next Wednesday the lodge will confer the
first degree.
Grand Master D.. A. Dugan visited
Phoenix Lodge, No. %, Tuesday evening
and assisted In comforting the initiatory
degree. There was large attendance
said very interesting meeting was held
Monday evening. July 1. the wife OF
Grand Secretary w. E. Clapp was taken
very i'll with acute Indigestion. She Is
still confined to. her. bed, although her
condition is reported to be much Inn
proved. 1t is announced she will be glad
to see friends who desire to call upon
her.
Federal City Lodge. No. 10, under the
direction of Past Grand r. A. Royse,
degree director. rehearsed the second de-
gree at the Northeast Temple Wednesday
evening for the contest at the meeting
Ga, in September.
Golden Rule Lodge. No. q, at it's ses-
sion Tuesday evening conferred the first
third degree on Bert w Hardin. James
II. Crew acted as noble grand. An appli-
cation for membership was received and
was referred to W. III. Smoot, T. A. Nor
way and w. T. Ledbetter for report.
Noble Grand Hallback appointed the
following committees to serve during the
current term:
Finance committee-w W. Louk, w. T
Ledbetter and c. c. Silence.
Entertainment committees. H. Gwynne,
W. H. Smoot and c. c. Silence.
Press committee-W. s. Keiser and j. A.
Willamette.
Assistant degree directors-F. A. Nor
way. j. W. Hollyday, W. H. Smoot and
J. w. Clampitt
The first meeting of Eastern Lodge, No.
Z, under the newly installed officers was
held W we, evening ., When the
was large attendance and all the Off
GERS, except one who had been Excused,
| were present. During the evening an ap-
plication: for membership was received,
routine work transacted, committees an
nounced by the noble grand and the ini-
tiatory degree conferred on. a candidate.
! Degree Director Anderson announced
his. resignation from that position. The
| personal and Official tribute for the time,
| attention and hard work he had given to
| the position during his incumbency.
Charles j. Stoekman. p. g.. and past de-
gree master of Eastern Lodge. was ap-
| pointed to fill the vacancy.
| Grand Patriarch George s. COLLISION, &C.
| companied by the other officers OF the
/ Grand .Encampment, visited Mount Nebo
! Encampment, No. &. Wednesday. evening
| for the purpose OF installing the elective
! and appointive officers. Chief Patriarch
| w. S. Keiser. on behalf of the encamp-
| ment, made brief address of welcome to
! the grand patriarch and his suite, after
| which the ceremony Of installation was
| conducted.
The following officers were installed for
the term ending December 81. 1910:
James w. Lyons. chief patriarch; Fred
| berry, senior warden: H. r. Bishop,
junior warden; Thomas W. Fowler. scribe
Lewis s. Kann, treasurer; c. c. Silence,
inside sentinel A. E. Shoots. outside SEN
tinel; Q. a. Booth, guide: George z. Coli
! son. first watch, and William NJ. Laporte.
second watch.
Grand Scribe Joseph Burroughs and
Grand Treasurer Frank D. Seiffert ex-
treasurer and reported them neatly and
accurately kept. and that they showed
the encampment is in an excellent con-
dition numerically and financially.
a unique and interesting feature OF the
installation of Thomas w. Fowler, P. {.
P, as scribe was that 1t marked the
beginning of his forty-eighth year of
service in that capacity.
After the grand officers had completed
| the installation ceremony the golden
rule degree was conferred upon two can
| didates b. the degree team. under the
supervision of Past Grand Patriarch +.
A. Norway, degree director.
officers of Columbia Lodge, No. 10,
| were installed Thursday evening, July
I. by F. A. Royse. grand guardian. as
sisted by a corps of special deputy grand
| officers from Federal City Lodge, No.
| brenner, noble grand; L. A. White. vice
grand; E. c. Grumley. recording secre-
! tary .Cre-elected); Robert r. Williams.
| financial secretary re-elected); Thomes
W. Fowler. treasurer Fe-eiected); j: W.
| or: George z. COLLISION, r. 9. n. G.: n.
! NJ. Pollock. L. s. N c.; F. w Alexander
! r. S. V. G.; NJ. T. Baber, L. 5. V. e.;
| J. L. Brimer. r. S. S.: D. H. Sherman,
L. s. s.: j. L.. Shipman, I. G.; Otto r.
smith, O. G.; E. r. Laughlin. chaplain:
w. w. keck. $. p. G. Nearly hundred
members of the order were present. The
ceremony was impressye!y performed.
| At the conclusion Of the installation OF
officers the initiatory degree was con-
ferred upon one candidate. The first de-
gree was conferred on one member last
Thursday evening and the second degree
will be conferred next Thursday.
During the past term Columbia Lodge
made a substantial gain in membership,
and the prospects are reported bright for
the coming six months. The degree team
is making active preparations for the trip
to Atlanta next September.
At the meeting of Esther Rebekah Lodge
Monday evening elected and appointed
officers were installed as follows: Mrs.
Lyons, noble grand; Mrs. Maud Keiser
Brooks, vice grand: Mrs. Mary Pollock.
recording secretary; Miss Gladys Sample.
financial secretary; Mrs. Anna Billings.
treasurer: Mrs. Laura Johnston, warden;
Mrs Anna Epps, conductor: Mrs. Ida
Brimer. outside guardian: Mrs. Harriet
Billings, inside guardian; Mrs. Linne A.
! Keiser. r. S. y. c.; Mrs. Dell F. kistler.
L. s. " G.. Miss Grace Schneider, f. 5.
Z. G.: Miss Rachel Johnston, L. s. V. g.,
and Mrs. Margaret Laughlin, chaplain.
Tie noble grand appointed the follow
ing committees Finance; Mrs. La1ghiin,
Mrs Loebsack and Mrs. Longston; visit