Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-11
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Mrs. s. NJ. Sanderson. Mrs. L. ]. s Muir
ray, Mrs. Mary 4. Ballenger. Mrs. Minnie
Lephfew. Mrs. Harriet Billings. and r. l..
Humphrey.
The following are the auxiliary COM
mittees:
Speaker-W. !. Hope, Elwyn Greene
and Fl. r. Wires.
S. Schoenthal, Mrs. r. j. :. Murray and
Mrs. Harriet Billings
Decorations-R. \. Humphrey, Emmett
Mfdkift George w. Helm, H. &. Lybrand.
Mrs. = NJ. Sanderson. Mrs. Minnie Leph
few and Mrs. Mary a. Ballenger.
Press-W. w. MILAN.
Invitations-W. w. MILAN, f. L. Dunn
and Fred 4. Norway.
The members of Canton Washington.
No. ]. in dress uniform, under command
OF Capt. X. 4. Humphrey, will act as
committee of reception.
Covenant Lodge, No. -. conferred the
initiatory degree on one candidate Mon
day evening and made arrangements to
confer the first degree on two candidates
at the next meeting. The attendance Of
the lodge members was good and in ad-
dition there were present the following
members from other lodges: Past Grand
". NJ. Meredith Of Austin Park Lodge.
A. Dugan, Pest Grand Leo :. Schoen-
thai. secretary of Excelsior Lodge, No.
II. and others.
At its last meeting Mount Nebo En-
campment, No. 6. conferred the patri-
archal degree upon two candidates, re-
ceived several applications and will. at
the meeting June IL, confer the golden
rule degree on all waiting candidates.
Members of sister encampments are in
vited to be present.
Eastern Lodge. No. Z. and Harmony
Lodge. No. 3. formed a degree team,
composed of members of the two lodges.
and. aided by Past Grand Master John
H. Wood of Federal City Lodge No. M,
conferred the first degree in full form
upon four candidates Wednesday evening.
Next week the same lodges will confer
the second degree upon the same candi-
dates. The interchange of degree work
by these two lodges, ii is said, is cement
ing more firmly the fraternal spirit that
has existed for some time between East
ern and Harmony lodges. Members OF
the order, whether Of this or other juris-
dictions. are invited to be present at the
meeting next Wednesday evening.
Tuesday evening the monthly meeting
Of Canton Washington. No. I. p. NJ.
was held, and quite large attendance
Of the chevalers was present. The can
mortal services tomorrow evening in full
uniform. The canton also decided to send
a drill team of twenty-four men and
three officers. under the command OF
Col. d. V. Chisholm as captain, Capt.
Charles n Shackelford as lieutenant and
Lieut. John A. Chisholm as ensign, to
Atlanta, Ga, in September to compete
for the prizes offered for the best drilled
canton during the meeting of the Sow
ereign Grand Lodge. The officers who
will command at that time commanded
the canton on former occasions when
prizes were Won. Comma ndant r. A.
Humphrey and Ensign w. G.. Rogers
cheerfuly acceded to the selection of the
officers to command the drill team. and
will temporarily enter the ranks and
render all aid possible to win the prize.
Federal City Lodge. No. p, and Ruth
RebeHah Lodge. No. . are rehearsing
the degree work each week, preparing
their degree teams to confer the degrees
in contest at Atlanta. Ga, in September.
1t is reported both lodges are showing
marked proficiency in the renditioE OF
the work in each branch Of the order.
BY the death last week of Past Grand
Frank E. LeGros it is declared Federal
City Lodge lost an energetic worker and
consistent member, and his absence. es-
pecially in degree work. will be much felt.
The order at large also, ii Is declared, ha:
lost valuable working member, and
the Grand Lodge a representative. as he
represented Federal City Lodge. No. 30
in the Grand Lodge.
Phoenix Lodge. No. %. held an inter-
esting meeting Tuesday evening. .he
second degree was conferred. Next week
the lodge will confer the third degree.
The attendance of the lodge membership
was large. and in addition to the lodge
members there were present Grand Con-
ductor Frank E. Rapp and several men,
bers Of sister lodges. Phoenix Lodge, IL is
said always appreciates the attendance of
members from other lodges. and makes
them feel at home when they come.
AS the first meeting night in July falls
on a holiday, Union Lodge, No. II: Cove
nant Lodge No. 10: Beacon Lodge. No.
Is: Excelsior Lodge. No. Il, and Lang
don Lodge. No %, Of the subordinate
Rebekah branch OF the order. have post
poned the installation of their newly
elected officers until July II for the sub
ordinate lodges. and July IS in the case
of Naomi Lodge.
The initiatory degree was conferred
Tuesday evening by Golden Rule Lodge.
No. y. on George F. Chapman. +. A.
Norway acting as degree director. Next
Tuesday evening the second degree viii,
be conferred upon the same candidate
]. A. Quisenberry will act as degree di-
rector.
Notices have been sent to members in
viting them and their friends to attend
the memorial exercises Sunday evening
at o'clock. to be held in the auditorium
of Odd Fellows Hall.
Past Grand NJ. s. Krepps of Virginia
Lodge, No. I. of Harpers Ferry. w. Va.
visited Union Lodge Monday evening and
delivered an address on the beauties OF
Odd Fellowship. Mr.. Krepps was born
in October. 1918. and will he ninety-two
years old on his next birthday. He was
initiated in Virginia Lodge i'm December
1899. and has been an active member in
good standing ever since-a period of
over seventy years. He has filled many
positions OF Importance in his home lodge
and the Grand Lodge of West Virginia
and is as enthusiastic an Odd Fellow to-
day. it is declared. as when he took his
initiatory degree in the order. He is
the oldest Odd Fellow. both in point of
age and time of continued membership. in
the state of West Virginia. and one OF
the Oldest landmarks in the fraternity.
His son. w. H. krepps. now decease
was former member of Union Lodge