Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

The coming week will close the grand
vistations for the year. Tomorrow even
ing. accompanied by his grand officers,
Grand Master Thomas J. Gates will visit
Covenant Lodge. No. 10. In Georgetown.
Wednesday evening Harmony Lodge, No.
9, the grand masters home lodge, will re-
ceive the grand master. closing the series.
The lodge is reported to be putting forth
efforts to make the evening one to be re-
membered in this Jurisdiction for years to
come. All members Of the order have
been publicly invited to become the guests
Of Harmony Lodge on that evening and
join in the reception to be rendered the
grand master.
Tuesday evening the annual visit of the
No. q, In it's new home on K street
southwest between AZ and 9Th str sets.
The new hall, just finished, is said to be
one of the most complete and commodious
lodgerooms for degree and other Odd
Fellowship work in this city. The lodge
has been praised generally for the energy
and push manifested in attempting and
carrying out successfully the plan adopted
less than year ago by which 1t now
owns. almost clear of debt, commodious
lodge hall we'll and comfortably fur
nished.
The progressive officers were compli-
mented on their exempliication of the
unwritten work by the grand master and
the two grand representatives who con-
Quoted the examination. The report of
Grand Secretary w. E. Clapp showed an
increase in membership since January /
last, and the report of Grand Treasurer
John 1. Brown showed healthy condi-
ton of the treasury.
Regret was expressed that the treasurer
of the lodge for so many years, Charles
M. Woolf had resigned because of a nerv-
GUS breakdown.
At the close Of the official business the
committee on entertainment escorted
those present, headed by Canton Wash
fngton, No. 1, to the commodious ban
quet room, where an abundance of good
things had been provided. Remarks were
made by many Of the grand officers and
visiting brothers. Noble Grand Slater of
Amity Lodge presented Grand Master
Gates, In the name OF the lodge, with a
handsome silver plate as token Of the
esteem in which he Is held by the men,
bers.
The last visit of the grand master to a
Rebekah lodge for the year was made
Monday evening to Naomi Lodge, No. L,
the oldest Rebekah lodge in the city in
point of years. There was full attend
ance of the grand officers. also of the
officers of the lodge, and the lodgeroom
was well filled by the members of the
lodge and visiting members from lodges
of both this and other jurisdictions. The
grand master and grand representatives
expressed their entire satisfaction with
the manner in which the work was rem
dered, and the grand secretary submitted
a report showing the lodge has made an
increase In membership during the past
year. The grand treasurer reported
the lodge in splendid financial condition,
with over 81 600 invested in interest-pay-
ing investments. At the close of the
official business Grand Representative
W. w. MILAN, who is member of Naomi
the name of the lodge as a token of the
esteem in which he is held personally
and officially, with a cut glass dish. The
evenings exercises and entertainment
closed with the serving OF refreshments
in the banquet room.
Although next Thursday is Thanksgiv-
ing day, Columbia Lodge, No. 10, will
hold it's usual weekly session, and 1t is
expected degree will be conferred upon
one or more candidates. In this lodge.
it Is said the Thanksgiving meeting has
always been very largely attended, and
the lodge has made such occasions
especially interesting. An Odd Fellows
welcome is promised all who visit the
lodge on any lodge night.
Canton Washington, No. i, has been
specially invited to attend the visitation
to Harmony Lodge Wednesday evening
and act as escort to the Grand Lodge
officers on that occasion. Capt. r. A.
Humphrey has asked that all members
who can attend will assemble In the
canton room promptly at 7:30 pm. We'd
nesday, to enable the grand officers to
enter the lodgeroom promptly at S:15-