The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
FRATERNAL SOCIETY NOTES

ent and made an address telling of the
arrangements for the attendance Of the
councils of The Degree of Pocahontas at
one or more of the annual visltations of
the great chiefs to the tribes. Following
the business session a buffet lunch was
served by the ladies Of the council.
Great Sachem John NJ. Kemper and
stan of great chiefs will make their an
nual visitation TO Usage Tribe, No. 8,
Improved Order of Red Men, tomorrow
night. Elaborate prcr arations are being
made for their reception by the tribe,
Sachem DR.. w. S. Whitman, is chairman
of the committee on good of the order.
The Great Council Of the United States
of he Improved OrCer Of Red Men,
which has just closed its sixty-fourth an
nual session at Cleveland, Ohio, will hold
its next annual session at Charleston,
S. c. A good fight for the next session
for this city was made by Great Repre-
sentative James A. Madison, jr., and
Great Prophet James w. Allison, but they
could not win enough of the delegates
over to get the convention for Washing
ton. They invited all the delegates. how
ever. to visit the Capital City en- route
to the next annual session.
Members OF Loyal Lodge, No. 3, In
dependent Order of Good Templars,
were entertained at the home of Mrs.
northeast, last night. Mrs. Lawson is
chief templar of Loyal Lodge. and in
vited the members not only for a So
cial evening, but to talk over plans for
the improvement of the organization
in general. Among others who made
addresses were Elmer V. Carr. Newton
r. Donaldson, Mrs. A. II. Frear, Berthe
Belt, and Aaron II. Frear.
The advisory board of the Patriotic
Order Sons of America met at Odd Fell
lows Hall in Georgetown on Monday
night as the guests of Washington Camp.
No. 8. Arrangements are in progress to
hold public meeting at an early date
which will be addressed by prominent
men. National Representative w. Z.
Shipman gave an outline OF the efforts
he will put forth at the national session
at Reading, Pa, to bring the next con-
vention to Washington. He reported that
he would be ably assisted in his endeav-
Ors by the District Commissioners, the
Chamber OF Commerce, and the Hotel
Mems Association. A state camp in the
District seems to be an assured accom-
plishment of the board President B. B.
Smith. of the advisory board, was promi-
nently mentioned and Indorsed for Dis
trict president. The advisory board will
hold its October convention October 10 at
the hall of Camp 3 on the Conduit road.
A meeting Of the general committee 0f
arrangements OF the Patriotic Order Sons
Of Americans was held Thursday night, as
guests of Washington Camp, No. 3. at
Third and Pennsylvania avenue south
east. Past President Mrs. Halle Merritt
Mardn presided, and the several commit
tees reported on arrangements for the
union meeting to be held in the same
hall on next Thursday night, when the
officers of the National Camp will be pres
ent and witness the exemplification OF
the ritualistic work on a large class OF
candidates by a selected degree team.
Several OF the subordinate lodges Of
the l. o. o. F. conferred degrees dur
ing the past week. and reported addi-
tional applications for admission to MEM
hership. Several lodges made arrange
ments to entertain the grand master
and his grand officers when they be-
gin their visitations, October 10 Wash
ington Lodge will be the first visited,
end 1t is hoped a large number of the