The Washington herald., 1911-11-26
ODD FELLOWS, CALENDAR.
SUBORDINATE LODGES.

SUBORDINATE LODGES.
November H-Union, No. II, Beacon, No. Is, EG
mess, CoTeuant. No. Isl grsnd visitation
November 8-Washington, No. s, Golden Rule
No. a. and Anity, No. 2, degree work. Phoenix
November 9-Eastsrn, No. T. Federal City, No
20. and Friendship, No. u. regular business HGr
mGny Lodge, No. 9, grand visitation
November o-Columbia, No. 10, degree work. Sa
December l-Central, No. l, degree work. Metrop
oils. No. Is regular business
ENCAMPMENTS.
November B-Fred D. Stuart, No. Z. degres work
November G-ColumbiA No. l. regular business
REBEKAH LODGES.
November Z-Esther. No. 5. degree and social.
PATRIARCHs MILITANT
December 2-oanton Washington. No. l. drill and
social
This week will close the grand vista
tons of L o. o. F. for the year. To-
morrow night Grand Master Thomas ].
Gates, accompanied by his grand OFF,
GERS, will visit Covenant Lodge, No. Is,
I. o. o. F., in Georgetown. Wednesday
night the grand masters home lodge
will receive a visit from him, which will
close the series. Harmony Lodge, of
which the grand master is a member, is
making every effort to make the evening
one long to be remembered in this juris-
diCtion, and all members of the order are
cordially invited to become the guests
of Harmony Lodge on this occasion and
join in the reception to be given the
grand master.
The annual visit Of the grand officers
TO Amity Lodge, No q I. o. o. F..
occurred last Tuesday night in it's new
home, in K street southwest, between
Four-an-a-haIf and Sixth streets The
new hall, just completed is we'll worthy
of notice, 1t being one Of the most COM
plete and commodious for degree and
other Odd Fellowship work in this city,
and the lodge deserves great credit for
the energy and push manifested in at
tempting and carrying out successfully
the plan adopted less than a year ago,
ny which the lodge now owns, almost
free from debt, a commodious lodge hall
well and comfortably furnished.
The progressive officers showed a thor
Ough knowledge of the unwritten work
and were complmented by the grand
master and the two grand representa-
tives who conducted the examination.
The report Of Grand Secretary w. E.
Clapp showed an increase in membership
since January l, and the report Of Grand
Treasurer John 1. Brown showed a
healthy condition of the treasury, even
after the expenditure of the large amount
necessary to the purchase of the lodge
property.
1t was with much regret that the an
nouncement was made that Charles N.
Wolf who has served as treasurer of the
lodge for many years, has resigned owing
to a nervous breakdown that has re-
quired treatment in the sanatorium at
Takoma Park.
At the close of the official business, the
committee on entertainment, headed by
Canton Washington, No. l. Patriarchs
Militant, escorted those present to the
commodious banquet room, where a sup
per was served, interspersed with re-
marks from many of the grand officers
and visiting members. Noble Grand
Slater, Of Amity Lodge, in a few we'll
chosen remarks, presented Grand Master
Gates a handsome silver platter in be-
half of the lodge as a token Of the love
and esteem in which he is held by its
members.
Last Monday night occurred the last
visit by the grand master to a Rebekah
Lodge for the year, which was to Naomi
Lodge, No. l, the Oldest Rebekah Lodge
of the I. o. o. F. in this city. There was
a full attendance of the grand officers,
also of the officers of the lodge and the
members of this lodge and many visiting
members from this and other jurisdic-
tiOns. The grand master and grand rep
resentative expressed their entire salts
faction with the manner in which the
work was rendered. and the grand sec
rotary made a report showing that the
lodge has made an increase in member
ship during the past year. The grand
treasurer'S report showed a splendid
financial condition. the lodge having over
$1,000 invested. At the close OF the Off
cial business, Grand Representative ".
W. MILAN. who is a member Of Naomi
Lodge, presented Grand Master Gates a
cut-Slass dish, in the name of the lodge
and a token of the esteem in which
by the members. The grand master re-
sponded in Il fitting manner. The exer-
cises and entertainment closed with the
serving Of refreshments in the banquet
room.
Notwithstanding next Thursday is
Thanksgiving Day, Columbia Lodge, No
TO- I. o. o. F., will hold its usual weekly
session. and it is expected that a de-
gree will De conferred upon one or more
candidates. 1t is a noted fact in this
lodge that the Thanksgiving meeting
has in past years been very largely at
tended, and that the lodge has always
on this occasion held a most interesting
session. An Odd Fellows welcome will
be extended TO all brothers who visit
this lodge on any lodge night
Members of Canton Washington, No !, !
Patriarchs Militant, I. o. o. F., will OBJ
serve that an invitation has been ex-
tended the Canton to attend the vista !
ton TO Harmon Lodge next Wednesday /