The Washington herald., 1911-10-01


noted at the weekly meeting of Persever-
ance Lodge, No. 2, at Masonic Temple,
Ninth and F streets northwest, Wednes-
day night.
Louis G. Graves, chief templar, pre-
sided. and Mrs. Grace Wilkinson. plan
ist, led in the service of song. After the
routine business was disposed of, spec
il: committees were appointed to take
charge of a lodge benefit entertainment
10 be given at the home of Mrs. Wilkin-
son, 14l7 L street northwest, Wednes-
day night
ARRANGEMENTS were made for cooper
ating in a union meeting to be held
Under the auspices of. Minnehaha Lodge
No. l, Thursday night at Pythian Tenn
pie. The feature OF the union session will
he extending of greetings to Rev. E. c.
Dinwiddie, grand chief; Miss Laura r.
Church. grand secretary, and Mrs. Olive
Dinwiddie, marshal. These members, all
OF Minnehaha Lodge, have recently re-
turned from The Hague, where they were
participants in the proceedings of an in
ternational temperance congress in Sep
;ember.
4 social session was held, followed by
q programme, which included chorus
by the lodge choir, with Miss Gladys
Wilkinson accompanying. a recitation
by Henry 4. Boynton, vocal solo by
Miss Helen Slosser. temperance address
Ly D. o. Ball, and a vacation talk by
s W. Russell.
Silver Star Lodge, No %, Independent
Order OF Good Templars, held an exc
cutive session at its own home, Good
Templar Hall. in Tennallytown. last
week. and outlined plans for its fall and
4 shoemaker
charter member with twenty-seven con-
secutive years of active service, took a
leading part in the work of the session.
Seat Pleasant Lodge, Of the 1ndepend-
ent Order of Good Templars, on Capt.
tai Heights. youngest of the local group
of lodges of the order transacted rou-
tine business and received final reports
of its latest entertainment at a meet
ing Tuesday night. There was 4 good
attendance. and much interest was
shown in the plans for the future work
Of the lodge.
Esther Rebekah Lodge. I. o. o. F.
at its meeting Monday night decided
that hereafter the Rebekah degree will
be conferred at only the meeting on the
second Monday in each month. and that
the fourth Monday night shall he de-
EDps. noble grand, presided, and the
entertainment committee, of which Mrs.
Florence DaVidS is chairman, was in
struCted to prepare for the first Of these
social evenings on October 23. Charles
?. Sample, degree director. received
substantial present from the members
OF the degree team in appreciation of his
earnest and faithful work An apology
was made by the press committee for
reporting an address made by H. X.
Averill at the last meeting of the lodge
on THE war of 1872 as having been
given on the war of the rebellion.
Myrtle Lodge. No. o. Knights of
Pythias, conferred the rank of esquire
on two candidates at its last meeting.
The rank Of knight will be conferred
Tuesday night.
The grand chancellor Of the Knights Of
Pythias, accompanied hv the Grand
Lodge officers. will mako his first official
visitation to Union Lodge. No. %. We'd
nesday night. Past Chancellor Z. c.
snyder, Of Rathbone Superior Lodge, will
be the speaker Of the evening.
syracusians Lodge No. 10 knights of
Pythias, conferred the rank Of knight
1T its last meeting. Reports were heard
from the mmittee on visiting the sick.
Lodge No. 10. Of Cleveland, Ohio.
Edward J. Ross Council. No 26. Junior
Order United American Mechanics gave
an entertainment for its members and
visiting members from other councils.
Thursday night at its hall. Seventh and
d streets northwest. Music and addresses
added to the enjoyment of the occasion.
D. w. Gall, member of the council and
the head of the Knights of the Maccabee
in the District of Columbia and Virginia.
was the principal speaker. His audience
paid close attention as he made plain
the advantages of membership in frater-
nal orders and the good they do for the
home the community. and the country.
The entertainment was followed by a
smoker and buffet supper.
D. w Gall. State deputy commander
of the knights of the Maccabees for
the District of Columbia. has just re-
turned from an extended trip through
Virginia. on business for the order. He
appointed a large number of local depu-
ties in the several parts of the State
where he visited and started the up
building of the order. State Deputy Gall
also appointed a number of active depu-
ties who are working for the upbuilding
of the order in this city.
The membership of Brtghtwood Tent,
No 5, knights of the Maccabees, was
largely represented at the funeral Of
Robert Davidson, who died September
23, which was held Tuesday.
w. N Newbold. an enthusiastic MEM
her OF Golden Rule Tent, No. 3, knights
of the Maccabees, has just returned from
an extended business trip to Norfolk and
other points South.
A. NJ Marston, a deputy for Jefferson
Tent, No. 16, Knights of the Maccabees,
who met with a very serious accident
last week when he fell from a moving
electric car. is reported to be improving
rapidly
Several of the tents of the Knights of
the Maccabees in the District OF Colum-
hia are making plans for a number of
public meetings. during the coming win
ter. Members of Congress who are Mac
cabees will be invited to attend the
meetings and deliver addresses.
National Tent, No. l. knights of the
Macca6ees. was the leader of all the
tents in obtaining new members during
the month Of September.
Rathbone Temple, No. s. Pythian
Sisters, held their annual roll call at
Pythian Temple Friday night. A large