The Washington herald., 1911-12-10
FRATERNAL SOCIETY NOTES

In attendance in full dress uniform, to
participate in the grand march.
In compliance with the request OF Fed
eral City Lodge, No. 2. 1. o. o. F.. and
Dorcas Rebekah Lodge, No. 4, all Odd
Fellows will assemble promptly in the
lodge room of Fedelar City Lodge,
Northeast Temple, corner H and Eleventh
streets northeast, at Z o'clock, Sunday
evening, December II, to attend divine
services in Douglas Memorial NJ. E.
Church, corner Eleventh and H streets
northeast. The pastor, Rev. w. W.
Barnes, Will preach a sermon appropriate
To the occasion. Grand Master Thomas
J. Gates has requested his grand officers
to accompany him on said evening. and
Canton Washington will be present In
full dress uniform, and act as an escort
from the hall to the church. II is an an
nual custom of Federal City Lodge and
lDorcas Rebekah Lodge to attend service
in some church in a body, accompanied
by all members Of sister lodges, who
can avail themselves of the opportunity
to do so, and 1t is the desire of the Of
ficers of said lodges that there be
large attendance of the members present
on this occasion.
On next Wednesday evening. beginning
promptly at o'clock. Eastern Lodge,
No. :. !. o. o. F.. will entertain their
friends in their lodge room. 1t is re-
ported that an excellent programme has
been arranged. Eastern Lodge is known
in the order as the musical lodge of this
Jurisdiction, and in the past, so II is re-
ported, has always been able to present
an excellent musical programme. All
members of the order and their ladies
will be made welcome. The lodge Is re-
porting additions in membership. and
each regular session will have degree
work for some weeks TO come.
At the last session OF Harmony Lodge,
No. y. l. o. o. F. during which the
initiatory degree was conferred, II was
voted to join Eastern Lodge, No. Z. in
a joint installation of new officers, on
January 3. 1872, and have in connection
herewith a banquet in the auditorium
of Odd Fellows Hall at the close of the
installation exercises. The installing Of
! fCer on that occasion will be Past Grand
Master Z. W. Bradford, and corps OF
installing officers selected from the past
Grands of Beacon Lodge, No. 10.
Grand Master Thomas u Gates. I. o.
O. F. has completed the list of install
ing officers who will install the officers
elect OF the several subordinate and Re
bekah lodges in January, and the list as
corrected is as follows:
Central Lodge. No. l, and Metropolis
Lodge. No. Is. joint installation in the
lodge room OF Metropolis Lodge, Friday,
January 5. 1872. James II. Crew, P. G.
NJ. and G. r.
Washington Lodge, No. 6-Charies Gar
rels. p. G.: January ?.
Eastern No :, and Harmony, No. 9,
Joint irstallation-E. w. Bradford. p. G.
NJ: January ;.
Columbia. No. l0-Edgar d. Thompson,
6. w: January 4.
Union. No. 1l-william ]. Hope, P. G.;
january 8.
Friendship. No. l2-John ". Payne, p.
Covenant. No. 1S-R H. sorrell. P. G.
NJ: January S.
Beacon. No. l5-John ]. Brown, P. G.
NJ and G. T: January {.
Excelsior, No. Nv. II. Sellers, P G. +;
! January S.
Federal City Lodge. No. 2o-EIwyn
Greene. p. G.: January 3.
Golden Rule, No. 21-ThOmas B. Del
cher. P. G.; January ..
Salem. No. 22-George B. Johnston;
January 4,
Lanedon. No go. w. wyatt p. G.;
January s.
Amity. No. ,g7-Irwin r. schwinger. P.
G.: January 2.
Phoenix. No. 2S-George GerberIch. D.
G. NJ: January >.
Naomi Rebekah Lodge, No. Miss NJ.
E. Edmonston, P. y. g.; January l.
Ruth Rebekah Lodge, No. Mrs. V
| Estelle Yoakley. p. n. G.: January ;.
Martha Washington Rebekah Lodge
No. 3-Mrs. Minnie Lephew, P. n. G.;
January 3
Dorcas Rebekah Lodge. No. Airs
Maud Keiser Brooks, P. n. G.; Janu-
ary ;.
Esther Rebekah Lodge. No. 5-Miss
Eva NJ. Murray. P. y. G.; January s.
Golden Rule Lodge. No. q. I. o. o. F.,
met in regular session Tuesday evening
Noble Grand W. T. Ledbetter. presided.
Fast Grand Lewis S. kann. chairman
of the committee on delinquent MEM
bers. made an interesting report of the
work done by that committee
The committee on visitation reported
| that Past Grand S. R. Whitney, who re-
Gently fell from a street car and was
severely injured, had recovered sufficient
| ly to leave the hospital, and is now at his
home. S25 d street northeast. Much
sympathy is felt for Mr.. Whitney at this
time on account of this accident, and the
feeling of anxiety he entertains for the
safety of his son, who is with Morgan
SnuSlef, treasurer general OF Persia, IN
the capacity of confidential secretary.
A communication was received from
Grand Secretary William E. Clapp. stat
ing that Past Grand Thomas B. Del
cher, of Excelsior Lodge. No. Il, had
been appointed by Grand Master Thomas
J. Gates, to install the new officers of
Golden Rule Lodge on January , The
entertainment committee was requested
to prepare programme for that even
ing.
Among the visitors present from other
jurisdictions was Past Grand H. Writ
Newkirk. of Ostseningo Lodge. No. 9,
Ann Arbor. Mich, who made an interest
ing address upon the good work the order
is doing in, that Jurisdiction.
Mount Nebo Encampment. No. g. 1. O.
o. F., held an important meeting We'd
nesday evening. Chief Patriarch H. r.
Bishop, presided. Considerable business
of an important nature was tranacted.
The following named persons were placed
in nomination for the offices indicated,
the election to take place at the next
meeting: Henry F. Allwine, chief pa
triarch; Fred A. Norway, high priest;
w. B. Berlin, senior. warden; Owen A.
Keen, Junior warden: Thomas ". Fowler,
scribe, and o. A. Booth, treasurer.
At the meeting on December 20, the
royal purple degree will be conferred.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHTAS