Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-27
Proclamation Is Read.

The invocation was delivered by Grand
Chaplain William b. Hartley. and, after
coEtralto solo by Miss Edna Scott
Smith. the proclamation of the grand
sire, with the supplementary proclama-
ton of the grand master, upon which
the function was held, was read by
Grand Secretary William T. Clapp. Grand
= Master Thomas j. Gates delivered the add
: dress of welcome.
We commemorate he said, 1.-THE
birthday CT a great brotherhood whose
= record is written in the hearts of the
millions of the people it has blessed and
Lenefted and is made up of the efforts
or thousands of human toilerS, each of
whom has contributed his part to the
splendid total
Continuing, he said: I'VE, now have
Of invested funds more than Sa3OOO.UW
and an annual income of S17,UuO,UGU.
which We are expanding for the relief
of members and their families and
the burial of our dead at the rate of
nearly So,JO0.OOO year. But our order
organization. Its doors are wide open
ito all good men whose atm is to ele-
vate and help themselves by finding an
opportunity to put something into it for
sthe good of humanity and the aid of
their brothers In need"
The GRAFTON of the evening was de-
sHvered by Representative Raker.- He
covered the early incidents in the history
VI tie OIOcIs lIdCeu It's CROWN ana eX-
pounded its principles. which, he said,
make for good citizenship. right liv-
ing and that which is most helpful to
the nation.
companions. John Duncan, John Cheat
1, ham. Richard Rushworth and John
;, WEIGH, met in the Seven Stars Tavern,
on Water street. between Frederick
April c6. 1919, and founded the Intie;
q. pendent Order of Odd Fellows" said Rep
resentative Raker. little did they think
that the order would grow to it's pres
r Of more than 2,OOO,OUO with more than
1900 lodges"
!. Many Canadian Members.
,. He then praised the wonderful work
performed by the order. 10 speaking of
the growth Of the order. In speaking of
he said that more than 5000 members
In Canada had linked principles across
the border. and were trying to obtain
reciprocity of truth, friendship and
love-"
: Grand Patriarch William ]. Hope made
the closing address of the evening along
the lines followed by the other speakers
tenor solo was sung by Macfariane
Brockett: quartet selections by Mrs b.
IL. Smart. Miss Edna Scott Smith, Mac
s'farlane Brockett and j. Walter Hum
phrey; soprano solo by Mrs. Smart and
bass solo by Mr.. Humphrey Mrs.
Elsie Bond Bischoff was the accompanis st
$ at the piano.
r The following committees had I'm charge
the arrangements for the celebration:
Joint committee-Grand Lodge, George
Ger5erich, deputy grand master: Grand
Encampment. John y. Pearson grand
. high priest: Central Lodge. No |. LLOYD
4 p. Pumphrey; Washington Lodge, No o.
: Daniel NJ. Greene: Eastern Lodge. No. Z,
: Samuel E. Boyce: Harmony Lodge. No g
Harr Tx-i,r ay,I- - T.;
10, Charles d. Shaekelford: Union Lodge.
No. IL, Irwin X. Schwinger: Friendship
Lodge. No. Il. Walter T.. Suddarth: Cow
enant Lodge, No. Is, Edgar c. Blackman:
Metropolis Lodge. No. rs. G. w. Troxell;
Excelsior Lodge No. Il, l.. s. Schoenthal;
Federal City Lodge. No. 20. w. II. Nc
Connell: Golden Rule Lodge. No. y. w
Taylor; Langdon Lodge. No. IS George
B. Johnston; Amity Lodge, No. -, f.
Beverly Slater: Phoenix Lodge, No. IS
: A. b. Gray: Columbian Encampment, No
ment, No 4. f.. l.. Dunn: Mount Mo
Encampment. No. g. Henry +. Allwine;
Fred d. Stuart Encampment. No. 4
William j. Rich: Naomi Rebekah Lodge
No. !. Y. Estelle Yoakley; Ruth Re-
bekah Lodge. No. 2. Georgia NTH
ersead; Martha Washington Rebekah
Lodge. No 3. Elizabeth Weber. Dogcas
Rebekah Lodge, No. 4. Elizabeth j.
Carter: Esther Rebekah Lodge. No. 5
Mary Pollock: Canton Washington. No
4, +. NJ, T.. w. Bradford.
Program Charles ID. Shackelford
chairman: Samuel f. Boyce, William
Rich. V. Estelle Yoakley and Elizabeth
Weber.
Hall and Observation-Disclosures H
q Smoot. chairman; Edgar c. Blackmar
and Mary Pollock.
Badges. A. Foose. chairman; A. B
:. Gray and Georgia Mothersead.
Printing! S. Schoenthal. chairman
Irving r. Schwinger and F. l.. Dunn
Speaker-E: w. Bradford, chairman