The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-23
OFFICERS OF GRAND
LODGE WILL VISIT
LOCAL ODD FELLOWS
Samuel FL. Harris Lodge
Making Elaborate Plans
for Monday Evening

One Of the most notable events OF
the year in I. o. o. F. circles is ex-
pected Monday evening when Samuel
H. Harris lodge, No. SO, l. o. o. F.,
will entertain the grand lodge Officers
and will exemplify the third degree
on a class Of SIX candidates AL
though provision has been made to en-
terrain as many as possible, it will be
impossible to gain admittance to the
hall after $50, an hour after the lodge
opens. The full staff of grand lodge
officers is expected
All have accepted invitations, as fol-
lows: Arthur F. Woodford of Bristol,
grand master; Fred c. Burrows of
New London. deputy grand master;
Frank E. Roys of Winsted. grand
warden; William S. Hutchinson of New
Haven, grand secretary: Sidney w.
Challenge of this city, grand treas
urer; William E. Thoms of Wa err
bury, and Joseph H. Hawley of Dan
bury, grand representatives.; Henry c..
Stevenson of this city, grand mar
shall; r. T. w. Adams of Naugatuck,
grand conductor; F. Henry Monroe of
New Haven, grand guardian: George
M Chapman of Waterbury, grand her
aid: Rev. Charles III. Smith OF Barre,
Mass, grand CHAPLAIN.
1t is expected that other prominent
members of the order will be In at
tendance, including Grand Patriarch
Frank M. Garfield, Mayor Wilson, for
mer Mayor Buckingham, former May
or Reynolds and Grand Outside Senti-
nel Fred M. Card
Samuel H. Harris lodge proroses to
make this occasion one of great in
terest to the mer, bers of the order i'm
this city. Refreshments are to be
served after the work In the banquet
hall up sairs. The following are the
committees:
Reception Past Grands Dorr r.
Whitney. Herbert M Booth. william
Croker, John A. Kinscella, and William
Faubel.
Fn+ertainment-Past Grands George
Weising, Charles Munich. Clarence E.
Drew. and Neil P. Larsen. and FAIRY
L. Hamilton, E. G. Conger. NJ B.
c. Schmidt.
Sea ting comrittee-Past Gard Fqovd
House, ssted by George Schrader,
w. s. Smvth. Edward Geis,er and J.
Y. Caldwell.
Work committee-Sidney w. Chal' en-
ger. p. G. M: Fred M. Card, P G.;
William F. Wells. P. G.: Arthur Camp
Every member Of the lodge who is
to take part in the work is requested
to he at the lodge room tomorrow af-
te-noon at o'clock sharp.
1t is proposed to work the third de-
gree for the grand lodge officers and
it Will be done with wealth OF nv
steal Accompaniment that will add
TO the inpressiveness Of
this ritualistfc instruction. The in
strumental music will Re in charge Of
George H. Tiernen, while Fred NJ.
Card, P. G., will direct the vocal fea-
tu~es with chorus Of ten voices.
Those who. will take part in the
and others, are: Noble grand, Harry
r, FftzPov: vice grand, Frerry B. Sam
ford; warden, Fairy D. T. m noral: c m
ductor, Row J. Standish: high priest,
Fl AIRY H. Wildman: priest Of the I'M
itia+ory decree, Vincent Whitney:
priest Of the first decree. David NJ.
Allen; Priest Of the second decree.
degree, John H. Lee; acting past
grand, Alois Kt-schner: inside guard,
Grover c. Baker: supporters of the
high priest. Clarence E. Cau1kins and
George Raker.
Others who will assist IN the work
are: Luther p. Wildrran, ban ner priest
Of the initiatory degree; Charles Lew
son. banner priest of the first decree:
Schoenberger, banner priest
Of the second degree: Thomas Dew,
P G., barrer priest Of the third de-
gree: at'erda rts. F. c. Coneer. G. G.
Conquest. M. B. Clark. Jens Nicholson,
c. A. Norwood. G. w. DAYTON. Will
liaro w Turon, and Ernest Perchal.
The following will he i'm the chorus
nrder Past Grand Card: F1ovd F. Fox,
P. G.: William Zepn, L. II. Moe1throp,
a '-trur E. Favward. John Her de~son,
Louis x. Wood. P. G.; Arthur L.
Pirks. Daniel FvtzRoy, A. B. Ely and
Harold n T0ro1inSOn