Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-11

rendered as follows: Prof. Harry Hos
kins and pupils in musical renditions,
Miss B. III. Smart, soprano solo; Miss
Leavitt, piano solo: Mrs. ]. IL. Williams,
tenor solo; little Baby Empey. song and
dance Mr. w. w. Miller made splendid
remarks on the work Of the order. There
was large audience Of the members Of
Columbia Lodge and other lodges and
their friends. the exercises being held in
the encampment room. The portrait will
be hung In the blue room Of Odd Fellows
Hall, side by side with those of the other
past grand masters who have completed
their life work in Odd Fellowship and
have passed to the Grand Lodge above.
Thursday evening next Excelsior Lodge,
No. IT, expects to have present three can
didates for the initiatory degree, and In
event OF their attendance Columbia Lodge.
No. 10. will confer the degree for Excel
sior Lodge. It Is also expected that the
lodge will receive several additional appli-
cations for membership that evening. All
daily invited to be present.
Miriam Lodge, No. g. will hold its next
session Friday evening. February 16. and
invited to be present. The Rebekah de-
gree will be conferred upon several ap-
plicants, the work being rendered by the
degree team Of Dorcas Rebekah Lodge,
NO. 4. Inc SSCIcudIy Ol tic ucW IOuSC
ports continued interest in the lodge and
that plans are being made to hold a
rllnmage sale in the near future for the
benefit of the lodge, and any donations
for same that members Of the order may
feel disposed to contribute will be thank
fully received. February Il the Rev. WeS-
ton Bruner will deliver q leap year lee
ture in the auditorium Of Odd Fellows
Hall, entitled THE Girl We All Want 20
Marry" in the interest Of Amity Lodge.
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mencinE at pm.
Grand Master George Gerberich has re-
ceived and confirmed the appointment of
grand instructors of majority OF the
lodges. and those lodges that have aot
structors to the grand master should do
so without delay. The grand officers met
with the grand master Wednesday even
ing, and plans for the coming grand visl-
tations to the subordinate and Rebekah
lodges were discussed. and those deemed
Of the greatest benefit and interest to
the lodges were adopted. The list of
visitatiOns will, as soon as printed, be
the lodges. It now becomes the duty of
the presiding officers Of the subordinate
and Rebekah lodges to perfect themselves
in the unwritten work o. the order. and
be prepared for the coming visit to the
lodge by the grand master and his corps
Of grand officers. The grand master has
not as yet received q request from the re-
quired four subordinate or three Re
bekah lodges that will warrant his re-
establishing the degree contests that were
discontinued three years ago.
The regular meeting of Ruth Rebecca
Lodge, No 2, was held Wednesday last
with q large attendance. Under the di-
rection of Degree Director Mrs. Henrietta
Werner, the degree was conferred on
four candidates and two. others were adj
mitted by card. The team has been re-
Gently reorganized and the prospect of
doing excellent work in the future is as
sured At the close of the meeting re-
freshments were served
Martha Washington Rebekah Lodge,
No. s, I. o. o. F., is getting along nicely
and adding members at each meeting. At
the last meeting. held February z, two
more applications for membership were
received.
The meeting was a very lively and In
teresting one, as there was debate as
to whether or not it was progressive
to have Rebekah assembly in the Dis
trict There was also an interesting dis
cussion In reference to public Rebekah
installation The lodge was in session UNI
til 11:oO o'clock on account oe the amount
Of business that was transacted.