The Washington times., 1912-04-19
ODD FELLOWS PLAN
TO CELEBRATE FETE
NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT
Anacostia Lodge to Join Oh
servance of Ninety-third
Anniversary.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ANACOSTIA, d. c.. APRIL 10.


Salem Lodge. No. 90, Independent
Order of odd Fellows, last night re-
ceived satisfactory reports concerning
the progress that is being made with
plans for the celebration Of the ninety
third anniversary of the establishment
Of the order one week from tonight by
all the District lodges. John Payne, the
representative of Salem Lodge on the
central committee of arrangements,
submitted a detailed report
The seventeen subordinate lodges OF
the order in the District, the four en-
campments, and the five Rebekah
lodges, will assemble in Odd Fellows
Hail. in Seventh street northwest, at
s o'clock next Friday night to observe
the anniversary. A literary and mu-
steal program is being provided. and
Congressman George W. Norris of Me-
braska, who is a past grand master and
past grand representative of the order,
will deliver the principal address. The
grand officers of the District will be
escorted to their places in the hall by
Canton Washington, No. l, the uni
formed branch of the order.
The Independent Order Of Odd Eel
lows was organized first in the United
States in 1919 at Baltimore, Nd, and 1t
was the offshoot of the order then long
existing in England. known as the
Fellows. The order was established in
the District of Columbia in 1927. The
celebration is not confined to the Dis
trict, but will be universal In the world,
according to the mandate of the Sover-
eign Grand Lodge. In Washington
alone 1900 people are affiliated with the
show that 1t has about 100 900 members
In America.
A miniature cloudburst in the Ana
costa section of the District yesterday
afternoon was accompanied by an cleo
trical disturbance and hailstorm. The
hail fell for half an hour. and the
stones were likened in size to marbles.
Lightning flashed Vividly, and large
silver poplar tree on the Frederick
streets, was struck and was splintered
from top to bottom. The bolt aroused
the people in that neighborhood. Some
telegraph wires on the street were
time there was terrific downpour,
1t was feared that the hailstorm
would cause injury to growing crops IN
the gardens hereabouts, but reports this
morning indicated that In the opinion
of the truck gardeners they had SUI,
fered no damage. 1t is believed the fall
much severer in the adjacent portions
of Prince George county, ND.
The marriage of Miss Sarah Cross. OF
southeast Washington and Riggies Grill
1th, an attache of the Government Hos.
pital for the Insane, took place las'
evening at $50 o'clock In the Anacostiis !,
Baptist Church, where the Kew. franh
l., Bardens, the pastor, performed the
ceremony The wedding was, quiei
one and Immediately afterward Mr.. ano
Mrs Griffith went to their future nome
in Congress Heights.
The first quarterly conference OF th'
official board of the Anacostla Metno
dist Episcopal Church following tne an an
nual meeting of the Baltimore confer
ence, was held last night in the ChurcI
at the conclusion of the mid-Week ser
vice The Rev John w. r. SumWalt
the District superintendent, came owe
from Washington to preside. Routin
business only was transacted
A feature of the session of the Men.
Club Of the Esther Memorial r.
parish, of Congress Heights. last nigh
at the residence of Milton ]. Fillius, II
Nichols avenue, was the address de
ivered by the Rev. Willard G. Daven
port, the rector of the Emmanuel P. E
Church, in Anacostia, in explanation o
the principles Of such an organization
the reasons for success or failure; an
work. Those who took part In the pro
gram were Charles A. Stevens, Gordo
Darling, and Milton j. Fillius.
The Rev Samuel w. Grafflin, the pas
tor of the Anacostia NJ. E. Church, Wi
tonight deliver his lecture on The En-
of the Rainbow before the member
OF the North Carolina NJ. p. Church, 1
Washington. The Rev. Mr.. Graffiin CAV
the same lecture in Trinity NJ: +. Churc
on Tuesday night and on Wednesda
night he spoke on "A Bunch of Keys
in the Petworth NJ. E. Church.
Robert Despeaux, member of No.
Fire Engine Company, is off duty o
account of illness.
, Col. A. B. Frisbie commander of Joh
A. Logan Post, No. 13, G. A. r., has ha
the big flag stan for the EpiscopS
Home grounds brought to the heights
where It will be erected at once. TIL
public exercises are scheduled fc
June ID.