The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
SUBORDINATE LODGES.

SObOhOiNAIk IOD03os
July x-union. No. IL: Covenant, No. .: B0cun.
No. Is. and Lsnedon. No. o. regular bsninss.
JULY D-washington. No. 9: Golden Ruie. No. =.
and Amity. No. 2. regular businesR
July 9EEAstern, No. !: Harmony, No O. and
Fsdefai City. No. %, degree wort: Fdendship. No.
Y. regular busness.
July 5-Co,mbia No. 10. degree work sxeelsior.
No. II. and Salem. No 2. regular buzineA
regular busines.; Phoenix. No. .. degree work.
ESCAMP,iENTs.
July 3-Fed d. Stuart. No. :. degres vosk.
REBEkAH LODGES.
July 9-Esther. No. s. degree vost.,
July 3-Dorcas No. 1, decree work.
PATRIARCHs MILITANT.
July H-c.ntou Washington. No /. weekly rert-
ing and drill
Last Tuesday evening occurred the
semiannual session of the Grand En-
campment Of the District OF Columbia IN
the Encampment room, Odd renows'
Hail. Although the evening was excess
lively warm. there was present an ex-
cellent attendance of past chief patri-
archs. The session was presided over
by Grand Patriarch w. w. MILAN, VINO
closed his term of once as such with
this meeting. The grand patriarch de-
livered his farewell address. thanking
the officers and members of the grand
and subordinate encampments Tor their
hearty support during MS term or Of
fice Just closed, and in closing his re-
marks rendered his official report. show
ing that all OF the four subordinate en-
campments were in splendid condition,
both numerically and financially. Inc
the appointed officers duly instaned INTO
ONCE:
Grand patriarch, Samuel @. Taylor;
grand high priest. John d. Yoakley;
grand senior warden, Ernest w. Brad
ford: grand scribe, Joseph Burroughs
de-elected); grand treasurer. FRANK u.
Seinert: grand junior warden, w. w.
keck: grand marshal. r. II Leary;
grand sentinel W. L. Overstreet, and
grand outside sentinel Henry +. ALI
wine.
The Grand Encampment degree was
conferred upon Past Chief Patriarch
Frank Z. Rapp. Henry F. Anwine, Dam
iel Maghie. and Sidney F. Smith.
The following committees were ap-
pointed: Finance, Thomas W. Fowler
r. E. Wines and r. Z. Plymale; con-
ference, F. A. Norway. Richard Ii. sor-
reil and Thomas ]. Gates: supervision.
Edward l. Dunn, John /. Brown and D.
W. Keck; grievance, Henry e. Hazard,
James H Crew and William J. Rogers.
Grand Senior warden-eiect Ernest w.
commencing the retiring grand patriarch.
w. W. MILAN, for his able and cour-
teous administration, as such. and the
resolutions were unanimously adopted
and ordered engrossed and presented to
Patriarch MILAN.
Last Wednesday evening Eastern
Lodge. No. :. held its regular weekly
session. and although the weather was
not conducive to lodge attendance there
were present not only a goodly attend
ance of the lodge members, but quite a
number Of members from other lodges
OF this and other jurisdictions The sec
ond degree was conferred upon three
candidates, after which remarks were
made by Brothers d. W. Call. of Phil
ippi, W. Va, and Thomas P. Hayes and
Edwin Smith, OF West Chester Lodge
No. AZ. West Chester, Pa, who were
presented In the lodge by Past Grand
Master Thomas J. Gates. In the ab-
sence from the city OF Degree Director
James W. Dyre. Past Grand c. W. H
Brown had charge OF the degree work.
Next Wednesday evening the lodge will
confer the third degree, and all mem
bers Of the order are cordially invited
to be present.
Mount Nebo Encampment, No. 6. held
an interesting session last Wednesday
evening. The newly Installed officers
filled the chairs with credit to them
selves and the encampment- The royal
purple degree was conferred upon one
candidate. Past Grand Patriarch W. ].
Hope filling the vacancy Of High Priest
F. A. Norway, who has been Ill for
several weeks, but who is reported as