The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-07

suly s--Uuin, No II. and Covenant, No. Is, deers,
wuki Beacon. No Is. and LAnsdon. No. Is. regulai
July s-wsshinston. No. 6. and Amsty No. 2. o.
gss wuEk; Golden Rule. No. a. regular business.
July w-Essten. No Z: Harmony. No. o. and Fsd
erl 0ty, No %. degree work. Friendship. No. u
July n-Columbia, No. 10: Excelsior. No Il, and
Salem. No. 2 installation Of ofncers.
July Ccentri. No. l. and Metropolis. No. ~
fefulaf business; Phoenix. No. o. degree wofk
ENCAMPMENTa
July s-Fred D. Stuart. No. Z. installation q Oh
ezra
July W-Columbian, No. J. installation ct o6icerk
REBEKAH LODGES.
July s-Esher, No. s. installation OF omeen
July n-Dorcas. No. I. installation Of cfaesn.
PATaIARCHS MILITANT.
Those who attended the comforting OF
the degrees in Baltimore, Nd, June -
by the degree teams OF Federal City
Lodge, No. 20, and Columbia Lodge, NO.
10. l. o. o. F.. were well repaid Tor their
trip, as 1t is reported that the degrees
were conferred upon the hunderd can
didates presented by the jurisdiction OF
Maryland in a manner that reflected
great credit upon the lodges that took
part In the work from this city. About
125 members of the order from this juris-
diction accompanied the degree team and
received royal welcome from the grand
lodge officers of Maryland and the MEM
beers of the lodges that presented the
candidates for the work. The grand
lodge room of Odd Fellows Temple. Bal
timore, Nd. was well filled and those
present expressed their great pleasure at
the manner in which the work was rem
dered.
On Tuesday evening, July 2, Grand
Marshal William ]. Rich, acting as act
ing district deputy grand master. and
assisted by a corps Of past grands from
Eastern Lodge, No. I, installed the fol-
lowing officers for Washington Lodge,
No. 6; Noble Grand H. p. Wiley. vice
grand. ]. E. Persing. recording secretary;
Daniel NJ. Greene, financial secretary;
Alfred Lindstrom; treasurer. H. NJ.
Vandervoort; warden, G. G. Jewell, and
conductor. H. H. Hoke, and a full corps
Of appointed officers. The report of the
secretary showed a gain of ten per cent
in membership since January l, also
substantial financial gain. At the close
of the installation ceremony, the enter
tainment committee invited those pres
ent to the banquet room. where refresh
ments were beautifully dispensed. Next
week, Tuesday evening, the lodge will
have degree work. and cordially invites
all brothers to be present.
Wednesday evening, Past Grand Milton
S. Fall. as special deputy grand master.
assisted by. a , corps of acting grand
officers from Langdon Lodge. No. IS, in
stalled jointly the officers of Eastern
Lodge, No. 7, and Harmony Lodge. No.
8. There was present a large gathering
CT the membership of both lodges and
many brothers from other lodges, and
very pleasant evening was spent, closing
with refreshments served by the enter
tainment committee Of Harmony Lodge.
No. 9, Eastern Lodge being the guests
of the evening of Harmony Lodge.
Naomi Rebekah Ledge, No. !, held Its
installation ceremonies Monday night in
the Odd Fellows Hall. Visitors were
present from Illinois and Washington,
as well as every Rebekah lodge in this
city.
The installing officers were from Ruth
Rebekah Lodge, No. 2, and were: Special
deputy grand master. Mrs. Louise F.
Mayes; grand marshal, Mrs. Mamie L.
Greenstreet; grand warden, Mrs. Anna
Crew; grand recording secretary, Mrs.
Henrietta Werner; grand financial secre-
tary. Mrs. Bertha M. Nichols; grand
treasurer, Mrs. Belle NJ. Carter; grand
chaplain, Mrs. Edith O'Donnell; grand
guardian, Mrs. Bessie Holmes, and grand
herald, Mrs. Naomi Keck.
The officers installed We're: Miss Mamie
Suobel, noble grand; Mrs. V. Estelle