The Washington herald., 1912-07-14
SUBORDINATE LODGES.


July B-covenant, No. u; Union. No. II: Bes-
con. No. L. and Lansdon. No. B-regular business.
July 1S-Washington, No. 6, degree; Golden Rule,
No. q. and Amity, No 2. regular business.
July r-Eazen. No. .; Harmony. No. ., and
Federal City. No. %. degree work; Friendship,
No. L. regular buAness.
July ls-columbia, No. 10. and Excelsior. No. II.
degree work; Salem. No. 2. regular business
July ls-Ceut1l. No. I; Metropolis. No. ls, and
Phoenix, No. 3. degree work
ENCAMPMENTs.
July H-Mount Nebo. No. 6. Royal Purple De-
July ie-Magenenu, No. l. degree work
REBEKAH LODGES
July ls-Naoui No. /. degree work.
July 17-Ruth, No. 2 and Martha Nashins'on'
July isVMiriam, No. 6. regular business
GRAND ENcAMPMENr.
july ls-semi- annual session: election Of onicer~
PATRIARCHs MILITANT.
July a-Canton Washington. No. !; canton orln-
4eThe secretary Of Phoenix Lodge. No.
q. has filed with the grand secretary
the following communication: PhoeniS
Lodge. No. IS, held its regular session
on Friday evening, July 5. at which
time Grand Guardian Irving H. Schwin-
ger. assisted by a corps OF past grands
from Union Lodge. No. II. Installed the
following corps of officers for the next
six months: Noble grand. c. E. Willis;
vice grand, B. F. Lusby; recording Sec
retary, A. B. Gray; financial secretary,
A A. strauss; treasurer. DR.. L. s. Saw
age; warden, N. Keyser; conductor, c.
B. Bean: chaplain, Z. A. c. Van Horn.
and a full corps of appointed officers" "
Past Grand Master d. A. Dugan and
Grand Warden Frank E. Rapp were
present and addressed the lodge and Vis-
iting brothers, referring to the order in
general and advising the incoming Off
GERS as to their duties. Last Friday
evening the lodge conferred the third
degree and received another application
for membership. Plans are being per-
ascted by which during the next six
months the lodge expects to greatly in
crease its numerical strength ana 50
enthuse the members that each meeting
will show an increased attendance. The
lodge is very enthusiastic over the Pen
Mar reunion on August s, and from the
present outlook a majority OF the mem
bers and their families will attend.
Amity Lodge, No. q. reports as fol-
lows: Notwithstanding the extreme
heat. the attendance at the last meet
ing was very encouraging. 1t being in
staIlation night, the officers-elect were
installed by Past Grand Master Thomas
]. Gates, aided by past grands from
Harmony Lodge, No. 8. Every ofhcer,
both elective and appointive was pres
ent, the first time this has occurred
for several years, and from the start
the lodge has received it IS believed that
when cool weather sets in the lodge
under the guidance OF the noble grand
and his corps of able officers, will
greatly increase in membership and at
tendance at the meetings. Following
the installation and remarks by the
installing officer. refreshments were
served. A cordial invitation is extended
TO the members of all lodges to attend
the meetings OF this lodge"
The grand patriarch. W. w. MILAN,
and a delegation of the Grand Encamp-
ment officers installed the officers Of Fred
d. Stuart Encampment last Tuesday
night, as follows: Chief patriarch, John
Taylor; high priest, w. ]. Rogers; senior
warden, Harry l.. Andersen; scribe. J.
D. Yoakley; treasurer, ]. K. Dawson;
junior warden, H. F. CheZum; outside
sentinel, l. R. Schwinger; inside sentinel.
w. NJ. Mcconnell; first watch, w. J.
Rich: second watch, ]. H. Wood; third
watch, S. F. Smith; fourth watch, c. G.
Barton; first guard OF tent, P. H. Leary,
and second guard OF tent, S. Z. BOyce.
Committee assignments: Instructor, J.
H. Wood: good and welfare. II. l. An
dresen, S. F. Smith, W. ]. Rich; finance,
II. W. Selah, G. l. Clayton, and c. G.
Barton.
After some good addresses by the grand