The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
ODD FELLOWS CALENDAR.

with a good attendance. Those members
who have been spending their summer
vacation away from the city are grad
ually returning, and the lodge was en-
abled to secure a good degree team and
confer the degree upon one candidate.
! Four applicants were elected 10 receive
| the degree at the second meeting of the
lodge in October. The following named
visitors were present, and made re-
marks: Mrs. Lucinda Kaufman. Of Mo-
| line. Ill; J. r. Stevens, of Santa Anna
Cal, and Mr.. and Mrs. Moody. of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa The next session of the
lodge will consist of a short business
meeting, followed by social session
and entertainment The lodge expresses
its regret at learning of the recent ac-
cident to one of its members, Mrs. JOS
ephine Webb, causing a fractured arm.
"Sixty-two years DID," last Wednesday
evening-that was the slogan Of Eastern
Lodge, No. 4, members for a week. That
did not mean that Eastern Lodge itself
was sixty-two years of age, but that
Past Grand and Recording Secretary
Samuel E. Boyce, sr.. had attained that
age, after a membership in the lodge
of nearly forty years, and after having
served as secretary of the lodge for
thirty-seven years. with only a break of
a short period during that time.
The event was celebrated by a gath
ering of a very large membership of
the lodge, and representatives from
nearly all of the lodges of the District
of Columbia. Under the efficient and en-
ergetic management Of Past Grands H.
l. Andersen and George B. Johnston. of
the lodge, the wonderful degree of
''Lalapaloosa" was conferred upon
Brother Boyce. Just before the close
of the degree work. his eyes We're un-
covered, and he looked upon an i'm
mense birthday cake, with sixty-two
candles lighted thereon. Past Grand
James W. Dyre on behalf OF the lodge
presented the cake to Brother Boyce.
and in closing his remarks, paid a high
tribute to him for the ability and
promptness of his long service as secre-
tary, and presented him a thirty-five
year veteran Jewel. with the dates Of
his initiation, rank, and length of -serv-
ice as secretary engraved upon the re-
verse side Of the Jewel. The event had
been so carefully guarded from his
knowledge (the first thing of Importance
in Eastern Lodge in thirty-seven years
that has been kept from his knowledge)
that the brother was completely sur
prised. and was unable to reply to the
presentation speech in his usual able
manner. Past Grand P. H. Leary, as
u past IncInptr OL tile 1dldpdlOOSd ue-
gree, made very complimentary and
congratulatory speech. complimenting the
lodge upon having SO efficient a secre-
tary, and the order at large for having
enrolled among its members one that in
all respects compared with the descrip-
ton of man, as rendered by Shakespeare.
Many Of the older members of the lodge,
who have not been attending very reg
ularly Of recent years, were present in
honor of the event. among them being
Brother James s. Brest. who as a mem
Der for fifty-five years. made an ex-
cellent address fitting the occasion. At
the close Of the exercises, the members
adjourned to the blue room, where re-
freshments were served.
Next Thursday morning, Canton WASH
ington. No. l. will leave for York, Pa,
to take part in the Odd Fellows celebra-
ton, and be the guests of Canton York
It is reported that a large canton will
attend. accompanied by many of the
wives and lady friends of the members.
1t is expected that the canton will re-
turn Sunday morning. Those desirous OF
accompanying the canton on that oc-