Evening star., 1912-11-15
Prominent Men to Speak.

Prominent speakers of the order in and
out of Congress are expected to be pres
ent and deliver addresses, including Grand
Master Fred A. Groom of Maryland,
Grand Secretary Of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge John B. Goodwin; Representative
Charles G. Carlin, who is a past grand oil
Potomac Lodge, No. II. of Alexandria
Grand Master A. NJ. Southall of Virginia
Senator Fletcher of Florida, Senator-eIeci
Norris of Nebraska, Judge Raker of Cali
fornia and others.
1t is proposed to have a parade from
Odd Fellows Hail to the hotel pre-
ceding the ceremonies, in which the
uniformed cantons of the Patriarcns
will participate. and perhaps several
bands of music.
The exercises will begin at 7:3O
o'clock, with an Invocation by Grand
Chaplain +. c. Grumley of the District
Grand Lodge, after an informal open
ing by the District Grand Lodge Off
GERS. with Grand Master George Ger
berich Of the District officiating as
noble grand, Grand Master Southail OF
Virginia probably as vice grand and
Grand Master Groom of Maryland as
past grand.
The intervening time until s o'clock,
when the comforting of the degrees will
begin. Will be, devoted : to- brief ad-
dresses.
At, o'clock the degree staff of
ington will begin the work of the
degree staff of Towson Lodge, No. 70.
Of Towson. Md, the home lodge of
Grand Master Groom of MaryN nd, will
begin the work of the second degree,
and ten minutes after that the degree
staff of Columbia Lodge, No. 10, Of this
city will begin the third degree. Fol
lowing the comforting Of the degrees
will come the closing exercises accord
inc 70 tho Odd Fo11oUc' ritual
Grand Secretary Clapp stated today
that there had been an unfounded rumol
circulated to the effect that there would
be a banquet, which he desired to have
corrected. The business of the evening
he said, was too great to admit of sucn
function or even Of very extended ad-
dresses.
Plans for Celebration Reviewed.
At a meeting of the joint rally COM
mittee at Odd Fellows Hall last even
ing the plans for the big celebration Were
carefully reviewed, and many reports
were received from the subcommIt,ees
which point to an unusually successful
event.
Special efforts have been made, it Is
eXp-aIned, to make 1t not only success
full, but the biggest event in Odd Fellow
ship that ever occurred in the District, to
Sovereign Grand Lodge may be held in
this city in 1914, when it is said more
than a hundred thousand Odd Fellows
will be in attendance.
Announcement has been made that on
the evening of the raj y Odd Eel ows,
other than members of the desree teams
and the candidates, will be admitted to
the hotel banquet room at the F street
entrance to the hotel and take the e e.
vators on that side. Members of the de-
gree teams, committee members and those
who officiate, as we'll as candidates for
the degrees, will enter and take the ele-
vators on the Pennsylvania avenue side
of the hotel.
For several weeks the Odd Fellows of
the District of Columbia. Maryland and
Virgin a have been untiring in their ef-
forts in behalf of the 81 and rally. The joint
committee, composed OF the grand Off ers
and others from the several jurisdictions,
consists Of Grand Master George Ger
berich of the District OF Columbia. chair
man; Grand Master Fred A. Groom of
Maryland, vice chairman; Grand Secre-
tary William Z. Clapp of the District of
Columbia, secretary; James r. Mansfield
of Virginia, treasurer, and Grand Mas
ters Gerberich. Groom and Southall,
Grand Secretary Clapp Grand Repres n
tative W. w. MILAN. with A. H. Sorgen-
frei, H. p. Wiley, II. S. HarrelI and ".
B. Randall, executive committee.