The Washington herald., 1912-01-21
ODD FELLOWS CALENDAR.
SUBORDNATF IODGFs

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| January 2-Union. No Il; Covenant, No. Is; Bes
eOn. No: IS; Excelsior No II. and LangdOn, No 3
! regular business
January 23-Washingtm, No. 6; Golden Rule. No
Il; Amity. No. 2. and Phoenix. No. 3, regulal
| business.
/ January a-EaStsrn. No Z: Harmouy, No. .
| Friendship. No. L. and Federal City. No. %. regu
January 25-Columbia, No. 10. degree at Washing
] ton GrUTs. Nd; Salem, No. =. regular business
| JanuE7 8-Centr1l, No. !. and Metropolis. No. Is
! ENCAMPMENTs.
January S-Frcd d. Stuart, No. :. degree work
REBEKAH LODGES.
January 22-Esther. No. s. deErce work.
| January a-Dorcas, No. 4, and Miriam, No. 6. de
sTee work.
| PATRIARCHs MILITANT.
January 2z-CantOn Washington, No. !, social So
| son.
The Grand Lodge met in annual ses-
I sion in the auditorium OF Odd Fellows
Hall. in Seventh street northwest, We'd
| nesday evening". There was a good at
! tendance OF past grand and represent
atives. and considerable headway was
made the first evening of the session.
and the second evenings work disposed
| Of all the business that was presented
| for consideration. The following officers
were elected and installed for the pres
ent year:
Grand master, George Gerberich; depu-
ty grand master. Edgar D. Thompson;
grand warden, Frank Z. Rapp: grand
| secretary. William Z. Clapp; grand treas
urer. John J. Brown, P. G. NJ. and p. G.
r.; grand representative, W. W. MILAN,
| P G. NJ
The appointed officers installed were as
follows: Grand marshal, William ]. Rich,
Of Eastern Lodge. No. :; grand con-
ductor, William Hope, OF Washington
Lodge, No. s; grand guardian, Irving r.
| Schwinger, Of Union Lodge, No. II:
grand herald, William J. LaVaTre. OF
Beacon Lodge, No. 10; grand chaplain, L.
c. Grumley, OF Columbia Lodge, No. 10.
A code of procedure was adopted for
use in appeal and trial cases. The re-
ports submitted showed a marked in
crease Of the membership in this juris-
diction. also that the finances of every
lodge was in a very healthy condition.
Resolutions Of coincidence and merit. re-
lating to the death of Past Grand Mas
ters Andrew jackson and Theodore F.
Kinney, were adopted as submitted by
the committee having the matter in
hand.
Miriam Lodge, No. 6, Daughters Of
Rebekah, I. o. o. F., recently insti-
tuted. will meet in Amity Lodge Hall. X
street southwest, between Four-and-a-
half and Sixth streets, the first and third
Fridays of each month. The recording
secretary, is Mrs. ]. S. Murray, who will
receive and promptly attend to all COM
municatiOns for the consideration Of the
lodge. 1t Is reported that, at the next
meeting of Miriam Lodge, there will be
quite a class ready for initiation.
Ruth Lodge. No. 3, received at its meet
ing last Wednesday evening five applica-
tions for admission. and the grand sec
retary has been reliably advised that
there are n number of prospective can
didates in sight for the next few months.
The outlook for a good increase in the
Rebekah branch OF the order during the
present year is very fattering.
Columbia Lodge, No. 10, l. o. o. F.,
will accompany its degree team in large
numbers TO Washington Grove. Nd, on
Thursday, where It will assist in the
installation of a new Odd Fellows lodge,
by request The degree team will confer
the three degrees upon a large number
of applicants, and It is expected that the
trip will be made by many members of
the order from this city who are not
T71anbere of Columbia Tndra