Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-19

The Grand Encampment, ]. o. o. F..
will hold its semi-annual session Tuesday
evening in the encampment room Odd
Fellows Hall, 7th street northwest. at
I 30 o'clock. Reports from the grand Of
ficers and representatives. to the Sover-
eign. Grand Lodge will be read and dis
posed Of 1nasmuch as business of i'm
portance is expected TO come up for
action, a large attendance will be on
hand. - = --;' -
The Grand Lodge, of Odd Fellows for
the District Of Columbia held its annual
session in the AUDITORIUM of Odd Fellows
Hall Wednesday evening. with every
lodge represented and with nearly every
representative from each lodge present.
Grand Master George Gerberich, whose
term expired, made his reportssg Nf it is
said to have been gratifying teytRS mem
bers who heard it. ~, -: -
A class Of thirty EIGHT past grands re-
ceived the past official degree and were
welcomed as members of the grand body.
The annual election Of officers resulted
! as follows: Grand master. Edgar D.
Thompson; deputy grand master. Frank
l.. Rapp; grand warden. William J.
Rich; grand secretary. William f. Clapp;
grand treasurer. John d. Yoakley. The
| election Of representative from this
jurisdiction to the Sovereign Grand
Lodge resulted in the choice of Past
Grand Master Ernest w. Bradford to
| succeed Past Grand Master and Grand
Representative James II. Crew who for
seven years has filled the position, 1t is
declared, with honor to the Sovereign
| Grand Lodge. the Grand Lodge Of the
District of Columbia and himself. Past
Grand Master John H. Wood was re-
elected representative on the Odd Eel
lows Hall board of trustees, and Past
Grand Master Daniel A. Dugan was
elected representative to the Library AS
ISOLATION.
| After disposing Of much business the
Grand Lodge adjourned until Thursday
evening" when the session proved of in
| terest, as much important legislation was
disposed. of. The new Officers-elect were
| installed and a vote of thanks extended
| to the retiring grand master. George
Gerberich. for the zeal and the ability
shown in the discharge of his duties
during the past year.
Officers of Golden Rule Lodge. No. u,
were recently installed as follows: II. c.
| r. BOhnke. n. G.: r. Vandershaaf. V. G.
w. b. Berlin A. p. G.: Joseph Burroughs.
r. s.: c. E. Bartlett. +. s.: J. H. Crew.
treasurer: J. A. Quisenberry. chaplain; C.
T. Woertendyke. warden: c. NJ. Reynolds.
conductor: John Mccarthy, I. G.; G. W.
Hutchinson. o. G.: w. s. keiser. r. s.
n g.; W. D. Ledbet W " l. s. o N; e. E. T.
c.: W. II. Macarthur. R. S. s.; G. w.
Larson. l.. 8. S.
The following committees have been APP
pointed: Press committee. y. 3. keiser
and f. \. Norway: finance committee. ].
A. Quisenberry. II. Smoot and c. NJ.
| Woertendyke. >!
Among the visitors present at the meet
| ing Tuesday evening were Past Grand
| Master Thomas J. Gates and Past Grand
N. NJ, Pollock. who made interesting re-
marks upon the work of Odd Fellowship.
Union Lodge. No. II. Monday evening
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, entertainments. The committee on enter
tainment took charge of the lodge and
| welcomed its lady friends and visiting
members from other lodges. The enter
tainment was opened with short talk
by Past Grand Matthew f. O'Brien on
| 1.-THE Principles Of the Order. A mu-
| sical program was introduced, consisting
of solos by Past Grand Irving B. Schwin-
ger. a piano solo by Mr.. Wilson. vocal
| solo by Miss Miller, accompanied by Mr..
| Wilson. and an instrumental solo by
Mr.. Lewis. Mr.. Wilson also amused the
audience BY telling several jokes and