The Washington herald., 1913-02-23
NTTH THE SECRET AND FRATERNAI SOCIETIES.
ODD FELLOWS WEEKLY CALENDAR

Of assembly dances. the most success
full as regards attendance since the in
Of the dances two years
since. The auditorium Of Odd Fellows
Hall was filled with dancers, many
handsome costumes being observed;
also many new faces Of visitors from
other 1urisdictions. now in the city for
the coming Inauguration festivities.
was kept up until midnight.
being served during IN
The many friends Of Past Grand A.
G. Noakes. Of Washington Lodge. No. 1
will regret to learn of his severe III
ness. 1t was reported. however, that
his condition has improved very much.
and he hopes to be out In the course OF
the next ten days. The grand secre-
tary also regrets that he Is called upon
to report the serious illness of one of
the older members. one who has been
most active for many years. in Colum-
bia Lodge. No. 10, and Mount Nebo En-
No. 6, Past Grand and Past
Grand Patriarch william NJ. Laport-
Eastern Lodge. No. :, notwithstand-
ing other matters to detract from its
attendance Wednesday evening. held
a large and well-attended session The
third degree was conferred upon three
candidates, and application for MEM
bership was received and referred. and
IL was announced that on March 5 the
lodge would confer the initiatory de-
gree upon three applicants. The lodge
has striven manfully to overcome IT'S
loss Of nine members by death during
the year 1912. and last night reduced
its Indebtedness due to said loss to a
very small amount. This lodge Is doing
excellent degree work and will be pleased
10 have members OF other lodges visit
them each week.
On Tuesday evening, Salem Lodge.
No. 90. paid Washington Lodge. No. s.
visit, tho special occasion being the
comforting Of the first degree by wash
ington Lodge upon candidate from
Salem Lodge. There was good at
tendance Of the members OF both lodges.
also many members from other lodges
located In this jurisdictlan and in the
States
Last Wednesday evening Mount Nebo
Encampment No. s. held a large and
very interesting session, the occasion
being specially set aside for holding
services in memory of Past Chief Pat
riarch William s. Keiser, of said en-
5th instant The address of the even
ing eulogiZinC the deceased patriarch.
was delivered by Past Chief Patriarch
o. o. Booth. warm and personal
friend of the deceased In the course
of his address he gave the following
short history of Patriarch keiser:
Born in 1860. in Salem. Va. at the
age of nine years. he moved with his
parents to Kansys. where he gained a
common school education. graduating
from the Lawrence University. "f
Kansas on September 20. 1855. he
married Miss I.innie 4. Jenkins. ia
Kansas. who. with three sons and ort"
daughter, Mrs. Maud Brooks. survive
him. Shortly after his marriage he
moved to Arkansas, where he resided
until he moved to this city and re-
ceiyed an appointment in the ONCE OF
the Auditor for the Post-officc Depart
ment. Treasury Department. which h"
held until his death, being considered
by his chiefs a most competent and re-
liable clerk. He became member or
Columbia Lodge, No. 10. July IS, 1900.
and on January l. 1907. transferred his
membership 10 Golden Rule Lodge. No.
Il, becoming past grand in said
lodge January ], 1908. From that date
until his death he held a place in the
Grand Lodge as representative almost
continuously until his death. Brother
Keiser was one of those kindly, re-
firing. lovable men, passing away
without a known enemy During his
entire life he has, since he reached the
age of discretion. been an active mem
Der of the Baptist Church. and for the
past seventeen years had been con-
nected with the Metropolitan Baptist
Church Northeast, having served for
man years, and until his health became
impaired. as one OF the church deacons
and clerk. The sermon delivered by
the Rev. John Compton Ball at the
funeral ceremony Saturday. February
S, was a beautiful and fitting tribute
to the life and memory of the deceased
member of the church and the order he
served SO we'll and conscientiously dur
ing life and until called by death. One
paragraph OF the sermon states in a
most fitting manner his position alike
in church and lodge work. And then
he loved not only his church and his
pastor, but he loved his brethren. He
was a great man for his lodge. ] con
fess, there was a time when feared
there was a little danger of his think
ing more of his lodge than he did OF
his church. I found out / was mis-
taken He put his church first. always
but he did look upon the order as the
hand maiden OF the church. and
thought that. through II. he might he
used to help his fel1owmen in their
walks of life" The encampment ap
pointed a committee. with Past Chic,
Patriarch F. A. Norway as chairman
to draft suitable resolutions relative
to the decease of Patriarch Keiser.
Last Saturday evening the noble.
and vice grands of a majority of the
subordinate lodges met IN the recep'
ton room Of Odd Fellows Hall. and by
unanimous vote formed a noble Erands
association. the object being TO for
ward the work of the order in ths
lodges, and bring the membership
closer together in the work. Grand
Master Edward D. Thompson wa:
elected. president OF the association
and c. F. Stenowski. of Federal Cit,
Lodge No. 20. vice president, and b. p
Walden, of Amity Lodge. No. 81. secre
retary. A committee Of three. Charles
F. Fuller. of Washington Lodge No. S
w. H. Sellers. of Friendship Lodge. No
IL. and ]. II. Brimer, OF Columbis
Lodge. No. 10. was appointed to pre-
pare bylaws, and report at the mex
meeting. which will be called during
the coming month. The grand master
will be greatly pleased II all tho sub
ta ladooa he ronrASe MT AA ht