Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-26

Washington. No. /, p. NJ, has also been
requested to send committeeman. The
project Is said to be of vital interest to
every member of the order In this juris-
diction.
Federal City Lodge, No. 90 held an
unusually large session Wednesday even
ing. Many members of Beacon Lodge
No. Is. were present, and Harmony Lodge
No ., adjourned early to permit its
members to witness the comforting of the
nrst degree. under the dictatorship of
Past Grand Master John H. Wood. upon
three candidates from Beacon Lodge, No.
| 10 Federal City Lodge No 90 is said
to be noted. not only in this, but In other
| jurisdictions for the excellent manner in
winch II confers the first degree Next
and all members of the order have been
publicly invited to be present.
Columbian Encampment, No. 1, will re-
ceiVe an official visit from Grand Pa
trlarch J. D. Yoakley and his corps of
grand enoampment officers Wednesday
evening. All members of the encamp-
| ment branch have been publicly invited
70 De present Grand Representative
Frank D. Seiffert. who is also scribe of
| this encampment, and who has for sew
erai weeks been confined to his home by
me injury received on his way back
rom minneapolis in September. is ex-
pected to be well enough to be present.
HIS many friends are preparing to well
come him back to his work in the order,
a duty he is said never to have neglected
| since he became an Odd Fellow.
Grand Master E. D. Thompson. at
| tended by the grand officers, paid the
annual visitation to Naomi Rebekah
Lodge, No. 1. Monday evening. The
officers are said to have rendered their
work. perfectly, and the report of the
| grand secretary and grand treasurer
| showed the lodge to be in a flourish
ing condition both numerically and
financially. At the close of the visit
lodge, presented to the grand master an
| artistically designed brass waste bas-
| l1et token of esteem.
| The entertainment committee, Mrs.
! troduced the following program: Piano
| duet, by Mrs. Weber Morrison and
daughter; song. by Miss Katherine
Morrison: vocal solo, Mrs. Blanche
! Burkholder, both of Cherrydale Va.
and recitation, by Grand Representa-
tive W. w. MILAN. The selections We're
| all well rendered and enthusiastically
| received by the more than one hum
dred members and visitors.
Among the prominent out-of-toWn
visitors were Mrs. May c. ketser of
Chicago. past president of the Re-
bekah Assembly of Illinois, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Thomson. a past noble grand
made interesting addresses.
At the close of the exercises refresh
ments were served in the supper room.
| Columbia Lodge, No. TO- has appointed
Charles D. Shackelford. Samuel G.
| Taylor, ]. Edwin Fowler and G. Billings
committee to arrange for Ladies
night" to be held the evening of No
vember 6. to which all the members and
| their wives will be invited. The COM
mittee will prepare program and
serve refreshments.
Naomi Chapter. No. ,, Will hold a
special meeting Wednesday evening at
Z 80 o'clock for the degree work. The
grand visitation will occur November Il.
Favora BILE action has been taken on the
request of the auxiliary board of the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home that the
chapter cooperate in the benefit being ar
ranged for January at the Columbia The
alter.
At the meeting of Bethlehem Chapter.
No. Z, Tuesday evening, the worthy ma
tron will advance the line officers for the
purpose of comforting the degrees. Asso-
ciate Matron Henrietta Bowen will be in
the east.
At Clarendon, Va, Friday evening.
Martha Washington Chapter, No. AZ, OF
Virginia, presented to Mary Washington
Chapter No. so, Mrs. Mary X. Welburn.
worthy matron, and Col. William Car
lysle Shelley, worthy patron, the cup for
use in the station Of Electa. Associate
Grand Patron Henry X. Fields. who had
come on special car from Alexandria