Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16

Tomorrow evening Union Lodge No.
II will have as its guests the degree
staff of Federal City Lodge No. 20. which
will confer the first degree, for the
beautiful rendition OF which this team
has an enviable reputation, both in this
and other jurisdictions. The meetings of
Union Lodge are being we'll attended,
and. with the return of several of the
old members to active service. the out
look for a more successful year than
for some years past is said to be ex-
cellent An invitation is extended to all
members of the order to attend the meet
ings
The members Of the joint degree staff
that will confer the golden rule and
royal purple degrees at the coming en-
campment rally. Tuesday evening Feb
ruary ID, in the encampment room, Odd
Fellows Hall, eth street northwest. have
been requested to bear in mind the fact
that this Tuesday evening the degree
team. commencing promptly at 7:30 pm.
will have thorough rehearsal of the
work. under the direction of Grand f.ep-
resentative John II. Wood. All members
Of the team have been requested to e
present
Esther Rebekah Lodge. No. ). held an
enthusiastic session Monday. having pres
members. but members from other lodges
located in this and the Mary land juris-
dictions. In the absence of the candi-
date. Charles p. Sample. degree director.
rehearsed the degree staff. preparing 1t
for the comforting the degree work the
evening of February %. at Washington
Grove. Md, when a new Rebekah Lodge
will be instituted. During the past year
many of the residents of Washington
Grove and that locality have joined
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fecting themselves in the work of Odd
Fellowship. the object being to withdraw
from Esther Lodge as soon as arrange
ments could be satisfactorily made, and
form a lodge at Washington Grove. The
time having arrived, thirteen of the num-
Der withdrew from Esther Lodge last
Monday evening, to start such a lodge,
with the addition of new applicants. :. e
outlook for a good. live. active Rebekah
Lodge at Washington Grove is said to be
very bright. Members from this juris-
diction desiring to attend the institution
of the new lodge can obtain the neces-
sary information from Mr.. Sample.
at its meeting last Tuesday evening, con-
ferred the patriarchal degree on a large
number of candidates preparatory to a
complet,on OF the patrarchal degree with
a large class from all the encampments
in the District at the grand rally, to be
held in Odd Fellows Hall, the evening of
February %.
Grand Patriarch Samuel G. Taylor and
his assistants have left nothing undone to
make this rally a success. and unequaled
in patriarchal Odd Fellowship in the
District of Columbia.
All Encampment members are invited to
be present that evening and enjoy the
beautiful degree work
Miriam Rebekah Lodge, No. g. al its
last meeting had large attendance incIud-
ing a number of visitors from other Re-
bekah lodges. The degree was conferred
and the degree team which is of recent
organization. was warmly commended for
its proficiency. 1t was announced that
March 2S the lodge would give a musical
and literary entertainment in the lodge
room. under the direction of the young
ladies of the Temple Baptist Church The
members Of the order and friends are
invited to be present Following the close
of the regular business. the entertainment
committee presented the following pro-
gram: Piano solo, J. b. Wilson; Vocal
solo, Irving B. Schwinger: recitation,
Grace Taylor: vocal solo. c. Edgar Webb;
recitation, Lola Ellis. February % fol-
lowing the conclusion of regular business,
the lodge degree team will have a dress
rehearsal of the Rebekah degree.