The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-13

cations for admission were received, ant
plans were perfected for a good time a
the next session Of the encampment
April IS. when the patriarchal degres
will be conferred upon several applicants
All patriarchs are cordially invited tt
be present on that occasion.
K. c. Grumley, secretary of Columbia
Lodge, No. 10. reports that DIR. Chester
H. Beatty a member of said lodge. is
one of the unfortunate flood sufferers a,
Dayton, Ohio, where he'is practicing his
profession. He and his wife had to
take refuge in the third story OF the
building in which his Office is located
and the flood ruined or destroyed his
dental outfit. The doctor was somewhat
bruised, but otherwise escaped injury,
and at the time he wrote was feeling no
bad effects from his experience.
Harmony Lodge. No. 9. held well at
tended session last Wednesday evening,
notwithstanding the grand visitation to
Federal City Lodge, No. 20, on that
evening The initatory degree was con-
ferred and arrangements made for con-
ferring the first degree next Wednesday
evening, OH which occasion Noble Grand
August Kruse will again present his rem
dition of the kings part in the degree.
Those who have not witnessed Harmony
Lodge confer the first degree under the
new degree staff should not fail to at
tend the session Wednesday evening
next. In addition to the regular bust
ness and degree work at the last ses-
sion, those present. Joined with Noble
Grand August Kruse in the celebration
of his forty-fourth birthday. the re-
freshments being furnished by Brother
Grand Master Edgar d. Thompson and
his corps of Grand Lodge officers visited
Federal City Lodge. No. %. Wednesday
evening last. The large lodge room was
well filled, and the officers of the lodge
gave one of the best renditons OF the
unwritten work ever given in this juris-
diction. This lodge is one of the live
wire lodges of the Dictrict, and the re-
ports of the grand secretary and grand
treasurer showed that the lodge was in
excellent financial condition. At the
close Of the official part Of the pro-
gramme musical programme was rem
dered. and a most interesting address
was delivered by Grand Representative
f. w. Bradford, describing his trip to
Indianapolis, Ind, during the flood
period, and of the need Of aid. and the
suffering he observed during his trip.
He stated that the grand secretary of
Indiana advised him that in indianapolis
alone 800 members of the order lost their
homes and contents by flood. At the
close of the programme refreshments
were served.
In addition to the sl4 contributed by Co
lumbia Lodge. No 10. to the general fund
Of the Odd Fellows in this Jurisdiction for
the relief of members of the order in the
flooded districts of Ohio and Indiana,
committee was appointed by the lodge last
Thursday night tosraise funds for the re-
lief of one of its own members who it
has been discovered, was a severe suf-
ferer from the flood in Dayton, Ohio. The
is hard at work and il meeting
with generous response from those
brothers Ii has so far been able to reach
Any others wishing to aid can send their
to Z. c. Grumley, the secre-
tary of the lodge.
The initiatory degree was conferred last
Thursday night and will be followed by
the first degree next Thursday night.