Evening star., 1914-12-27


Wednesday-Eastern. No. Z Harmony.
No. .; Friendship No, 12. and Federal
hnrsday-CoIumbia No. 10: Excelsior.
No. Il. and Salem, No. %, election.
ENCAMPMENTs.
Observation-Disclosures. No. 1. election.
REBEKAH LODGES.
Monday-Esther No. 5, election.
PATRIARCHs MILITANT.
Saturday-Secial session.
The plans for the institution OF
Mount Pleasant Lodge, No. 29, Friday
evening, December IS, were fully car
ried out, and the first officers of the
lodge. noble grand. Rev. Charles E.
Granger; vice grand, Edwin A.
Swingle: secretary, Bert v. Wolf;
treasurer, w. G. Thomas; warden. Will
liam E. Andrews; guardian. Jacob N.
Belt and right supporter to the noble
grand. Joseph R. Fague, were installed
by Past Grand Milton S. Fall and q
corps of acting grand officers from
Langdon Lodge, No. 26, the home lodge
of the grand master. The meeting was
presided over until close of the insti-
tuition ceremony by Thomas w.
Fowler, past grand master and past
grand representative. Addresses were
and Bradford. Past Grand Master John
II. Wood and others. The lodge resolved,
in addition to the applications of the
charter members, applications from
thirteen for membership by degrees.
The outlook of the lodge is said to be
most promising. 1t will meet the first
and third Tuesdays of each month at
1880 pm. Next Tuesday evening the
lodge will have degree work, select
ed team from Federal City Lodge, No.
The lodge will also elect its permanent
officers for the year 1915, also repre-
sentatives to the Grand Lodge.
Amitty Lodge. No. 27. nominated Off
GERS last Tuesday evening, and the
coming Tuesday evening will hold an
election. Distribution was made OF
the program for the church services
Sunday evening, January 10.
An invitation has been extended to
the membership in general to be pres
ent with Amity Lodge on that occa-
sion. at Gorsuch Church, ~ and L
streets southwest.
Tomorrow evening, Langdon Lodge,
No. %. in addition to having an cleo
tion of officers, will have the initia-
tory degree, and extends an invitation
to all members of the order to be pres
ent and aid in the conIerring of the
work.
The Ladies Auxiliary of Canton
Washington. No. l. held u session
Tuesday evening in the canton room,
Odd Fellows Hail. In view of the
fact that the next regular meeting of
the auxiliary is scheduled for Janu-
airy II. the night of the institution of
the Rebekah Assembly, by the Grand
Lodge. in the auditorium of Odd Eel
lows Hall. that meeting will be omit
ted and the auxiliary will not meet
elected officers will be installed. fol-
lowing which the ladies will hold a
social session, to which they have in
vited all members Of the canton and
their families.
Lodge, No. Z, in addition 20 nominating
officers for the coming term, conferred
the second degree, while Harmony
Lodge conferred the initiatory degree
upon two candidates. The attendance
at both lodges was good. and arrange
ments were made to hold an election
of officers next Wednesday evening,
also to have degree work. These two
lodges will hold joint installation
of officers January s. when harmony
Lodge. The installing officer will be
Grand Warden William J. Hope.
Phoenix Lodge, No. %. having de-
cided to omit its session January /,
the newE elected officers will not be
installed until Friday evening. jan
uary s. when Past Grand A. w. Keiser
of Eastern Lodge, No. Z. assisted by a
corps OF acting grand officers selected
from the past grands of Eastern
Naomi Rebekah Lodge. No. !, and
Ruth Rebekah Lodge, No. 2, Monday
evening elected officers for the en-
suing six months. and perfected ar
rangements for their installation Mon
of the Rebekah branch of the order
have been invited to be present. Past
Grand =. H. Leary. the degree director
of Ruth Lodge, No. 2. was reported
foot. His condition is reported as
much improved, and he will be pres
ent at the next lodge session.
Canton Washington. No. 1. p. NJ, held
it's annual inspection Saturday evening.
by Col. Pohleg of the Department of
Virginia, installing the officers. Col
Fred A. Groome Of the Department of
Maryland, Capt. Simms and several
members of Canton Alexandria. of
Alexandria, Va. were also present. The
Canton degree was conferred upon a
class, and the jewel which accom-
panied the grand decoration of chivalry
conferred upon him during the session Of
the Sovereign Grand Lodge at Allan
tic City last September, was present.
ed to Maj. W. S. Rogers by Maj. Gen.
Ernest w. Bradford. At the close of
the official business refreshments were
served.
Federal City Lodge, No. 20, will con-
fer the initiatory degree on a class for
Mount Pleasant Lodge. No. 90. Tues
and Kenyon streets northwest. by re-
quest. Wednesday evening Federal
City Lodges degree team will confer
the degree on one of its own candi-
dates. A week from Tuesday the team
from Federal City Lodge, under the
direction of Past Grand Master John
H. Wood. will install the officers of
Mount Pleasant Lodge, No. 90. January
s, there will be public installation
Of officers of Federal City Lodge and
Dorcas Rebekah Lodge in Federal City
lodgeroom in Northeast Temple.
At the last meeting of Miriam Re-
bekah Lodge. No. 6. the following Off
GERS were elected. the choice being
unanimous in each case: Noble grand
Mrs Cora B. Thompson; vice grand,
Miss Maud G.. Rhoderick; recording
secretary, Mrs. Emma J. S. Murray;
financial secretary, Miss Ellie NJ. AL
len; treasurer. Mrs. Annie E. Grigsby,
and degree director, Lemuel H. Wind
S0r