Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22

PATRIARCHS MILITANT.
Mar. 2s-Canton Washington, No. l. drill
and social
Grand Secretary W. L. Clapp is in re-
ceipt of communication from Grand
Secretary William A. Jones of Maryland,
extending an invitation to all members of
the order in this jurisdiction to accom-
pany the Grand Lodge of Maryland to
Hagerstown. Easter Monday, April -. for
the dedication of the Odd Fellow Temple,
recently erected. A special train will
leave this city in the morning, arriving
at Hagerstown in time for dinner prior to
the parade which will precede the dedi-
catory ceremonies. to be conducted by the
grand master and Grand Lodge officers of
Maryland
Grand Master Frank z, Rapp has accept
ed an invita- ton to be present with his corps
of grand officers and all the officers except
three have signified their intention of at
tending. Lodges are invited to attend In
body and enter the parade, which it is
expected will be the largest ever held in
western Maryland; # 100 go from this
city the fare will be $2.35 the round trip.
If less than that number the price will be
$40 the round trip.
1t is also stated that the committee hav
ing the matter in hand has reason to
believe that cantons from Baltimore Hy-
attsville and Cumberland, Md: AleXan-
dria. Va; Harrisburg. Chambersburs,
Waynesboro and York Pa, and Winches-
ter, Va. will attend. Canton Washington
No. 1 of this city, Capt. w. p. Humphrey.
it is said, will make every effort to Sc
cure large number of the cantons to
go. 1t has been arranged to confer
degrees in the evening upon $50 candi-
dates. The train will not return to Wash
ington until after the completion of the
degree work, SO that all who desire will
have an opportunity to be present during
the comforting of the degrees. 1t is ex-
pected Grand Sire c. A. Keller and Gen
\. X. Stocker. commanding the Pa
triarchs Militant, with their staffs, will
also be present and deliver addresses.
Members attending have been requested
to wear either their regalia or badges and
appear i'll the parade.
Wednesday evening the grand master
accompanied by his Grand Lodge officers
will pay Federal City Lodge No. 20. his
annual visit. The attendance at vista
tons to this lodge has always been large.
Members OF the order generally have been
invited to Ie present.
Tomorrow Esther Rebekah Lodge No
.. will hold in odd Fellows Hall a social
evening. Arrangements have been COM
pleted by the entertainment committee
for an interesting time, The chairman
of the committee, Vice Grand Mallie f.
Plyniale. extends to every Rebekah Il
cordial welcome. genuine treat is
promised. The committee has had sew
eral meetings and it is reported the pro-
gram will be exceptionally good
AT the last meeting of the lodge the
secretary was authorized to invite Esther
Rebekah Lodge of Baltimore, Md, to this
city as the guest Of Esther Lodge at some
meeting IN May. 1t is expected a reply
will be received by Monday nights meet
ing. IT Esther Lodge of Baltimore ac-
cepts the invitation the lodge will prompt
ly begin to make arrangements for its
coming.
Tuesday evening Fred D. Stuart En-
campment, No. I. will hold its regular
meeting. Matters of Importance will
come before the encampment The en-
tertainment committee, under the chair
nanship of P. c. p. z. II. Leary, is com
pleting arrangements for an elaborate en-
tertainnient and reception when the grand
visitation by the grand patriarch and his
corps of officers takes place Tuesday,
April II.
Columbia Lodge, No TO- ut its session
Thursday night conferred the third de-
gree on l.. 0. Jackson. who was initiated
in Union Lodge, No. I, of Denver, Col,
but is at present an employee of the Dc
partment of Agriculture here. Two ap
plications for membership were received
and Thursday evening. April >, 1914. was
set as the date for "a class initiation.
About fifty members of Federal City
and Columbia lodges, with others, visit
ed Union Lodge. No II, last Monday
evening Those present were entertained
by music, Rotations and speeches, after
which refreshments were served. To-
morrow there will be a meeting of the
degree team of Union Lodge for re-
hearSal.
Dorcas Rebekah Lodge, No. 4, lost one
of its most active and beloved members
i'll Mrs. Alta Russell whose death was
noted last week. Several members of
Dorcas Lodge are reported i'll, as fol-
lows: Mrs. Rosa Tarry in Providence
Hospital recovering from an operation:
Miss Naomi Gates, who has just returned
from the hospital; Mrs. Beahm. mother
of the noble grand. who has suffered
relapse and is reported critically i'll at
her home, Ill 4th street southeast. and
Mrs. Minnie Moakes, who is convalescing
at her home. 1O7 r street northwest.
Members of the order have been asked
to visit those on the sick list. The Re-
bekah degree will be conferred on several
candidates at the next meeting.
Monday evening last the represent
ativcs from all branches OF the order
assembled in the blue ROOM Odd Eel
lows Hall, and formed joint commit
tee to arrange for appropriately cele-
brating the ninety-ftth anniversary of
the founding of the order. Deputy
Grand Master William J. Rich was
elected chairman; Grand Representative
L. w. B. Bradford. vice chairman: Will
liam L. Clapp, secretary, and Past
Grand Harry l.; ANDERSEN, treasurer.
The committee decided to hold the an
niversary Monday evening April 81. in
the auditorium of odd Fellows Hall
The following subcommittee were APP
pointed: On speaker, L. w. Bradford,
p G. NJ. and G. r.; Irving r. Schwinger,
grand marshal, and Past Grand Patri-
Harry L. Andersen, chairman: H. A.
Ison. Henry Jaffe. Miss Pearle f.
Grigsby and Mrs. $. L. Cole Hall and
decorations, p II. Leary, chairman; w.
S. PLACER. Guy Glossbrenner. John Tay-
'or and Miss Hazel Tichenor Badges.
H. A. Hall, chairman; w. B. Berlin and
Mrs. Mallie Plymale. Printing viii am
E. Clapp. chairman; l. f. King, and a
representative from Friendship Lodge,
No. H., to be named. Reception, J. Fl.
Cole. che irman: Charles F. Fuller. W.
\: Barnes Steward Carter Ebert
Charity, Mrs. Bertha Nichols and Mrs.
Maud Abel Auditing committee, John
and s. L. Cole. Considerable routine
business was disposed of and the com
mittee adjourned at pm, TO meet
again Thursday evening, March 90 in
the blue room, Odd Fellows Hall, at
$50 o'clock. to receive and act on the
report of the committee on program.
Harmony Lodge. No. g. held we'll at
tended session Wednesday evening last
The initiatory degree was rehearsed I'M