Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-26

The Grand Encampment convened in
annual session in the encampment room.
Odd Fellows Hall. Tuesday evening,
Grand Patriarch John D. Yoakley pre-
siding, and elected and installed the fol-
lowing officers for the next twelve months:
Grand patriarch Ernest w. Bradford
grand nigh priest, P. II. Leary; grand
senior warden. Henry +. Allwine; grand
scribe, Edward L. Dunn; grand treasurer,
Frank D. Seiffert: grand junior warden,
r. Z. Plymale; grand marshal. Alfred H
Noakes: grand inside guardian. Frank E
Rapp, and grand outside guardian, James
w. Lyons. Nothing of unusual interest
came Up for action. and the Grand En-
campment adjourned at II pm.
Esther Rebekah Lodge, No. >, will hold
it's regular semi-monthly session tomor-
row evening for degree work and social
intercourse. Tuesday Esther Lodge will
give its annual excursion to Chesapeake
Beach.
Ruth Rebekah Lodge. No. .. will have a
full rehearsal of degree work at its next
session, and large attendance of the
members has been asked for. Last Mon
days session was we'll attended. and at
tne close OF business Social session Was
held in honor of Past Noble Grand Mrs.
Flemm!ng, who will leave the coming
week for Los Angeles, Cal. on an extend
ed visit to friends. Refreshments we're
served in the dining room.
Canton Washington. No. !. =. NJ. will
hold its monthly business session Satur-
day evening next. and much of interest
to every member OF the canton. it Is said.
will come up for consideration. The com
mandant and his line officers hope for an
unusually large attendance Of the chew
alters The time for the session of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge at Atlantic City
in September is approaching. and the
Canton has much ahead Of it in the mat
ter of preparing for the important part
set for it on that occasion.
Monday evening Naomi Rebekah
Lodge, No. ]. met. with a good at
tendance, including several visitors from
Esther Lodge, No. j, and Dorcas Lodge,
No. 4. The new officers OF the lodge
Noble Grand Mrs. Maud Abel, Vice
Grand Miss Emma 4. Strobel. Recording
cial Secretary Mrs. Roberta +. Volland
Treasurer John D. Yoakley. Chaplain
Mrs. Alice s. Thomas, Warden Miss Isa-
bella McKie. Conductor Mrs. f. May
Raitz. Inside Guardian Mrs. Minnie
Draeger Outside Guardian Otto F. Smith
Right and Lett supporters to Noble Grand
Miss Sophie Zupnik and Mrs. Cora C.
Day, Right and Left Supporters to Vice
Grand Mrs. Sarah NJ. Sanderson and
Mrs. Ella Curl. were installed by Mrs
Dora j. B. Hendrix, assisted by corps
of past noble grands from Martha Wash
ington Lodge. No. >. On behalf of the
lodge. Miss Emma T. Strobel presented
the installing officer with a cut glass set
and the retiring noble grand. Mrs. Edith
Lusby. was the recipient of a past noble
grands jewel, presented by Mrs. Sarah
NJ Sanderson. on behalf of the lodge.
Refreshments were served.
Eastern Lodge. No. {. held we'll at
tended session Wednesday evening. The
intiatory degree was conferred. An APP
plication for membership was received
and arrangements We're made for confer
ring the first degree next Wednesday
evening. All members of the order are
invited to attend the sessions of the
lodge.
! Harmony Lodge. No. 8, met WEDNESDAY
evening and conferred the third degree
on Edgar Mitchell. Visitors were pres
ent from several lodges of this jurisdic-
ton. A. N. \. Jensen of Trice Lodge
No. Sd. of Portsmouth, Va, was also
present Grand Warden William d. Hope
made an address. as did Mr.. Underwood
of Central Lodge. No. 1. and Mr.. Jensen
Tile attention of the members of the
order has been called to the fact that
Harmony Lodge will hold its annual eX-
cursion to Chesapeake Beach Wednes-
day, August 10.