Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01

berS can obtain them Dy applying at the
office Odd Fellows Hall. Tomorrow even
ing Grand Master Frank E. Rapp and
corps of officers will pay Naomi Lodge.
No. 1. fraternal visit, and all members
of the Rebekah degree are invited to be
present. Wednesday evening Grand Pa
triarch John D. Yoakley and his Grand
Encampment officers will visit Mount
Nebo Encampment. No. 6, and all en-
campment members have been requested
to attend this. the first of the spring visi-
tations to encampments. Friday evening
the grand master and Grand Lodge Off
GERS will visit Metropolis Lodge. No. IL,
at 9th and streets northwest The
grand secretary says that Metropolis
Lodge has a special feature to be intro
duced Friday night that will interest all
members of the order.
Canton Washington, No. 1, will hold
a popular assembly dance Wednesday
evening and will be pleased, 1t Is an
nounced, to have all friends Of the canton
who can do so attend. Invitation cares
can be procured from members ana at
the office of the superintendent. Odd Eel
lows Hall. Saturday evening the canton
will hold its regular monthly cantonment'
and as matters of interest will come up,
the captain has asked full attendance.
During the coming week nearly every
lodge will have degree work me SFano
secretary has been advised as follows as
to the degrees to be conferred Monoay
evening Union Lodge, No. II, second de-
gree: Tuesday evening. Washington, No.
6, first degree: Golden Rule Lodge. No. =,
first degree and Amity Lodge, No. u,
jnitiatory: Wednesday evening, Eastern
Lodge. No I. first degree: Harmony
Lodge No. .. second degree; Federal CITY
Lodge. No. 20. second deree; Thursday
evening, Columbia Lodge, No. 10. initia-
tory degree. All members are cordially
invited to visit and witness the work
done.
Columbia Lodge. No 10. held well
attended meeting Thursday evening,
second degree upon Lawrence o. JacK r
SON. the son of Grand Secretary 0. e.
Jackson of Denver. Col The third ne-
gree will also be conferred upon MI.
bia Lodge shall have completed the
work upon class Of applicants when
will commence next Thursday evening
with the comforting Of the initiatory
degree.
During the past week three sub
ordinate lodges have reported DEANS
of valued members. Harmony Lodge
rpnOrted
Hezekiah Cawood. one OF its Oldest
members: Columbia Lodge. No I'D. the
death of one of it's Oldest members,
Albert p Douglass. who died SATURDAY.
February Il. at BallSton. va. ana VINO
was initiated into the lodge January ~.
1856, and continued a constant MEMBER
for over ffty-eight years, and Washing
ton Lodge reported the death OF Fast
Grand L. c. Burlington. who while not
an old member of the lodge' having
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was from the time he joined the order
thoroughly active and consistent. he
had passed all the chairs. and last
year served the lodge as treasurer.
The princapl social event of the week
was the celebration OF its seventy-hfth
anniversary by Eastern Lodge NO Z,
in connection with the grand visltation
Grand Lodge officers. Wednesday even
ing last At the close of the examl-
nation of the officers, which it Is re-
ported was creditable, the lodge was
formally closed and Past Grand Harry
L. Anderson. as chairman of the en-
tertainment committee, after present
ing Grand Master Frank e. Rapp with
huge savel. with advice to use same
in his endeavors to subdue the Grand
Lodge. the following program was in
troduced: Orchestral selections; ad-
dresses of welcome by the chairman
vocal solo by Winter B. Swart: ad-
dresses by Past Grand Samuel Boyce,
secretary. and Past Grand Master John
J. Brown, two of the oldest members
of the lodge in point of membership.
next to J. T. Petty P. G. NJ. p. G. R.:
James S. Brest and Past Grand J: I.
Cooksey, who were prevented from be-
ing present by illness; vocal solo by
Herbert d. Lawson: address by Past
Grand James w. Dyre and the presen-
tation through him of past grand
jewels to John Schweitzer and Thomas
]. Kelly. vocal solo by William l..
Thornton: presentation through J. l.
link cuff buttons to Grand Master
Frank F. Rapp. as token Of the
esteem of Eastern Lodge: presenta-
ton to the noble grand of the lodge.
a. w. Kaiser. by the chairman Of
large silver and gold gavel with in
structions to use it freely and effective
ly in maintaining order in the lodge:
orchestral selections. after which re-
ditorium. where tables arranged to
form the letter e were found loaded
with good things. After prayer by
Grand Chaplain Fl. S. Petty. and during
the banquet. short addresses were made
by Grand Master Rapp. w. w, MILAN,
G. NJ; W H. Bradshaw, P. G. from
Indiana: Grand Patriarch j. D. Yoakley
and others. In addition to members
from nearly every subordinate lodge of
ent W. H. Bradshaw, p c.. of Carroll
Lodge. No. ia. Delphi. Ind; Earl e.
Mann of Anchora Lodge. No. 142, Wor-
cester. Mass: John Cooley. p c. of
Shenandoah Lodge. No. 95. of Utica, N.
Y, and J. NJ. Levy of Williamsburg. N
Y. A pleasant feature Of the evening
was the presence of Past Grand Master
William II. McNeal.
Federal City Lodge. No. p will confer
the first degree Wednesday evening. A
large attendance last Wednesday evening
included visitors from the Jurisdictions of
New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland
and Past Grand Master William II. Nc
Neil. formerly member of Federal City
Lodge now of Fort Worth. Texas. Mr.
Mcneil was member of the first degree
team during his membership here. He
was very much pleased. he said, to know
that the lodge keeps in the front rank
in degree work. The contest is now on
between the past grands and the third
degree members for this term
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