Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-25

Harry shinn. the lodge organist. will
render musical selections on the piano.
| In addition. it has been arranged to have
vocal selections, all to be followed
by smoker at the close Of the session
| with refreshments. Central Lodge is the
/ mother lodge Of the jurisdiction and one
of the most active lodges in the juris-
| diction.
Thursday evening has been set apart
I by Columbia Lodge. No. 10. as rally and
| roll call evening. under the management
| of the booster committee Past Grand
| Master George Gerberich, chairman. Fol-
| lowing a short business session in the
| encampment room. the lodge will be open
| to male friends of members who are not
| Odd Fellows. The address Of the evening
| will be delivered by William E. Andrews,
auditor for the Treasury. a member of
the lodge. The session will close with a
| social feature.
| Harmony Lodge. No. o. held short
session Wednesday evening. and arrange
| ments were completed for comforting the
| initiatory degree this Wednesday even
ing. under direction of the recently elect
| ed Degree Director August kruse. All
members of the order are invited to
| attend.
At the recent session of Martha Wash
| ington Rebekah Lodge the following Off
GERS were installed for the six months
| ending June 80 by Past Noble Grand
| Mary Baurman. assisted by corps of
| past grands from Miriam Lodge, No. 5:
Mrs. Mary V. Fay. noble grand: Miss
| Hazel Tichnor, vice grand: Miss Nollie
E. Edmonston. recording secretary. Mrs.
Mary Mccarthy. financial secretary. and
Mrs. Olga NJ. Rogers, treasurer. The ap-
| pointed officers We're Mrs. kittie Gottlieb.
Mrs. Caroline schippert. chaplain: r. S.
n. G.. William J. Rogers; L. s. n. G.,
| Mrs. Dora J. B. Hendrix; r. s. V. G.,
Mrs. Efie Tichnor: L. S. V. G.. Mrs.
Lillian Mills. Pianist. Mrs. Margaret B..
Tying: degree director. William ]. Rogers,
and keeper of robes. Mrs. Emma Cook.
The following committees were ap-
pointed: Entertainment, Mollie f. Ed
monston. chairman: Olga NJ. Rogers.
| Margaret B. Tying. Mary c. Rollins and
Hester. chairman: Emma Cook. Sybil
Wills, Laura f. B. McChesney. Lillian
Mills and Fife Tichnor. Visiting-Mary
v Fay. Hazel Tichnor. Olga NJ. Rogers.
Lila NJ. Lusby. Miscellaneous matters
Olga NJ. Rogers. Elizabeth Weber and
| Henry Weber. F'inance-Dora J. B. Hend-
rix. chairman; VIM. J. Rogers, and
Henry Weber. Miss Mollie E. Edmon-
ston was appointed press committee. At
Past Noble Grand Mollie f. Edmonston.
on behalf of the lodge. presented the
| installing officer. Miss Mary Baurnan.
| with handsome bead handbag. Owing
Miss Lila NJ. Lusby. the presentation OF
the past grand jewel was deferred.
Wednesday evening Federal City
Lodge. No. 20. will begin its work for
the present term. The initiatory degree
will lie conferred on a number of can
didates. Other business of Importance
will come up for consideration. The
regular drill of the prize degree teams
| will take place as usual, preparatory to
the degree contest at Atlantic City next
September. There is always something
doing at Federal City and visitors are
| welcomed
Ruth Rebekan Lodge. it is reported
had an impressive initiation at its
| Monday night session. At the close OF
| the degree the entertainment committee
presented an amusing program. Provision
| was made for something entertaining
and attractive at its next session
the order are invited to attend the SEES
| sions of Ruth Lodge, No. 2. The COM
mttees on entertainment and ways and
| means held a meeting at the home OF
the noble grand. Mrs. Eva NJ. Bushey
| and completed a program for the pres
ent lodge term.
Fred d. Stuart. Encampment No Z
will confer the patriarchal degree Tues
day evening. The entertainment COM
| mittee has prepared an amusing sketch,
| entitled The Inquiry by P. II. Leary,
| p. G. P. to be presented by Partriarchs
NJ. f. OBrien, H. l.. Andersen Farms
worth. Rogers, Seiah. Barton and others
| The encampment, it is said, has degree
work sufficient to occupy the entire term
Golden Rule Lodge. No. 81, January 90
made preparations for comforting the Sec
ond degree Tuesday night.
Wednesday evening Canton Washing
ton, No. /, Will hold popular assembly
dance in the auditorium of Odd Fellows
Hall, 7th street northwest. The COM
mittee on arrangements is endeavoring
to make these dances enjoyable and
attractive.
Eastern Lodge, No. I, Wednesday even
ing held well attended session and re-
ceived another application for admission.
This Wednesday the lodge will confer
the first degree upon four candidates
An Odd Fellows lodge will be organized
at Mount Rainier A petition was sent
to the Grand Lodge of Maryland a few
days ago signed by between fifty and
sixty odd Fellows and prospective MEM
bers of the proposed lodge. A meeting
was he'd in Potts Hall Sunday. Grand
Secretary William A. Jones of Baltimore
being present The new lodge will be
instituted the first week in February,
when the grand officers will be presen t.
accompanied by special degree teams. 1t
is expected about fifty members will re-
ceive the four degrees of the order.