The Washington herald., 1914-01-11

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feeling manner Of the los the lodge had
sustained and the many excellent
qualities Of the deceased brother. The
lodge has q bright prospect for numerical
| Increase during the coming year. a. in
addition to the three candidates that will
receive the first degree next Tuesday
evening. II Is reported that other appli-
cations will be presented. and that the
Indications are that the lodge will have
degree work almost nightly from now
i until the summer months.
Grand Conductor I. n. sehwi.ser
OAciates.
Last Tuesday evening the officers of
Washington Lodge, No. 6. were installed
by Grand Conductor /. r. schwinger.
assisted by past grands from Union
Lodge, No. IL. There was a large num-
attendance, but members from many
other lodges. At the close Of the in
staliation exercises those present ad-
journed to the dining-room for refresh
ments.
Grand Marshal Wi1iam J. Hope In.
| stalls ut Eastern Lodge.
Last Wednesday evening the officers
OF Eastern Lodge. No. Z. and Harmony
Lodge. No. Q, were Jointly installed by
Grand Marshal william ]. Hope, as
sisted by past grands from Washington
Lodge, No. 6. II Is reported that the
work Of the installing officers was very
near perfection. There was an unusual
ly large attendance of the members of
both lodges, and visiting members from
other jurisdictions. 1t is the custom of
these two lodges to hold Join installa-
tons, and on this occasion members of
Harmony Lodge were the guests of
Eastern, No. J. and at the close of the
installation exercises, the chairman Of
the entertainment committee, Past
Grand Harry Andersen. escorted the
members present to the dining-room,
where a bounteous repast was served.
Applications for admission to the order
were received by both Eastern and Har-
mony lodges, and the Indications are
that both lodges will be kept busy al
most weekly with degre work from now
until warm weather. Harmony Lodge,
No. 9, elected Past Grand August
Kruse degree master. and he IL en-
Enthusiastically at work preparing for the
work In sight and prospective.
Past Noble Grand ". EstelIe Yoakley
to Omciate.
Tomorrow evening the officers Of Esther
Rebekah Lodge, No. 5. will be installed
by Past Noble Grand v. Estelle Yoak-
ley, assisted by corps Of past noble
grands from Naomi Rebekah Lodge. No
l. Esther Lodge is the largest Rebekah
Lodge in this Jurisdiction. and the in
dications are that the attendance at the
last of the installation exercises for this
term, will be very large. All members
of the Rebekah Lodges are cordially in
! vited to be present.
Ruth Rebekah Lodge Holds Install
lation.
Last Monday evening the newly elected
officers OF Ruth Rebekah Lodge, No. 2,
were installed by Past Noble Grand Es-
telle Hardin assisted by a corps OF past
noble grands from Dorcas Rebekah
| Lodge, No. T. There was an unusually
large attendance of members from other
| lodges, as well as more than an average
| attendance Of the lodge members The
incoming noble grand, Mrs. Eva NJ.
Bushey. increased the number of lodge
| committees, and indicated her intention
| to introduce during her term of Office
many new plans for the increase Of So
cial and fraternal activity in the lodge
1t is reported that the members present
pledged themselves to procure many new
members during the next six months.
and to render all aid necessary in re-
| viving the once widely-known degree
team. and to confer the work in the
manner for which this lodge has been
for years noted.
Grand Patriarch Yoakley at Mount
Nebo Installation.
Mount Nebo Encampment. No. 6, met
In, In af
ing. and in addition to the installation
of the newly elected officers by the
grand patriarch. John d. Yoakley. and
his stan OF Grand Encampment officers,
listened to several eulogies upon the
death of Grand Scribe Joseph Burroughs,
who was a member of this encampmert
for many years. One of the pleasant
features OF this installation services was
the installation of the scribe, Past Grand
Patriarch Thomas w. Fowler. who was
installed into that Office in the encamp-
ment for the ore hundredth term of
six months as such. having served the
encampment fifty consecutive years as
scribe. In response to remarks by the
grand patriarch. calling attention to that
fact, Patriach Fowler made a short ad-
dress giving some of his experiences
while holding said office in the encamp-
ment.
Naomi Rebekah Lodge Installs
Onicers.
Naomo Rebekah Lodge, No. /. held its
installation ceremonies on Monday night
in Odd Fellows Hall The installing Of
ficers were past noble grands of Dorcas
Lodge, No 4. designated by Grand Mas
ter Thompson to install this lodge, as
follows: Special deputy grand master,
Mrs. Estelle Hardin; deputy grand war
den, Mrs. Josie C. Ison: deputy grand
recording secretary, Mrs Bessie Baber;
deputy grand financial secretary, Mrs.
Minnie Laphew; deputy grand treasurer.
Mrs. Eva Schlaich: deputy grand mar
shall, Mrs. Ella Hallory; deputy inside
guardian. Mrs. Jennie Green; deputy
outside guardian, Mrs. Abby Gates; dep
uty grand chaplain, Mrs. Mary Dement,;
ia.Iat Miss Margaret IsOn.