The Washington herald., 1914-02-08
Doings Of Odd Fellows.
SUBORDINATE LODGES,

February s-Uniou. No. II. degree; Beacon No Is:
Langdon. No. .. and Covenant. No. g. business.
February 0-washington. No. 6; Golden Rule. No.
q, and Amiiy. No. 2. business.
February n-Easern. No. Z; Harmony. No. .. and
business
FEBRUARY ,2,coaumbi.. No. 10. degree: Excelsior.
No. II. and salem. No. 2. business.
February D-Central. No. l. degree: Metropolis.
No. ls. and Phoenix. No. 9. business.
ESCAMPMENTs.
February lo-Ffed ID. Stuart. No. 7. degree.
February lI-Columbian. No. l. degree.
REBEKAH LODGES.
February s-Esther. No. s. degree
February IS-DoScas. No g. and Martha Washing
ton. No ). degree.
PATRIARCHs MILITANT
February n-Canton Washington. No. /. drill.
Anniversary Exercises to Be Held.
At the close OF the regular session of
Mount Nebo Encampment. No. g. last
Wednesday evening the committee select
ed at a prior meeting of the encampment
to arrange for a proper observance of the
Tooth anniversary OF the election OF
Thomas W. Fowler, past grand patriarch,
as scribe of the Sncampment, held a meet
ing and selected w. +. Galliher. p. c. p,
chairman; o. \. Booth. p. c. p, vice
chairman; ]. W. Lyons, p. c. p, secre-
tary; $. G. Taylor, p. c. p, treasurer,
and George Gerberich. p. c. p, chairman
OF publicity committee, TO have direct
charge In connection with the other men,
bers of the committee to complete the
arrangements for the exercises that will
be held in the auditorium of odd Fellows
Hall Tuesday evening. April Z. Patriarch
Galliher. who was selected to preside at
the anniversary exercises, was present
and delivered the address twenty-five
years ago when the encampment present.
ed Past Grand Patriarch Thomas w.
Fowler with his twenty-five-year veteran
Jewell The committee adjourned to meet
again on the evening OF February 10. at
which time the chairman desires the at
tendance of every member Of the COM
mittee.
Memorial Services Conducted Ivy
Canton Washington.
Last Thursday evening Canton Wash
ington, No. ], p. NJ, held a largely at
tended session in the canton room. The
occasion was the holding of memorial
services in memory of the death Of Cheva-
lier Joseph Burroughs, VINO was one Of
the original members of the Uniformed
patriarchs, from which Canton Washing
ton, No. ], was organized, and in which
latter organization Chevalier Burroughs
retained his membership until his death.
Several eulogistic addresses were deliv-
cred. and several appropriate musical Sc
lections rendered
Dorcas Rebekah Lodge to Confer
Degree.
Dorcas Rebekah Lodge. No. 4, will con-
fer the degree of Rebekah on several can
IT,.
and will be pleased to have as many
members from other Rebekah lodges at
tend as can conveniently do so. Under
the efficient dictatorship of Grand War
den William ]. Hope, the new degree
team has been working hard to perfect
itself in the work, and II Is said will put
on an excellent degree. The contest now
on i'm the lodge for the prize offered the
members bringing in the largest number
of applicants for membership. Will close
February q, at which time the losers in
the contest will provide a banquet for
the winners. The two competing groups
are headed respectively by Mrs. Annie
Cole and Mrs Stella Hardin, and the
contest has been very spirited, both sides
having secured quite a large number of
applicants for membership.
Two Lodges Join In Degree Work.
Golden Rule Lodge. No. q. and WASH
ington Lodge, No. g. at the close of rou-
tine business Joined in comforting the
third degree upon candidates from both
lodges, and 1t is reported that the joint
degree team did excellent work. There
was a large membership from both lodges
present, and both lodges have several
more candidates about ready for degree
work. Washington Lodge, No. g. was
deprived, owing to illness. of the services
Of Past Grand Charles Fuller. who has
been confined at home since last Monday.
Request of Norfolk Lodge Complied
with.
At the request 81 Lafayette Lodge. I.
o. o. F.. of Norfolk. Va. Columbia
Lodge. of this city, conferred the second
and third degrees upon y. c. Bib. Of
that jurisdiction. on Thursday night in a
manner that was impressive and inter
csting to both candidate and members
present The degree teams of the lodge
are preparing to confer a series of de-
grees upon candidates in the near future
which will keep the membership busy
for some time to come. One new applica-