Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-17

Grand Master Frank f. Rapp has call
ed special session OF the Grand Lodge
for Friday evening al O'Clock in the
encampment room Odd Fellows Hall, to
receive and consider an application for a
new Rebekah Lodge. to be located at
Langdon. d. c. He has asked for large
number of the representatives on that oc-
casion
Washington Lodge. No. 6, 4 fraternal
visit Tuesday evening. Washington
Lodge is making arrangements to give
the visiting lodge a hearty welcome and
provide a suitable program for the occa-
sion. Members of all other lodges are
invited to be present and aid to make the
visit memorable one in the series of
visits Federal City Lodge is making to
each of the other subordinate lodges in
this Jurisdiction.
Tuesday evening representatives from
nearly every subordinate and Rebeka h
, Lodge and the several encampments. In
the blue room. odd Fellows Hall. form
ed a joint memorial committee. electns
Grand Warden William j. Hope chair
man. Past Grand Matthew f. O'Brien
secretary. and Past Grand II. c. Ly-
brand treasurer 1t was decided to hold
the memorial exercises in the auditorium
of odd Fellows Hall sunday evening,
June IA. Past Grand Harry l.. Andre
sen wa selected as chairman of the pro-
gram committee. The joint committee
will hold another session Tuesday evening
next to receive reports from the commit
tees and make further a: engagements.
Harmony Lodge, No. 9. Wednesday
evening conferred the first degree and
next Wednesday evening will confer the
second degree. All members of sister
lodges are invited to be present
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ing last had no degree work. but accept
ed an invitation from Oriole Lodge No.
A., of Hyattsville, Nd. to visit it Thu: s.
day evening, May rs. and confer the third
degree upon class of candidates. Mem
| berS of sister lodges are invited to ac-
company Eastern Lodge on its trip to
1yattsvile. y special car for the oc-
, casion has been provided, and will leave
a 80 pm. Thursday.
, Thursday evening Excelsior Lodge. No.
| Ia. held the best attended session ii has
| held in many months. The occasion was
reception and entertainment rendered
Grand Master Frank f. Rapp Grand
Warden William ]. Hope. Grand Chaplain
II. s. Petty and Past Grand W. B. Ran
dali. in recognition of the constant and
helpful attention paid Excelsior Lodge
for many months and the aid rendered
the lodge in comforting the degrees. and
| awakening the interest Of the members
| in lodge work The program was as
| follows: Address of welcome S. Weisen-
berg; piano solo. Miss Sarah Becker: ad-
! dress, Grand Master Frank f. Rapp:
| vocal solo. Hiss S. krupsaw. accompa
MED by Mrs. Ferguson: address, Grand
Warden William J. Hope: recitation, Miss
| Blanche Levy: address. Grand Chaplain
| H. S. Petty: dramatic reclamation. c.
Geisenfeld: whistling speciality. Bert
| Rose: address, Past Grand Walter B.
Randall: violin solo. j. Friedman, accom-
panied by f. Lester Mann: selection by
those singing boys. Weisenberg, Kraus
! West and Williams. Selections by
| Friedman's Orchestra. Refreshments
| were served in the blue room.
| Monday evening Union Lodge. No II.
had a good attendance to witness the
comforting of the second degree by a
team from Federal City Lodge No 20.
| Refreshments were served. Tomorrow
| evening the third degree viii be conferred
| by the home team
The roll call at Federal City Lodge. No.
| 20. Wednesday evening was a success.
gram was presented. Among those who
| sang, recited or played were the lodge
orchestra Mrs W. W. Deal, "Phunny
Fellows Club Quartet. Mr.. Sanderson,
| lie Roy Glider. Miss Newcomb. Miss Hill
dren Bostrom. Arthur B. Pierce and
Maud: lantern slides by Chairman Of
Committee W. G. Lang. assisted by
Charles Garrels, II. w. Weber. S. n. Nal
lory, w H. Dement,, W. H. NJ. Connel and
| Mr. Ison and Mr.. Pyle. Refreshments
| were served. Tuesday evening Federal
City Lodge will visit Washington Lodge,
| No. g. Wednesday evening the third de-
gree will be conferred in its lodge room.
Esther Rehekah Lodge. No. s.: of thu.
! city last Monday entertained about