Evening star., 1914-07-12

Past Grand Master Edgar D. Thomp-
son. chairman of the local committee on
Pen Mar Odd Fellows reunion, an
nounces that Representative j. W.
Bryan of Washington will deliver the ad-
dress at Pen Mar August 8. and that the
grand master of Pennsylvania will pre-
side at the reunion. AS soon as the
printed matter connected with the re-
union shall have been received the
| chairman will call meeting Of the COM
| mittee to make final arrangements. All
! Odd Fellows and their friends who can
are being urged to go to Pen Mar on the
| day of the reunion, as it is especially de-
| sired to have a large delegation from this
, city. The excursion is not limited to
| Odd Fellows.
| Esther Rebekah Lodge will hold it's
sem-monthly session tomorrow evening,
when the newly elected officers will be
installed and social evening is antici-
| pated.
Harmony Lodge, No. 9. at we'll at
| tended session Wednesday evening. had
the first degree conferred by the degree
STAFF of the lodge, assisted by Past Grand
| Harry L. Andersen and Thomas Greene
of Eastern Lodge. No. :. The present
degree director. Past Grand E. l.. Dunn,
and his assistant, Past Grand Karl Dar-
nall. say they expect to have each de-
gree in the future conferred by a degree
| team, and that from the present outlook
| the degree STATS will have plenty of
work to do this fall. Grand Represent
| ative w. w. MILAN and Past Grand Mas
| ter Thomas J. Gates made short ad
dresses, as did also Past Grand Smith
| Of Oklahoma, who is said to be the first
| full -blooded Cherokee Indian admitted to
| the order in that Jurisdiction At the
| close of the lodge a smoker and social
| intercourse followed.
| last meeting installed the following Of
| fcers, the installation ceremony being
conducted by Grand Patriarch ]. D.
| Yoakley assisted by his Grand Encamp-
Cole: high priest. Henry o. Hazard;
scribe, Edward L. Dunn; treasurer. R. E.
Plymate: senior warden, 3. B. Butts, and
junior warden r. Y Greene.
Ruth Rebekah Lodge No. .. held an
enthusiastic meeting Monday evening.
| when reports were received from the
| ways and means and other committees.
and quite a sum was turned into the
! treasury. as a result of the good work
done by those committees. The newly
elected officers were installed by Past
Noble Grand Mrs. Florence f. Pyle. as
sisted by corps of installing omcers
| from Dorcas Rebekah Lodge, No. 4, after
which the installing OIlCeT Was pic
| with a token of esteem by Past Noble
Grand Belle NJ. Carter, for Ruth Lodge.
| The officers installed were: Noble grand,
Mary P Dawkins: vice grand. Eva +.
Phillips: recording secretary Annie M.
Coleman: financial secretary, Edith
O'Donnell, and treasurer, Belle M Car
ter. At the close of the ceremony Past
| Noble Grand Mamie +. Pearson, on be
half of the lodge. presented the retiring
noble grand. Mrs. Eva NJ II. Bushey,
with a past noble grand's jewel as
token of appreciation of her earnest and
consistent work during her term as pre-
| siding officer of the lodge. Great inter
est is being manifested In the new de-
gree team being formed under the direc-
| torship of Past Grand P. II. Leary.
| Next meeting night rehearsals Will COM
| mence in anticipation of the work prom
| ised for the coming winter. Candidates
are now waiting for the degree, it is
said, and "A large attendance or the
lodge members has been asked Tor AT
| th, next meeting to take part in the re-
| hearsal.
At the session of Fred d. Stuart En-
campment. No 1. Tuesday evening the
ceremony of installation will take place.
and matters of interest TO the menoels
will be brought up. Several canaloa.es
are said to be in waiting for the de-
| grees. and preparations are being mace
| to perfect degree team for the work.
Canton Washington. No. l., p NJ. at,
f, tended the odd Fellows celebration and
picnic at Hyattsville July 4. and returned
| with the handsome silver loving cup.
| which was awarded in appreciation OF
| tho exbibjtion drill given by the canton
II was expected that cantons from Balti.
| more. Md, and Alexandria. Va, would
be present and compete for the prize. but
they failed to enter the contest Canton
| washington has been assigned the honor
| bv Cen A. K. Stocker, commanding the
Patria rchs Militant. of comforting the de-
Il gree of chivalry at the coming session
OF the Sovereign Grand Lodge at At
lantic City, n. j.. in September. Much
enthusiasm is being manifested by the
members in preparing for that event.
The following newly elected officers of
the Federal City Lodge, No. 70, were in
stalled Wednesday night at Northeast
| Temple, 18th and Fl streets northeast
~ ISou noble grand w M Zjepler