Evening star., 1914-03-08
| held services at the grave. The inter-
ment took place in Prospect Hill ceme-

held services at the grave. Tho inter-
ment took place in Prospect Hill ceme-
terry.
Washington Lodge. No. 6. met Tuesday
evening and rehearsed the initiatory de-
gree. There was largo attendance or
members, also visitors from other lodges
Next Tuesday the initiatory degree will
be conferred
Golden Rule Lodge, No. 81, conferred
the first degree Tuesday evening in the
presence of a large gathering of its own
members and those from other lodges.
It is reported the work was very impress
sively done. Tuesday evening next the
lodge will receive visit from Grand
Master Frank +. Rapp and his corps OF
officers. All members of the order have
been invited to be present.
Harmony Lodge. No. 9, met Wednesday
evening and conferred the second de-
gree. This Wednesday evening the third
degree will be given. Last Wednesday
evening Eastern Lodge, No. Z. under the
direction of the new degree director. con-
ferred the first degree. This Wednesday
evening the second degree will be con-
ferred.
Monday evening Grand Master F. f.
Rapp and Grand Lodge officers PAID
Naomi Rebelzah Lodge. No. 1. the annual
visit. Ruth Rebckah Lodge, No. 2, closed
it's session and attended the visitation in
a body Following the reports of the
grand secretary and treasurer. whfch
showed the lodge to be in excellent con-
dition both numerically and financially,
Past Noble Grand V. Estele Yoakley, on
behalf of the lodge, presented the grand
master with a handsome cut-glass water
pitcher. after which remarks were made
by several of the Grand Lodge offfcers
and refreshments were served.
Ruth Lodge. No. 2, is preparing for a
"graud time March 16. The committee
is arranging a suitable program for the
occasion. One of the features will be
sock social and all members Of the
Rebekah branch of the order have been
invited to be present and join in
large attendance at Federal City
Lodge No %. Wednesday evening wit
messed the comforting of the first degree
The director of the third degree, Charles
Garrels announced that the third degree
would be conferred next "Wednesday
evening on Charles s. Zurhorst. The
members of Federal City Lodge VIII
visit all the lodges i'll the District during
the year. The first visit was made 10
Columbia Lodge. NO. 10, Thursday even
ing.
All members of Rebekah lodges have
been invited to attend Dorcas Lodge, NO,
4, Northeast Temple, Friday evening,
March IS. The lodge is conferr1ng the
degree at nearly every session, under the
dictatorship of Grand Warden William J.
Hope and it is reported is doing eX-
ceIlent work. Sergt. John J. Crown, re-
Gently from the Philippine Islands, join
ed the lodge. and others will receive the
degree at the next meeting.
Tomorrow evening Union Lodge. No. II.
will confer the second degree The nrst
degree was conferred Monday, Fepruary
o3 John Wood. p G. NJ. and d. NJ.
Ridall of Federal City Lodge were pres
cnt and assisted in the rendition of the
work.
Columbia Lodge. No. 10, at its session
THURSDAY night combined business with
pleasure; the routine affairs of the lodge
were disposed of as quickly as possible,
and Ira T. Charpening admitted TO mem
bership by transfer from another Jurls-
diction. An application for admission py
initiation was also received. FolloWlnS
the transaction of special business rela-
tive 10 one or two matters of interest to
the lodge members. the lodge acted as
host to a large number of members of
Federal City Lodge. No. % of this CITY.
who came to pay fraternal and social
visit. The delegation was headed by
Noble Grand G. Il. Pyle and included
many of the active workers of that lodge.
There was good attendance of
Columbia Lodge members to greet
them and after their formal introduction
by Past Grand Master George Gerberich
and u general greeting all around, the
session was adjourned to the supper room
in odd Fellows Hail. where a buffet
lunch was served and the balance of tho
evening devoted to song and story.
Past Grand c. d. Shackelford acted as
toastmaster. and among those who con-
tributed to the merriment of the evening
were NJ l.. Thornton, comic songs; Grand
Master Frank f. Rapp with number
of short stories; Past Grand p II. Leary.
comic quips, Past Grand IT. w. Weber.
German, dialect recitation. and Past
Grand n. NJ Pollock, who told why
Washington was good enough for him.
In a more serious vein Past Grand j.
T. Humphreys of Federal City Lodge
outlined the plans of his lodge in connec-
ton with fraternal visits. and Grand
Patriarch ]. D. Yoakley spoke on odd
Fellowship as embodied in the encamp-
ment branch of the order. number of
visitors from other jurisdictions were
also present.
The initiatory degree will be conferred
in Columbia Lodge next Thursday night.