Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-01

Grand Master Frank E. Rapp and his
Grand Lodge officers will pay an officia
visit to Fidelity Rebekah Lodge. No. Z
Tuesday evening. AS this will be the
first visit Of the kind to the lodge since
it's institution. June ?. it is expected a
large number of the Rebekah mem.
bers will attend the session to give the
lodge the encouragement it deserves
in view of the excellent work it is said
to have done during the few months OF
its existence.
Thursday evening the grand mast er
and his officers will pay Columbia
Lodge. No. 10, the annual visit and all
members have been asked to be pres
ent.
Canton Washington. No. /. will hold
its regularly monthly cantonment Sat
it Is said. will come up. including. the
nomination of officers for the year
1915. All members of the canton have
been urged to be present Several com
mittees are expected to render reports
of interest to every member
A meeting was held in Mount Pleas
ant Masonic Lodge room Friday even
ing. October 49, to consider the advisa-
bility of inStituting new Odd Fellows
and to be known as Mount Pleasant
Lodge. No. 20. More than fifty mem
bers of the order were present. inc1ud-
ing Thomas w. Fowler. p. G.. NJ, p. G.
R.: James H. Crew. p G. NJ. 2. G. R.;
Grand Master Frank +. Rapp and a
majority of his corps of Grand Lodge
officers and representatives from twelve
subordinate lodges, besides several past
members and their friends. The meet
ing was called to order by the grand
at ylYfr mott
tary. Addresses were made by Past
Grand Masters Thomas w. Fowler and
James H. Crew, both of whom express
ed their approval of the object of the
meeting and that such a large number
had responded to the call. A petition
was started for a new charter, and the
first to sign it was Rev. DR.. L. Granger,
now member of the order. Several
others attached their names to the pc
tition. ALL members and eXmembers of
the order who are interested in the
formation Of the new lodge are re-
quested to send their names and ad-
dresses to Grand Secretary W. l.. Clapp,
Odd Fellows Hall, or 1925 Irving street
northwest. or to f. Swingle. 1905 18th
street northwest.
1t is reported that Past Noble Grand
W. Estelle Yoakley Of Naomi Lodge,
No. l. is recovering from her recent ILL
ness. and is now able to leave her
home for short periods Of time.
Ruth Rebekah Lodge. No. 2, held a well
attended rehearsal Friday evening and 1t
Is said marked progress was made in the
preparations for the class degree that it
Is expected will be presented tomorrow
evening The committee on entertain
ment and ways and means held a bust
ness session Thursday evening at the
home of Noble Grand Mary p. Dawkins
and plans for future entertainments were
n6n fnd
the Rebekah lodges have been invited to
attend the session tomorrow evening
Many members of the Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows, and especially the
"Rebekah branch of the order, will be
interested in the fact that Mrs. B. II.
Smart, member OF Naomi Lodge. No. 1,
will sing the part of Rebekah in the
beautiful sacred idyll of 'Rebekah" by
Joseph Barnby. which will be rendered
by the choir of the First Congregational
Church. this evening at o'clock.
]. Walter Humphrey and D. G. Ange-
vine will also sing. The composition will
be produced under the direction of Will
to this evening service. Those attend
ing are requested to come early, SO that
quiet may be preserved throughout the
entire service.
Eastern Lodge, No. Z, Wednesday
evening had several members from
other jurisdictions present to witness
the comforting of the second. degree
under the dictatorship of Past Grand
Roy Fitch. Next Wednesday evening
the third degree will be conferred.
At the meeting of Esther Rebekah
Lodge, No. 5, Monday night five can
didates received the Rebekah degree
and three applications were announc-
ed. An invitation to attend harvest
home social to be given by Hyattsville,
Md, Rebekah Lodge November was
accepted. Grand Chaplain r. S.
II is understood that the entertain
ment committee will provide an at
tractive program for the regular
meeting November 9, to which all Re-
bekahs are invited.
Grand Master Frank E. Rapp and