Evening star., 1914-01-18

the Grand Lodge degree have been re-
auested to present themselves for 1t In
the blue room. at 3 o'clock. Officers to
serve during the year 1914 win be elected.
and the committee appointed at the last
session Of the Grand Lodge to revise the
Grand and Subordinate Lodge constitu-
tons will render report. Other matters
OF interest to the order at large viii
come up for action.
Fred D. Stuart Encampment, No. ..
met Tuesday evening. Officers elected to
serve during the next six months were
installed by Grand Patriarch ]. D. Yoak-
ley and corps of Grand Encampment Of
ficers. Owing to the illness Of several
Of the members Of the encampment the
program that had been arranged by
Patriarch P. H. Leary for the occasion
had to be postponed until later date.
There was a large attendance Refresh
ments were served in the blue room.
The grand patriarch and corps Of Grand
Encampment officers visited Columbian
Encampment, No. I. Wednesday even-
ing. and installed the officers elected to
FILL the chairs Of the encampment for the
next six months. Refreshments were
served In the blue room at the close Of
the meeting.
Eastern Lodge, No. z, held one Of its
banner sessions Wednesday evening.
which kept up until nearly midnight
This lodge was Instituted in February,
1889, and a committee was appointed to
arrange for proper celebration of the
lodges seventy-fifth birthday. Past Grand
Harry L. Andersen, the chairman Of the
committee, Is endeavoring to make the
celebration the greatest event in Eastern
Lodge for many years. The new initia-
tory degree team, under the direction OF
Past Grand Andersen, conferred the de-
gree upon four candidates. Further de-
gree work has been postponed on account
Of the session OF the Grand Lodge until
week from Wednesday evening.
Golden Rule Lodge, No. 81. Tuesday
evening, conferred the first degree in full
form on several candidates. The work
was rendered by the lodge degree team
aided by members from other lodges.
This Tuesday evening the second degree
will be conferred, and arrangements have
been made, it is announced, to make the
session unusually interesting.
Saturday evening. January TO- pursuant
to call from Capt. W. P. Pumphrey.
Canton Washington. No. l, held special
cantonment. and a committee was ap-
pointed to arrange for holding memorial
exercises for Chevalier Joseph Burroughs,
who was one Of the very few charter
members of the Patriarchs Militant, for
merly known as the I. o. o. F. Uniform
Battalion. The exercises will be held in
the canton room. Thursday evening
February 5. Many canton members were
present at the special meeting. and many
eulogfstic speeches were made honoring
Capt. W. P. Pumphrey. Past Capt. Will
liam J. Rogers, Col. Samuel E. Boyce and
Chevaliers P. H. Leary. w. B. Berlin
and A. E. Shoots constitute the com
nittee appointed. Subordinate branches
of the order in which the deceased held
membership will be invited to attend.
Canton Washington, No. 1. held its as
sembly dance Wednesday evening, the
first under the new managing committee.
and fairly large number OF the 1r1enos
of the canton were present. The COM
mittee on arrangements is preparing for
future dances of the series, with several
innovations and changes that are ex-
pected to add to the enjoyment OF the
dances The next assembly dance will
be held Wednesday evening, January %.
At Joint session of the committees Of
Ruth Rebekah Lodge No. 2. on ways
and means an entertainment at the
reSiQenCe Oh the IiOUie SIdIu, MI Cso
Bushey, Holmead place, it was arranged
to provide a program for the entertain
ment of members at each session Of the
lodge during the term of the present
noble grand. The meeting was well at
tended, and much enthusiasm was mani
tested in the proposed arrangements, the
nature of which will be reported to the
lodge at its session tomorrow evening,
when also the Rebekah degree will be
conferred Members Of sister lodges are
Invited to be present.
Lodge, No. 8. reports good attendance
at the session of the lodge Wednesday
evening, and that the newly instituted
degree team under his direction, rehears-
ed the initiatory degree: Because OF the
meeting of the Grand Lodge Wednesday
evening degree work has been postponed
until Wednesday evening. January 2S
Members of all lodges are invited to be
present at all sessions of this lodge.
The meeting of Columbia Lodge. No.
10 Thursday night. was reported as en-
foyable, both socially and fraternaliy.
An unusually large number was present,
and one member was added to the lodge
roll by deposit Of card. The second de-
gree will be conferred Thursday even
ing February s. The booster" commit
tee reported plans well under way for
large class initiation in the near future.
The lodge decided to have roll call
meeting Thursday evening, January ~
It is proposed to have meeting that
will depart somewhat from the custom
ary program for such gatherings, and
the committee in charge promises all
visitors entertainment of an interesting
character.
With an attendance of over 1J0 MEM
hers. of the Rebekah branch Of the order.
Esther Rebekah Lodge. No. 5, held its
frs. regular meeting of the year in It's
hall on 7th street Monday evening for
the installation of the newly elected Of
ticers.
The installing officers were special
deputy grand master, V. Estelle Yoakley:
deputy grand warden. Mamie Downs;
deputy grand recording secretary, Minnie
Draeger; deputy grand financial secre-
tary. Ella Curl; deputy grand treasurer
Roberta F. volland; deputy grand IN
side guardian, Sophia Zupnik: deputy
grand outside guardian. Annie Horns
stein; deputy grand chaplain, Sarah NJ.
Sanderson; deputy grand marshal. Alice
S. Thomas; and pianist, Edith Lusby.
The officers installed were as follows:
Noble grand, Ida l.. Brimer: vice grand.
Mollie p PlymaIe; recording secretary,
Maude Keiser Brooks: financial secre-
tary, Edna Ohlander; warden. Catherine
Morrison; conductor. Lily Ebert; inside
guardian, Marion Geiman: right sup
porter to noble grand. Anna Billings: left
supporter to noble grand. Stella Bonfni:
chaplain, Amy Glossbrenner; treasurer.
Linnie A. Keser; pianist, Ethel Minot;
right supporter to vice grand, Sadie
Adams; left supporter to vice grand.
Lulu Roberts.