The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-25
Boost W. W. MILAN for High
Office

The special session of the Crane
Lodge which was recently called b,
Grand Master ". J. Rich upon peti,
ton being made TO him by over 100
representatives out of a total of l2C
representatives of the Grand Lodge
called for the purpose of placing be.
fore the order at large the name Of
Grand Representative w. W. MILAN
unanimously adopted the following
resolution. Whereas. we believe thai
our brother. Grand Representative w
w. MILAN possesses in very high
degree the qualifications and attain.
ments necessary to make a successful
sra nd sire OF our great order AND
that he would. if elected to that posi-
ton, I'LL il most worthily and to the
great benefit OF the order: and where
we feel that his long and distin-
EuIshed services to odd Fellowsh
as we'll as his character and abilities
entitle him TO consideration by his
brethren of the Sovereign Grand Lodge.
Be it resolved that the Grand Lodge
! .. o. F of the District of COlum bia
does hereby present to the order Grand
Representative MILAN as a worthy
candidate for the office of deputy
grand sire and does hereby pledge
itself to use all honorable and proper
efforts to secure his election thereto
The Grand Lodge also passed reso-
luton that the Junior grand repre-
sentative from the Grand Lodge be
and is hereby requested to present the
name of Grand Representative w. w
MILAN for the position of deputy
grand sire at the next session of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge to be held in
September, 1915, and to use all prop
er and honorable efforts to secure his
election thereto in the event a. va
cancy in said offtse shall he caused
by the special election for grand sire.
The Grand Lodge also authorized the
appointment of a committee to COM
municate the resolutions TO all grand
representatives, grand secretaries and
grand ScribeS. Grand Master w. J.
Rich appointed Grand Secretary Frank
+. Rapp. T. J. Gates. r. G. NJ J. H
Crew. John H. Wood and John I
Brown. past grand masters and past
grand representatives. 1t is stated
that a large number of past grand
representatives will attend the session
of the Sovereign Grand Lodge in San
Francisco. Cal, in the interest of
Grand Representative Millans Candi-
dacy for the Office of deputy grand
sire. Mr. MILAN has for the past
twenty nine years been a most active
member of this jurisdiction having
served in all Offices and has attended
and taken an active part in the SEES
Grand Lodge reading clerk and as
grand representative for the past
seventeen years.
Grand Encsmpmrnt Elects Officers.
The Grand Encampment met in an
nual session Tuesday evening and re-
ceived the reports from the several
subordinate encampments for the term
ending July l. 1915.
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and installed for the current year:
Grand patriarch. T. H. Leary: grand
high priest. Henry Allwine: grand
scribe. E. l.. Dunn; grand senior war
den, r. r. Plymale: grand junior
warden. 4. H. Nokes; grand treasurer.
Frank n. Seiffert. and grand repre-
sentative. Frank n. Seiffert. Grand
Patriarch Leary made the following
appointments: Grand marshal, Frank
ers; grand outer sentinel, w. J. Rog-
ers.
Pen Mar Reunion Announced.
The Pen Mar committee held a meet
ing Friday evening and completed ar
for attending the reunion
of the Jurisdictions of Maryland. Penn !
syIvania. Virginia, West Virginia and |
the District of Columbia, on August 5. !
special VIII IedVe over the |
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad on the |
same schedule as last year and will |
stop at intermediate points. The COM |
mittee on arrangements announces |
that several speakers of national |
prominence will give addresses. Grand |
Master Hostetter, of Maryland. will
preside. Esther Rebekah Lodge. No 5, |
degree team will give an exhibition |
drill
Mount Pleasant Lodge Entertained
One of the largest gatherings of
members to assemble at a subordinate
lodge meeting was present Tuesday
night at Mount Pleasant Lodge, No.
90. Several OF the lodges in the Dis
trict were represented. as we'll as sis
ter jurisdictions.
The initiatory degree was confer
red by the lodge degree team. assisted
by Grand Secretary Frank E Ram.
Past Grand Harry O'DonnelI. of Fed
eral City Lodge, No. 90 and Past Grand
r. Bartlett, of Central Lodge,
No. I.
On Wednesday night Mount Nebo
No. 6, entertained as
guests of honor. more than thirty
members OF Mount Pleasant Lodge. An
interesting musical and literary pro-