The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
Doings Of the Odd Fellows.

Monslay-I;nion, No. II: Beaon. No. IS. and Lang
dln No. 3, elections
Tnesday-wasiington. No 6: Golden Rule. No. a.
and Amity No. q, elections.
e. w,,ine-dny-Easern No. Z: Harmony. No. .. and
FeicraI City No. So elections.
Thnrssiay-Colrmbia No. TO- election; Covenant,
No Is degree: Salem. No. %, election.
Friday-Ceutral No. /: Metropolis, No. Is. and
ENCANIPMENTs. ..
Tuesday Fred ID. Smart. No. :. election
wedp -day-Coumban. No. ]. election.
Grand Master W. ]. Rich made the
following additional appointments OF in
stalling officers during the past week:
Grand conductor, V. p. Hammer, TO IN
stall Covenant No. -. in the hall. Thirty
first and NJ. streets, Georgetown, on
Thursday evening, January 6, 1916; f. w.
Bradford. grand representative. Amity
Lodge No. q. in their lodge hall. 4sS X
street southwest, on Tuesday evening.
January (, 1916: Federal City Lodge. NJ.
20, Past Grand +. r. Armentrout. as
sisted by past Grands of Mt. Pleasant
Lodge on Wednesday evening. January
G. 1916, i'm the !. o. o. F. Hall: Grand
Master Rich. assisted by the other grand
officers. will install jointly the officers
of Easter. No. I, and Harmony. No. 3, on
January ), 1916.
The members of Fred u. Stuart. No. T.
are requested to be present at the regu-
lar meeting of the encampment on Tues
day evening as the officers of the camp
for the ensuing term will be elected. and
as there will be a contest for each office
the chief patriarch desires all members
to be present. The reports of the work
of the se' eral committees with their
recomme ndations will be submitted for
the consideration of the members. The
recommendations are reported to be of
vital Importance to the future prosperity
of the encampment.
Columbia Encampment. No. 1. will hold
its regular meeting Wednesday
evening. At the last meeting the
officers were nominated and the COM
mittee authorized to have their re-
ports ready to submit to the encamp-
ment at its next meeting. Past
Grand Representative Keck re-
ported as improving rapidly and was
again able to be at his desk. All the
members sincerity hope that he may be
able to attend the meeting of the
camp at an early date.
Columbia Lodge. No. 10. was on last
Thursday night favored with most
interesting lecture on Flowers and In
sect Life" delivered by Past Grand
Master Thomas W. Fowler. Mr.. Fow-
plant and insect life and his lecture
was instructive and very entertain
ing. Mr.. FowIer's conservatory for
orchids is considered the most COM
plete and modern in the country. AL
most every known specie of orchid may
ice seen growing therein.
covenant Lodge. No. I3. held very
interesting meeting on Thursday eve
ming Degree Director Chamberlin
with the senior degree team conferred
the Degree of Truth in a highly eff
cient manner. Refreshments were
served at the close of the meeting.
Thursday evening the officers for the
ensuing term will he elected.
Secretary Rapp of the Odd Fellows
Home association has notified all
lodges whose representatives. term as
a member of the home associations ex- |
pires with the January meeting in |
which the officers are elected and to
notify the grand secretary of such |
elections that the representatives may |
hc confirmed at the next session of the |
Grand Lodge
Central Lodge. No l. the mother lodge |
Of this jurisdiction. celebrated its eighty
eighth anniversary at its last meeting. |
many members of the order from other |
lodges btlnS present WIN lne members
of Central Lodge. The special feature |
uf the occasion was the presentation of
Hall Century Certificates TO all the men, |
hers who have been active members of !
the louG" for fifty years or more. |
Certificates were presented to Past
Iiramd l.. y. Pumphrey: William r.
uut. past Grand secretary: l.. ii. Nc |
iDadr. Maj. Charles Loeffler. :. Heller |
and J. q. Miller. 1t Is believed that no |
l,Iu his
record of having six past Erands who |
have served the lodge for fifty years or |
more. Several of thesv past grands have |
served the lodge several years beyond |
nifty and are still active in the affairs |
Of th' lodge and fraternity. On Friday !
"veuin=. January :. tn" officers will be !
installcd Jointly with the officers of .
Metropolis Lodge by Grand Marshal ]. I,
= Humrhrey. assisted by corps of past |
yrands from Federal city Lodge, No. 90 |
MI members AR. invited to be present on !
this occasion
Grand Secretary Rspp has requested all ,
lodges which desire copies OF the new !
code adopted at Sar Francisco in Sep !
r.,u,her. TO notify the grand secretaTy's /
office. at an early date AS the orders Will /
T.. filled as received. II is believed the !
new code will he of great assistance to |
the officers of the subordinate lodges in |
determining the status of any matters |
which NAV come before them for de- !
cisicn Tn. charge for the code will he |
nt the rate of s. per volume.
The Rebekah Degree.
Naomi Rehakah Lodge. No. |. held a !
y..r, Interesting session on last Monday
evening Naomi invited her eldest daugh- |
ter Ruth. No. - to confer the degree on
a large class of candidates, which they |
lid in their usual beautiful manner. under !
the direction of X. T. humphrey. The .
candidates admitted by reinstatem
were Mrs Kate NJ. La Port and Mrs. ,
Maggie Licarri one; by initiation. Miss
Marion Switzerland. Miss Azure Bouton.
Miss Annie l.. Haussner Miss Lille Nj. !
Rurruughs, Mrs. Myrtle B. Thomas and
MIR. J. B. Haussne-. The following Off ,
GERS were el" / for the ensuing term:
Noble grand. Mrs. Minnie Draegcr; vice !
grand Mrs. F. May Raitz: recording sec
retary, Mrs Alice =. Thomas: financial
secretary Mrs. V. Estelle Yoakley; treas |
urcr. Miss Emma r. Strobel. At the close |
of the lodge refreshments We: served. |
Ruth Lodge. No. ., elected the follow
king noble grand: Leah Pumphrey, vice
grand: Annie Nj. Colman. recording sec
rotary: Edith O'Donnell. financial secre-
tary: Belle NJ. Carter. treasurer; Marie
Old pianist. The officers will be installed
January >, 1916 by Past Noble Grand Ella
NJ Newton and corps of assistant Off