The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-18

nit for the consideration of the lodge
Central Lodge is the mother lodge of
this jurisdiction, having been insti-
tuted by the founder OF the order.
Grand Sir Wildey. at very early
date.
Eastern Lodge COnfers Degrees.
The reports from Eastern Lodge. No
:. show activity. The degree team
under the direction of Past Grand w
f. Lawson conferred the degree for
Beacon Lodge recently and also upon
several candidates of Eastern Lodge.
The degree will be conferred at the
next meeting.
Plans for Excursion to BE COnsid-
The initiatory degree will he con-
ferred at the meeting of Harmony
Lodge. No 2. on Wednesday by the
degree team under the direction of
H. l.. Lybrand. Reports will be made
by several committees having in
charge the annual excursion to Ches
apeake Beach on August Is. A special
program of races. games and other
amusements of the day will he sub
mitted by the subcommittee on amuse-
ments.
Mount Pleasant Lodge to BE Guests.
The initiatory degree will be con-
ferred Tuesday night at the meeting
OF Mount Pleasant Lodge. No. %,
Fourteenth and Kenyon streets north
west. On Wednesday night the lodge
will he guest OF honor at an open
meeting of MI Nebo Encampment No.
s. which meets in the same lodge
ROOM and Noble Grand SwingIe urges
every member of his lodge to be pres
ent. musical and literary program
has been arranged. as we'll as some
thing for the inner man.
Ninety Ffremen in Procession.
According 10 statement by Grand
Master William J. Rich. the funeral
on Sunday afternoon OF Edward ].
Byrns, late fireman of Engine Com
pany. No II. and a charter member
of Mount Pleasant Lodge. No. %, was,
from the viewpoint as laid down by
the funeral ritual. complete in every
detail.
As is customary on the death of
member of the District fire depart
ment the company OF which the de-
ceased had been a member and all
fremen on leave of absence that day
are ordered out to participate in pa
rade. These having assembled at the
undertaking establishment in Four
teenth street northwest on arrival of
the lodge. in charge of Past Grand
cession moved toward Congressional
Cemetery. about ninety fremen in
uniform acting as an escort.
Following a brief religious service
in the cemetery chapel by the Rev DR..
Charles F. Steck. pastor of Epiphany
Lutheran Church, Noble Grand Edwin
A. Swingle, assisted by Rev. Brother
c r. Granger. read the solemn and
impressive rites Of the Independent
Order OF Odd Fellows.
The following members of the fire
all Odd Fellows, acted as
pallbearers B. F. Brown. Harmony
Lodge. No. :; n. a. Chapman. Golden
Rule Lodge. No. 81; Earl A. Cox.
Mount Pleasant Lodge. No. 90: T. S.
Jones, Salem Lodge. No. %; William
Trent, Covenant Lodge. No. 13. and NJ. |
A. Griffin. San Antonio tTex) Lodge.
No. IL.
Officers Installed by LanEdon
Lodge.
I.angdon Lodge, No. Is, will have the ,
initiatory degree conferred tomorrow
evening Degree Director NJ s Fall re-
At the last meeting. the officers were |
installed by Deputy Grand Master W. |
j. Hope assisted by a corps of OFF, |
GERS from Washington Lodge. No. ..
The following officers were installed
for the term. J. E. Osborne. y. c.;
R. B. Thomasson. v. G.: G. f. Leisin-
ger. recording secretary: r. n. Davis.
financial secretary: W .. Randall,
treasurer
Degree to BE Conferred.
Columbian Encampment. No. 1. INSTALL
ed officers Wednesday evening. Grand
high priest. d. II. Leary: W. f. Franklin.
chief patriarch; s. W. Hawkins. senior
warden: F. N. Davis. junior warden:
W. B. Randall. high priest; Frank D.
5eiffert. scribe; W. w. Keck, treasurer.
At the next meeting which
will occur on the last Wednesday In
the month, the patriarchal degree will
be conferred under the direction OF
W. J. Hope. past grand patriarch.
Federal City Lodge to Hear Re-
ports.
Federal City. No. 90 at its meeting
Wednesday evening will hear the final
reports of the several committees hav-
ing charge of the excursion to Ches-
apeake Beach on July IA. The win
ners of the several contests were:
race, girls under IL years,
irst prize. hand satchel. won by Flor
.nce weckerly: second prize. dozen
Elizabeth Weckerly;
bird prize. gold beads, Florence Steo-
bins.
Race for girls. 10 to is years, first
prize. fancy silver hair pin, Edna
Tyler: second prize. gold hat pin, r.
,tebbins; third prize. two pounds
chocolate candy. Henrietta Gates
Foot race for boys under IL, FIRST
,rize. baseball glove. won by Milton
solomon: second prize. baseball. Theo-
lore Gates: third prize poeketknife.
}. Harris. Race for boys. IL to Is
'ears. first prize, tie clasp. Francis
,weeny: second prize, Boy Scout knife,
|. T. Glasscock: third prize. tie scarf.
T. Smith Foot race for ladies, over
. years. hrst prise. porch rocker, LII
ian white: second prtse. case Of writ
NC paper. Virginia white; third prize,
ut Of collar pins, Marion Bosworth;I
hrowing bah contest. hrst prise. silk