Evening star., 1915-03-07

ANNIE E. GRIGSBY,
President of the Rebekah Assembly,
1. o. o. f.
rah NJ. Sanderson, Kate Sample and
Margaret Rule; committee on judiciary,
Josie C. Ison, Fannie Chaffee and Agnes
d. Montgomery; committee on Odd Fell
lows Home, Anna Billings, Annie NJ
Coleman and Roberta Volland.
A special committee consisting of
seven members, one from each Rebekah
lodge, was appointed to purchase set
officers of the assembly. as follows:
Past Noble Grand Josephine Beahm.
chairman; Annie Mettler, Gladys Sam
pie. Ella May Allen, Mary E. Edmon-
ston, Emma T. Stroble and Mary Daw-
kins.
President Annie E. Grigsby. accom-
panied by the officers of the assembly,
will officially visit Fidelity Lodge
! March 16; Dorcas. No. 4, March 26;
! Naomie. No. !. April 5; Esther, No. 5.
Washington. No. 30. and Miriam. No. 6,
May Z. At each visitation the officers
of the lodge will be examined in the
work of the order by the president, as
sisted by the officers of the assembly.
President Annie f. Grigsby the first
a family noted for fraternal work Her
father, Richard H. Sorrell, who has
served as grand master and grand
patriarch, is member of Amity Lodge
ana, 1t Is said, never misses a meeting.
A leader in degree work both in the
subordinate lodge and in the encamp-
ments. Mrs. Grigsby has taken promi-
nent part in degree teams which won
Ruth Lodge. from which she with
drew to institute Miriam Lodge, No 6,
but a few years ago. The growth and
development Of the latter is attributed
to her efforts. In appreciation of her
impartial selections of the committee
and the manner in which she presided
over the initial meeting of the assem-
bly,. Past Noble Grand Morrison. on be-
half of the members, presented Presi-
dent Grigsby with a bouquet Of pink
Federal City Lodge. No. 20, has de-
gree work bulletined ahead for sew
eral months. Until it's degree team
starts for San Francisco to attend the
meeting of the Sovereign Grand Lodge
weekly drills will be had In addition
| to those of the regular meeting nights.
Past Grand Master Wood, Past Grand
Garrells and Capt. Fred A. Royse all
are urging their teams to perfection
in degree work for their western trip
in the effort to put them in the win
ming class at the Sovereign Grand
Lodge meeting. The work starts off
with Past Grand Dement'S degree
gree. Under his direction the initiatory
degree was conferred recently for
Mount Pleasant Lodge, No. 20.
Iangdon Lodge, No. 20. at its last
meeting made a substantial appropria-
chase a set of official regalia and jew
els for the officers of the Rebekah
Assembly. The banquet hall is near
ing completion under the supervision
Payne of Salem Lodge had charge of
the concrete work. and Grand Warden
Schwinger designed the arrangement
of light and fixtures for the banquet
room
Salem Lodge. No %. has received
several applications and cards for de-
posit from members of other jurisdic
tions. The lodge increased its MEM
bership during 1914, it is said. larger
diction. and bids well to be the banner
lodge for the coming year. Under the
supervision of Past Grand Davidson
the lodge has. recently purchased a
complete set of paraphernalia for the
degrees. Noble Grand krauth has
charge of the degree work.
The Noble and Vice Grands' Associa
tion is considering means for conduct
for the conduct of lodge business with
punctuality and dispatch. The asso-
citation was started at the suggestion
of Past Grand Ed d. Thompson and
is now in it's second year.
Union Lodge, No. II. received petit
tions for membership at it's last meet
ing, and also decided to have some of
the degree work of the future done by
the old degree team: The junior de-
gree team has conferred all the degrees
for the past few months. but will now
have only weekly rehearsals until the
latter part of April. when it will as
Sist the senior degree team.
The recent amendment to the subor-
dinate lodge constitution. permitting
lodge to hold two regular meetings
each month instead of four. has been
accepted by Friendship Lodge, No. IL.
which will meet the first and third
Wednesdays; Excelsior. No. II. the Sec
Pleasant. No. 20. which meets the first
and third Tuesdays of each month.
The printing committee of the Grand
Lodge, of which Past Grand Master
Garrells of Federal City Lodge, No. 20.
is chairman, announces that advance
copies of the proceedings of the Grand
Lodge for 1914 Will be ready for dis
tribution at an early date; also copies
Of the subordinate lodge constitution.
Grand Master William J. Rich has
instructed the grand secretary to re-
quest all lodges to appoint a represent
ative to the ninety-sixth anniversary
committee He has appointed Deputy
Grand Master William ]. Hope the rep
resentative of the Grand Lodge. Mr.
Hope will meet the other members OF
the committee Thursday. evening.
March Is, at o'clock PM, in the blue
room of !. o. o. F. Hall, to make ar
|rangements to properly celebrate the
anniversary.
At the session of Oriole Lodge. l. Q.
O. F., of Hyattsville. Md, Thursday
evening. Oliver s. Metzerott of Chill
lum, Prince Georges county. and J. b:
Keeler received the third degree Of
Odd Fellowship, the ceremony being
performed by District Grand Marshal
William A. Shepherd Charles E. Leu
bener was elected warden and Noble
Grand William C. Gray appointed Har-
vey e. Smith conductor. Both officers
were installed by District Deputy e. II.
Roberts. The entertainment committee