The Washington herald., 1915-08-29
Doing. Of the Odd Fellows.

CALENDAR
August 1-Unim Lodse No. II. busipess: Bea-
/ con. No. Is. business: Lsnsdon. No 8. buansss.
! August .1-WashinRtcn, No. 8. husipess; Golden
Rule. No. n. business: Amity. No. q. business.
Septcmber l-EAstern. No. Z. business; Harmony.
No 3. business: Federal City. No, %. degree;
| September eColumhia. No. 10. degree Covenant.
No. l3. business; Salem. No. q. degree.
September s-Central. No. l. busness: Metropolis.
No. l6. buiness; Phoenix. No. n business.
ENCAMPMENTS.
September Mount Nebo No. 6, Fourteenth ana
Kenyon streets northwest, degree.
September SMaserenu. No :. business.
PArRIARCHS MILITANT.
September +canton Washington, No. ]. bus,-
Columbia, No. 10, VIII Confer Sec
ond Degre.
Columbia Lodge. No, 10. will confer
the second degree At its meeting
Thursday evening on a class of can
didates who received the other de-
grees at the last meeting. Visitors
who witnessed the conferring of the
degrees say the work was done in q
most impressive manner. Past Grand
Sample was appointed on the commit
tee in charge Of arrangements for
the entertainment of the Grand Army
der and who will attend the G. A. R
encampment here late in September.
VIII Keep "Open House" Durins
G. A. h. Encampment.
Past Grand e. c. Grumley. repre-
sentative of the Grand Lodge on the
G. A. r. reception committee. called
meeting of the committee Friday
~
Fellows Hall Representatives were
present from every subordinate and
Rebekah Lodge and from the Grand
encampment, subordinate sencampments
and from Canton Washington, No.
l. subcommittee were appointed by
the chairman and plans were con
sidered for the establishment of open
house" for visiting members. Commit
tees will be at the hall every day OF
the encampment to receive the Ytsi-
tors and see after their wants and
furnish refreshments for them.
Past Grand Grumley being an active
q. A. r. veteran of this jurisdiction,
familiar with the Details of the en-
campment. will see that every men,
Der that visits this city is welcomed
by the order.
Excelsior, No. II. held its last Au-
gust meeting last Thursday evening:
Degrees were conferred on several
candidates. Noble Grand Slaves re-
quested all officers to attend the week
" school of instruction SO that each
officer may be proficient in the work
of the order when they are examined
by the grand master at his annual
visit late in October.
VIII Issue Revised Bylaws Soon.
Golden Rule. No. 81. has received by
transfer from Damascus Lodge, No.
5S6, Of Damascus, Ohio. Louin H.
Bailey. The committee that has been
engaged in revising. the bylaws re-
ported Tuesday. evening that their
work had been approved by the grand
master and the committee on bylaws
of the Grand Lodge. Printed copies
will be ready for distribution at an
early date. Grand Patriarch P. H.
Leary was reported as improving, and
is expected to be able to attend to the
meetings of the lodge in the near
future.
Grand Master William ]. Rich has
been requested to consider the propo-
sition of instituting a daylight lodge
by members of the order who believe
the progress during the past year
hcCcSSlldlcs q lOo6C Sooi0 uCSt
in the afternoon. The grand master
has promised to give the matter care
full consideration. and. II he finds 1t
necessary. will assist in instituting the
lodge.
1t is reported that more than
members have petitioned
the grand secretary to assist in insti-
tuting a daylight lodge for the con-
venience of brothers engaged in busi-
ness. Members of musical organiza-
tions. who are busy in the evening.
and newspaper men, have requested
that a daylight lodge be instituted. In
with a daylight lodge. read |
ing rooms will be fitted UP and ar
for the comfort of the |
members provided. The grand master |
requests all interested in this move |
ment to communicate with him or with |
the grand secretary or any member |
Of the Grand Lodge.
Mount Nebo Encampment, No. 6. will /
hold its regular meeting in its new quar-
tiers, Fourteenth and Kenyon streets |