The Washington herald., 1915-07-04
Fast Grand Receive. Collar and
Jewel.

SaHlZe several OIL tnelT committees az
| their meeting on Friday evening. pre-
paratory to beginning an active men,
bership campaign. At the last meet
ing handsome past grand's collar
and jewel was presented to Past
Grand Cherry. The following officers
were installed at the joint installation
with Central. No. 1: Edward D.
| rotary; Past Grand Master e. y.
Thompson, treasurer.
Decree Team Entertained.
Beacon Lodge. No. Is, entertained
the degree teams of Eastern Lodge,
No. Z, at their last meeting. The in
itiatory degree was conferred by the
visiting team under Degree Director
". E. Lawson. Past Grand Master
Brown and Grand Master Rich were
noted among the visitors present
Third Desre to He Conferred.
Friendship Lodge, No. Il, will con-
fer the third degree Wednesday even
ing on a class of candidates. The
work will be done by the officers of
Mount Pleasant Lodge. No. %. A cor
dial invitation is extended to men,
berS.
Excursion and Reunion Planned.
Phoenix Lodge. No. rs. has notified
every member to be present on Friday
evening. The committees having
charge of the arrangements for the
lodge excursion and reunion to be
held at Chesapeake Beach on July is
will submit their reports. The speak
err for Phoenix Lodge will be one of
their charter members. and one who
has been a member of the order for
fifty or sixty years. Past Grand E. A.
Van Horn. Addresses will also be
made by several prominent members
of the order. The committee on amuse-
ments announces baseball games. run
ming and swimming races for young
and old. Past Grand w. b. Randall.
acting deputy grand master. assisted
by past grands of Langdon Lodge, No
IS, installed the officers for the term
at the last meeting.
Warrington Ledge to Install ON
Washington Lodge. No S, will install
the following officers Tuesday evening,
E. w Bradford. grand representative,
offlcia ting: d. f. Franklin. y. G.: Hor
ace MaGrand. V. c.: D. NJ. Greene, re-
cording secretary: William J. Hope,
financial secretary: A. H. Noakes
treasurer. This is the home lodge of
Deputy Grari Master William J. Hope,
who at all times is deeply interested
in the advancement and progress of
his lodge.
Joint Installation to BE Held.
Eastern Lodge, No. :, will hold
joint installation with Harmony Lodge
on Tuesday evening. Past Grand Mas
ter R. H. Sorrell will install the fol-
lowing officers: Roy o. Fitsch, y. G.:
Wauter B. Swart. V. G.: Col Samuel
E. Boyce. recording secretary: g. W. II.
Brown. financial secretary: William ].
Rich, treasurer. At the last meeting
of the lodge the officers for the cur
rent term were elected. after which
the initiatory degree was conferred
under the direction of Degree Master
H. L. Andersen.
Mt. -leasant LodG to Confer Third
Degree.
Noble Grand Edwin Allan Swingle
announces the third degree for Tues
day night at the meeting of Mount
Pleasant Lodge. No 90, Fourteenth and
Kenyon streets northwest The large
volume of business and degree work
that has occupied the attention of the
officers and members since the insti
tuition of the lodge having attained
normal attitude, the noble grand has
alleviated the condition by assigning
the various officers to positions in the
several degrees and will designate a
degree master for each degree.
The lodge has accepted an invitation
TO meet with Mount Nebo Encamp-
ment. No. S, Wedne sday night, July
81. the occasion to be an open meet
ing with entertainment and refresh
ments.
Beacon Lodge Elects Omcers.
The following officers were elected
at the we'll attended meeting of Bea-
con Lodge, No. Is, last Monday even
ing: Noble grand. Edw. J. Little; vice
grand, D. Edw. Clarke: recording sec
rotary. Emmett Midkiff; financial secre-
tary. T. r. Hellmuth: treasurer. William
l.. Burkhart. After the election the
degree team of Eastern Lodge con-
ferred the initiatory degree. The reg
ular meeting of July 5 will be
omitted on account of the date being
a holiday. Installation of officers will
take place July IL, by a corps of dep
uty grand lodge officers, under the
leadership of Deputy Grand Master
Humphreys, of Federal City Lodge. No.
20.
Notes of Daughters of Rebekah.
At the meeting of Esther Rebekah
Lodge, on July Il, the following Of
fcers will be installed: Sarah Darling.
noble grand: Sadie Adams, vice grand;
Mary Pollock. recording secretary: An
ma Mettler. financial secretary: Linnie
kiser. treasurer; Past Grand c. p.
Sample. degree director. A special in
vitation has been extended to the
members of Esther Lodge. OF Hyatts-
vile. and Mizpah Lodge. of Forest
willie, to be present, and a cordial in
vitation is also extended to members
of other Rebekah lodges of this juris-
diction to be present.
On Friday night, June 8, twenty
five members of Esther Lodge. headed
by Anna Billings. and Grand Secretary
Rapp and Mrs. Rapp. of Rebekah
Lodge, No. 2, chartered a jitney and
paid a visit to Mizpah Lodge, at For
estville. 1t being the second anniversary !
OF that lodge. The splendid program
prepared for the occasion was enjoyed
by all Addresses were made by Grand |
Secretary Jones and Mrs Jones, past
president of the assembly of the State |
Of Maryland; Mrs. Anna Billings. vice /!
president Of the assembly Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia: Past Grand Masters
Frank E. Rapp and DR.. Thomas Gates.
The last meeting Of Esther Lodge, |
the election Of ofYicers, q !
'Peddler's Parade" Parcel Post Sale" |
and food show was enjoyed.
Many members and friends of Dog
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