Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-12


PATRIARCHS MILITANT.
Saturday and social
Eastern Lodge. No. I, will receive
an official visit from Grand Master
w. j. Rich and the grand officers We'd
nesday evening. Past Grand Harry
Andersen, chairman Of the entertain
ment committee, promises surprise
for this occasion. Eastern Lodge is
the home lodge of Grand Master Rich
and it is proposed to show the high
regard in which he is held. He has
served in every office of the lodge, and
for many years has been it's treasurer
Past Grand Master and Past Grand
Representative T. J. Petty and John i
Brown are also members of the lodge
The degree team, under the direction
of Past Grand w. Z. Lawson. will rem
der the work for the grand repre-
sentatives. The Grand Lodge will en-
ter promptly at o'clock.
Covenant Lodge, No. 10, will confer
the degrees on several candidates al
it's meeting Thursday evening. The
degree team will be in charge Of De-
gree Director Grand Herald J. T.
Chamberlain. After the degree work
a social entertainment will be given
Excelsior Lodge. No II, held short
session of the lodge Thursday even
ing, and at the close an address was
delivered by Grand Secretary Rapp. in
which he told of incidents of his trir
to the Pacific coast and of the business
transacted at the meeting of the Sow
ereign Grand Lodge in San Francisco
Refreshments were served in the ban
quet room. A large number of visitors
were present.
Secretary Rapp of the Home Asso-
citation has sent out notices to all
lodges the terms of whose representa-
tives have expired notifying them to
elect representatives and certify the
name, address and election to the grand
secretary of the Grand Lodge. so that
at the next session of the Grand Lodge
such representatives may be con-
tirmed.
Col. j. Fl. Leary, grand patriarch, is
reported recovering from serious at
tack of rheumatism and will be present
at the visitation to Fred u. Stuart
Encampment, No. Z, Tuesday evening
Col. Leary desires to meet all the mem
bers of the encampment branch or
this occasion. as it will be the last
official visit he will make this term
Officers also will be elected Col
Leary was present at Mount Pleasant
Lodge visitation last Tuesday evening
Degree Director c. D. shackelford OF
Columbia Lodge, No 10, will inaugu-
rate a series of degree rehearsals by
the officers of the lodge, varying from
regular officers may learn the work
of the degrees, especially their official
parts.
A program of unusual interest was
presented Tuesday night at the Grand
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Lodge, No. 20, 14th and Kenyon streets
northwest
Grand Master William J. Rich. ac-
companied by the entire Grand Lodge
line, entered at $40 o'clock. and after
receiving the reports of the secretary
and treasurer for the past year he
complimented the lodge on the excel
lent showing made. Noble Grand Ed
win Allan Swingle responded briefly on
behalf of the lodge.
The unWritten work was eXemplified
by +, A. Swingle, noble grand: John
]. Verleger, inside guardian, and Will
liam w. Adams and Herbert l.. Maltby,
scene supporters, at the conclusion of
which Grand Representative w. w.
MILAN commented upon it.
Grand Secretary Frank f. Rapp
who was grand master when Mount
Pleasant Lodge was instituted, re-
viewed the lodge from it's inception
and conveyed the assurance that the
members of the Grand Lodge were in
accord with the manner in which the
new lodge had conducted it's affairs
during the year.
The visitation program was con-
Goodwin, grand secretary of the Sow
ereign Grand Lodge. who spoke on
odd Fellowship generally.
Among the $50 present were Grand
Patriarch p. II. Leary, accompanied
by the Grand Encampment officers
Past Grand Masters Thomas w. Fow-
Ter, John /. Brown, James H. Crew,
John II. Wood and Thomas j. Gates;
representatives from eight foreign ju-
rsdictions. All except one lodge in
the city was represented.
Refreshments and cigars were served
and a moving picture show was then
presented.
Federal City Lodge, No. 20, conferred
the initiatory degree Wednesday night
under the direction of Past Grand w.
F. Dement, Next Wednesday the lodge
will confer the first degree on sv-
eral candidates, some being from other
lodges. The degree team, under the di-
rection of Past Grand Master John
Wood. is preparing to make "A showing.
All Odd Fellows are invited to be pres
ent.
The last grand visitation of the year
will occur Wednesday, when Grand
Master William J. Rich and his corps
of officers will make the official visit
to his own lodge. Eastern Lodge, No. T.
Chairman Harry l.. Andersen an
nounces that all is in readiness for the
occasion. The official part will be held
in the lodgeroom, after which in the
main auditorium n banquet will be
served. during which several features
are to take place. Eastern Lodge will
open at 30 pm. and be ready for the
grand officers at s pm. Canton Wash
ington, No. /, under command of Capt
Fred a. Royse. will attend the vista
ton in uniform The grand patriarch
and his corps of grand officers have
also been invited
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