Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-21

! PATRIARCHS MILITANT
Tuesday.Ladies' Auxiliary of Canton
STANDARDIZATION Washington, No. l,
social and drill.
Amity Lodge. No. II. has sent out in
vitations for a social get together
meeting Tuesday evening. when the
entertainment committee will presen,
program Of songs and other interest
ing features. There will also be g
short talk on Being an Odd Fellow
by member Of the order The OBJ.
ject OF this meeting will be tho promo.
ton of the spirit Of fraternity. and g
full attendance and real Odd Eel.
freshments will be served at the close
of the program.
Federal City Lodge. No. 20, held q
rehearsal of the third degree wednes-
day evening. preparatory to presenting
it next Wednesday evening. when the
grand master and his staff will pay
the lodge his annual visit. New scenery
is being painted by Past Grand o. H
Leary for that degree. and 1t Is ex-
pected the lodge degree team. under the
dictatorship of Past Grand Charles
Garrels will present a degree contain.
ing many new features. All members
of the order are invited to be present
at the grand visitation to Federal City
Lodge. No 20. next Wednesday evening
After degree work social session will
be held, with refreshments
Wednesday evening Eastern Lodge
NO Z, will confer the third degree, un-
DER the direction Of Degree Master E
b. Wheeler. who has selected a spe-
c1al cast for the occasion.
me night of March 81 has been
SET aside as ladies' night, and the en-
s teri committee. through its
CHAIRMAN, n; =. ANDERSEN. p. g..
Last Wednesday night the lodge con.
ferred the second degree on two OF Its
candidates. The degree was exempu.
fed under the direction of W. q, Law
son. r. e., who acted as degree master
=, A visitor from the neighboring juris.
diction of Maryland-from Perseverance
Lodge. No &c. Baltimore-was present.
Tne lodge adjourned at an early hour
70 attend the grand visitation al
friendship Lodge. No. IL. where the
members were cordially welcomed and
partook of refreshments
Covenant Lodge. No. ID. has made ar
engagements for a reunion and socia]
thursday evening. The grand maste,
and his officers have been invited to be
present Arrangements have been
made to have an interesting program
1or the entertainment of the guests
refreshments will be provided. All
members OF the order are invited TO he
present.
Columbia Lodge, No. 10, held q wei,
attended session Thursday evening
me third degree was conferred on sew
eral candidates and other items of in
terest to the lodge were disposed Of
las! past Grand Master and Treasurer
Thomas w. Fowler was sufficiently re-
covered from h{s
present. Past Grand George Billings
also, who has been III for some days
was reported improving. The annual
visit OF the grand master and his of
ncers to this lodge. which was set for
mex. thursday evening. has. by request
or the grand master. been postponed
to Thursday evening. April 8.
Grand Master William ]. Rich and his
officers paid Union Lodge, No. II. the
usual yearly visit last week. There
was good attendance, not only of the
lodge members, but from other lodges
The reports Of the grand secretary and
grand treasurer showed a marked i'm
provement over the reports Of a year
ago. it Is said. as regards membership
ana nnances. and the examination OF
the officers of the lodge was favorably
commented on. The address Of the
evening was made by Deputy Grand
Master William J. Hope. after which
refreshments were served.
Grand Master Rich and his corps OF
grand officers paid visit to FRIENDSHIP
Lodge. No. IL. Wednesday evening
The attendance was good, including
members of Eastern Lodge, No. 7. and
Harmony Lodge. No. 9. who attended
the visitation in body, The reports
treasurer showed that both numericaiiy
and financially the lodge was advanc-
ing. The examination of the officers
was reported satisfactory to the grand
representatives. Grand Warden IRVING
r schWinger. as representative of the
Grand Lodge officers. read an interest
Ing paper The visit closed with the
serving Of refreshments.
WASHINGTON Lodge. No. 8. Held a shor,
session Tuesday evening. Degree work
was postponed owing to the grand
visitation to Fidelity Rebekah Lodge
No. z. Next Tuesday the lodge will
confer the first degree on several can
didates. the degree team being under
the direction of Past Grand William J.
Hope.
Metropolis Lodge. No. Is, held a well
attended session Friday evening. The
committee on welfare of the lodge has
arranged new feature for the interest
of the lodge members. Representative
speakers from the following named
lodges have been invited to address the
members of Metropolis Lodge: March
20, Columbia Lodge; April 2. Eastern
Lodge; April 9, William E. Andrews.
from Mount Pleasant Lodge, NO. %:
April &c. Union Lodge, No. II; April "a
Beacon Lodge, No. Is, April 80, Salem
Lodge, No. %: May Z, Amity Lodge
No. 27, May IA, Golden Rule Lodge No
y May u, Central Lodge, No. /, and
May IS. Phoenix Lodge, No. 90.
Central Lodge, No. 1, held a well AT
tended session Friday evening. There
was degree work. and several matters of
interest to the welfare Of the lodge were
discussed and adopted Next Frida y
evening degrees will again be conferred
and all members of the order are in.
vited to be present.
Harmony Lodge. No. 9, POSTPONED de-
gree work last Wednesday evening tn
enable the lodge to attend the grand
visitation to Friendship Lodge, No. II.
in a body. Next Wednesday degree worl
will be resumed. and arrangements com
pleted for the family social that will oc
cur Wednesday evening. March 81. for
which an interesting program Is promised
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Canton Wash
ington, No. l. will hold "a short business
session Tuesday evening. at the close of
which there will be social session to
which all members of Canton Washing
ton, their families and friends have been
invited. An excellent program is promised
with refreshments.
Deputy Grand Master William ]. Hone
as representative from the Grand Lodge
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