The Washington herald., 1915-12-12
Doing. Of the Odd Fellows.

Doings Of the Odd Fellows.
LODGES.
! Monday-Unicn. No. IL; Beacon. No. y ane
Lansdon. No. IS. business
Tuesday-Washington, No. 6: Golden Rule. No
4, and Amity. No. 2. business.
wcdnosday-Esstern. No. :. sand vkitston; har
mony. No .. business: Fhcndship No. Il and
| Federal City. No .. deHee.
Thursday-Colmbia. No. 10, business: Co~eoant
No. I5 decree. and Salem, No. = business.
| Ffidsy-Centsal, No !; Metropolis No. iS an
Phoenix, No. q, business
ENCAMPMENTS-
Tae-day-Fted d. Stuart. No. :. grand visitation
wednesday-Mount Nebo. No. .. election.
Friday-Masenenn. No. g. election
PATRIARCHS MILITANT.
saturdsy-Dnn and social
Eastern Lodge No. Z, will receive ar
Official visit from Grand Master W. j
Rich and his corps of grand officers or
Wednesday evening. Past Grand Harry
Andersen, chairman OF the entertainment
committee. promises a surprise for every
member who Is present on this occasion
The Grand Lodge will enter the lodge
room promptly at o'clock.
Covenant Lodge. No Is, will confer the
degrees at its regular meeting on Thurs
day evening. The degree team will be
In charge of Degree Director Grand
Herald J. E. Chamberlain. Several can
didates will receive the degrees. After
the close Of degree work a social en-
tertainment will be given for the en-
tertainment Of visiting members.
Excelsior Lodge. No. II. held short
session of the lodge At its last meeting
on Thursday evening. and at the close
an address was delivered by Grand Sec
retary Rapp. in which he related many
incidents of his trip to the Pacific Coast
and the business transacted at the meet
ing of the Sovereign Grand Lodge at
its last meeting In San Francisco, from
September % to IS. The members were
invited to the banquet room the close
of the meeting where refreshments were
served.
Odd Fellows Home Association.
Secretary Rapp. OF the Home Associa-
tion, has sent out notices to all of the
lodges of which the term OF Office of
their representative has expired. noti-
flying said lodges to elect a representa-
tive and certify the name, address and
election of the officer elected to the
grand secretary of the Grand Lodge.
SO that at the next session OF the Grand
Lodge the, REPRESENTATIVES elected may
be confirmed. All lodges notified are
requested to give the same prompt at
tention.
Grand Patriarch Col. p. H. Leary. the
membership will be glad to know. is re-
covering from a serious attack OF rheu-
matism, and is now able to attend the
several visitatons. and will be present
at the visitation Of the grand encamp-
nent to Fred D. Stuart, \. 4, on Tues
day evening.
Degree Director c. o. Shsckelford Of
Columbia Lodge. No. 10, WILL it Is said.
inaugurate a series of rehearsals Of the
several degrees by the officers OF the
lodge. and vary from the teamwork for
a time. this II is thought to be . wise
move so as to require the regular Officers
to learn the work OF the degrees. eepe-
ctslly their official parts
Fred D. Stuart. No. :, the home en-
campment OF Grand Patriarch P. H.
Leary, will receive a visit from the grand
patriarch and his corps OF grand officers
on Tuesday evening in their lodge room.
l. o. o. F. Hall. Chief Patriarch W. S.
PLACER urges every member of the en-
campment to be present on this occasion
and make it a Homecoming evening and
in the election of officers as
well as in the visitation.
The Rebekah Degree.
Monday-Esther. No. 5. nomination OF officers.
Thursday-Fiendship. Nc. 6. Masonic Temple.
Aracostia, election
Fnday-Mariam. No. 6. election.
President Annie E. Grigsby, of the Re-
bekah Assembly. appointsrg she follow
ing past noble grands % install the
several Rebekah lodges for the term be-
ginning January 1, 1916: Naomi. No. l.
January 3. Flora o. Schwinger. a. I. c.:
Ruth, No. 2, January 8, Ella c. Newton.
P. N. G.: Martha Washington, No. 3,
January IA, Eva N. Phillips, p. n. c.;
Dorcas. No. 4, January II. Annie Gloss
brenner. p. y. c.; Esther. No. 5. January
10. Abbie NJ. Gates, j. y. G; Fidelity,
No. .. January 4. Sybel NJ. Will, P. y. G.
Friendship, No. s. Salem Lodge Room,
Anacostia. will be installed by the presi-
dent and Officers OF the Rebekah Assem-
bly, on Thursday evening, January g. 1876
The president requests the attendance of
all members Of the Rebekah decree on
this occasion.
Ruth Lodge. No. Z will confer the de-
gree upon a class Of ten candidates for
Naomi Rebekah Lodge at its next
regular meeting on December 90 De-
gree Director Pumphrey requests every
member Of the degree team to be pres.
ent at rehearsal tomorrow evening at 8
O'Clock. cast lodge room, I o. o. F, Hall,
Every member of the team will take no.
tice and be present. as Mr. Pumphrey
states no excuse will be accepted for be-
Ing absent At the last meeting the ON.
GERS for the ensuing term were nominated
The lodge adjourned at an early hour
and attended in a body the visitation of
the assembly officers to Naomi Lodge,
No. ].
Friendship Rebekah Lodge, No. s. will
hold its second meeting on Thursday
evening. Noble Grand Ploris Nally ex-
tends an invitation to all members Of
the degree to be present President
Annie E. Grigsby. accompanied by the
officers Of the Rebekah Assembly, will be
present and will Instruct the new MEM
bers in the manner in which the business
of the lodge should be conducted and the
examination OF visitors.
Assembly Home Circle celebrated its
first anniversary by depositing In a build
ing association the sum Of $500 Mrs.
Anna Billings, vice president Of the
Rebekah Assembly. IL the president Of
the circle. The membership consists of
three members and the home associa-
lions representatives from each Rebekah
lodge.
President Annie e. Grigsby and her as
sociate officers Of the Rebekah Assem-
bly, visited ohicially Dorcas Rebekah
Lodge. No. l. on Friday evening. The
degree by President Grigsby, and their
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