Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-28
ODD FELLOWS
Mile Lodges Steady Advance and
Temple Encampments Degree Staff


Mile Lodge conferred the nrst degree in
| full form on IS candidates last Thursday
night, three Of whom belonged to Shilan-
thropic Lodge, viz; Joseph Williams. T.
r. Lpman and G. Aekert. Among the
many visitors present were p @. John
! Giraffe. of Mechanics Lodge. New York
/ city: Brother J. n. Williams, OF Taunton,
| Mass. William L. NaRle, A. c. Nordman,
G. l.. Bent. William H. Pascoe, William
Kline, G. Linman, w. A. w. Shaney, G.
! NJ. Barshinger and A. h. Foster. OF Phil
anthropic Lodge; Benjamin Sofe and
| Jacob GeyeE Of Fourth Of July Lodge:
Meyers Cohen, Israel Lipschutz. Louis h.
| Jaffee, n. j. Balls and Morris Jaffee. Of
Bernard Brown Lodge. The degree work
taking up the bulk Of the evening. there
was not much time left for addresses.
Mile Lodge degree stan and accompanying
Lodge on Monday nisbt last when a, class o.
All spent an ENJOYABLE evening Second dssTse
Welcomed.
owing to the inability Of the candidates 10
Lodge last Monday evening, which was de-
ing 9o nsS SS'EsS e haSs an %
ii and the larger han on the lover iOor has
| been engaged for the occasion. A committee
0G'sS sysnHs nS fsFGns Is si a and
NsSS Mpn9'y On nSS sSr ths Pao @
Der s tho nrst degree will be conferred. The
nSqH 6a SgRS5 'hSws 81 ms%SSsAP Of sSSnss 2 snd
gain Of s2ses 49, and 9r 3umsESal . gain Of eight
Spring Garden Lodge had one Of its old-style
! overflow meetings, and II did the regular Work
done By noniSSsivs S % mem6ers. Initiates steever.
! McReynolds and Knowles had the FIRST degree
Team wa, st Up to the top noich in their worE
| also three appliCatiOna recaiyed-
Brother Walter Nelte, a member Of Of No; S:ags ~,
1s SaS SSSR 70 PSTsH 5iG the 5sr
degree stan. and has pledged himself to Try
Byerd r. Kurtz. one Of the husslsrs, gave an an
B5s'rEs.s 5s tag on his trip to S. Sha
Soe5SIssS Se5S Somegf Loose one o. me ne ssn Avon
6Hryh, speaking enth1siSsticaliy Of these insti-
spring Garden degree stan has invitation
70 bestow the FIRST and second degrees on can can,
Federal streets, November 9, and for walker Walker
Lodge & SeTmsntown, t, November 10; 6n Mebhpedd band
Kenderton Lodge put on the SECOND degEss rec. 81 on 2
TNesday night. The death OF srothSr rrsiiN
Merchants Lodge put on the third de-
gree last Friday evening. The members
OF the degree team again proved capable
Of handling the work. The good attend
duCt Ol NnG DIOlneTE ana NlSlAoISs ShNSNNA
being represented, was encouraging.
| Tomorrow evening the ladies Of Mer-
chants will be entertained at Hal
loween party, for which elaborate prepa-
rations have been made by the commit
tee. Every member is trying to make
this occasion a success, as were all OF
the preceding ones in which the ladies
took part
Arcturus Lodge at 249 South Goth street,
| no on candida @
visitors from smoky City Lodge. Pittsburgh;
Lodge were present p. O. Ddward Virgins
and p G. J. n. Litchheld have returned from
ternal demonstration. The marching club was
on the floor in uniform for the third time, and
the work was highly commended.
The entertainment and social committee, un-
der p G. George Barton as chairman. expect
the winter. with a program Of good home tai
ent and refreshments.
The third degree will be conferred on s siS
candidates tomorrow evening, after which the
marching club will give its fourth demonstra-
tion royal welcome awaits visitors.
The Ninth District committees meeting al
Philadelphia Lodge last week proved to be tbs
most interesting and enthusiastic ever held
under the term OF d, d. @, NJ. Dence, who
presided SIX lodges were represented. Plans
were laid for a series OF smokers, lectures ano
lodges throughout the district during the com
ing winter, the object being the advaneemen'
| of the order In the Ninth Dtstrlct r. ~
Johnson, from oriole Lodge. OF Maryland
gave an interesting and helpful talk on condi
tions OF the order in his jurisdiction The mex mex,
Philadelphia Lodge. 3Oth and Market streets
{ in November
Tacony Lodge welcomed Fame Lodge with
its famous degree team and lso members
fine exhibition. All the visitors and Ia
cony's 100 made some show at the banquet
the various members. with Bro. Dis. Deputy
Grand Master Samuel French, Of the Eleventh
District, as toastmaster' was well worth near
, When Mills Lodge with 26O members
SsS!sd the E'H hTd iRs degree By the team
Mile and then turned to seciabilities last Mon
Is indeed good to be an odd Fellow
on next Monday night the monthly smoke smoke
by the presence of the Grand Lodge officials.
large number Of patrarchs were presen
t at the meeting Of the Temple Encampment u
the Parkway Building. 70 welcome home tn
Temple degree stan which contested in tn
! royal purple degree before the grand encamp
I $50 with a score OF "a. SO. Magdola En-
campment, nf Homestead. was second wit
Z With $50. Ths stan, which has never bee
defeated In contest in the State, and ha
= fore the Sovereign Grand Lodge. announced a
2 the grand encampment that II would not com
pete again In tn state for hye years Hd IN 1T1e %oS
z ever, they will enter the contest at chatta
+ | nooga, Tenn. at the session OF the Sovereis
: Grand Lodge In 1916, and will do degree wor
| every second and fourth Tuesday night In OF
e der to keep ia condition:
: William Mem Gull and AdJutant c.
y | Entwisle OF the Trail Htters, visited Pitt
3 | bursh last week and attended Mechanics
Lodge 10 talk patriarchal Odd Fellowship
q | large crowd was out 10 welcome them. IL
/, | probable that a branch OF the Trail Hitter
Q | will be organized in the western end OF th
| State.
K The philadelphia odd Fellows are proud {
| the record ot Grand Patriarch 8. III. Pop
whose term closed at the session OF the gran
o | eneampment IN GTeensburg last week. IL
t years work showed the largest gain In el
3 | campment members I'm years, and Tor the mr.
o | time In the history of the order THIS STA
n leads in partriarchal odd Fellowship; br
o | Pone was congratulated by the members
Q me order on his work and interest shown n
J | iodRe Totem No. 1000, presented him wll
= | large bunch Of purple chrysanthemums
y the opening Of the session
snrinr Garden Lodge held its annual ser
= ice al tue ODD Fellows Home on sunday a,
ernoon The sermon was preached py
Rev. a. ii. Beohtel, Lutheran settleme