Evening star., 1915-09-12

=! STANDARDIZATION Washington. No. 1,
social.
! | ENCAMPMENTS.
Tuesday-Fred D. Stuart. No. I. royal
| purple degree.
| wednesday-Mount Nebo, No. 6. degree
odd Fellowship has suffered great
loss" says Grand Secretary Rapp, "in
the death of Past Grand Richard A. Nc
Lean, who was member of Columbia
Lodge. No. 10. He had been a member
of that lodge for forty years, had passed
through the chairs three times in the
earlier days of his membership and was
an active member up to his death, sell
dom missing a meeting night. He was
| also member of Naomi Rebekah
Lodge, No. /; Columbian Encampment
No. 1, and Canton Washington, No. l.
resentative of the Grand Encampment
to the Sovereign Grand Lodge
Besides E. c. Grumley, four additional
| members were designated to assist in
the work of providing entertainment mt
for the Odd Fellows who may attend
! the forthcoming encampment of the G.
A. R., namely, w. ]. Hope, deputy grand
master; l. E. King, past grand; w. 2.
! Clapp, past grand secretary, and NJ +.
iOBrien, past grand.
Acting Grand Secretary ]. D. Yoak-
ley has warned the local membership
against granting relief to an expelled
member of a Pennsylvania lodge. who
Is said to be travelling under an assum-
| ed name.
| Capt. F. A. Royse and Col. S. E. Boyce
of Canton Washington, No. /, have an
] nounced that the canton has been au-
thorized by Gen. A. r. Stocker. COM
manding Patriarchs Militant, to con-
fer the decoration of chivalry on the
| following: Mrs. Belle NJ. Carter of Ruth
Rebekah Lodge, No. 2; Mrs. Kitty Gott-
leib of Martha Washington Lodge. NO:
3; Linnie Keiser of Esther, No. 5, and
Emma ]. S. Murray of Miriam. No. 6.
The ceremonies will take place in the
auditorium of /. o. o. F. hall. October
80.
Harmony Lodge. No. g. at we'll at
| tended session Wednesday night, dis
/ cussed matters of importance. including
the social meetings to be held the com
| ing fall and winter season. H. c. Ly-
brand, past grand and official Instructor.
held a school of instruction during the
| evening. Grand Representative w. w.
| MILAN, past grand master. delivered an
! address on the eve of his departure for
the session of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge in San Francisco the next day.
Mr.. MILAN is being urged by his friends
for deputy grand sire and it Is ex-
! pected that he will make a strong race
II he allows his name to go before the
| Sovereign Grand Lodge
| Fred D. Stuart Encampment. No. Z.
/ Tuesday evening, will confer the royal
purple degree. Degree Director w. J..
Rogers has asked the attendance of all
| his team as well as of others.
| Grand Patriarch Leary is reported
much improved in health.
| Union Lodge, No. IL. will meet tomor-
row evening to consider a change of
| bylaws.
The first and second degrees will be be
Mount Pleasant Lodge, No. 20.
In the absence Of Noble Grand Edwin
Allan Swingle, Vice Grand William E.
Andrews presided at the meeting last
disposed of was the adoption of a lodge
album, and all members were request
ed to appear at a local studio and sit
+ for photographs. A large attendance
of visiting members was present, out
of-town Jurisdictions represented in
Guiding Michigan. Maine. Massachu-
setts and West Virginia.
! During the evening the first degree
was exemplified. Past Grand J. II.
Broderick heading the official line.
Others assisting in the degree work
were Past Grands +. r. Armentrout. G.
S. Clark, S. T. Hind, J. A. Edgar and
Bert v. Wolfe. and F. f. Metcalf, E.
L. Adams. R. w. B. Roe, J. j. verleger.
w. w. Adams. H. L. Maltby. r. L.
Seay, f. B. Thomas and NJ. p. Twitchell.
| Grand Master William J. Rich also was
present and took part
| Past Grand w. E. Lawson. on behalf
| Of Eastern Lodge, No. Z, challenged
Mount Pleasant Lodge to a series of
duckpin games, to be rolled during the
early part of October. r. w. b. Roe
| will have charge of ARRANGEMENTS and
f0r thn
The outcome of the match may result
{. IN the formation of a league among the
several subordinate lodges.
| Eastern Lodge, No. Z, conferred the
initiatory degree Wednesday night. De-
gree Master w. E. Lawson announced
F, that degree work will take its regular
! nights from now on. John Van Horn of
The Plains. Va. visited the lodge re-
| Gently and gave an interesting account
of the work in that section. During the
absence of Noble Grand Fitch. who is
visiting his parents on the Pacific
The members of Eastern Lodge who
| have been away on summer vacations
are now returning. Visitors from other
lodges are always welcomed by East
/ ern Lodge.
| Columbia Lodge. No. 10, will confer
| the third degree Thursday evening on a
f.! class of three.
! Gen. E. w. Bradford, grand represent
| ative to the Sovereign Grand Lodge.
which meets at San Francisco, Septem-
/ Der 20. left for the coast several days
ago. The other grand representatives,
| w. w. MILAN and Frank d. Seiffert,
i left Thursday.
Federal City Lodge. No. 20, held 2
business meeting Wednesday evening,
during which Past Grand H. W. Weber.
| the lodge secretary. gave an interesting
talk to the new members of the lodge,
citing instances in the lives of great
men in the order: Beginning Wednes-
day, the lodge will convene at 1880 in
stead of pm, the summer schedule.
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