The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-16
Doinss Of the Odd Fellows.

Doings Of the Odd Fellows.
Calendar.
May E-Union, No. H. business; Be,cDn. Ne. Is,
degree; Langdon, No. s. business
May n-washingtoa.. No. 6. degree; Golden Rule.
No a. business; Amity. No. q. degree.
May Is-Esstern. No. Z. degree; Harmony, No o.
degree: Fri.ndship. No. p degree; Federal City,
No. 90 degree. r.,ra8
May D-Columbi.. No 10. degree; Covenant. No
Is. business: salem. No. .. degree.
May el-Mctppolis. No. Is. degree; Central, No
!. business; Phoenix, No. g. business
ENCAMPMENTS
May ls-Mount Nebo. No. g. business
May I-Macencnu, No. 4, degree
REBEKAH LODGES
May l7-Naomi. No. 1; Ruth. No. 2. business
May e-fdeilty; No !. degree and sociaL
May 2,-Di!l and social
Eastern Lodge to CoafOr Decree,
Eastern Lodge, No Z, will confer
the degree of brotherly love wednes-
day evening. The members will attend
divine services Sunday evening, May
%, at the First Congregational
Church, Tenth and G streets north
west. Esther Rebekah Lodge will join
In the attendance and also the grand
master, officers of the Grand Lodge,
president of the Rebekah assembly
and officers. the grand patriarch and
officers of the grand encampment
which will be escorted by Canton
Washington, No. 1. in full dress.
Columbia Degree Team Omciates.
Columbia Lodge. No. 10. l. o. O. F..
conferred the third degree on twenty
eight candidates for admittance to
Mount Pleasant Lodge Thursday night.
May 13. The degree was conferred in
the large auditorium of the Seventh
street temple under the direction of
Charles d. ShackIeford and was nut
on in full form with thirty in the
cast to witness the work. Mount
Pleasant Lodge attended in a body
Columbia Lodges degree team is IA
nous throughout the country for it's
excellence in comforting this degree,
having won handsome prizes at sew
eral of the sovereign grand lodge
conventions in contest with teams from
over the world. Noble Grand Claude o.
Thomas was the recipient of many
congratulations for the beautiful rem
dition Of the degree on this occasion.
Harmony Lodge Holds Short Session
D.
short session Wednesday evening TO
permit the members to attend the So
cial session of Columbian encampment
Past Grand Kruse gave an interest
ing. instructive and entertaining Tee
ture on the Schnitzelbank method or
learning German music.
Grand LoEEe Journal Printed.
he Nd e.,
receipt of the printed copies of the
Grand Lodge Journal for the last
Grand Lodge year. Copies may be Sc
cured at the office of the grand sec
rotary. Columbian Building, 41S Fifth
street northwest.
Federal City Lodge to Attend Serv-
Federal City Lodge. No 20. attenaea
by Grand Master W. ]. Rich and the
officers of the Grand Lodge Grand En-
campment and the president of the
Rebekah Assembly and officers of the
assembly will attend divine services
at the Kellar Memorial Church. Ninth
street and Maryland avenue northeast
this evening. The subject Of the pas
tor. Rev. F. T. Nichols will be Lodge
Secrets and Other Secrets" Canton
Washington,s No. I, will escort :ae
lodge and numbers. All are request
ed to meet promptly at 7:15 D. m. AZ
Northeast Temple, Twelfth and e
streets northeast
Columbian Encampment Entertsins.
Columbian Encampment held only
short session Wednesday to give time
to the joint committee on social ses-
sions, Col. P. II. Leary. chairman. to
render program. Past Chief Pat
riarchs Sella and Hammer delivered
several interesting Rotations. Grand
Patriarch Bradford delivered an ad-
dress on the social features OF the
encampment branch Of the order.
Naomi Rcbckahs to Hold Short Ses-
Naomi Rebekah Lodge. No. I, will
hold a short business session tomor-
row evening. after which a social ses-
sion will be held.
Past Noble Grands Hatty Grumley
and Y. Estelle Yoakley. VINO nave
time owing to illness, are reported i'm
proving.
Class.
Dorcas Rebekah Lodge. No. 4, win
hold their regular meeting Friday
evening. when the degree will be con-
ferred upon a large class of ycandf-
dates Degree Master W. ]. Hope states
that the degree will not be conferred
for several meetings during the sum-
mer except upon a large class of can
dates whose applications are awaiting
lodge action.
Second Team Confers Degree.
Esther Rebekah Lodge, No. s, de-
voted its last meeting wholly to de-
gree work, the degree being confer
red by the second degree team. At
the conclusion of degree work the
lodge considered the advisability of
rehearsing both degree teams during
the summer.
First Annual Assembly Session Held
The Rebekah Assembly held their
FIRST annual meeting Tuesday even.
ing. May II, in the auditorium Of
I. o. o. F. Hall This being the in
itial meeting Of the assembly, q large
number Of past noble grands and past
grands were present. The president,
Annie E. Grigsby. reported that she
had carefully considered all the ad-
vantages and conditions relative to
organizing a new Rebekah lodge IN
Anacostia. and recommended that some
action be taken toward establishing
lodge in that part OF her jurfs>1s.
tion..
The assembly degree was conferred
on large number Of past noble