Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31

, nie Noakes. Mrs. Olga NJ. Rogers. Mrs.
Nettie Tying and Mrs. Caroline NJ. Schip-
pert. Dancing followed the ceremonies
until midnight.
Columbia Lodge, No. 10, appointed
the following committee Thursday
night to arrange for the celebration of
the seventy-fifth anniversary of the
lodge: T. w. Fowler. past grand mas
ter. chairman: C. D. Shackelford. S. G.
George Gerberich Announcement will
be made next Sunday as to the form of
this celebration. 1t is said it will prob
ably be banquet. to be held Thursday
evening. November IL. Meantime this
committee will present some enter
tainment at each meeting night.
Golden Rule Lodge, No. 21, at Its
last meeting unanimously adopted a
vote of thanks to the ladies Of Martha
Washington Rebekah Lodge, No. 3, who
assisted at the grand visitation ban
quet. The entertainment committee
was also thanked by the lodge for it's
services in G'is connection.
Grand Secretary and Mrs. Frank E.
Rapp, returned Saturday from a vaca-
ton of two months spent on the
Pacific coast and intermediate points
of interest. including much time at the
eXpositions.
The resignation of Vice Grand swartz
iit1cositdleu tHc liliinS OF Il numDer OF
offices, as follows: Vice grand, A. B.
Liant: warden, r. l.. Sartain; conductor,
G. H. Williams; right scene supporter
F. W. Smither; left scene supporter,
b. c. Gardner. and left supporter to vice
grand, j. L. Whi.eside.
DR.. Edgar D. Thompson, past grand
master, has gone to New York for a
few weeks for a course of medical lee
lures.
Roy o. Fitch has just returned from
1sSf IL
home in the state of Washington Mr..
Fitch is noble grand of Eastern Lodge.
Federal City Lodge, No. 20. conferred
evening. Next Wednesday the first de-
gree will be conferred under the direc-
ton Of Past Grand Master John H.
Wood. Plans are under way for the
seml-annual relig Gus services to be held
November %
The lodge members were entertained at
birthday party given by Dorcas Re
bekah Lodge October %.
Mrs. Annie E Grigsby and her corps
of assembly officers will pay an official
visit to Fidelity Rebekah Lodge, No. 7,
Tuesday evening at the Langdon Lodge
hall. Fidelity Lodge is the youngest Re
bekah lodge in the District and, it is said,
bids fair to make one of the large ones
in the near future. a large attendance
is expected at this visitation.
Dorcas Rebekah Lodge, No. 4. cele-
Friday evening. An elaborate ban
quet was served, after which ad-
dresses were made. Mrs. Mary Zeig
Ter, noble grand, made the address of
welcome. Other addresses We're made
by John II. Wood, charter member;
N. II. Nicholson, on odd Fellowship"
which he traced back to the Garden OF
Eden: Grand Master w. ]. Rich, on
the welfare of the two branches of the
order; Grand Representative w. w.
MILAN, on the moral uplift of the or
der; Grand Representative f. w. Brad
ford, Deputy Grand Master w. J. Hope
and Mrs Annie e Grigsby, president of
the Rebekah Assembly of this jurisdic-
ton. The entertainment committee in
charge of the banquet was credited for
the success of the occasion.
The formation of a new Rebekah
Lodge in Anacostia is said to be well
under way. The date of its institution
has not yet been decided, but those
wishing to become charter members
have been notified to consult l.. d. Don
aldson or some of the prime movers
in this work at an early date Several
preliminary meetings have been held
at the Salem Lodge Hall in Anacostia.
The first official visit this fall of the
president of the assembly and her Off
GERS, also of the grand master and
Grand Lodge officers to Esther Rebekah
Lodge, No. >, was made a memora BILE
event Monday evening. The officers OF
Esther Lodge We're reported perfect in
their work. The hall was crowded
with visitors from every Rebekah
Lodge in the District, and large dele
cations from the ForestviIle and Hy-
attsville (Maryland) lodges. When the
president Of the assembly retired from
the chair" the "deviT' and his limp"
made their appearance, accompanied
by the witches. ghouls and ghosts
for their annual Halloween visit, and
the audience was invited to a frolic
with his satanic majesty" The enter
tainment that followed was unique
The decorations and representations
were planned and executed by Miss
Jarboe and her committee The au-
dience later proceeded to the dining
room and were served with hot dog"
sandwiches, ginger cake horses" and
coffee.
The first degree will be conferred
Tuesday night by Mount Pleasant
Lodge, No. %, at 14th and Kenyon
streets northwest, according to an
nouncement in Noble Grand Swingles
lodge bulletin for the month of No
vember. Visitors are invited to attend
the meetings.
In a series of duckpin games mem
bers of Eastern and Mount Pleasant
lodges rolled the initial set Tuesday
might at the Palace Bowling alleys No
exceptionally high scores were made
Lawson for Eastern and Warren for
Mount Pleasant rolling best for their
respective teams. The total pins were
Eastern. 1,7s3; Mount Pleasant, 1,67l
The teams will meet again tomorrow
might at the same alleys.