Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-15

| Potomac Council, No. 20, met Tues
day evening at the Odd Fellows Hall.
Georgetown, with Harry S. Stowe.
councillor, presiding. One application
for membership was received. Grover
| E. Payne and his team conferred the
first and second degrees upon one can
didate. The council is making prepa-
| ration with Washington Council. No.
| IL, to hold a joint class initiation Sep
TENDER Z. in its hall at Wisconsin ave-
nue. and street northwest The two
! councils now have ten candidates, it il
said.
Henry Hummer. State Council outside
sentinel. who has been i'll for several
weeks, is able to resume his duties.
the District of Columbia, is spending
several days at Colonial Beach. Va.
A council will be instituted at Mount
Rainier. Md, within few weeks by
! the state councillor and his officers.
Reno Council. No. 46. met Monday
evening in Tenleytown, D. c. Vice
Councillor Lainhart presided, in the alb
sence of Councillor ]. Frank Butts. who
| was away on official business Ono
member was reported sick, and the re-
! lief committee was directed to take
the council to take up at it's regular
meeting, the second Monday in Sep
TENDER, the matter of the new consti-
tuition and bylaws, to be acted on by
the council as a whole. Albert E. Shoe
| maker, P. Milton Riley and A. J. Yowen
spoke briefly on the condition of the
order in the District of Columbia, after
which refreshments were served in the
hall below.
Mount Vernon Council. No. 10, We'd
nesday evening celebrated its twenty
eighth anniversary. J. T. Connor, chair
man of the good-of- the-order committee.
presided and delivered a brief address.
Prayer was offered by G. F. Bateman and
| the history of the organization was re-
lated by J. E. Smallwoed. Addresses were
given by National Deputy James A. Fra
zier. Past National Deputy ]. A. H. Har-
gett and Past Councillor ". M. Bobb.
Musical selections were given by Misses
Davis. Emmons. Lusby and Langley, and
Messrs. Nesbit and Boyle. A song and
dance was given by Miss Eunice Wilson,
a blackface skit by Charles Cook and a
vaudeville sketch by Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover.
The Lafayette Mandolin and Guitar Club
played several selections. Refreshments
followed the close of the program.
The committee in charge consisted
Of: j. T. Common. chairman; George A.
Cohill, secretary: c. c. Sanderson. treas
urer: A. c. Columbus. A. L. Kirk, G. l..
Watts and w. E. Nichols.
Constellation Council. No. 80, Thurs
day, after routine business, received a
report from its hall committee. 1t is
likely the council in the near future
will hold it's meetings in the old Ma
sonic Temple. Among the subjects
brought up and discussed was the or
ganization of a minstrel troupe; also
an oriental court an auxiliary to
the council. Nothing definite was de-
cided upon. Many other suggestions
were made and discussed. This council
has decided that it will be progressive.
Edward ]. Ross Council, No. Is, We'd
nesday evening appointed a committee
to confer with other councils as to the
advisability of forming duckpin
league. A letter was read from Mrs.
Sleight of Poughkeepsie. n. Y. in con-
nection with the recent death OF her
husband, former member of the
council Among the visitors were sew
eraI members of st. Elmo Council of
Potomac, Va. The council adjourned
early, so that it's oriental court could
hold a meeting, during which the de-
gree in ample form was conferred on
five applicants.
Capital Council, No. Is. at its last
meeting recorded the regret of it's
members at losing its recording sec
rotary, Charles S. Jones. who resigned
to go on his vacation. 1t was reported
that Mr.. Jones' health is greatly inn
proved.