The Washington herald., 1915-04-25

could contribute to the pleasure of the
audience has been omitted. The speaker
| OF the evening is one whom no one would
/ willingly miss the opportunity Of hear
| ing.
| Every Odd Fellow In the District OF
Columbia is expected to attend. but the
slogan for the evening is Bring a friend
| who is not an Odd Fellow"
Naomi Rebekahs Have Unique Rec
Past Noble Grand Hattie Grumley. Of
Naomi Lodge, No. l. Is still confined to
her home on account Of illness. The
members of this Jurisdiction rejoice In
| learning that she Is improving. Past
Noble Grand Hattie Grumley 10 the wife
of Past Noble Grand E. c. Grumley. and
| 1t Is stated that it is TIE only instance
! here wherein the husband and wife have
| each had the honor of presiding over a
| Rebekah lodge.
Thos. w. Fowler in One ONCE
Fifty Years.
Mount Nebo Encampment No 4, will
soon move from the room wherein they
! have held their meetings for more than
seventy years and locate In their new
home over Park Savings Bank, at Four
| teenth and Kenyon streets northwest.
Past Grand Master Thomas w. Fowler
has been scribe of this encampment for
more than fifty years. a record which 1t
is said is not surpassed by any official
in the fraternity.
May Organise New Lodge.
Grand Master w. ]. Rich has received
much encouragement toward starting
new subordinate lodge at Tennallytown.
and all members of the order who are
interested will be fully advised as to the
progress Of the movement by consulting
or communicating with Grand Master
Rich or the grand secretary.
HyattsvilIe Odd Fellows to Cele-
brate.
The most elaborate fraternal celebration
in the history of Prince George County,
Md. will take place Thursday evening.
April %. at Hyattsville. in the rooms Of
Oriole Lodge. No. Al, /. o. o. F., in Mary
land avenue. when the ninety-sixth ami
versary of the establishment of the order
of Odd Fellows in this country will be
observed. Maryland Odd Fellows are
particularly interested in paying appro-
pirate tribute to this event. for the rea-
son that the first lodge of Odd Fellows
was organized in this Commonwealth. In
the celebration Thursday evening the
Hyattsville lodge of Rebekahs will take
a prominent part. and the festivities Will
be open to the guests % the members.
The joint committee in charge of the
celebration is composed Of Edward Dew
Iln chairman: II. A. Harrison, Charles F.
Leubener. and Noble Grand w. c. Gray.
ID rtva al
Parlette. chairman. and Mrs. J. c. Hawk
ms. Mrs Robert tombstone. and Mrs.
Charles NJ. LiShtbown. from the Re-
bekahs. An ambitious literary and musi-
cal program has been arranged, and this
will be followed by an elaborate banquet.
Mayor o. A. Greager. of Hyattsvile will
make the address Of welcome on behalf
of Oriole Lodge, and Mrs. Parlette will
welcome the guests in the name of the
Rebekahs. a quartet from the Odd Fell
lows lodge at Mount Rainier will render
several selections. Noble Grand William
c. Gray. of Oriole Lodge. will be master
of ceremonies The lodge will hold a
brief business session Thursday evening.
after which the lodge room will be open
to the guests.
At the meeting last Thursday evening
How ard A. Harrison was installed as sec
rotary Of Oriole Lodge, the installation
being under the direction of District Dep
uty Grand Master f. II. Roberts. The
latter also installed the following ap-
pointive officers: Bertram Reeder. right
supporter to the noble grand; A. E.
Burgess, left supporter to the noble
grand. and John B. Keller. left sup
porter to the vice grand. At this
meeting the third degree was con
ferred upon Charles Piozet. Charles
II. Robinson and Charles n. Richard
son, the work being splendidly exc
cuted by degree team under the
direction of captain Sam Levin To-
day Oriole Lodge will attend the
evening services at the NJ. Z. Church
South. when an appropriate sermon
will be preached by Rev. r. A. Lowe.
pastor. Tickets were distributed
among the members for a benefit per
formance to be given at Polls The
alter on the afternoon and evening
of May 4. The big broadway sue
cess. Nearly Married" will be pre-
scented by the Poll Players.