The Washington herald., 1916-12-24
The Odd Fellows.

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Tuesday-Amity. No z. degree; Washington. No.
8; Golden Rule. No, q. election Of oficers.
Wednesday-Eastern. No. 7, degree; Federal Cty.
No %. degree. and Harmony, No. O. deree.l
Thufsdsy-Columbia, No. 10. deeres; Salem. No.
a degree; Covenant. No. Is. bustnes: Exceisanr,
No: u. business; Langdon. No. 3 special elscticn-
Fnday-central, No. ]. degree; Phoenix. No. q.
degree; Beacon, No. Is. special election.
ENcAMPMENT.
Tuesday-Fred ID. Stuart. No. 7, degree.
Wednesday-Columbian, No. /. election.
PATRIARCHs MILITANT.
Saturday-Canton Washington, No. !, dnn
Harmony, Lodge, No. 9. degrees will be
conferred at the regular meeting Of the
lodge "wednesday evening. Degree Direc-
tors Dune and Lybrand wish to complete
all the degree work for the term this
meeting. Election Of officers viii take
place.
Langdon Lodge. No. Is. will hold spe-
cial meeting Thursday evening when the
election of officers will take place.
The Odd Fellows Duck Pin League will
open the New Year with q contest be-
tween Metropolis, No. 16. and Columbia,
No. 10. Tuesday evening, January 2. at
Sixth and c streets northwest. to be fol-
lowed Wednesday night by a game be-
tween Central. No. /. and Mt Pleasant
No. %; Beacon. No. 40. VS.. Washington.
No. g., January 4. and Amity, No. q. VS..
Eastern. No. 7, January S.
Salem Lodge. No. 20. will elect officers
Thursday evening. Noble Grand L. R.
Donaldson has sent letters to all MEM
bers to be present at this meeting.
Metropolis Lodge, No. 16. elected on
GERS at the last meeting OF the term, at
tended by a large number OF members
membership and in finance during the
nishing the office at the Odd Fellows
Home reported fixtures had been OBJ
tanned and placed in the ONCE.
Washington Lodge, No. 6, will elect
officers Tuesday evening. This is the
home lodge OF Grand Master Hope. Al
the last meeting of the lodge It was de-
cided to appropriate q. certain amount
each quarter for the I. o. o. F. library.
Central no. will meet Friday evening,
when degree work for the term will be
disposed of, after which the election OF
officers win take place. Noble Grand r.
A. Southworth will give a summary OF
the work accomplished during the past
term by Central Lodge. Reports of the
recording secretary, w. G. PhIllipS show
that the lodge has made a decided gain.
Each meeting night petitions for men,
bership has been received. and applica-
tions for membership by transfer. FL
nancial Secretary Oscar P. Daumer is
compiling a lodge history.
Fred s. Stuart Encampment, No. Z
will hold its last meeting of the term
Tuesday evening. when the golden
rule and royal purple degrees will be
conferred upon Grand Chaplain Henry
S. Petty, of Mount Noble. No. 6, and
a large number of other candidates
for the degrees OF the several en-
campments. Grand Patriarch Henry S
Allwine and his corps OF grand offi-
GERS will be present
Beacon Lodge. No. IS, will hold a
special meeting Friday evening instead
of its regular meeting Monday. Re-
ports for the term will be received.
Esther Rebekah Lodge, No. 5. will moi
hold any meeting tomorrow evening. q
special meeting having been held on De-
cember q, when officers were elected.
Ruth Lodge No. =. elected the following
officers Monday evening: Noble grand
Mrs. Emma barRmans vice STdnQs 61rS
Mamie Old; recording secretary. Mrs
Anna NJ. Coleman; treasurer. Mrs. Bella
NJ Carter. A session of the school
of instructions was held. Past Presi-
dent Mrs. Anna NJ Grigsby presiding
Naomi Lodge, No. 1. elected officers
Monday evening. Refreshments were
served.
Fidelity Rebekah Lodge. No. Z. at It's
last meeting elected these officers
Noble grand. Mrs. Kate Osborne Fall
vice grand. Miss Ruth Gundling; re-
cording secretary. Mrs. Floro o
Schwinger: financial secretary. Mrs
Nettie r. Mettler; treasurer. Irving r
Schwinger; degree director. Past Noble
Grand Nettie r. Mettler. The first
meeting of the new year will be held
Tuesday evening. January 2. when the
work of the term will commence by
comforting the degree upon two can
didiates.
The chairman of the reception COM
mittee at Odd Fellows Home New
Years night has sent invitations tc
Grand Master Hope, Grand Patriarch
Henry s. Allwine, Capt. Fred A. Royse
and their corp Of officers to be pres
ent After the reception there will be
a dance.