Evening star., 1916-11-05

President Belle NJ. Carter of the Re-
bekah Assembly and her staff will off,
cially visit Mount Pleasant Lodge. No.
3, Wednesday evening. After the ex-
animation OF officers in the work of
the degree and the records of the lodge
g. program Will be rendered.
Dorcas Lodge, No. 4, will confer the
degree Friday evening. The degree
team will be under the direction of
Degree Director Eva NJ. Schlaich.
President Belle NJ. Carter and the other
Assembly officers officially visited Dor
cas- Lodge at its last meeting. Presi-
dent Carter was accompanied by Grand
Master Hope and officers of the Grand
Lodge. Noble Grand Miss Marguerite
s. Ison, Vice Grand Mrs. Naomi Gates
Cooper. Mrs. Ida Linstrum. Mrs. Stacey
and Warden Mrs. Minnie Noakes were
examined in the work OF the degree
by Grand Representative MILAN. AT
the close of the examination Vice Pres
ident Mary Dement, on behalf of Dorcas
Lodge presented to Degree Director
Eva NJ. Schlaich a gold watch as a
token of the love and esteem of the
members and expressing their regrets
that Mrs Schlaich was soon to leave
the city to accept a position In Florida
The chairman of the committee on sale
of tickets for the assembly theater
party reported that Dorcas Lodge had
disposed OF more than $40 worth. Re-
freshments were served.
Ruth Lodge, No. 3, tomorrow will
confer the degree by its newly or
santzed degree team. under the direc-
tion of Capt. w. P. Pumphrey.
Past Noble Grand Estelle V. Yoakiey
and Grand Treasurer Yoakley of
Naomi Lodge, No. l, are visiting in
Springfield, III: During their absence
10 hGC hA y t.
Naomi Lodge, Past Noble Grand Yoak-
ley being degree director.
Fidelity Lodge, No. :, Tuesday even
ing, after degree work, will be enter
tanned with program
Grand Master W. J. Hope. at the
close OF the visitation to Washington
Lodge, Tuesday evening. left for his
home in Lincoln. Neb., where he will
attend a reception to be given him by
the lodge from which he transferred
to Washington Lodge twelve years
ago: The meeting falls on the fifteenth
anniversary of his membership in the
order. Grand Master Hope and former
Secretary of State Bryan both were
members of the same Nebraska lodge.
The next meeting of Friendship Re-
by giving masquerade ball Thursday
evening. November 16, in the audito-
rum OF Masonic Hail. Anacostia, the
meeting place of Friendship Lodge At
the last meeting all arrangements were
completed to make it one of the best
masquerades that has ever been given
by Rebekah lodge of this jurisdiction.
Friendship Lodge. No. s.. is less than
two year sold. but the reports rendered
~ the last visitation of President Belle
NJ. Carter to the lodge showed that it had
made great progress in acquiring the
work of the degree and in the con-
ferring OF the same upon new members
Past President Annie e. Grigsby, to
whose EFFORTS as president of the Re
bekah Assembly the lodge was insti-
tutcd and under whose tutelage it has
made such marked progress. still takes
the same active interest in it's develop
Inent rs she aid when president
Tho school of instruction will be held
at the meeting OF Naomi Lodge No. /.
tomorrow evening President Belle NJ
Carter requests all officers of the sew
eral Rebehah lodges to be present and
the school is open to all members who
desire a more perfect knowledge of
the rendition and exemplificatton of the
degree. Past President Annie E. Grigs-
by will assist President Carter in in.
structing those who may attend