The Washington herald., 1916-01-16
Doings Of the Odd Fellows.


Monday-Be@eon No. Is; Union. No. Il, and
Langdon. No. 8. bnsinss~
Observation-Disclosures, No. 6; Golden Rule, No.
a; Amity. No. 2. business; Mt Pleasant, No. .,
degree
wednesday-G Grand Lodge Annual Session; East
ern, No Z; Harmony, No. .; Friendship No. L.
and Federal ciD. No. %. business.
No IS a.srss sasa No Mo- . SSa. ssss Covenant
Fiiday-Centrsl No. l. and Metropolis. No. ls.
business: Phoenix. No. o. degree
PATRIARCHs MILITANT.
Saturday-DTin and social
ENCAAfPNENTs.
TuesdaJ-arand encampment. smi-annusl session.
wednesdsy-Mt Nebo. No. 9. fourteenth and
Kenyon streets northwest, business
friday-ARssnenn. No. 4 business.
The Grand Lodge. L o. o. F.. win con-
vene in annual session in the auditorium
OF l. o. o. f. Hail, 423 Seventh street
northwest, on Wednesday evening. at s.
o'clock. Grand Master William j. Rich
win preside. grand master, deputy
grand master, grand warden. grand sec
retary and grand treasurer will be elect
ed at this session. also one grand repre-
sentative to the Sovereign Grand Lodge
for the term OF two years Grand Master
Rich will render his report covering all
matters appertaining to the order as per-
formed by him during the past year.
Immediately after the Grand Lodge is de-
ander. chairman of the credentials COM
mfttee, will render his report, giving the
names Of past grands entitled to receive
the Grand Lodge and past official de-
grees. Grand Marshal j. 7. Humphreys
will present the past grands and the de-
grees conferred. Grand Master Rich de-
sires every candidate for the degrees to
be present promptly at s15 o'clock. All
COMMITTEES will render their annual re-
portR
The Grand Encampment will hold its
semi-annusl session in the encampment
room of l. o. o. y. Hall on Tuesday
leYenlng.
Langdon Lodge. No. 2s. will hold its
regular weekly meeting tomorrow even
ing. The committee. consisting Of Past
IGrands b. +. Edwards, John Knopp and
Wilton Harvey. will report to the lodge
the progress made by the committee on
the repairs being made to the east base
ment room whereby the room may be
made suitable for a clubroom At the
last meeting an application was received
for membership. Degree Director w. B.
Randall requested all members Of the
degree team to be present to fill their Of
fcial stations in degree rehears.ls
Salem Lodge, No. p, will hold a busi-
ness session on Thursday evening when
plans will be submitted for an active
campaign for membership during the
coming term. The officers were installed
| by Grand Master W. J. Hope, assited by
corps of past grands from Washington
| Lodge, No. s. Past Grand Joseph K.
Dawson was installed recording secre-
tary for the fortieth consecutive term.
Canton Washington. No. 1. will hold
its regular drills on Saturday evening of
each week in the auditorium of l. o. o.
| F. Hall. At the last regular meeting
Capt. W. H. Ernest, assisted by Capt
! ". J. Hope. installed in office Capt. Fred
A. Royse, Lieut.. A. H. Nokes, Ensign
/ II. l. Andersen. Clerk Col. Samuel e.
Boyce and Frank D. Seifrert accountant
| Col. Samuel E. Boyce, reelected clerk
for the twenty-fifth consecutive year. ad-
/ dressed the members and thanked them
| for their continued support. Grand Rep
resentative Frank d. Seiffert, accountant,
assured the chevaliers that he. although
not having served more than one-haf the
years in his position as Col Boyce, would
not be found wanting when the Canton
needs funds. The following appointments
were announced: Outer picket, H. C.
| Lybrand: inner picket, F. r. Waterloo
ter; standard bearer, Thomas II. Green;
orderly, Robert Sartin.
Golden Rule Lodge, No. n. has inau-
gurated a series OF rehearsals in degree
work among the members of the lodge.
The line officers are requested to be pres
ent at each meeting to exemplify the
work for the benefit OF the members pres
| ent. Members are requested to take
part in the degree team.
Covenant Lodge. No. ID, Grand Herald
1 - R1IH@.
Lodge has perfected plans to have a So
cial entertainment at the close OF each
meeting. Degree Director Lenz and Nc
Mullen will hold weekly rehearsals of the
degree team and the teams will be ready
to confer degrees at each meeting Of the
lodge.
Eastern Lodge, No. Z, met Wednesday
night and in the course OF the evening
appointments OF chairmen and other
members to the following committees
were made: Relief. good of the order,
entertainment and press.
| Installation OF Left Scene Supporter
Stephen Demas and Right Supporter to
the Noble Grand Past Grand w. E. Law
son took place, with Past Grand s. z.
Bayce, ST., as the district deputy grand
master.
! The hour for the next meeting was de-
cided as 7:9O instead of the usual time.
No degree work will be in order for
the remainder of the month.
i Fred D. Stuart Encampment, No. 7,
held its installation ceremonies on
Tuesday evening in Odd Fellows Hall
u Grand Patriarch P. H. Leary, assisted
by the officers of the Grand Encamp-
ment, installed into office Frank w.
Alexander, chief patriarch: Alexander
McKie, senior warden; W. J. Rich, high
priest; ]. D. Yoakley, scribe; ]. K.
Dawson, treasurer; II. l. Andersen,
first watch; W. q. Lawson, second
watch; W. J. Rogers, third watch; T.
H. Green, fourth watch; p. h Leary,
first gund of the tent; 8. e. Boyce,
second guard OF the tent. Chief Patri-
arch Alexander made the following
committee appointments: Instructor.
W. J. Rich; good and welfare, H. L
Andersen, W. e. Lawson and r. b.
PLACER; finance, W. J. Rich, S. e. Boyce
and Alexander McKie; press, ]. d.
Yoakley; degree directors, ]. II. Wood,
W. e. Lawson and W. ]. Rogers; Gus
todian, P. H. Leary. Mr.. John r. Ross,
of Amorilo, Tex, was present and ad-
dressed the meeting. Remarks were