Evening star., 1916-04-09

Grand Patriarch p. H. Leary will
make an official visitation to Fred ID.
Stuart Encampment, No. :. Tuesday
evening. The entertainment committee
has announced a surprise for the oc-
casion. The officers under the grand
Instructor. will render the work for
Grand Representative Seiffert. This
will be the last official visit of Col.
Leary as grand patriarch.
Grand Master W. J. Hope and other
officers of the Grand Lodge will visit
Federal City Lodge Wednesday even
ing. Accompanying Grand Master
Hope will be Grand Master Hostetter
of Maryland and the other grand Off
GERS of Maryland. The committee has
made arrangements to entertain sever
al hundred visitors with a special pro-
gram Several prominent members
from foreign Jurisdictions will deliver
addresses. Grand Warden Humphreys,
instructor of the lodge. reports every
officer ready Ior the examination. which
will be conducted by Grand Represen
tatives MILAN and Bradford
Metropolis Lodge. No. 16. now occu-
pies its new lodgeroom in L. o. o. f.
Hall. 423 9TH street northwest. where it
VIII meet hereafter on the first and
third Fridays of each month. The
until Friday evening. April IL An in
VItation has been extended by the lodge
to all odd Fellows to attend the meet
ing.
Salem Lodge. No. %, will confer Il
degree Thursday evening, the degree
team under the direction of Degree Di-
rector j. X. Dawson officiating. Appli-
cations VIII be received at this meeting
ana ARA SementS will be made to con-
fer degrees regularly at each meeting
hereafter. Salem Lodge was the ban
her lodge inL increases in membership
and hnances during the last year.
Excelsior Lodge. No. Il. Will confer a
degree at its next meeting upon Dr.
FRIEDMAN. son of Noble Grand NJ H.
FRIEDMAN. The general degree staff,
under Grand Master W. j. Hope is ex-
pected to be present and officiate At
the last meeting Grand Master Hope
and the officers Of the Grand Lodge
visited the lodge. The reports showed
a gain had been made during the term
AS a token of esteem the lodge pre-
sented to Grand Master Hope a watch
charm suitably engraved.
The Odd Fellows Home Association
viii meet in the home building, 3233 \
street northwest, Friday evening April
~. at 5 o'clock. 1t is the beginning of
the official year tand the officers and
members of the board Will be elected
at this meeting. The Assembly Home
circle VIII serve a supper. from ) to &
O'Clock. and the building viii be open
TO all who may desire to inspect il.
Union Lodge. No. II. the home lodge
of Deputy Grand Master Irving r.
Master Hope and officers of the Grand
Lodge. Monday. April "a. Past Grand
William f. Brown. secretary OF the
lodge. who met with a serious acci-
dent several weeks ago. is reported
able to be out. MIR Brown has held
the Office of secretary for many years
The general degree staff. composed of
those who rank as the most proficient
members Of the degree teams of the
several subordinate lodges. is reported
ready to confer any degree upon re-
quest from the lodges desiring ii. Tues
day evening Degree Director w F..
Lawson conferred the first degree for
Washington Ledge. No. 6. The past
srands officiating in important posi-
tions are T. H. Green. RI. A. Ison. Roy
Brown. Leon c. Chevally. J. H. Cole.
Oscar o. Daumer. }. f. Evans. S. a.
Foose. W. c. Hamburg. otto Huth. j.
|. Jones, a. +. Lort. S. y Mallory. J.
w. Payne. c. +. Pyle. w q. Phillips and
J. Fl. Wood. At the close of the degree
remarks We're made by visiting mem
berS
Canton Washington. No. i. met Sat
urday evening. Applications We're re-
ceived and the degree was conferred.
Capt. Fred \. ROyse exempIified the
new drill regulations, after which a
drill was had.
A large audience greeted the grand
master on the occasion of his annual
visitation Tuesday night to Mount
Pleasant Lodge. No. 29, 18th and Ken
yOn streets northwest Addresses were
made by Representative George Hud-
dleston, grand master of odd Fellows
of Alabama: w. v Hoagland. district
deputy grand master of Nebraska, and
Grand Representative W. w. MILAN of
this jurisdiction. Grand Master William
j. Hope responded.