The Washington herald., 1916-08-20
The Odd Fellows.

Monday-Langdon. No. 26 degree; Union. No.
H. and Beacon. No. IS. business.
Tuesday-Amity, No. 2. degree; Washington,
No 6 b,einess; Golden Rule, No 2l business.
Wednesday, Eastern, No. T. degree; Federal City
No. q degree; Harmony. No. Q, degree.
Thursday-Columhia. No. B degree; Excelsior,
No II. degree; Salem. No. 2, degree; Covenant,
No. l3 business.
Fridsy-Central. No l. degree Metropolis. No.
l6, degree; Phoenix, No. q. degree.
ENCAAfPMENTS.
TIesday-Fred u. Stuart, No 7, degree
PATRIARCHS MILITANT.
Saturday-Canton- Washington, No. l. drill and
social
THE REBEKAH DECREE
Monday-Naomis. No. l. degree; Ruth. No. 2.
Weduesaay-Mount Pleasant, No. Q, degree
Frday-Alartha Washington, No. 3, degree: Dor
cas-, No 1. des1ee.
Several candidates are in waiting for
the deerees and reports to Secretary
Delcher indicate that several applica-
tions will be received and under the di-
rection OF Noble Grand Friedman ar
raagements will be made to have all can
didates present receive the degree which
will be conferred by the Yonkers de-
gree team when they visit this jurisdic-
ton on September 2 1916.
Metropolis Lodge. No. 16, will confer
the initiatory degree at its regular
meeting on Friday evening. Arrangements
will be made to have all candidates en-
titled to receive the first degree present
at the joint meeting on September ,.
Federal City Lodge. No. 20. will confer
the third degree Wednesday evening. De-
gree Director Charles Garrell will have
charge.
Langdon. lodge. No. 26. received new
applications at its regular session on
Monday evening. All candidates who are
entitled to receive the first degree will
attend the comforting of the same by the
Yonkers degree team.
The report of the committee OF Cove
nant Lodge, No. i3. having in charge furn-
Lshing the dining-roOm of Odd Fellows
Home will be submitted Thursday even
ing. The committee desires all interested
to be present ip order that final arrange
ments may be made to complete the
furnishing before September Is.
Grand Master william ]. Hope, presi-
dent of the general degree staff, has COM
pleted arrangements for the cOnferring
of the first degree by the celebrated de-
gree team. of Yonkers. y. Y, on Satur-
day evening September > 1916, in the
auditorium of I. o. o. F. Hall. Arrange.
ments have been made to hold a
banquet at the close of the degree work
at which the Yonkers team will be spe-
cal guest of the general degree staff
Grand Master Hope urges all lodges to
be active in having their several candi-
dates present on this occasion.
Deputy Grand Master Irving r. SChwin.
ger attended the reunion at Pen Mar on
Thursday and reports that the number
present on that occasion exceeds former
years.
Past Grand W. B. Coppersmith, of
Washington Lodge, No 6, who met with
a serious accident in Yellowstone Park
last September by which he was badly
scalded, is improving and during the
week made a visit to I. o. o. Hall
Eastern Lodge conferred the second de-
gree last Wednesday night with Past
Grand Green acting as degree director.
The noble grand appointed Past Grand
w. f. Lawson degree director for the
current term. Two applications were re-
ceived for membership.