Evening star., 1916-08-06

Federal City Lodge. No. 20. will con-
fer the degree Wednesday evening.
Pending applications will be reported
and acted upon by the lodge. 1t is an
nounced. and degree work will be one
of the regular features of each meet
ing during the remainder of the term.
At the last meeting two degrees were
conferred by competitive teams. Wis.,
iting members from several foreign
jurisdictions were present and ex-
pressed their pleasure. Past Grand
Master John H. Wood reported the de-
partment degree team would be ready
to confer the degrees in the near fu-
ture.
Central Lodge. No. l, will take up de-
gree work at its next meeting and will
continue each meeting during the term.
Past Grand Oscar o. Daumer is said to
which will be ready for publication in
November Central Lodge is the old
est lodge of the Jurisdiction, having
been instituted by Grand Sire Wildey
soon after the order was established in
the United States.
Wednesday. Harmony Lodge will de-
vote the evening to making arrange
ments for its excursion to Chesapeake
Beach Thursday. The proceeds of the
excursion will be contributed to the
benefit of the Odd Fellows Home fund.
Past Grand Master Thomas J. Gates.
chairman of the committee on arrange
ments, will submit the completed pro-
gram covering the special features and
amusements for the day of the ex-
cursion.
The general degree staff will assist
the degree team of Excelsior Lodge.
No. II. in comforting the degree upon
two candidates Thursday evening.
ed as recovering from the injuries re-
ceived in an automobile smashup at
Chester, Pa, July 10. During the alb
sence of Noble Grand Friedman, Past
Grand Leo S. Shoenthall has been act
ing noble grand for the lodge.
Grand Master W. J. Hope held a called
meeting of the general degree staff
Thursday evening to make arrange
ments for entertaining the degree
this city September 2, when 1t is said
the visitors expect to confer the first
degree upon large number of candi-
dates for this Jurisdiction.
Eastern Lodge, No. I, conferred the
initiatory degree Wednesday under the
leadership of Past Grand Harry L. An
dresen and his degree staff. The first
degree Will De conferred again next
Wednesday night, with Past Grand
George B. Johnston acting as degree
director. Past Grand Joe" Evans was
visitor last meeting night.
News of the death of Past Grand
Richard T. Pumphrey of Metropolis
Lodge, No. Is. came as great shock
to members Of the order in this juris-
diction. Mr.. Pumphrey Joined Metropo-
lis Lodge December 20, 1887. and from
the date of his admission has been
one of the most active workers of the
lodge. His work was not confined to
Metropolis Lodge. but extended also to
the Rebekah lodges and the Grand
Lodge. For more than twenty years
he was degree director of Ruth Re-
bekah Lodge. No. 2, and under his di-
rection the degree team won the frst
prize of $500 in gold awarded at the
meeting of the Sovereign Grand Lodge
at Toronto in 1905. AS degree director
of Metropolis Lodge he organized a de-
gree team. which. II is said, rendered
valuable service to his own and to
many other lodges in comforting the
degrees. AS a representative of the
Grand Lodge he served on many i'm
portant committees and at all times
devoted his time and labor for the ad-
vancement of Odd Fellowship in this
District.