Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27
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Aonday-Esther. No. 8, business.
Friday-Miriam, No. 8, business.

At the last meeting OF Ruth Lodge,
No. 2, the degree was conferred by the
degree team under direction of Degree
Master R. T. Humphrey. Visitors were
present from other lodges and from
the jurisdictions of Maryland and Ne
vada. The degree master was congrat-
ulated upon his degree team. The
lodge is making arrangements to at
tend the Sovereign Grand Lodge SEES.
sion in Chattanooga in September.where
it proposes to compete for one Of the
prizes offered for the best degree work.
The committee on entertainment has
arranged a theater party for Tuesday
evening, March 81. Noble Grand Maud
King has requested members who have
applications to present them at the
next meeting. as she expects to have
work every night for the degree team
during the term. The lodge decided to
furnish a room in the home, to be
known as Ruth Lodge. No. ?. room"
Mrs. Allen, a member of Ruth Lodge,
also indicated wish to contribute a
library and sectional bookcases for the
use of the home. Other members ex-
pressed an intention to present to the
home certain articles of furniture
which might be Of service
The Assembly Home Circle gave an
entertainment and Washington birth
day reception" in Naomi Lodge room.
Monday evening. The woman members
of the several lodges were attired in
colonial costumes and an entertaining
program was presented consisting OF
vocal and instrumental music Grand
Representative MILAN gave a recita-
ton. Past Grands Johnston and Rapp
conducted sale. The chairman Of the
Ida Brimer. reported that more than
$25 had been realized to be contributed
to the homo fund.
Martha Washington Lodge No. 3, at
its last meeting conferred the degree
and consideration was given to the Sc
| lection Of suitable furniture for the
room in the Odd Fellows Home to be
| bekah Lodge room" Past Noble Grands
Dora J. B. Hendrix and Mollie E. Ed
monston and Alice f. Cooley. chap
! lain of the lodge. received from the
Corps United States flag which it
presented to the odd Fellows Home
Association as the first flag of the as
ISOLATION. The committee in charge
of the selection of furniture for the
home visited the home building Thurs
day to learn what would be required.
! Dorcas Rebekah Lodge. No. 4. paid
social and fraternal visit to Friend
| ship Rebekah Lodge. No. 8, the baby
| lodge OF the jurisdiction. Thursday
| evening for the purpose of presenting
| to Friendship Lodge fifty members col
| lars, Noble Grand Elsie Boyce, on be-
| half Of Dorcas Lodge. in presenting
| the collars. expressed appreciation OF
| the work already done by the baby
| lodge" and offered the services of Dor
cas- Lodge to assist it at all times
Noble Grand Ploris Nally. on behalf
Of Friendship Lodge, accepted the col
| lars and expressed the thanks and APP
probation of the members for the kind
| and fraternal feeling shown at all
| times by Dorcas Lodge Remarks were
made by Mrs. Annie L. Grigsby, presi-
dent of the Rebekah Assembly: Grand
| Master W. j. Hope and others. A large
J Eumber of the members visited the
| Home building recently for the pur-
pose of selecting suitable furniture &c
equip the Dorcas Lodge room there.
| Martha Washington Lodge. No. 3. ha.
\ decided to furnish q room in the ]. o.
| o. F. home. to be known as Martha
| Washington room. The committee sci
| to work Immediately. Sheets. pillows
| pillowcases and quilts have been do
mated, to be ready for the opening OF
! the home. The committee is meeting
at the home of Mrs. Olga NJ. Rogers
Those present at the last meeting were
Mesdames Rogers. Mccarthy. Hendrix
Heathcote. Tichenor. Schippret, Hestor
| Tying. Cook. Chapman. Edmonston and
| Pfimmer. All members are invited to
come and help in this work.