Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-18

Memorial services will be held this
evening in the auditorium of /. o. o. F.
hall, 423 7th street northwest. Rev.
c. Ernest Granger, past grand OF
Mount Pleasant Lodge. No. 20. will de-
liver the address. The program COM
mittee has arranged for a special cleo
trical feature which has not hereto
fore been introduced in memorial ex-
ercises. Grand Master Hope and the
officers of the Grand Lodge and Grand
Patriarch Leary and the officers Of the
Grand Encampment. escorted by Can
ton Washington. No. l. will attend
Grand Master Hope has asked the rep
resentatives of the Grand Lodge to be
present. The exercises will commence
promptly at o'clock.
The meeting of Federal City Lodge.
No. 20. Wednesday evening will be de-
voted to the comforting of the first
degree by a degree team composed OF
printers. Capt. D. V. Chisolm will take
the leading part and every office OF
the line will be filled by members who
are printers and who have had ex-
perience in degree work. Grand Master
w. J. Hope and the officers of the
Grand Lodge will be present and rep
resentatives are expected from every
subordinate lodge in the Jurisdiction.
At the close of the degree work a
committee consisting of Capt. D. V.
Chisolm. ]. H. Wood. Charles Garrels.
Henry w. Weber and J. l. Jones will
present a program which will include
Walthers has generally invited all
members of the fraternity to be
present.
Eastern Lodge. No. I. will confer the
third degree Wednesday evening. At
the last meeting the second degree was
conferred by the degree team under the
direction of Degree Director w. E. Law
son. Degree Director Lawson. IL is
said. will introduce several new fea-
lures in exemplifying the work and to
more fully illustrate the teaching of
the degree lectures.
Phoenix Lodge, No IS, will confer
the degree Friday evening. Members
of other lodges are invited. Degree Dr.
rector n. Keyser, under whose super
vision the degree team of the lodge was
organized. states that several of the
members of the team are away on their
summer vacations and that the assist
ance of members from other degree
teams will be appreciated. At a recent
meeting of the lodge a committee was
appointed to select lot for the purpose
of building a hall in Benning. Prog
ress has been made by the committee.
1t is said. and report will be made at
an early date. Noble Grand Spare,
tary Gray and Financial Secretary
Gibbs. assisted by Past Grands Straus
Epps and Savage. who constitute the
entertainment committee, are expected.
at the close of the degree work, to pre-
sent program of interesting features
The fraternity generally is invited to
! attend the meetings of the lodge in
Benning Hall.
The degree will be conferred Thurs
| day evening by the degree team OF
| Salem Lodge, No. %, under the direc-
ton of Past Grand Joseph X. Dawson
The lodge will change its meetings. il
i is said, from weekly to twice a month
| after July l. The change will be made
to enable the members to attend Friend
ship Rebekah Lodge. No. s, which meets
In the same hall on the first and third
Thursdays of each month At the la ST
| meeting several applications for mem
bership were received and reports were
received on several pending applica-
tons which were submitted and the
applicants elected to member ship.
| Friendship Lodge. No. II, will receive
several members by transfer Wednes.
day evening. Reports will be received
from the memorial committee and COM
mittees on applications At the las,
meeting a large number of visitors
were present to witness the conferrine
OF the degrees by the lodge team un-
der the charge of Degree Director Past
Grand Master Theodore F. Meade. Noble
Grand Landers congratulated the mem
bership upon their increased activity
this term. Past Grand Traphagen, who
has been seriously ill in a hospital fol-
| lowing surgical operation. was pres
ent at the last meeting and received
congratulations on his recovery. Past
Grand Traphagen has served the lodge
as financial secretary for more than a
quarter of a century.
The joint excursion committee held
meeting in the blue room of l. o.
O. F. Hall last night, Past Grand w. F.
Dement, representing the Grand Lodge
chairman. Reports were received from
the chairman of the entertainment
committee, Grand Herald Harry L. An
derson: James r. Purcell. chairman on
publicity, and Treasurer S. n. Mallory.
chairman of the tickets committee.
1t was unanimously decided that July
13 Is the most acceptable date for the
excursion, as the term installations
will be completed Wednesday. July II.
Canton Washington accepted the invi-
tation to give an exhibition drill at the
beach on this date. Several extra cash
prizes were offered. and many articles
for prizes to be awarded the winners
of the several races to be held. Rep
resentatives were present from every
lodge, Rebekah lodges, encampments,
the Canton and the Rebekah assembly.
Capt. Fred A. Royse of Canton Wash
ington. No !. reported that he will
have a full quota of members in the
peake Beach July IS. The members
have been requested to attend drill Sat-
urday evenings. At the last meeting
the Canton considered the advisability
of entering the drill contest at Chat
tanooga in September. The final de-
termination of the matter will be made
at the July meeting.