Evening star., 1916-01-02

met with a serious accident while Wis
iting Yellowstone Park, has returned
to this city, but is reported still con-
fined to his room.
Tuesday evening. January 4. Grand
a corps of officers from Columbia a
Lodge. No. 10. will install the officers
elect.
morrow evening the following officers
will be installed by Grand Chaplain H
S. Petty: Noble grand. c. E. Glascock
vice grand. E. H. Maltby: recording
secretary. William F. Brown; financial
secretary, John H. Nally: treasurer
Murdock McPhee: representatives to
the Grand Lodge. 1. r. Schwinger. NJ
F. OBrien. William A. Conway, l.. c.
Maltby and John l.. Russell. and repre-
sentative to the I. o. o. F. Home AS
sociation; M E. O'Brien. An invitation
Is extended by the lodge to all men,
bers of this jurisdiction and visitors
from other Jurisdictions to be present.
The committees will be appointed to-
morrow evening. and arrangements
made for the comforting of degrees.
Tuesday night the officers-elect of
Mount Pleasant Lodge, No. %. will be
installed by Grand Representative w.
W. MILAN. There will be no degree
work. but Noble Grand E A. Swingle
has in contemplation a program for the
occasion.
Although Mount Pleasant Lodge is
just entering upon its second year, the
officers and degree staff. by diligent
study and regular rehearsals. it is said.
having attained recognition throughout
the jurisdiction, Grand Master William
j. Rich has assigned to it's honor the
installation of officers of two of the
largest and most popular lodges in the
District-Columbia,N No. 10, and Federal
City, No. 90.
Past Grand e. r. Armentrout has
been designated as the installing Of
f1cer. and will be assisted by Past
Grands William G. Thomas Jacob n.
Belt: John c. Dellinger, Samuel T.
Hind. Rev. G. Everest Granger Edwin
Allan Swingle and Bert V. Wolfe. The
installations will take place Wednes-
day night al Federal City Lodge. 18th
and H streets northeast. and Thurs
day night at Columbia Lodge. l. o. o. F.
Hall. 423 7th street northwest.
Grand Master William ]. Rich, as
sisted by officers of the Grand Lodge,
will install, jointly, the officers-elect of
Eastern Lodge. No. I. and Harmony
Lodge, No. 9. Wednesday evening. in
the west lodgeroom of ]. o. o. F. Hall.
Eastern Lodge. being the home lodge
Of the grand master, the committee has
made special preparations for the occa-
sion. program prepared by an en-
tertainment committee of members of
both lodges will be presented. Har-
mony Lodge is the home lodge of Grand
Representative MILAN, Grand Scribe E.
l.. Dunn and Past Grand Master Thorn
as l.. Gates.
Central Lodge. No. /. "the mother
lodge" and Metropolis Lodge. No. 16
will hold a joint installation Friday
evening. Grand Marshal ]. T. Humph-
reys. assisted by corps of past grands
from Federal City Lodge, No. 20, Off
ciating. These two lodges have for
many years held a joint installation
ceremony.
Langdon Lodge. No. 26. at its meeting
tomorrow evening. will install the fol-
lowing officers, E. l.. Dunn officiating
Noble grand. r. B. Thomasson; vice
grand. T. C. Mettler: recording secre-
tary. c. E. Leisinger: financial secre
dali: representative to ]. o. o. F. Home
Association. F. n. Davis. At the last
meeting of the lodge. a committee, con- :
sisting of Wilton Harvey. b. F. Ed
wards and John l.. knopp. was ap-
pointed by the noble grand and author
lied by the lodge to improve the east
basement room and At it up for club
purposes.
Past Grand Master and Past Grand
era1 City Lodge. No. 20. will install
the following officers Tuesday evening:
Noble grand. O. W. Huth: vice grand,
F. H. Bailey: recording secretary. H.
c. r. Bohnke; financial secretary, c.
e. Bartlett; treasurer. J. H. Crew. Past
Grands W. J. Rogers, w. b. Berlin, l..
s. kann. H. c. r. Bohnke, F. A. Nor
way and j. A. Quisenberry were elect
ed representatives to the Grand Lodge.
Noble Grand-elect Huth states all ap-
pointments will be made Tuesday even
ing and all appointive officers are re-
quested to be present. SO that they
may be installed. The entertainment
committee promises to contribute its
sion.
Fred D. Stuart Encompment, No. I,
at its last meeting elected the follow
ing officers: Chief patriarch. F. w. Al
exander; high priest. w. J. Rich: senior
warden, Alex McKie: junior warden,
r. W. Player; scribe. J. D. Yoakley,
and treasurer. J. X. Davidson. The
officers-elect will be installed at the
session of the encampment January
II. and at the same time the golden
rule degree will be conferred
Federal City Lodge. No. 20. held its
semi-annual election of officers We'd
nesday night. with the following re-
suits: Noble grand, H. j. Walther: vice
grand. c. l.. league; recording secre-
tary. Henry Webber: financial secre-
tary. S. \. Mallory: custodian William
Ziegler; trustee. w. F. Dement,; repre-
sentative to Home Association
Charles Garrells. Eleven representa-
tives to the Grand Lodge were also
elected and will meet at the home of
:. n. Mallory tomorrow at 7:3O p.m
to discuss the welfare of the lodge.
The officers-elect and appointiye Of.
fcers will be installed in full form
Wednesday evening by Past Grand A.
K Armentrout of Mount Pleasant
Lodge and corps of officers of his own
selection from that lodge.
The entertainment committee h,s
prepared refreshments and a full ar
tendance of members from other lodges
is expected.