Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-30

the degree team was requested to con-
fer the degrees.
Past Grand Master Thomas J. Gates,
chairman of the excursion committee
of Harmony Lodge and the Odd Eel
lows Home Association announces that
Thursday, August 10, is the date
selected. Several new features will be
scheduled for last years outing. At
the last meeting Of the lodge it was
unanimously decided to donate all
funds toward installing a steam heat
ing plant in the home building.
Grand Master William j. Hope has
requested all members of the general
degree staff to meet with him in the
blue room of l. o. o. F. Hall Thurs
day. at. pm. to make arrangements
for entertaining the degree team of
Yonkers. N. Y. Each degree master
will be requested to have his team
present SO that arrangements may be
made without delay. Representatives
pointed on the committee also are ex-
pected to attend. Grand Master Hope
will arrange to have the Yonkers de-
gree team confer the degree upon a
large number of candidates when it
have been requested to participate on
the occasion and to have candidates
ready to receive the degree when it is
conferred by the visiting team.
The board of directors of the Odd
Fellows Home Association will meet in
the Office of President Frank f. Rapp,
! Columbia building. 41s 5th street
engaged in furnishing rooms have been
requested to complete their furnishing
work at an early date so that final
ARRANGEMENTS may be made for the
dedication of the home and it's forma
opening for the reception of residents.
Past Grand r. T. Humphrey, of Met
ropoiis Lodge. for many years degree
director Of Ruth Rebekah Lodge, No.
2, is reported still confined to his room
on account of sickness
Federal City Lodge, No. 20, will con-
fer the first degree Wednesday even
ing. II is expected to confer the sec
ond degree also the same evening, SO
that the degree teams may commence
their regular schedule of degree work
at the following meeting. Reports of
the joint excursion committee received
at the last meeting, it is said, show that
Federal City Lodge disposed of over
20 per cent of all the tickets sold
Past Grand Mallory reported that all
widows and orphans of deceased mem
portation. President Frank +. Rapp of
the Odd Fellows Home Association
gave an account of the progress being
made In furnishing the home, and
stated 1t was the desire of the associa-
ton to put in a modern heating plant
BY unanimous vote the lodge donated
| $50 toward the plant fund.
Salem Lodge, No. %, conferred the
degrees Thursday evening. The lodge
IN I,,%
month. on the second and fourth
Thursdays of each month. Past Grand
Dawson reported the degree teams
ready to confer degrees at any time.
The last term showed larger number
of applications had been received than
| at any previous term.
| Noble Grand Cha rIes w Fits has an
nounced the second degree for Tuesda Y
night at Mount Pleasant Lodge, No. 20.
, 18th and Kenyon streets northwest. The
! lodge has adopted a beautiful design
OF button to be worn on the coat lapel,
and II is the intention of the committee
/ in charge to distribute them to those
] present during the evening.
! For the first time in many years. it is
| said, Mount Nebo Encampment, No. 6,
will dispense with degree work at the
meeting Wednesday evening, although
! several candidates have been elected.
! The encampment has been unusually
| active since taking possession OF ITS
! new quarters at 14th and Kenyon
streets northwest, and the prediction
( Is ventured that by the time cool
/ weather arrives Degree Director Sam
| uei G. Taylor and the new line Off
! GERS will be kept busy in this impor-
( taut feature of encampment work. Ar
/ engagements will be completed in the
near future for a testimonial meeting
| in honor of Thomas w. Fowler who
has just retired after twenty-six years
| service as scribe.