The Washington herald., 1916-02-13
Doings Of the Odd Fellows.
LODGES.


LODGES.
Monday-Union, No. II. business; Beacon. No Is,
degree; LAngdon, No. 8 degree
Tuesday Washington. No. g. business; Golden
Rule, No. a. degree rehearsal; Amig. No. 2.
business; Mt Pleasant. No. q. degree.
wednesday-Eastern, No. T. degree; Harmony,
No. O. business; Federal City. No. a. desree.
Thursday-Columbda, No. II, Covenant. No. u.
and Salem, No. 2, business
Fnday-Central. No. l. degree; Metropolis, No.
B, business; Phoenix, No. 9 degree.
ENCAAIPMENTs.
Wednesday-Mt. Nebo, No. 6. business.
Friday-Magcnenen, business
Saturday-CAnton Washington. No. l. reception
to Gen. A. r. stocker and staff.
Excelsior Lodge, No. II, will hold its
regular bi-monthly meeting on Thurs
day evening, at which time the lodge
will consider the question of furnishing
room In the Odd Fellows Home, which
has recently been purchased by the as
sociation, to be designated as Excelsior
Lodge, No. II. room. At the last meet
ing, a banquetswas served in the dining
room under the direction OF Joseph Sea-
man. A reorganization of the degree
team, under the direction of Noble Grand
N. D. Friedman, will be made.
The initiatory degree of Langdon Lodge,
No. 20, will be conferred at the regular
meeting tomorrow evening. At the last
meeting several candidates received the
initiatory degree, and on Wednesday
evening received their first degree with
the class of first degree members when
the degree was conferred by Federal City
Lodge, No. q, in their lodge room in
the Northeast Temple.
Golden Rule Lodge, No. q, conferred
the initiatory degree at their last meet
ing. At the meeting on Tuesday evening
rehearsal of degree work will be given.
The president of the Odd Fellows
Home Association has forwarded TO each
subordinate and Rebecca lodge. encamp-
ment and canton, a letter informing the
several bodies OF the progress made in
the purchase OF the property authorized
by the association at its last special
meeting, and requests each lodge to con-
slider furnishing rooms OF the home. to be
known for the lodge furnishing such
room.
Canton Washington No. l. Patriarchs
Militant, will officially receive Gen. A.
r. Stocker next Saturday evening. The
official reception will take place in the
canton room IN 1. o. o. F. Hall, 423
Seventh street northwest. Capt Fred
erick A. Royse. commanding. has issued
an order to every member to be present
on this occasion and no excuses will be
accepted except sickness. After the re-
ceptiOn the members will retire to the
.encampment room. where Gen. Stocker
will receive the members of the Ladies'
Auxiliary Of Canton Washington, No. l,
after which a banquet will be served to
all present.
Friendship Lodge, No. II, gave a de-
lightful entertainment on Friday evening.
The first visitation of Grand Master
William J. Hope to Harmony Lodge. No.
9. will be made on Wednesday evening
February 3. Grand Instructor II. C.
Lybrand reports that the officers have
been attending regularly the nights set
apart for instruction, and that he be-
lieves the members of the lodge will be
more than pleased at the manner in
which the officers will render the work.
The first and second degrees will be
conferred at the meeting of Eastern
Lodge, No. I, on Wednesday evening.
The second degree will be conferred at
Mt Pleasant Lodge, No. -, Tuesday
night. Noble Grand Edwin Allan Swingle
reports that the lodge is in a flourishing
condition, with several candidates and
plenty of good material for the degree
staff. On Tuesday night. March Z. the
lodge will hold a short business session,
after which an entertainment will be
presented for the members and their
families.
The Odd Fellows Duckpin League is
creating enthusiasm throughout the va
rious lodges, and it is predicted that next
season every lodge in the District will
be represented. Schedule for the week:
Tomorrow, Eastern VS.. Washington;
Wednesday, Columbia VS.. Mt. Pleasant;
Thursday, Central VS.. Beacon. All games
are being rolled at the Brunswick Alleys,
Sixth and streets northwest, COM
mencing at p. m.