The Washington herald., 1916-10-08


FridIy-ouartsriy meeting Of the Hons AsodA-
don will be held at the Home 3za5 street north
west In the evening at O'Clock
Grand Patriarch Henry P. Allwine,
accompanied by the officers and the
grand encampment will open the fall
series Of the grand visitations by Wis
iting Fred D. Stuart Encampment, No.
Z, in the Encampment Room OF l. O.
o. F. Hall at $3.50 o'clock All mem
bers Of the Patriarchal Branch of the
order are requested to be present.
This will be the first visit Of Grand
Patriarch Allwine since his inaugura-
tion. The entertainment committee OF
Fred D. Stuart Encampment mas made
arrangements to give Grand Patriarc ch
Allwine and his corps a grand recsp-
ton.
Grand Master W. ]. Hope, accompa-
MED by the officers Of the Grand Lodge,
oficially visited LangdOn Lodge. No.
26, last Monday evening. Noble Grand
T. c. Mettler and Vice Grand A. NJ.
Laster were examined in the work OF
the degrees by Grand Representatives
MILAN and Bradford, at the close of
which they reported the officers pro-
hcient in the work and congra tulated
the lodge upon having of1cers so we'll
qualified to perform the work OF the
lodge and degrees. The reports Of the
lodge showed a large gain had been
made in membership and N finances.
During the past year manv new i'm
provements had been made on the hall,
including a club room and repainting
the lodge room The address Of the
evening was delivered by Grand Rep
resentative W. w. MILAN. Past Grand
Masters J. H. Wood. r. H sorrell.
John I. Brown and W. J. Rich deIiv-
cred short addresses.
Grand Master w. Hope, president
Of the general degree staff. announces
the stan is ready to confer any OF
the degrees for the subordinate lodge
and requests all lodges desiring the
services of the staff to give ample
notice, so that all members may be
notified.
Amity Lodge, No. q, will confer the
third degree at its next meeting and also
at every meeting Of the lodge during the
remainder Of the term. Degree work will
be the leading feature. The second degree
was conferred at the last meeting by a
degree team consisting of members of
the general degree stan, under the direc-
ton Of Past Grand J. H. Broderick.
Among the members OF the stan present
were Grand Master W. ]. Hope, Grand
Chaplain H. S. Petty, Past Grand Charles
SEFEElls anu W. u LTAHBp VI
City, No. 20; Noble Grand Southworth, Of
Central, No l, and Past Grand I. E. King,
OF Langdon, No. IS. Many visitors were
present from other jurisdictions, and at
the close Of the degree congratulated the
team upon the impressive manner in
which the work was rendered. Past
Grand George Cummings, recording sec
retAry. a special committee to obtain
funds for Odd Fellows Home, submitted
his report and turned over to the repre-
sentative Of the home from Amity Lodge
a large sum.
Eastern Lodge conferred the initIatory
degree upon a candidate Wednesday
night October II will be the annual
visit night Of the Grand Lodge, at which
time roll call Of Eastern Lodge will
be made. Degree work will be postponed
until October is, when the second degree
will be conferred The noble grand. R. l.
sartain, appointed G. Holland Williams
representative on the Bowling League
Council.