Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-28

| Grand Master William ]. Hope an
nounces the following appointments as
| installing officers for the term begin
ming July /:
Central. No. l. Friday, July Z. Harry
L. Andersen, G. H.
] Washington, No. 6, Tuesday, July IL,
John T. Humphreys. G. w.
Eastern. No. 7, and Harmony, No. 9,
| Wednesday, July 5. E. r. Armentrout,
| P. G.
| Columbia. No. 10, Thursday. July g.,
w. w. MILAN. G. R.
| Union. No. II, Monday, July 3. w. j.
Rich. T. G. NJ.
| Covenant. No. IS. Thursday, July 6,
| W. B. Randall, P. G.
| Beacon. No. Is. Monday, July 3. An
thony Krauth, p. G.
| Federal City. No. 20. Wednesday. July
-. Grand Lodge officers.
Golden Rule, No. 81. Tuesday. July IL,
| E. l.. Dunn, G. c.
Langdon, No. Is, Monday, July 3. L. H.
| Windsor. P. G.
Phoenix. No. IS. Friday. July 7. John
| H. Wood, P. G. NJ.
| Eastern Lodge, No !, will not confer
the degree at it's meeting Wednesday
J evening, although large number of
| candidates are in waiting and Degree
| Director w. E. Lawson reports that
! each member of the degree team is
/ fully prepared for work. The lodge
| will give a smoker instead for the en-
| tertainment Of the prospective members
| and degree team.
| Columbia. No 10. will confer the first
| degree upon class of candidates Thurs
| day evening, June 8. Degree Director c.
d. Shackelford will be assisted by Dep
uty Degree Director ]. Edward Fowler
| and the degree team. Degree work Will
| be a special feature of each meeting
| during the remainder of this term. The
| rustling committees each have a large
| number of applications. it is said,
| which will receive the consideration of
| the lodge. The meetings of the lodge
! have been noted for the large attend
| ance and increased activity in promot-
| ing social features
Golden Rule Lodge, No 81. will omit
| it's meeting Tuesday evening on ac-
| count of Decoration day. Many OF the
members will take part in exercises
| which will take them out of the city
| At the last session, by unanimous VOTE
| the lodge decided to furnish a room in
Odd Fellows Home and appointed Past
| Grand F. A. Norway a committee of one
| to make all necessary arrangements
! The committee on the joint excursion,
| ing progress. w. B. Berlin. represen-
/ tative on the joint committee, gave a
| resume of the program.
Grand Patriarch p H. Leary. chair
/ man of the joint social committee of
| the encampments, presided at a large
gathering of members of the order in
the encampment room Tuesday evening
! A program of entertainment was pre-
sented by Harry L. Andersen, chairman
Addresses were delivered by Past Grand
Masters Rich and Rapp, and by Grand
| Representatives Bradford and Seiffert.
Grand Patriarch Leary announced that
the subject for discussion was Pre-
paredness." and opened the debate by
setting forth the relation of the sub
| ject to the encampment branch. A
smoke" followed the close of the pro-
gram.
The joint committee on excursion of
the lodges, encampments and canton to
Chesapeake Beach, July 10. met in I. Q.
o. F. Hall last night. Past Grand Will
! liam F. Dement, of Federal City Lodge.
No. 90. presided and received reports
from the several subcommittee Past
Grand James A. Purcell reported as to
placards. S. \. Mallory, treasurer of
the committee. reported on tickets.
Many prizes were listed. to be awarded
| to the winners Of the contests. A base
ball game between a team composed of
the officers and past grand masters of
the Grand Lodge and past grands from
the lodges will be one of the chief fea-
lures. The meeting was attended by
representatives from every lodge, en-
campment home circle, Rebekah as
sembly and canton in the Jurisdiction,
Federal City Lodge conferred the
third degree at it's meeting Wednesday
evening. Arrangements were compIet-
ed to have printers night" June 21,
when the first degree will be conferred
by degree team composed of members
Of the government printing Office Spe-
cial features will be introduced
The memorial committee Deputy
Grand Master j. T. Humphrey chair
man. met last night in |. o. O. F. Hall
and completed arrangements for the
memorial exercises to be held in the
auditorium of l. o. O. F. Hall Sunday
evening. June Is. Many impressive fea-
lures will make up the program and in
which each lodge will assist
Phoenix Lodge. No. %, will receive
several members by card and reinstate-
| ment Friday evening. Past Grand G. C.
Splitter. chairman Of the committee on
furnishing room in Odd Fellows
Home, Will submit his report having
selected room and ascertained the
cost of furnishing it according to the
requirements of the board of directors
| of the home.
| Rebekah Lodges.
| misunderstanding. No. 8. degree.