Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-18

Grand Master Irving r. Schwinger,
ficers. will officially visit Washington
Lodge No. 6, Tuesday evening This
is the ''home lodge" of Junior
Past Grand Master William j. Hope.
Grand Master Schwinger has announced
that he will. with the officers of the
Grand Lodge, accompany Federal City
degree team to Baltimore Thursday
evening, where it will confer the sec
ond degree for a Baltimore lodge Menu
bers of the order who desire to go are
invited to join with Federal Lodge.
No. ~.
Golden Rule. No. II. received Grand
Master Irving r. Schwinger Tuesday
evening. when Noble Grand w. b. Ber-
lin. Vice Grand 0. w. HUH and j. A.
Quisenberry We're examined in the
work of the several degrees. Record
ing Secretary Bohnke was compliment
ed by the grand master upon the man
ner in which he kept the records I he
financial reports of the treasurer, Past
Grand Representative James Fl. Crew,
and Financial Secretary c. r.. Bartlett
showed the lodge had made large in
crease in finances since the beginning
of the year. and had assets, securely
invested. amounting to over $4,000.
Refreshments We're served by mem hers
of Martha Washington Rebekah Lodge
No. 3. The speaker of the evening was
Grand Representative w. w. Milan
Grand Master Irving r. Schwinger act
ed as POSTMASTER and introduced Past
Grand Representative Conway of Ala
bama. who congI atulated the lodge
upon it's success and progress.
The printed APPLICATIONS for admit
lance to Odd Fellows Home, it is an
1.,-
tary F. n Davis Lodges desiring them
will be furnished upon application.
The annual grand visitation to WASH
ington Lodge, No. Is. will occur Tues
day evening The committee on ar
engagements will present a short pro-
gram, and after the meeting refresh
ments will be served in the dining room
of the hall. Members of other lodges
are invited
Many members of the general degree
staff will go to Yonkers. n. Y. Thurs
day to present to the degree team of
the Yonkers lodge set of engrosSed
resolutions adopted by the general de-
gree staff in recognition of the visit
and degree conferred by the Yonkers
degree team in this jurisdiction last
September.
Salem Lodge. No. %. will confer the
degree at it's next meeting. Past Grand
]. NJ. England received the unanimous
Endorsement of the lodge grand in
structor, and his appointment has been
confirmed by Grand Master Irving K.
Schwinger.
Mount Pleasant Lodge. No. 90. will
confer the initiatory degree Tuesday
evening. Noble Grand William Z. An
drews has been called upon to visit
many members on account of sickness.
several being from other Jurisdictions.
among them Senator Claude o. Swan
son. who is a member of Patrick Henry
Lodge, No. lie. of Richmond. Va. Past
Grand Jacob N. Belt, a charter mem
her of Mount Pleasant Lodge. died at
his residence last Sunday. and his flu
neral was held under the auspices of
Mount Pleasant Lodge Tuesday, Noble
Grand Andrews officiating. assisted by
Chaplain Thomas A. Robbins Past
Grand Belt became member of Excel
sior Lodge No II, December 3, 1894
and served that lodge in ali its offices
for twenty years. for MANY years being
its degree master. In December. 1914.
he withdrew to become a charter MEM
Der of Mount Pleasant. Mr.. Belt was
regular attendant and an active worker
in the lodge.
Degree Master W. c. w. Burgess has
announced the initiatory degree and
also the third degree in Harmony
Lodge, No. 9, Wednesday evening No
BILE Grand A. F. Harlan states it is en-
pected that arrangements towar.
changing the place of lodge meeting
will be made Regrets were expressed
at the loss of the services of Past
Grand Wilde, who has been transferred
to New Jersey on government business.
Federal City Lodge. No. 90 will visit
Liberty Lodge in Baltimore and confer
the second degree Thursday 1t will
be accompanied by Federal City Or
chestra. The party will meet at North
east Temple. 18th and H streets north
east at o'clock and take special
electric car for Baltimore. large
number of the brethren from this jurs-
diction have made arrangements to ac-