Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23

Excelsior Lodge, No. IT, Thursday
evening will elect officers for the en-
suing year. Past Grand NJ. A. Freeman,
who served the lodge as noble grand
for three terms, has recently returned
to the city. Important matters also are
to come before the lodge for considera-
ton. Grand Secretary Rapp and other
members of the Grand Lodge will be
present.
Eastern Lodge. No. 7, will confer the
degree Wednesday evening. The, team
will be under the direction of Past
Grand W. E. Lawson. The election of.
officers will take place at the close of
the degree.
Deputy Grand Sire Judge Henry B.
Boyce of New York spent several days
in the city last week. He visited Grand
whom he was associated on the com
mittee of appeals in the Sovereign
Grand Lodge.
Golden Rule Lodge. No. 81, having
voted to omit its meetings Christmas
and New Year nights: held its semi
annual election of officers Tuesday
evening, resulting as follows: Charles
T. Windle. noble grand: Lorin II. Bal
ley. vice grand; II. c. r. Bohnke, re-
coI ulAe SScFeldFy, u nndn-
cial secretary, and James H. Crew,
treasurer.
A spirited contest developed in the
election of representatives to the Grand
Lodge. The following past grands
were elected: James Fl. Crew (P c.
Nj. L. II. Bailey. Q. w. Huth. F. A.
Norway l.. S. kann and w B. Irwin.
The installation of officers will take
place January under the direction of
!. E. Chamberlain. p G.. Members of
a r nv Oh tn t.a
Federal City Lodge. No. 20, wednes-
day. after the nomination of officers.
listened to lecture on Glacier Ma
tional Park" by Prof. L. d. KitehelI,
illustrated with slides and motion pic
lures.
Next Wednesday night the degree
team will present the initiatory degree
The election of officers will follow.
The visit of the booster delegation to
Excelsior Lodge Thursday December
81. has been postponed
Visitors present included 3. L. Strope
of Columbia Lodge, r. S. Mason of East
Hardwick, VT; +. Wendai of Marshall,
Ind: w. L. Russell of Bridgeville. Del,
and H. B. Brown of Richmond, Va
Prominent Odd Fellows. from all sec
tons of the United States were in at
tendance at the fraternity conference
called recently by Secretary McAdoo of
the j TedSufE 10 DISCUSS war eIneT-
gencies. Among them were Grand Sire
Goudy. from Colorado: Representative
John E. Raker, representing the grand
master of California; Past Grand Mas
ter Alex. NJ. Dockery, representing the
grand master of Missouri: Past Grand
Representative w. A. Conway. repre-
senting the grand master of Alabama,
who made a motion to invest funds in
liberty bonds; Grand Representative Il.
W. Bradford of this city, representing
the grand master of Pennsylvania;
Grand Representative w. w. MILAN of
this jurisdiction, representing the
grand master of Connecticut: Deputy
Grand Master John T. Humphries. rep
resenting 1.-THE District of Columbia. in
the abserce of Grand Master Irving r.
Schwinger. who was out of the city.
After the close of the conference a
committee composed of Grand Sire
Goudy and Grand Representative RAJ
ker and Bradford. met at the Raleigh
and discussed plans for the future work
Of Odd Fellows in nation-wide activi-
ties. A call was made on Secretary
Baker to learn the scope which would
be granted Odd Fellows in proposed
work in camps and cantonments Of the
Army.