Evening star., 1917-04-08

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| | Friday-Central, No. 1, degree.
| ENoAMPMENT.
! | Tpesday-Fred D. Stuart, No. :, degree.
! ! Observation-Disclosures No. 1, degree.
| PATRIARCHs MILITANT.
! saturday-Canton Washington, No. 1.
| | drill
Reaoon Lodge, No. Is, will confer the
degree tomorrow evening. with Degree
| Director PLACER in charge Direceor
PLACER is organizing a degree team for
| comforting the initiatory degree only.
Grand Master Irving R. Schwinger
has appointed Grand Warden Victor F.
Hammer as the representative OF the
| Grand Lodge on the memorial commit
, tee and he has notified all subordinate
lodges to appoint a representative 10
meet with Mr. Hammer at date to be
announced later. The names of the
lodge representatives are to be sent to
| the grand secretary
Thursday evening, April 12. Columbia
| Lodge No. 10, will hold an old-time
| roll call" at which it is expected more
| than rs per cent of the members will be
in attendance. The committee on ar
| ransements will present q program OF
interest. The committee has also So
! cured as the speaker OF the evening
Representative Joseph w. Byrns OF
| Tennessee. an active worker in the or
der in that state.
| Metropolis Lodge, No. 16. conferred
the degree Friday evening by its degree
| team, after which q social hour was
spent-in listening to an elaborate pro-
| gram presented by the entertainment
| committee Tuesday the lodge attended
| the funeral of August Tamauqui. one OF
! the younger members of the order. but
| active in lodge work and faithful at
| tendant at meetings
| Covenant Lodge, No. 13, will confer
| the third degree Thursday evening, the
I regular officers officiating. under De-
| gree Director James E. Chamberlain
Noble Grand Rev. ]. Ralph Wright has
| extended a general invitation to visit
ing members to attend the meetings of
| the lodge.
| Columbian Encampment, No. j. We'd
| nesday evening Will confer degrees.
| after which the members will consider
! ways and means for encouraging a
| larger attendance at the encampment
meetings. A program of entertain
| ment will be provided.
| Grand Master Schwinger and the Of
| ficers of the Grand Lodge closed the
| spring series of visitations Wednesday
evening at Federal City Lodge. No. 20.
Two hundred and eight members
gathered to welcome the grand master.
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Ernest W. Bradford. James r.. Crew.
Richard H. Sorrell and William j.
| Rich. Patrtarchs Henry F. Allwine,
! Capt Alfred H. Noakes of Canton
| sentatives MILAN and Wood examined
Noble Grand James 1. Jones. Vice
| Grand II. G. Rambo. Warden f. r. Rey-
! nolds, Conductor G. W. Owen, jr.; Right
| r. S. Ramsey and Guardians w. N. Nc
| Kay and William Amos in the work of
| all the degrees. Grand Treasurer J. j.
| Yoakley reported that the examination
| of the books of Treasurer Mcconnell
! showed large gain in finances. Grand
| Secretary Frank E. Rapp reported on
| the records of Secretary Henry w.
| Weber as kept in the most modern sys-
tens. and indexed to date. A gain of
| membership was reported, the present
! membership numbering 1S3.
| Al the close of the examination the
degree team, under Degree Director w.
! H. Mcconnell. conferred the second de-
! gree Rev. c. c. Mclean, pastor of
an address on scenes on the road from
Jerusalem to Jericho as he noted them
| in recent visit to the Holy Land. A
short address WAS made also by Grand
| Master Schwinger. Among the inter-
I esting features was the patriotic dem
! onstration in saluting old Glory and
! the appearance of Uncle Sam" the au-
dience joining in singing America"
| Preparations for the celebration of
/ the ninety eighth anniversary of the
order in this jurisdiction began last
Saturday evening, when Deputy Grand
| Master John 7. Humphreys, deputiZed
J by Grand Master Irving Il. Schwinger,
! called d meeting in the blue room of
! odd Fellows Hall of the representa-
! tives appointed by the lodges, Subor-
dinate and Rebekah, to meet for the
| purpose.
BY unanimous consent D. G. NJ. John
! T. Humphreys was made permanent
chairman of the anniversary commit
tee, Z. q. NJ. Edgar D. Thompson, vice
| chairman: Grand Herald Harry l.. An
| dresen, secretary, and Miss Mollie E.
| E,lmonston, treasurer.
1t was decided to hold the celebra-
ton Thursday, April 26. In the main
auditorium of Odd Fellows Hall. that
date being the actual ninety-eighth
| birthday of the Independent Order of
| Odd Fellows. D. G. NJ. Humphreys
| stated the celebration will be the last
affair held in the old hall before it is
torn down for the new building.
Mr.. Humphreys appointed the fol-
lowing chairmen of committees the
| committees to be selected by the va
| rious chairmen: Program, P. G. NJ. Ed
Lyons: hall and decorations p G. p
| p. H. Leary; printing, w. B. Berlin;
| badges. Mrs Minnie K. Noakes; audit
ing. Charles G. Barton: publicity. Mrs
| loeitii " luidlnS, ana receptlON, Il.
| Windsor.
| The various chairmen were instruct
, Ell to present reports at the next meet
| ing of the committee, Saturday, April
! IA. 1t was unanimously decided that
| invitations be mailed to every member
| of the order
The secretary of the general degree
| staff of this jurisdiction Grand Herald
| Harry l.. Andersen, has announced that
| the staff will pay visit to Yonkers
! Lodge, No. "32, of Yonkers, N. Y.
! Thursday, April 19. in return of the
visit made to this city September last.
when the lodge conferred the first de-
! gree upon class of twenty at Odd Eel
| lows Hall.
! p. G. r. and G. r. w. w. MILAN will
| accompany the party. with P. G. NJ
| William j. Hope, president of the STAFF.
! and Secretary Andersen, and will make
the presentation of framed set of on
| crossed resolutions and also "the
i golden key
! special car has been secured for tho
! party.
| At the grand visitation to Federal
| City Lodge No. 20, Wednesday evening
! one of the features was the Civ
! ing of the second degree in chorus
| by the officers There was an alarm
at the door and Uncle Sam demanded
| admittance, accompanied by one of his
| soldier boys. After impressing on those
present the necessity of standing nv
him in the present trouble. he led the
| singing of America" and Star Spangled
Banner The lodge was then addressad