Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-18

Grand Master Irving r. Schwinger
and the officers Of the Grand Lodge will
pay an Official visit to Salem Lodge.
Hall. Anacostia, Thursday evening.
During the past year the lodge has In
creased in membership.
Eastern Lodge. No. Z, will confer the
third degree Wednesday. Degree work
will follow every night during the re-
mainder of the term. The lodge re-
Gently placed a large shield upon the
walls Of the lodgeroom. which contains
the names Of fourteen members who
have "joined the coIors" and are now
serving their country. Several are now
in France with the American forces.
Grand Master schwinger has an
nounced the following appointments
of installing officers for the term be-
ginning January I: For Central. No. 1.
and Metropolis. No. 16. Jointly. ]. w.
Payne. grand herald; Washington. No.
Eastern. No. I. and Harmony. No. ..
Jointly, Capt A. L. Noakes; Columbia,
No. 10. L. H. Windsor: Union. No. II. NJ.
q. Landers; Friendship. No. IL. William
McPhee: Covenant, No. 13. Harry L.
Is. G. E. Wood: Excelsior. No. II. V.
p. Hammer. grand warden; Federal
City, No. 20, wilton Harvey; Golden
Rule, Ne. p. ]. E. Chamberlain; Salem.
No. 20. w. B. Berlin; Langdon. No. rs,
L. W. Bennett: Amity. No. ~. E. r.
Afmentrout: Phoenix, No. 20, w. H.
Mcconnell. and Mount Pleasant. No. 20,
o. W. Wyatt.
Gen. E. W. Bradford. representative
of Grand Sire Frank C. Goudy on the
food commission. has held several con-
ferences with Director Herbert Hoover
during the past week preparatory to
delivering an address on food conser-
walton before the Grand Lodge of Indi-
Ana at Indianapolis Tuesday. Grand
Sire |Goudy and a large number OF
grand representatives Of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge will be present on that
occasion.
has appointed Deputy Grand Master
John T. Humphreys chairman Of the
executive committee on ways and
means with power to select members
Of the committee to assist in making
the arrangements for a National Cap
after 1t has been dedicated by the
Grand Lodge. The committee on ar
engagements for the dedication exercises
as selected at the last special session
Master Schwinger. Past Grand Masters
Thomas w. Fowler. r. H. Sorrell. John
I. Brown and Gen. E. W. Bradford
Deputy Grand Master Humphreys will
arrange for the general rally of all
lodges and a class of several hundred
1t is hoped. will receive the first degree
Friendship Lodge. No. IL. will confer
the initiatory degree Wednesday evening
the degree team being under the direction
ing reports that the candidates for the
degrees have been divided into classes
and at each meeting the degree will be
conferred on one Of the classes. At 8
"ladies' night" a large number of mem.
bers with their families were entertained
with program of vocal and instrumental
music and an elaborate banquet. Grand
the address of the evening.
Amity Lodge. No. u. will devote it.
next meeting to the consideration of foot
conservation and plans for distributing
Christmas packages to its members nov
Serving under the colors" At the last
meeting the third degree was conferred
the degree team being under the direction
Of Past Grand Master r. A. Ford The
lodge Is being assisted in distributing
Christmas packages by Miriam Rebekai
Lodge, No. 6.
Grand Chaplain Henry S. Petty. whil<
going from the meeting of Columbia
Lodge to the Odd Fellows Home Ia .,
week, was knocked down and seriously
injured by taxicab at Esd street an5
Pennsylvania avenue northwest. He /,
still confined at the Emergency Hos.
pital. but Is reported to be slowly i'm.
proving. Many members of the orde,
have called daily at the hospital to ex.
tend their sympathy
Mount Pleasant Lodge will be visited
oy the booster committee of Fedaral
City Lodge Tuesday evening. at 7:3(
O'Clock.
Every members of the lodge and O,
the order has been urged to attend thi.
Federal City Lodge in its work and n
demonstrate the faith of the lodge II
it's efforts. "
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