Evening star., 1917-09-16

and John H Wood of the Grand Lodge
and Gen. E. w. Bradford of the Grand
Encampment left for Louisville. KY,
ereign Grand Lodge. Maj. w. H. Ernest
| and Maj. w. J. Rogers, aids on the stan
or the commanding general OF the Pa
| triarchs Militant, Gen. E. X. Ritter,
The Odd Fellows Bowling League
| will meet in the lodgeroom at 18th
street and Pennsylvania avenue
1880 o'clock. when the election of Off
| GERS for the ensuing year will be held
| and a reorganization of the commit
tees VIII be effected. Members and rep
gible to attend. The past two years
| the league has been very successful.
Grand Sire Frank c. Goudy. upon re-
pointed a special committee for discus
sion and to enlist the cooperation OF
the order in the governments propa-
ganda for the conservation of food
| products. consisting of all past grand
sires. the deputy grand sire, grand sec
! retary and ten grand representatives.
At Mr.. Hoover's telegraphic invitatio
a conference was held September IL.
Those present were Grand Sire Frank
c. Goudy. Denver. Col: Deputy Grand
Sire Henry v. Borst of New York, Past
Grand Sires A. 8. Pinkerton of Massa-
chusetts. c. A. Keller Of Texas. J. A. b.
Robertson of Oklahoma, Assistant
Grand secretary J. Ed Kroh Of Mary
land. Grand Representatives John E.
Bunker Of Maine. w. B. Sloan of Geor-
gia. w. e. Hutchinson Of Connecticut
Z. 5 Emerson of New Hampshire. Col.
Park +. Deans of Virginia and Gen. E.
W. Bradford of Washington, D. c. Mr.
Hoover discussed at length his plans
and purposes and made suggestions as
to how the order could cooperate in
the work. At the conclusion the rep
resentatives adopted resolutions recon-
mendfng to the Sovereign Grand Lodge
that the order. through it's various
subordinate units. cooperate in the
work and that the journals of the order
give all possible publicity to the rec
concentrations of the food administra-
tion: also that it recommend to the
members of the order to have one
wheatless meal each day and one meat
less day each week during the war, and
pledge Its support to any legislation
Grand Lodge to this program. Many
OF the representatives left the city inn
mediately for Louisville. KY, but some.
including the grand sire, remained for
brief visit
Mount Pleasant Lodge, No 20, will
meet Tuesday evening, when plans for
the Grand Lodge visitation will be dis
cussed Warden r. w. B. Roe. director
of the initiatory degree, has requested
all members of the team to be present
Tor rehearsal: also any other members
VINO may be interested in degree work.
Grand Chaplain Henry s. Petty of
the Grand Lodge. who has been spend
ing some time with his niece Miss
irene Mccartney. at Buena Vista, near
Uneven. Warren country, Va, for rest
arai or4in ms work in the grand and sub
Ind doA =
writes enthusiastically to friends in
the CITY or how he is helping to solve
the problem of the high cost of living
on farm of 20S acres. where every
ming: from soup to dessert is being
supplled Tor the most laborte menus.
one of his mementoes sent bv marcel
post IS two-pound cucumber. five
incnes IN diameter and nearly a foot
IN iength He says he wants his friends
IN Washington to know that while il
may be bit early as vet for him 70
nandle gun in his country's defense
ne mas enlisted in the army of uroduc
tlon and conservation. Grand Chap
lain Petty's friends saw he Is as ardap,
a patriot he is an Odd Fellow and
that he ranks at the top in both classes
The last meeting of Federal CITY
Lodge. No. IS, marked the onenjpe ri
the season for the degree work. which
had been suspended for the summer
months.
Past Grand Master John Wood left for
soulsVilie' Ky. Friday TO attend the
tive from this Jurisdiction
The booster committee" has rear
1adgs ranged Its schedule OF visits to the local
cages le Gs,as as follows; 9l Eastern. September
PA october 4: Beacon. October 8:
w Washington. October 16: Central, Octo-
per 20: Covenant. November /: Lang
qon' qs Novembep s .: Metropolis. November
plnot
Amity November 27; Friendship, De,
cember ); Salem. December 10: Phoenix
december u: Excelsior, December (27
harmony, January 9; Union, Janu-
Deputy Grand Master Humphreys
urged that every member of Federal
CITY Lodge who can do SO attend these
vista tions.
=. s 5; Gaumer has resigned his posi-
ton in the Post Office Department, ef-
fective September %. to accent a posj-
tion as income tax collector in the
internal revenue service at Philadelp-
hia.
Mount Nebo Encampment No 6. will
CONFER the royal purple degree We'd
nesday evening at 18th and KENYON
streets northwest. An invitatio has
oeeh eNtehoed to all patriarchs in the
city to be present. At the last meeting
of the encampment the golden rule de.
gree was conferred on ]. Harold Hart
OF the office of the assistant attorney
general for the Post Office Department.
oliver W. Young ghlood was received by
transfer from West Virginia.
w. y. Stillwell of Columbia Lodge
No. 10 who has been i'll with "a nervous
breakdown. has gone to Los Angeles,
Cal, to recuperate
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