The Washington herald., 1917-09-09
GOSSIP OF FRATERNAL CIRCLES

east. together with the head con-
suls Of the sovereign Jurisdiction.
1t is expected that Herbert C.
Hoover. Food Administrator, will
make the opening address, follow
ed by Sovereign Commander W. A.
Fraser. Sovereign Banker Morris
Sheppard, Sovereign Clerk John T.
Yates and the other sovereign Of
ficers OF the Woodmen of the World.
The meeting will be open to the
public and everyone is invited.
Colonel George Wilsher, Uniform
Rank, ranking officer in the Dis
trict OF Columbia. notifies all men
of the Uniform Rank to report in
uniform to him at 4:30 o'clock Sum
day evening at Northeast Masonic
Temple. Eighth and F streets north
east. with their axes. 1t is intended
to give the men one hour drill in
preparation for the reception of the
sovereign officers and head consuls.
Mt. Vernon Camp, No. s, held an
enthusiastic meeting Monday at
Woodmen OF the World Hall. Four
and-a-half and G streets southwest
There were three new applications re-
ceived and voted upon favorably
Banker Schoneberger entertained the
camp with a talk concerning the work
now under way by the Boosters
Club. Col Wilsher gave an address,
laying before the camp the plans un-
der which he is working to make The
Herald popularity contest a success
for the Woodmen of the World. The
camp assured him its full support.
This camp expects to give the pro-
lection degree to several candidates
day in this month and invites all
Woodmen to be present on that oc-
| casion.
Alpha Camp, No. /, met at Eagles
Hall Monday night, last, having a
very satisfactory meeting. Sovereign
Wolf gave a talk.
Oak Camp, No. 4. at the Northeast
Temple Wednesday night, put on the
entire initiation with full parapher-
MALTA and the degree team is to be
commended on the splendid showing
made before an unusually large audi
ence which appreciated the character
OF its work by their sudden outbursts
of applause. After the work was
/ completed the camp served a supper
and there was a very happy crowd
| that attended Oak Camp on Wednes-
day. The camp took a short recess
to allow Mr.. Owens. advance agent
Of the Smiths Great Shows, to ad-
dress the camp with reference to Civ
ing the Smiths Shows under the
auspices of the Woodmen of the
World. The proposition was turned
over to the Boosters Club for final
arrangements, and it is expected that
! the Boosters Club will sign a con-
. ~g0A ~,
some time this week. The shows
come to Washington September "a
for two weeks. Eleven new applica-
tions were received and accepted.
National Camp. No. u. met at Ma
sonic Hall, Anacostia, on Wednesday
night with a very good attendance.
The degree team gave the protection
degree to several candida tes. The
camp listened with interest to reports
from Advisor Lieut.. G. H. Easter and
Sovereign Eimmerling in regard TO
the final arrangements made by the
Boosters Club for the entertainment
OF the delegates to the special con-
vention OF head consUls. The uniform
rank company of engineers of Ma
tional Camp has been designated by
the Boosters Club as a committee to
proceed to the headquarters of the
delegates in uniform and escort them
to the joint meeting to be held Mon
day night at Northeast Masonic Tenn
pie, after which the individual MEM
bers OF the company will act as
ushers.
Elm Camp. No. S, held its first Sep
tember meeting at Old Masonic Tenn
| pie on Thursday night. State Man
AF1Tnnnan ha
/ tailed report of the arrangements
made and under way by the Boosters
| Club to look after the delegates to
the special convention OF head con-
| suls.
Old Glory Camp will meet at Wash
| ington Hall. Third street and Penn
4 sylvania avenue southeast, Tuesday
night and invites all of the delegates
to the head consuls convention.
| Fraser Camp. No. Il, will hold
! short business session Monday night.
Willow Grove met last Tuesday
! night at the home Of Guardian Burns
and had a very satisfactory meeting.
| The Grove has been invited by the
| Boosters Club to meet with the other
camps Monday night at Northeast
! Masonic Temple. Eighth and F streets
| llOl liSdSl, anu Htlp IIdht lIlt "tlCOlllt
| to the sovereign officers and head
| consuls a genuine one.
Mt. Vernon Grove met last Friday
| night at the home of Miss Frances
Van Allen, 80 Mclean avenue SOUTH
west, and listened with considerable
| interest to the report from Sovereign
W. H. Mckinney regarding the pre-
| parations being made by the Boosters
| Club to entertain the delegates to the
| special convention of head consuls
| September 10, II and 12