The Washington herald., 1918-03-17

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nesday.
All members who have bought or in
duced others to buy war savings
stamps and thrift stamps should re-
! port the amounts of such sales TO
Press Agent NJ. 7. Landers at least
once q month, so that he may In turn
report to the general committee.
The members were glad to see Past
Grand Master Mead out again at The
4 last meeting.
The General I. o. o. F. war saw
ings stamps committee held a fairly
well attended meeting last Saturday
evening. March 3, when specific plans
were adopted for carrying on the
sale of war stamps. The jurisdic-
tion has been divided into working
groups consisting OF three lodges
each, two subordinate and one Re-
bekah and the following is a list
showing the lodges comprising each
group:
First-Naomi No. 1, Central No. /
and Metropolis No. 16.
Second-Ruth No. 2, Washington
No. 6 and Columbia No. 10.
Third-Martha Washington No. 3,
Eastern No. and Covenant No. 13.
Fourth-Dorcas No. 4. Federal City
No 20 and Phoenix No. 2s.
Fifth-Esther No. 5, Harmony No.
9 and Union No. IL.
Sixth-Miriam No. 6. Golden Rule
No. 81 and Amity No. 81.
Seventh-Fidelity No. 7. Langdon
! No. 26 and Excelsior No. II.
Eighth-Friendship No. s, Friend
ship No. IL and Salem No. 22.
Ninth-Mount Pleasant No. 3.
Beacon No. Is and Mount Pleasant
No. 20.
The representatives of each group
are to cooperate with one another,
as we'll as to work individually.
The grand master will expect a COM
plete report to be made by each
lodge, covering the first three
months of the year. at the next
meeting of the committee, April 6,
1918.
Encouraging reports were re-
ceived from the various lodges
present, approximately $1,000 hav-
| ing already been subscribed for
through the efforts Of the /. o. o. F..
with returns from a considerable
number of the working units still
out.
A motion was adopted. whereby
1t has been decided to hold q regular
session of the general committee
on the first Saturday Of each month
during the year. The next meeting
will be held, Saturday. April 6. 1918
at /. o. o. F. Hall. Nineteenth and
! Pennsylvania avenue northwest, at
! s p. m. sharp. This will necessarily
! be one OF our most important meet
! ings and each and every lodge
should be represented. The central
committee has been greatly en-
Unused over the efforts of our order
and the Jurisdiction has been highly
complimented for the positive re-
suits shown.
Noble Grand Reynolds, Of Federal
City, No. 20, announces the first de-
gree for next Wednesday. Past
Grand Garrels was appointed chair
man of the war stamp committee in
place of the noble grand Vice Grand
Amos was appointed representative
to the ninety-ninth anniversary COM
mittee.
At the last meeting the initiatory
! degree was conferred on a class OF
! three candidates. The war savings
stamp committee met last night to
formulate plans for an active cam
| paign.
! Deputy Grand Master Victor p.
| Hammer announces that the meeting
of the ninety-ninth anniversary COM
mttee has been changed from Thurs
day, March q, to Friday. March q.
at the hall. Nineteenth and Pennsyl-
vania avenue
!, Grand Master Humphreys has an
nounced the annual grand visitation
! to Phoenix Lodge, No. 2S, has been
| transferred to the fall series at the
request Of the lodge, owing to their
! occupying temporary quarters unit
the completion OF their new hall.
John B. Goodwin. secretary. Sover-
eign Grand Lodge, and Past Grand
/ William f. Andrews will be the prin;
cipal speakers Tuesday night at the
annual visit Of the grand master tc
| Mount Pleasant Lodge, No. %, Four.
teenth and Kenyon streets northwest
| Invitations have been accepted from
prominent Odd Fellows in the juris,
| dictions of Maryland and Virginia, in
cluding Grand Lodge officers, and q
will motor from Alexandria and Falls
Church. Every lodge in the District
is expected to answer roll call and q
fraternal welcome Is extended so.
| journing memberA