The Washington herald., 1918-07-28
News OF the FraternaI Societies

meeting. Many visitors were present
to witness the work Of the degree
team, several Of the Grand Lodge Of
ficers being among them
y Harry L Anderson. chairman OF
the amusement committee Of the
Odd Fellows Home excursion, re-
ports the following winners OF
races:
Twenty-nvs-yard dash for girls
under Is years. Miss Grace Wsbb;
second. Miss Ruth Beall: third. Miss
Loretta Ryder; So-yard dash for
girls - to II years. Miss Emile
Fey: second. Miss Agnes. Teates;
third. Miss Juanita Mostyn; so-yard
dash for boys under - years. FL
mer Eckloff; second, Stafford Jones;
third. Alfred Noal<es; 100-yard dash
for boys II to II years. Joseph Ry-
der; second. Karl Andergg: third.
Raymond Alcorn; 75 yards for ladies
Is years and over. Mrs. Otelta Tay-
lor; second. Mrs. Savilla Mais: third.
Mrs. Lillian McGregor; 10o-yard
dash for young men over IL. Rich
ard Cole; second, J. Boswell: third.
william Smith: 100-yard dash for
Odd Fellows. n. r. Morgan: second.
]. Davis Bowen; third, Charles
Coon: fourth, Frank Mettler: peanut
race, Mrs. H. C. r. Bohnke; second.
Mrs. Bertha williams; third. Mrs.
Florence Bennett: spoon and egg
contest, Miss Bertha Cosbey; second.
Miss Josephine Jarboe: third. Mrs.
Ollie Hagenmaker; fourth. Mrs. A.
]. Regal: sack race. George Ecklon;
second. John 8. Greene: third. Eddie
Hall; potato race for ladies of the
Rebekah degree. Mrs Amy Gloss
brenner; second. Mrs. Gertrude
Bowen; third. Mrs. Susie Eckloff:
fourth, Mrs. z. B. Adams: snail
race. Ruth Deyounge; second, Mrs.
Martha Jarboe: third. Mrs. Edna
Cook; double harness race, Mr.. and
Mrs ]. Davis Bowen: second. Mr..
and Mrs. Il r Reynolds; third. Mr..
and Mrs. H. c. r. Bohnke: fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Strafer; fat men
over 200 lbs, B. e. Strape: second.
Mr.. Newbery: third. Chas. A. Peters;
fat ladies over 200 lbs. Miss Hester.
second. Mrs. Holly: third. Mrs. Mar
tha Jarboe; double obstacle race,
Miss Leonra Reilly and Mr.. George
Eckloff: second, Mrs. Virginia
Greene and John 8. Green. The
number of persons taken on this
excursion exceeded that of any for
mer excursion given for the home.
Salem Lodge, No. q. held their
regular meeting on Thursday even
ing. Degrees were conferred on sew
eral candidates. Past Grand Robert
Thompson, who has been spending
several weeks at Atlantic City, was
present and gave an account OF his
nisit. Reports were received from
the chairman OF the war savings
stamps committee and the represen-
tativc Of the home excursion.
Past Grand e. A. C. Van Horn, OF
Phoenix Lodge, No. q. and for many
years station master of the old Penn
sylvania station, at Sixth and 3
streets, has entered Odd Fellows
Home as a resident.
Grand Patriarchc Capt. Alfred n.
Noakes, : in accordance with action
taken at the last session OF the grand
encampment, has requested the
scribes of several encampments to
send all news items of the encamp-
ments to Grand Secretary Frank e.
Rapp for insertion in the fraternal
columns Of the Sunday papers.
Columbian Encampment, No. 1. will
hold its regular meeting on wednes-
day evening. when the degrees will
be conferred On several candidates.
Chief Patriarch B. B. Vanden. as
sisted by his corps of officers, will
endcavor to make this term Of the
encampment the banner term Of the
grand encampment year. Grand
Treasurer Frank d. Seiffert. scribe
OF the encampment, notifies all mem
bers Of the important features and
work to be done and the Importance
Of each member being present to
assist the chict patriarch.