Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03

work Friday evening.
| Ruth Lodge tomorrow will devote the
evening to business and the receipt of re-
ports from the. war savings and thrift
stamp committee, closing with a social
hour. At the last meeting the lodge was
addressed by Grand Master Humphreys
and Past President Grigsby of the AS
sembly. on the war savings and thrift
campaign and the drive for membership.
! Noble Grand Pearl Keck had previously
appointed a committee which has been
organized and has entered enthusiastically
| into the work Of selling war savings
stamps. The lodge purchased STA. IS
worth Annie NJ Coleman was appointed
press agent for the lodge.
Friendship Lodge. No. 8, will hold a
business meeting Thursday, after which
| the new degree director, Esther England.
conferred March 81. Al. the opening meet
ing, Past President Grigsby gave a talk
on war savings stamps. President Mary
NJ. Dement, and Henriette Werner, secre-
tary of the assembly, also addressed the
lodge. Friendship Lodge has purchased
$50 worth Of war savings stamps and the
committee has reported more than 500
worth already sold.
At the last meeting of Esther Lodge.
on his visit to France, of the dangers
and of visits to the various hospitals.
He exhibited relics of the war and
explained their use. A musical en-.
Miss Sloss. followed. Those present
| included the grand master. grand war
den and other members of the Grand
| Lodge. The grand warden spoke of
| the sale of war savings and Thrift
stamps. Mrs Nusbaum was installed
as left supporter by Mrs. Werner. Mrs.
Adams gave report of the Home Cir
Gle. and suggested a way to raise
| Home Esther Lodge has complied
with the request of the grand master
| that each lodge display a flag in it's
! lodgeroom and OMEN its sessions with
appropriate exercises in honor of the
| flag Esther has the distinction of
being the first lodge to be presented
with a flag bv one of its members, Past
Noble Grand Fehl.
The Assembly Home Circle will meet
| Wednesday at the home of Mrs. E. E.
Stacey. 241s 18th street northwest.
At the February meeting of the Off
! GERS and committee chairmen of Mount
Pleasant Lodge, No 20. Noble Grand r.
w. b. Roe outlined the plans for the
Lodge visitation March 10. A program,
| of UNIQUE ideas is being arranged
Many prominent Odd Fellows of the
! jurisdictions of Maryland. Virginia
| District of Columbia and other states
have accented invitations to be present.
! John B. Goodwin. secretary of the Sow
! ereign Grand LODGE. and Past Grand
William f. Andrews will be the speak
ers Of the evening. DELEGATIONS from
| every subordinate lodge in the District
| and many from virginia are expected
| to answer to the roll call. The vista
ton will he held in the lodeeroom at
| 14th ard Kenyon streets northwest
| Tuesday evening DR.. w. s. Whitman
of Salem Lodge. No. %. will speak of
| Food Chemistry"
Harmony Lodge. No. 9. at it's next
meeting will confer the initiatory de-
gree on a class of seven candidates.
Past Grand e. E. Stacy has been ap-
| pointed on the committee on war saw
| ings and thrift stamps. After it's last
| meeting the lodge paid fraternal visit
| to Eastern Lodge, No. Z. which was
| celebrating it's seventy third anniver-
! sary. The relations between Eastern
Lodge and Harmony have always been
closely fraternal.