Evening star., 1918-03-17

Pm for instruction Of all the line Of
dcers- The regular business session
will follow at 8 o'clock. Tuesday night
the members will visit Mount Pleasant
Lodge and the noble grand has asked
as many as possible to accompany him
war savings and thrift stamps are be-
Ing purchased literally by Langdon
members. About $50 worth was reported
for the past week. Noble Grand Mettler
has appointed NJ. S. Fall to represent
the lodge on the ninety ninth anniver-
sary committee. The lodge voted to
levy an assessment of 81 on each mem
Der to meet the payment of the soldiers
by the Grand Lodge.
Covenant Lodge, since March, 1917,
has increased its membership 10 per
cent. The degrees are being conferred
at almost every meeting. Grand Repre-
sentative John H. Wood at the last
meeting made an interesting address
There were visitors also from other
jurisdictions.
Harmony Lodge, No. 3. Wednesday
night will confer the second degree on
three candidates. The lodge has degree
work scheduled for each meeting in
March and April. E. E. Stacy, P. G..
of war saving and thrift stamps. A
number Of visitors witnessed the first
degree last Wednesday night Past
Grand George A. Green, who died March
6, was a past grand patriarch. and had
served the order in many offices during
his membership of nearly forty years.
Golden Rule Lodge conferred the fni-
tiatory degree Tuesday evening. H c.
r. Bohnke. representative to the war
savings stamps committee, made a
complete report of the action taken at
the last session of that committee. 1t
is proposed to adopt card system for
the entire membership in reporting the
amount Of stamps bought and sold.
Columbia Lodge at it's last meeting
conferred the initiatory degree on two
candidates. one Of them a grandson OF
Past Grand Malone. The lodge COM
mittee reported $685. in returns to date
from the sales of war saving stamps.
Washington Lodge will confer the
initiatory degree on four candidates
Tuesday night.
Capt. Spencer E. Bomar, past grand,
who is on leave from Camp Sewer, S.
c.. on account of illness, expects to be
in the city until Wednesday, and will
be glad to see his friends at his home,
521 Harvard street northwest.
Grand Patriarch r. F. P1ymale, ac-
companied by the Grand Encampment
officers, paid an official visit to Fred
p. Stuart Encampment, No. Z, Tues
day night The grand scribe and grand
treasurer reported the books and
finances "in splendid condition"
Friendship Lodge. No. 10. with the
assistance of Grand Secretary Rapp
and Messrs. Robertson and Riden of
Colchester Lodge. No. ia, Illinois. con-
ferrad ipjtfafOrV degree WedneS-
day.
All members who have bought, or
induced others to buy, war savings
stamps and thrift stamps. have been
sales to M. T. Landers at least once
month, so that he may. in turn, report
to the general committee.
Past Grand Master Mead was pres
ent at the last meeting.
The general I. O. Q. war savings
stamps committee met March g. when
specific plans were adopted for car
rying on the sale of war stamps. The
working groups consisting of three
lodges each, two subordinate and one
Rebekah. and the following lodges
comprise the groups: First-Naomi.
No. ls Second-Ruth, No. 2; Wash
ington. No. 6, and Columbia, No. 10.
Third-Martha Washington, No. 3;
Eastern. No. 7, and Covenant, No. 13.
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No. 20, and Phoenix. No. 2s. Fifth
Union, No. IL sixth-Miriam, No. G:
Golden Rule, No. 81. and Amity, No. y.
sevcnth-Fidelity, No. 7; Langdon, No.
2e. and Excelsior. No. II; Eighth
Friendship. No. s: Friendship. No. l..
and Salem. No. %. Ninth--Mt. Pleas
ant, No. 0: Beacon, No. Is, and Mount
Pleasant No. %.
The representatives of each group
arc RI cO-ODerate with one another
as well as to work Individually. The
grand master has asked complete
report by each lodge, covering the
first three months of the year, at the
next meeting of the committee.
Encouraging reports were received
from the lodges present. Approximate
ly $1,000 had been subscribed for
through the efforts of the I. o. o. F.,
with returns from a considerable num-
Der OF the working units still out.
1t was decided to hold session of
the general committee the first Sat
urday Of each month during the year.
The next meeting will be held Satur-
day. April 6. 1913. at l. o. Q. F. Hall,
10th street and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest. at pm. The central COM
mittee has been greatly enthused over
the efforts Of the order, and the juris-
diction has been highly complimented
for positive results shown. it Is said.
Noble Grand Reynolds of Federal
City Lodge, No. 20. has announced the
frst degree for next Wednesday, Past
Grand Garrels was appointed chairman
of the war stamp committee in place
Of the noble grand. Vice Grand Amos
was appointed representative to the
ninety-ninth anniversary committee At
the last meeting the initiatory degree
was conferred on class Of three.
Deputy Grand Master Victor p. Ham
mag has = anaancsd shat. ths-msstinS