The Washington herald., 1918-01-20
Odd Fellows.

Udd Fellows.
Monday Union, No. II. business; Langdon.
No. S. business
Tuesday-Golden Rule. No. q. business
wednesday-Esster, No. 7. degree; Federal
City, No. %, degree; Harmony. No. o. business.
Thursday-coTenant. No. Is. degree: Salem.
No. 2. degree; Columbia, No. 10. Excelsior.
No. II. and Phoenix. No. D, business
Friday-Cental, No. !. business.
ENcAMPMENTs.
TueSday-Fted d. Stuart, No. I. degree.
FridAy-Masenenu, No. 4. degree.
PATRIARCHS MILITANT.
saturday-Cantou Washington. No. !, monthly
business meeting and drill.
Washington Lodge, No. 6. Grand
Representative John II. Wood assist
ed by Grand Master Irving r. Schwin-
ger, Grand Secretary Frank E. Rapp,
Past Grands B. w. Underwood, of
Central, No. /. and Roscoe Jenkings.
OF Harmony, No. 9. and a corps Of past
grands from several of the other
lodges, installed the officers-elect on
Tuesday evening. Past Grand Master
Daniel A. Dugan was Installed noble
grand, Past Grand Master William ].
Hope, financial secretary; George G.
Jewell. recording secretary. Noble
Grand Dugan started his term by
presenting an application for mem
bership in the lodge, stating that he
proposed to have degree work every
night during his term as noble grand.
Friendship Lodge. No. Il, opens the
new term by receiving a large number
of applications for membership De-
gree Director Kincer reports that the
degree team Is ready to confer de-
grees every meeting night. This lodge
showed a large increase of members
during 1917.
The Grand Lodge held its annual
session Wednesday and Thursday
evenings in the temporary quarters,
Nineteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. The following Of
fcers were elected: John T. Hum
phrey, grand master; Victor p. Ham
mer, deputy grand master; Z. l.
Dunn, grand warden: Frank E. Rapp,
grand secretary; w. ]. Rich, grand
treasurer; w. W. MILAN. grand rep
, resentatives to the Odd Fellows Hall
Association.
Harmony Lodge. No. 9, I. o. o. F.,
held a very interesting meeting We'd
nesday evening. There was a good
attendance of their own members and
several visitors. One candidate was
elected to membership and another
petition was received for the degrees
The lodge will confer the second de-
gree at its next meeting and large
attendance is expected. p
At the last meeting of Central
Lodge, No. /. the following members
were installed by the District deputy
grand master, Charles NJ. England.
from Salem. No. %, assisted by an
able team from that lodge: Newton
Crickenberger, noble grand; C. o.
FELTON,. vice grand; W. G. Phillips,
recording secretary; B. W. Under
wood, financial secretary; VIM.
Ernest. treasurer; Victor p. Hammer,
District deputy grand master, as
chaplain. And the following appoint
i've officers were named: G. o. Eel
ton, as warden: Robert Southworth,
as degree master; L. P. Pumphery
and Geo. Black, right and left sup
porter to the noble grand; Fred
Philips, right supporter to the vice
grand; Brother Versy. inside guardian
J. n. Jones, outside guardian.
The retiring noble grand, Brother
l. J. Matthews, will occupy the chair
OF past grand this term.
The degree master has begun work
on the team and well may he do so
as Two applications came in at the
hrst meeting. That means work in
the near future. Past Grand William
r. Pumphery was appointed District
deputy for the lodge to install the
Two brothers not present on the night
of the regular installation,
Federal City Lodge held a short
session last Wednesday In order to
enable the past grands to attend the
meeting Of the Grand Lodge, where
the election resulted in the elevating
OF Past Grand ]. T. Humphreys of
this lodge to the position of grand
master Of the District Of Columbia
and Past Grands ]. /. Jones and How
ana g. Rambo received the past
grands degree and were admitted to
the Grand Lodge. Noble Grand
Reynolds announced the first degree
for next Wednesday.
The booster committee made their
visitation last Monday night to Union
Lodge and were cordially received.
Addresses were made by Grand Mas
ter i. r. Schwinger and Deputy Grand
Master ]. T. Humphreys. This COM
pleted the visltations for the season,
the committee having visited all the
subordinate lodges in this jurisdic-
ton.
The Rebekah Degree.
Monday-Naomi No l and Ruth M . h,.a