The Washington herald., 1918-05-12
Odd Fellows.

Odd Fellows
The dedication Of Odd Fellows Tenn
pie brought back from their tempo
rary quarters all the subordinate
lodges which met in the old hall and
in addition. Federal City Lodge. No.
20. and Dorcas Rebekah Lodge, No. 4.
The following lodges now meet in
the temple at 419 Seventh street north
west: Central Lodge. No. l, Friday
evenings: Washington Lodge, No. 6.
Tuesday evenings: Easter. No. 7. and
Harmony. No. 9, Wednesday evenings:
Columbia Lodge. No. 10. every Thurs
day evening and Beacon Lodge. No.
Is. Monday evenings; Excelsior Lodge,
No. II, the second and fourth Thurs
day evenings OF each month: Federal
City, Friday evenings: Golden Rule.
No. q, Tuesday evenings. All lodges
meeting weekly except Excelsior
Lodge, No. II.
Columbian Encampment, No. 1. also
resumed its regular meeting nights,
the first and last Wednesday evening
of each month. and Fred d. Stuart.
No. Z. the second and fourth Tues
days Of the month, and Naomi Re-
bekah Lodge. No. 1, and Ruth, No. 2,
the first and third Monday evenings;
Martha Washington. No. 3. second and
fourth Thursday evenings; Dorcas,
No. 4. the first and third Thursday
evenings.
The sixth and seventh floors of the
temple have been fitted up in the
most modern way for fraternal pur-
poses, the sixth floor comprising three
large lodge rooms fitted up with
handsome plush upholstered furniture.
with locker rooms having modern
steel lockers. The seventh floor has
an encampment and canton room, re-
ception room, auditorium, dining
room with an up-to-date kitchen at
tached. Offices have been provided
for the grand secretary, grand scribe
and board Of trustees and an office
on the sixth floor for the superinten-
dent, Col. Samuel E. Boyce. private
elevator for use of the members has
also been installed. Members OF the
order from all lodges and particularly
members of foreign Jurisdiction are
invited to avail themselves of the
privileges and comforts offered by the
temple.
Friendship Lodge. No. Il. held an
enthusiastic and well attended regu-
lar meeting the beginning of the
month. The second degree was
conferred upon two candidates. Among
the Grand Lodge officers present were
Deputy Grand Master Victor P. Ham
mer. Grand Representative John H.
Wood. Grand Secretary Frank E
Rapp, Past Grands S. Foose, w. H.
Davis, and others. As a recognition
of the election of Past Grand Joseph
B. Kincer as a member of the board
OF directors OF Odd Fellows Home
the lodge presented the Home Asso-
citation with a check of 800.
The Odd Fellows Home Association
held its annual meeting for the home
year ending in April and elected the
following officers or the year: Presi.
dent. Frank E. Rapp; vice president
Mrs. Laura E. B. McChesney; secre-
tary. Mrs. Annie E. Grigsby; treas
urer. Past Grand Master J. T. Petty
Mr.. Petty having served as treasurer
since the beginning and incorporation
Of the home, June. 1903. In addition
to the above officers, the following
directors were also elected: Mrs
Floro o. Schwinger. Charles Garrels
DR.. L. S. Savage. Joseph B. Kincer
and Robert T. McMullen.
Past Grand W. F. Dement,, a spe.
cial representative of the Grand Lodge
to arrange for an excursion to be
given during the summer for the
benefit OF Odd Fellows Home, has
sent out through Grand Secretary
Rapp a request to all branches of the
order to select representatives to meet
with him in the parlors of the home
on May 10 for the purpose Of making
arrangements and setting the date for
the excursion.
On Wednesday evening. Nav 1
Mount Nebo Encampment held its first
meeting in the encampment room OF
the new Odd Fellows Temple or
Seventh street northwest. Arrange.
ments were made for holding ar
open meeting Immediately after theil
next session Wednesday evening, MAY
10, 1913. at which time Representative
Dill, Of Washington. will make the
address. relating his impressions OF
conditions in the trenches as observed
by him on his recent trip over there.
The meeting will be open to all ODD
Fellows, their wives and friends and
to all Rebekahs and their friends.
All members Of Eastern Lodge, No
7. /. o. o. F., are urgently requested
to be in attendance at the meeting
next Wednesday night when important
amendments to the constitution and
bylaws will be considered and voted
upon and when the second degree will
be conferred.
At the session, last Wednesday,
night, the first degree was impress
sively exemplified under the able di.
rection Of the degree master, p. G., W.
E. Lawson.
p. g. Thomas Green, who has beer
i'll for about two months. was bacl
in his usual place and rendered his
part in his customary efficient man,
ner. Letters were read from absent
members and the lodge was very
pleased to know that it's v. G.
stephen J. Demas is fast being turned
into a soldier at Camp Meade, Nd.
and that p. g. Joe Evans will bt
back again after an enforced absenc,
Of a. few weeks.
l. o. o. r. Fraternals.
Naomi Rebekah Lodge, No. 1, held