The Washington herald., 1918-04-28
all members of the committee to have
their reports at the next meeting.

washington Lodge, No. 9, I. o. o. y.
Washington Lodge hopes to be In
Its new quarters by May z. its next
meeting. Thereafter the lodge will
mset every Tuesday night, as 1t did
in the old hall.
Brother CLIFFORD w. westcott, Of
Pomolo Lodge. No. 81. Of Patten.
Maine. is at Garfield Hospital with
inhammatory rheumatism.
Eastern Lodge, No. 2. conferred
the third degree on three candi-
dates for Washington Lodge last
Wednesday night. The brothers re-
ceiving this degree are Thomas H.
Dennis. Jas +. Richtel and L. A.
Heeker.
The thrift stamp drive is pro-
crossing satisfactorily In Washing
ton Lodge. and, when ths general
committee meets In May. the Lodge
will make q good showing.
Noble Grand Daniel A. Dugan,
who has been III, n reported bet
ter and was able to attend the last
meeting Of the lodge.
Fred D. Stuart Encampment, No.
u. held its last meeting IN the old
hall at Nineteenth and Pennsyl-
vania avenue Tuesday evening,
transacted a large amount of rou-
tine business, elected several can
didates to membership and arrang-
| ed to confer the patriarchal de-
gree on their first meeting in tie
new temple on May 18th. Arrange
ments are being made to have ev-
cry member of the encampment
present on that occasion. Charles
G. Barton. degree director. Is MAX
ing elaborate arrangements for Q
fine degree exempliflcation.
Harmony Lodge. No. .. will hold
its FIRST meeting In the new /. o. o. F..
Temple, 81 Seventh street northwest,
In lodge room, No. 2 on Wednesday
next, May ], 1918. Noble Grand DR.. T.
J. Gates will call the lodge TO order
promptly at s o'clock and every Of
ficer OF the lodge Is instructed to be
present on time.
A large attendance of the members
of Harmony Lodge as well as many
visitors are expected. An interesting
and appropriate program has been
arranged which will be followed by
degree work. The first degree will be
worked Instead OF the second as was
previously announced.
Lodge room, No. ?, in which Har-
mony Lodge will hold its meeting in
the new temple is one of the finest
lodge rooms In the city and a full at
tendance of the members is expected
in the future. The room Is large and
is magnificiently furnished and ar
ranged splendidly for degree work.
Visitors will always receive a hearty
welcome and q glad handshake when
| they visit Harmony Lodge.
Rebekahs.
At the last meeting Of Martha
Washington Lodge, No. 3, the service
flag donated to the lodge by Vice
Grand A. Delaney was presented on
behalf of the donor, by Miss Mollie
E. Edmonston. After the presentation
| address and the singing of the Star
Spangled Banner, poems entitled the
Service Flag were read by Mrs.
Ora Pfrimmer and Miss Mollie e.
, Edmonston. Martha Washington
Lodge has the distinction of having
one Of their members. Mrs. Bertha
Cosby, as a yeoman in the United
States navy. Other members of the
lodge who are in the service are C.
II. Randell. August Forden, c. N.
Conneen and g. A. Butler. Sons of
members are Ensign Thomas Fl.
Chapman. Sergt. Samuel Tichenor.
Corp. Carl H. Edmonston, and Mark
F. Edmonston; also Capt. Jas. E.
Baker, Lieut.. Vincent B. Smith,
Sergt Allen Rogers, Privates Geo. A.
Youngs. Frank Rogers, Earl Nc
Arthur. Martha Washington Lodge
will hold their next meeting in the
New Odd Fellows Temple on the
second and fourth Thursday of each
month.