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The Washington herald., 1919-09-28
B. P. Elks.

The dance given at the club In
honor Of t.ie First Division Eiks
held September Is was q huge sue.
cess. For this special occasion the
large ballroom was beautifully dec
GRATED with the purple and white Of
the order and q predominating mass
Of Old Glory draped around large
photographs and paintings Of Gen.
Pershing and ais heroes. Roses were
presented TO the ladies and various
novelties were given the boys. More
dance Committee consists of: p.
v. A. Brown. chairman; W. J.
Brown. ID. Fowler. Al HoIlander. j.
n. Tavenner; ticket and floor CON-
mittee, J. A. Baiderson. chairman:
George Van Den Berg. w. q. Jones.
Milton Richard. walter Prick. Gus
H. Froelick. J. 4. Jones. n. NJ
Ayers and J. r. Yunghans.
The members are expecting Gen.
Pershing TO honor them witt a visit
shortly. A committee 10 busy max
ing arrangements for a special night
for a large entertainment to be given
IN his honor.
Entries for the pool tournament
which is included in the entertain
ments being arranged by the Chicago
Club Association TO boost the trip
70 Chicago next year will be re.
ceiyed by +. ". A. Brown at 7os
Fourteenth street or at the club from
september q until october II. The
Tournament will start october II AMI
continue every Monday, Tuesday. Fri
day and Saturday nights until COM
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ODD FELLOWS.

Mouday-Unioa No II. Beacon No. IS and
Langdon No. IS. degree rehearsal
Tuesday-Golden Rnle No. u. degree; Amity
No 2. degree; Washington No. 6. business.
wednesday-Eastem No. Z degree: Harmony
No. .. degree; Friendship No. u. degree.
nmsday-CohImbia No. 10. degree; Covenant
No. l3. degree: Phoenix No. 3. degree.
F-iday-Central No. l. degree; Federal City
No %. degree; Metropolis No. ls degree.
PATRIARcHs MILITANT.
Standardization Washington No. !. drill and
business
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Odd Fellows Home Association will be
held in the parlors Of the home, 1898
" street northwest. on October 10 at s
o'clock At this meeting Mrs. Emma
Shea will present to the home associa-
ton on behalf Of Esther Lodge, No. 5,
a beautiful oil painting of the Biblical
character Ruth, by an artist Of this
city.
Grand Master Victor p. Hammer.
accompanied by the officers of the
Grand Lodge, will open the fall series
Of visitations at Beacon Lodge, No.
Is The Rev. DIR. Allison, of Virginia.
will be the speaker.
Harmony Lodge, No. 9. will confer
the initiatory degree on three candi-
hates, Wednesday evening. New fea-
lures will be added to the degree work.
Friendship Lodge, No. IL, will con-
Ter the first degree Wednesday even
ing upon a class Of candidates. The
gree team viii be under the direction
of Past Grand Joseph C! Kincer. Past
irand Master Theodore Meade. who
has always taken an active interest
IN the work Of the lodge. has been
sonfined to his home on account of a
bad cold.
Eastern Lodge, No. !, will resume
degree work on Wednesday evening
~ starting class through the initia-
tory degree, to be followed at each
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

This afternoon at 2:3o o'clock the
third degree of the order will be ex-
emplified by Past State Deputy
Charles Linthicum. Of Maryland. to
candidates from Potomac, Spalding,
Keane and Washington Councils, un-
der the auspices Of Potomac Council
Tuesday night at o'clock sharp
at Saint Mary's Hall. State Deputy
Michael d. Schaefer. assisted by State
Warden Redmond Devaney, will in
stall the newly elected officers of the
five councils in this jurisdiction.
The following officers have been
elected by Spalding Council for the
coming year: Grand knight, Michael
]. Driscoll: deputy grand knight, VIII
liam A. Carlin; chancellor, ]. ]. Ar
digo; financial secretary. T. Galleher;
recorder, Leland T. Atherton; Treas
urer, F. c. Huneke: advocate, George
V. Hunt; warden, Henry Hughes; as
sistant warden. Thomas e. Lucas;
inside guard, c. J. San Felipo; out
side guard, ]. T. Kelly; trustees. w.
II. Emery. Thomas r. CarIin, Leo T.
Grady; delegates to the building COM
nittee. F. p. Sheehy, Thomas Galle-
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OF FOREIGN
WARS.

The usual meeting Of the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars was held last Mon
day at Pythian Temple.
The legislative committee has asked
for q hearing before the House re-
garding the War Risk bill whenS u
returns from the Senate. More taan
100 new recruits were taken In.
At the meeting on October 10 all
members Of the post are requested to
bring their wives. mothers. daughters
or sisters, as active measures are GO
ing to be taken toward forming the
ladies' auxiliary. The temporary off,
GERS will address the meeting and a
charter will be APPLIED for
The recruiting campaign has been
begun and already Is bringing forth
good results.
The committee on constitution and
bylaws read their report and. with a
few amendments, 1t was accepted.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28
R. o. u. A. M.

Anacostia Council. No. IS, J. o. U.
A NJ. met in their hall Tuesday
with a large attendance of MEM
bers. A large quantity of business
was transacted. Quite a number
of the brothers made short ad-
dresses. The Council decided they
would hold a meeting in their new
hall. Eleventh and U streets south
east, October z. in honor of its
members who saw military service.
American Star Council, No. 80.
Savage. Md. has been invited to be
the guest of the Council at this
meeting.
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meeting with the degrees in numerical
rotation. Arrangements are contem-
plated whereby a lecture on the work
Of the degrees viii be conferred by
a prominent member of the order i'm
mediateIy following the comforting OF
the degree.
The roster Of visiting members dur
ing the past week show that 5000
visitors registered at the temple and
were entertained by the members of
local lodges. Luncheons were served
were also given visitors. Friday even
ing the Orphans Band. from the I. o.
concert and drill.
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pleted- There win Be tour classes
with three pri.es each .siven
An oyster roast with dancing and
. side-Saow with Eik. talent wiii be
given early IN November. Another
Of this series OF entertainment will
be the vaudeville shows that viii
be staged this winter IN chares of
w. q. Malbon. OF Iu4 O. street
northwest.
me drive for Loo new member.
which started last year. is Drawing
i.o0o. s7s new members aave been
Initiated into the lodge. with over
100 applications IN at present. Be-
ginning Wednesday evening. October
l. the regular business session will
be held every Wednesday night
The work on the new gymnasium
and shower is about 70 be started.
and the trustees promise, with the
help Of Eie Improvement committee
that this new addition will be Sec
ond to none in Washington. A new
victrola has been purchased b. the
trustees and placed in the IounginR
room OF the club.
At the last business meeting. the
exalted ruler heartily welcomed te.
the lodge the following visiting mem ,
bers: A. @. Scott. Columbus. s. c,
Owen II. Barker. Burlington. VI
Leon s. Grow. Seattle. Wash: Il
A. Bartlett. Of Idaho; W. T. ri
Heermsns OF Little Rock. Ark: ar
J. r. Riggs. the new Assistant Sc
retary OF Agriculture, who spoke q
terestingly Of Elkdom-
The lodge convened in session 4
sorrow Tuesday evening. Septembs |
| q. in memory of their DEPART
brother. Charles J. Gawler. who diec
Saturday. September q. The buria
ritual was exemplified by the once
OF the lodge Thursday. Septembt
IS. at .. m.
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DAUGHTERS OF
AMERICA.

Independent Council. No. 2, met
Monday night with Councillor Mrs.
Emma Streeter presiding. Mrs.
Elizabeth LaRevere was elected and
installed as recording secretary for
the new term. Past State Councillor
Charles II. Miller presented his war
rant as deputy State councillor and
was given a hearty welcome.
Anacostia Council. No. IA. has re-
sumed its Wednesday~evenin meet
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member Of the society. and refresh
ments are promised. Two appiica-
tions for membership were received.
and the report Of the membership
committee indicated special activity.
An interesting communication was
received from w. c. Byron. chief
boatswain. u. s. N. To make the de-
gree work more impressive some
electrical apparatus has been or
dered. A. r. Terrien was named to
All the part Of Youth. H. c. Breeden.
NJ. r. Rowland and H. F. Shaw. for
merry IN the national army. spoke
OF their experiences. H. c. Poppe.
q. r. Hewitt and J. A. Taylor were
visitors. D. ID. Coan and J. W. Suth-
erin spoke briefly Of the organisa-
ton.
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Wednesday-Home Circle. Lodge Room, No. 1
Thursday-DorcAs No. 4. degree.
Fridzy-Miriam No. & degree.
The Rebekah anniversary will be
fittingly celebrated at exercises in the
auditorium of I. o. o. F. Temple on
Tuesday evening. The speaker of the
evening will be Asbury F. Lever.
former Representative from South
Carolina A splendid musical and
literary program will be rendered. The
Rebekah assembly, grand officers and
Canton Washington Patriarchs Mil
liant will be present. A dance will
follow the program.
President of the Rebekah assembly,
Mrs. Ella v. Mallory. accompanied by
her corp of officers. will attend the Re-
bekah anniversary exercises on Tues
day evening, and on Wednesday even
ing. October s. will open the fall series
of visitations by visiting Mount
Pleasant Rebekah Lodge, No. g. The
visitation will be held in Mount
Pleasant lodge room, Fourteenth and
Kenyon streets northwest. President
Mallory will be accompanied on her
visitations by Grand Master Victor P.
Hammer and his corps OF grand lodge
officers.
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coture has been designated to take
charge of the bowling team.
Alpha Camp will have an enter
tainment meeting at Pythian Tenn
pie on October 8. All woodmen are
invited to be present.
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MODERN WOODMEN
OF AMERICA.

At the next meeting of A. r. Tai
bot Camp the fourteenth anniver-
sary of its organization will be OBJ
! served. The committee in charge of
arrangements. H. H. Millard. ". w.
Potter. B. G. Cowles. w. r. Black
and J. F. Probst. notified the camp
I that an interesting program will be
presented. All members of the Mod
ern Woodmen and their male friends
have been invited. -Four applica-
tions for membership were received
The hospital bed fund of the camp
/ is in a very satisfactory condition
and about to be put into operation.
Members of the camp are constantly
returning from the army and navy
and only a few now remain in the
service.
Columbia camp decided to open its
winter activities by holding an open
meeting at it's next session. A COM
mittee was appointed to provide an
entertainment and refreshments and
it is anticipated that one of the high
officials Of the organization will be
present and address the members.
I Two applications for membership
were favorably acted upon. The
, clerk reported the membership of
the camp near the 800 mark and
urged the members to go over the
top by January /. District Deputy
]. w. Sutherin was in attendance.
/ DR.. John W. Sutherin. c. ]. Beck.
]. S. Higgins, o. D. Coan and H. o.
Martin. committee on open meeting
of Central Camp October 2. reported
that arrangements have been made
for an interesting meeting. to which
the male friends Of the camp men,
bers are invited. A short entertain
ment, an address by a prominent
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ings IN the new quarters At Masopic
Hall. Fourteenth and u streets
southeast. The council 10 planning
q house warming In the near future.
Liberty Council. No, 8. held . very
session on "Wednesday
night, with Councillor Mrs. Mary
Brown presiding, Past State Coun-
cilor Mrs. Elizabeth Mann presented
her credentials as deputy State
councillor and received quite an
ovation.
on Wednesday night Martha Dam
bridge Council, No, ], celebrated the
twenty-fourtb snBiysFsaTy Of its In
stitution with Counselor Mrs. Car
rie Roberts presiding, and also ten
dered q reception 10 the new state
councillor. Mrs. M. Roseila Cole, who
is q member Of the local council
Among the invited guests present
were the State councillor, Mrs. ~.
Roselia Cole; State vice councillor,
Mrs. Lulu A. Grubbs; junior past
state councillor, Mrs. Clara A. Rock;
associate junior past state coun-
cilor, Miss Alice Courtney; s'ate
tudiciaries, c. O. Bohrer and Mrs.
Jerusha Pennington; State outside
sentinel. Mrs. A. Flynn; STATE secre-
tary. C. II Miller; State treasurer.
Mrs. Mary A. Ferguson, deputy 20
No. /; State inside sentinel, Mrs.
Margarita Hartman: associate State
vice councillor. Mrs. Ada Herbert;
State trustee. Mrs. Ann Hill: ma
tional deputy councillor, Mrs. Mabel
Hall; Mrs. T.. Viola Thompson. ma
tional finance committee. and Scribe
George A. cohiiI. Addresses were
made.
Last Friday night the state coun-
~ A.
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for the purpose Of presenting Z
prize trophy won In the large menu
bership drive A musical and lit
erary program was presented.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28
Pythian Sisters.

Friendship temple No. 9 Wednes-
day night received Grand Chief
Mary f. Mitchell in official vista
tion. The address of the grand chief
gave in detail the result of the work
done by the subordinate temples OF
Virginia and the District Of Colum-
bia. Officers of the Grand Lodge,
Knights of Pythias. also spoke.
Presentations of cut glass were
made to Grand Chief Mitchell and
Grand Outer Guard Carrie Davis by
Past Chief Adah Wimmel on behalf
of Friendship Temple. Mrs. Nettie
Crowthers was chairman of the COM
mittee on arrangements.
Rathbone Temple No. was paid
an official visit by Grand Chief
Mitchell and other officers of the
grand temple Friday night. A COM
mittee headed by Past Chief Daisy
Wightman presented a program OF
entertainment and served supper
The grand chief. who is a member
OF Rathbone Temple, was the re-
cipient of a handsome testimonial, a
gift from the temple, Past Supreme
Chancellor Dunn making the pres
entation.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28
KNIGHTS Of PYTHIAs.
LODGES

Tuesday-Wehster, No. T. page rank: EScelsior,
No. Il. knight rank; Capital. No. a. Myrtle, No.
8.
wednesday-Mount vernon. No. s. Equal. No.
II.
Thusday-Franklin. No. z
F(iday-Syracusians, No 10
PYTHIAS SISTERS
wednesday-Friendship Temple. No q
Fhday-Rathboue Temple. No. g.
Grand Chancellor Perry P. Pat
rick. through Grand Keeper Of Rec
ords and Seal H. j. Gasson, an
ncunces the following visitations by
the grand lodge officers to subordi-
nate lodges:
Webster and Excelsior. October Z;
Rathbone Superior. October 10: CAL
anthc. October 13: Syracusians. Octo-
ber II; Amaranth. October 20; Mount
Vernon. Equal. Union and Colum-
bia. October 22: Capital. October 2S;
Century-Decatur. November 8: Nome
November 10: Myrtle. November IS;
Hermione. November Z6; Franklin,
December 4.
The visitation to Webster and Ex-
celsior lodge will be a joint affair
as will those to Mount Vernon,
Equal. Union and Columbia lodges.
Webster lodge No. I at its conven-
ton Tuesday night will confer the
page rank on several candidates. At
its last meeting ]. Harry Phillips
deposited transfer card from Roar
ing Brook lodge. Scranton. Pa.
Calanthe lodge No. IL Monday
night received a report from the
committee on service class.
Century-Decatur lodge No. 80 met
Monday night. Among those from
other jurisdictions were George c,
Mccormack of Damon lodge No. %
and Benjamin Weinberg of Fidelity
lodge No. III. both of Chicago. The
lodge will confer the esquire rank
at its next convention. October 6.
Many cards and applications have
been received by Home lodge No. 81
since its last meeting. and the con-
vention of October 13 promises to be
of unusual interest.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28
MASONIC.
King solomon Lodge.

A special communication Is called
for Wednesday afternoon. October s,
at o'clock. The F. c. degree will be
conferred. You are expected to be
present
y The annual visitation Of the Grand
Lodge Is set for November 5. the date
for our stated communication for that
month. No arrangements have been
made as yet for that day, as the date
OF visitation was only recently am
nounced.
A short note recently from Lieut..
Floyd r. Byington. locates him at
Camp shelby, Mrs. He expects to be
IN Washington soon, and we hope to
fave him at one of the early COM
munications Of the lodge.
Brother Lieut. Willard B. weissblatt
has been getting fixed up" a little
out at Walter Reed Hospital He has
not fully recovered from his strenuous
experiences "over there" but expects
eoon to be In first-class shape again.
He intends to be at lodge next We'd
nesday.
Brother Bernard Bontz. so Dame
Rumor says. has Joined the benedict
class. At present he Is scouting around
out in Colorado or some other foreign
country on his honeymoon. King Solo
4Alph LAOabC NANChNo ~ AAAAA s~ho @AS
bride best wishes.
Past Master Duncan McLaren has
been getting his bowling team lined
MP ready for the fray. He has some
good bowlers on his list and the Day.
light Lodge Will surely be in the game
from start TO finish. II you can bowl
better hand in your name. They might
want you to sub for one of the reg
ulars some time.
Columbia Chapter No. 4.
Rufus W. Pearson, high priest of
Columbia Chapter No. 1. announces
q special convocation September 80
at 1880 p. m. for purpose of con-
ferring the r A. degree; regular
eonvocation October 1. at which
time the VI. degree will be conferred
on q Glars of thirty candidates;
regular convocation October Is. with
p. NJ. and NJ. z. NJ. degrees. and an
other special for conferring the R
A. degree the latter part Of October.
Columbia chapter has already re-
ceived more petitions this capitular
year than has ever been received
hy any chapter in this jurisdiction
for any one year. Visiting COM
panions from other jurisdictions are
especially welcome at all convoca-
tions.
p Washington Centennial Lodge.
A special communication of wash
fnzton Centennial Lodge will be
held in lodge room No. l. New Ma
sonic Temple. Thirteenth street and
New York avenue. Monday at p.
m. for the purpose of comforting
the NJ. NJ. degree on a large class.
The officers will be assisted by
Capt Nyman and his famous degree
team. Supper will be served at
DuIin's restaurant. 7oS Thirteenth
street northwest. at $50 p. m.
The program for the regular com
nlunication Wednesday will be busi-
ness followed by the F. c. degree.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28

Last Friday night the State coun-
cilor, Mrs. NJ. Rosella Cole, accom-
panied by her stan OF officers. paid
Golden Rule Council. No. 10. visit
The Washington herald., 1919-09-28
THE REBEKAH DECREE.

Tuesixy-Rebekah Anniversary Exercises
Auditorium l. o. o. r. Temple.
wednesday-Home Circle. Lodge Room. No. 1
Thursday-DorcAs No. 4. degree.
Fridzy-Miriam No. & degree.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-04
BEGIN HOT WATER
DRIE2JGIIVG TIF YOU
DON'T FEEL RIGHT
says glass Of hot water with
phosphate before breakfast
washes out poiaons.

If yon wake up with bad taste, bad
breath and tongue Is coated; if your
head is dull or aching; if what YOU eat
sours ana forms gas and acid in stor1.
ach, or you are bilious, Constituted
nervous, sallow and can't get feeling
Just right, begin inside bathing. Drink
before breakfast. glass Of real hot
water with teaspoonful Of limestone
phosphate in it. This will flush the
poi9ons and to&ins from stomach, liver.
kidneys and bowels and cleanse,
sweeten and purify the entire alimen.
tary tract, DO your inside bathing i'm.
modlately upon arising in the morning
10 wash out of the system all the pre-.
Nious days poisonous waste, gases aud
sour bile before putting more food into
the stomach.
TO feel like young folks feel; like
you felt before your blood, nerves and
muscles became loaded with body i'm.
purities, get from your pharmacist a
quarter pound Of limestone phosphate
which IS inexpensive and almost taste.
less, except for a sourish twinge which
Is not unpleasant
Just as soap and hot water act on
the skin, cleansing, sweetening and
freshening, so hot water and limestone
phosphate act on the stomach, liver,
kidneys and bowels. Men and women
who are usually constipated, bilious,
headachy or have any stomach dis.
order should begin this inside bathing
before breakfast Thoy ara assured
they viii become real crankg on the
subject shortly
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-04
GLASS NOT IN FAVOR
OF TAX REDUCTION
DURING NEXT YEAR
RETIRING SECRETARY or TREAS.
URY MAKES HIS ANNUAL RE
PORT TO CONGRESS - FAVoRS
CONTINUATION or PRESENT
TAKING METHODS.

Washington, Dee. mo appreciate
reduction in taxes for the next fiscal
year is 20 be thought of Secretalg
Glass declared in his annual report
sent to Congress Government re
ceipts must be kept ut their present
figure, he said, III order 70 bring GOV
ernment borrowing to an end.
Facing expenditures estimated at
S5,629, 1860 Tor the year ending JUae
30 1920, and $4,473, 696,35S for the year
ending June 80, 1921 the government
must enforce rigid econom3 Mr. GlaSs
declared. He placed the deficit for the
Year ending tune 50 1921, 1T approx
imately $2.a05, 100000
On this basis, Mr. Glass urged Con
gress to deny every appropriation for
expenditure in new fields He said
the same policy should obtain until
the government had its sinking fund
well under way and repayment OF the
war debt satisfactorily begun
Mr.. Glass charged that excessive
government expenditures were @the
most vital factors, in increasing the
cost Of living and argued that it was
urgently necessary to keep down pub
lie expenses for this reason az well as
because Of the drain on the taXpag
ers.
The present revenue laws need re-
ysing to meet new conditions. he
said. He referred particularly to the
excess profits tax laws which he de
scribed as being objectionable even
as wartime eXpedient" II would be
still more Objectionable in peacefime.
ne added Less harmful forms oil
deriving funds for the government
should be employed, the secretary
said, adding that the excess profits
tax had been responsible for much OF
the increase in living costs because Il
mad been passed on to the consumer !.
1T encourages wastefu eXpend- +
lures, puts a premium on oyercapita- /
izafion and penalty on brains" the
secretary continued 1T discourages +
new enterprises and establishes old .
ventures in their monopolies In /
many instances, 1t acts as a con stump
'lon tax, Is added to the cost of pro
auction upon which profits are fig
pred, determining prices. Il has been,
ara will 50 long as it remains on the
statute books, continue to be a mater. I
lal factor in the increased cost of liz.
ing
In this connection. Mr.. Glass also
urged redraiting Of the revenue laws
10 prevent the vasion OF federal taxes
through the investment Of wealth IN
the obligations of states and muuia-
ipaiilles. He sand laws should be en-
acted which would compel the report
ing Of such incomes, although theg
are wholly tax exempt. and that that
sum with other income OF au individ
ial should be computed as the basl
Tor assessing federal taxes on the
amount derived from taxable s0urccS
relations between conditions in En-
'ope aud those in the United States
we're discussed also BY Mr. Glass He ,
aid that. undoubtedly, there was a ,
'ery great need IN Europe for finan.
,ial assistance, but that the situation
lad been mucn exaggerated
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-04
Can Hire Weddinu Presents.

IN Paris there are shops where
wedding presents" can he hired.
Mothers VIII" wish the display Of pres
"ntS AT their daughters wedding TO
be dazzling can 60 to the shops ana
arrange for borrowing articles. An
employee attends the wedding in dis.
g'lise to watch the presents