The Washington herald., 1919-01-19
ODD FELLOWS.

NoudAy-Lsngdou. No. Is. degree; Union, No
Il. and Beacon. No. IS. business.
TIesday-Amity. No. 2. degree: Washington
No. s. Golden Rule, No. 7. and Mt. Pleasant
No. ., business.
WednesdIy-Hannony No. 9. degree: Eastern
No. 7. and Friendship No. IL, business
Thursday-COlumbia. No. 10. degree Salem
No . degree; Covenant. No. l3 degree: tx
eels'ir. No. Il. and Phoenix, No. 3 business.
Friday-Central. No. !, degree; Federal City
No. 20. business.
ENCAMPMENT.
Monday-Magenenu. No 4, degree
I1Icsday Trad Errswrrrrnt
PATRIARCHS MILITANT.
haturday-Canton Washington. No. /. drill
The Grand Encampment will hold
its semi-annUal session in the en-
Campment room OF I. o. o. +. Tenn,
pie, Tuesday evening Grand Pa
triarch Alfred II. Noakes will give
a report of the work of his office
for the first half OF the year. I'M
portant matters relating to the vital
interest of all subordinate encamp-
ments will be considered and it is
e. the wish Of the grand patriarch that
all past chief patriarChsl be present.
; The Grand Encampment degree will
he conferred and reports submitted
by several Grand Encampment COM
mittees.
Central Lodge. No |. will confer
the third degree at their regular
meeting on Friday evening. Degree
- Director Robert A. Southworth. as
sisted by Past Grand Master w. J.
Hope. degree director of Washington
Lodge, has arranged a unique degree
team consisting OF officers who have
taken part in degree work for over
twenty-five years. The occasion is
expected to bring together a large
number OF members. Visitors are eX-
tended an invitation to be present
and witness the work of the senior
team of this district.
The Grand Lodge held its annual
session on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings. Grand Master John T.
Humphreys submitted his annual re-
port covering a large volume of busi-
ness connected with the office of the
grand master. The report showed that
in the sale Of war saving stamps the
order had gone over the top and dis
posed of over 5000 more than their
allotment. The election of officers re-
suited in the election Of Victor P.
Hammer. grand master; Edward l..
Dunn. deputy grand master: Bert V.
Wolfe. grand warden; Frank +. Rapp.
grand secretary; VIM ]. Rich. grand
treasurer: John II. Wood. grand rep
resentative., and Frederick A. Norway,
representative on the board Of direc-
tors OF the I o. o. F Temple. I'm
mediately after the installation Of the
new officers. Past Grand Charles Gar
rels. Of Federal City. No. %. present
ed Grand Master Humphreys with a
handsome past grand masters jewel
in the presentation of which Mr. Gar
rels assured Mr.. Humphreys of the
high regard and the love and esteem
the members of the order had foI
him. Mr.. Humphreys thanked the
Grand Lodge for the jewel and as
sured them that while he was retir-
. ing from the highest office in the Gift
Of the order in-this district. he would
always be found working for the in
teTest and progress of the order.
At the last meeting of Golden Rule
Lodge, No. q. Grand Representative
John H. Wood installed the following
officers: Geo. F. PfriEIer noble grand;
Burgess L. DALEY. vice grand: Fl. c.
r. Bohnke, recording secretary: c. F.
Bartlett. financial secretary: J. H.
Crew, treasurer: p. Fl. Leary. chap
lain: J. J. Payne, warden; Chas
BwalI. conductor: J. s. Allison. inside
guardian: Geo. W. Hutchinson. out.
side guard; l. IT. Bailey and L. NJ.
Patterson. right and left supporters to
the noble grand: w. J. Rogers and
Charles T. Windle. right and left
supporters to the vice grand: John
Carthy and c. A. Berry. right and left
scene supporters. Degree work will be
rehearsed at the next meeting so that
at the next meeting the team will be
ready to confer the degrees on a class
OF candidates