The Washington herald., 1919-02-16
FRATERNAL NEWS

rruary Is; Friendship, No L, March .,
So Twentieth street northwest; Ex-
celsior, No. II, l. o. o. F. Temple,
March l3; Columbia. No. 10. l. o. o. F.
Temple, March %; Eastern, No. Z, and
Harmony, No. 9. Jointly, I. o. o. F.
Temple, Wednesday, April 3: Salem,
No. p, Anaeostis Hall, Good Hope
road and Nichols avenue, April "a;
Metropolis, No. 16. l. o. O. F. Temple,
May 2; Federal City. No. 20, I. o. o.
F. Temple, Friday, May 2. Grand Of
ficers will assemble at S:l5 o'clock p.
m. and enter the lodge room prompt
lly at $50. At each visitation some
prominent members of the order will
deliver an address. A special invi-
tation Is extended by Grand Master
Hammer to all visiting members to
be present at these visitations as It
! is expected that the program will be
of an interesting and instructive
character.
| Eastern Lodge No. will confer the
second degree at its regular meeting
; Wednesday evening. at the close Of
which Past Grand Master Ira O. Her
sey, of Maine, will deliver lecture
| on Lessons taught by this degree. At
the last meeting the frst degree was
conferred, at the close of which Past
| Grand Master Hersey elivered his
lecture on the first degree. Members
were present from every lodge in this
! Jurisdiction and many foreign turs-
dictions being represented by visiting
! members. At the close of the lecture
a roll calr' was held at which over
- per cent OF the members OF the
lodge responded.
Golden Rule Lodge No. n will con-
fer the inltiatory degree at its meet
/ ing Tuesday evening" The newly
elected degree director. Past Grand
| +. NJ. Patterson will have charge OF
the degree team which has recently
been reorganised under his direction.
Members in the service are invited to
be present and witness the work.
! Grand Patriarch Alfred II. Noakes
will open his spring series Of grand
visitations to the subordinate en-
campments on Monday evening.
March ?, when, accompanied by his
corps of grand officers will visit
Fred D. Stuart Encampment No. {.
in the enCampment room, l. o. o.
F. Temple. Grand Patriarch Noakes
also will visit Magenenu No. 4.
March Il; Mt. Nebo No. s, April II;
/ Columbian No. l. April 30. This
will close the official visits during
the term Of Grand Patriarch
NOakes. The encampments having
recently adopted the Monday even
ing meeting plan, on which day
some one of the encampments with
the exception of Columbia No. l
holds a meeting, the Patriarchs
will bear in mind that Monday night
is encampment night Each en-
campment is slated for work for
some time to come.
Grand Master Victor +. Hammer.
has appointed Grand Warden Bert
V. Wolfe. as press agent. He will.
through the Noble Grand Associa-
tion. be responsible for all press
news. Grand Master Hammer holds
each Noble Grand responsible for
furnishing news of his lodge to the
| press agent. Grand Secretary Rapp
Will furnish for Grand Warden
Wolfe. the news of the Rebekah
Lodges.
Noble Grand Frank NJ Roller an
| nounces the second degree for Mount
| Pleasant Lodge on Tuesday evening,
the principal stations to be occupied
by ]. Herbert Broderick. Charles Gar
rels H A. Ison and VIM. @. Lang.
Others taking part during the evening
| will be Past Grands VIM. Z. Andrews
and Edwin A. Swingle and Rev. DR.
| Hugh T. Stevenson
The entertainment committee Of
| Mount Pleasant Lodge, Grand Ward
en- Bert V. Wolfe, chairman. contem-
plates a ladies night, to be held in
the auditorium of I. o. o. F. Temple
in honor of the boys from 'over
| there" Literary. vocal, dancing.
officers and past officers Of Mount
! Pleasant Lodge are arranging series
of fraternal visits to Alexandria and
Falls Church. Va, to which a general
! invitation will be extended.
! Grand Master Hammer announces
the appointment of Grand Warden
Bert V. Wolfe as press agent for the
| Jurisdiction, and that all items OF
! news for current week must be mailed
/ to Room 2O6, Colorado Building. not
/ later than Sunday.