The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
|. 0. 0. +. PLANS
BIG CALENDAR
OF INVITATIONS
Independent Fraternity
To Be Organized on
May 21.

Plans for the activities in confer
ring the various degrees Of the In
dependent Order Of odd Fellows
were consummated during the past
week. and various lodges are look
ing forward to, the initiatory exer-
cises to come within the month.
Excelsior Lodge will hold a spe-
cial meeting In the encampment
lodge room on Tuesday evening
when Central Lodge will confer the
second degree. Beacon, home lodge
of Grand Representative Bradford.
will confer the hrst degree for
Phoenix Lodge on Thursday even
ing.
Under the direction of General
Degree Director wilfred e. Law
son q series of degrees will be con-
ferred on a large class Of candi-
dates for Washington Lodge. Mt
Pleasant Lodge will confer the nrst
degree for Beacon Lodge on Mon
day evening.
Federal City initiated a large
class Of candidates on Friday even
ing, who are scheduled to receive
the remaining degrees on success
sive Friday evenings. The lodge is
AebAeAs ohCoN Au HOA"S -
membership and q great revival Of
interest is to be noted in all Of its
activities. Through the efforts Of
several of the active members, to-
gether with those Of members of
other lodges, plans were perfected
at a recent meeting for the organ
ization of the o. o. H. and p. an
independent fraternity, which is
very numerous in other jurisdic-
tlons. The new organization Will
be known as Mithras Sanctorum,
No. 100. and will be instituted in
all probability on Saturday even
ing, May 81. Five hundred charter
members are expected to be en-
rolled.
Golden Rule. at its recent ses-
sion, entertained a large number of
visitors when the third degree was
conferred. 1t Is expected that in
addition to the comforting Of the
first degree on Tuesday evening that
there will be several features OF in
terest especially TO members OF
other jurisdictions.
Columbia. at its last session. was
visited by several OF the Grand
Lodge officers who witnessed the
exempliication of the hrst degree.
A personal call is being made by
the officers Of the lodge on the en-
tire membership.
Deputy Grand Master Harry l..
Andersen Is making a series Of
visits in an unofficial capacity to the
various lodges of the jurisdictions
Among those recently visited were
Mount Pleasant, No. %. and Ex-
celsior, No. II.
The Noble and Vice Grands asso-
citation will give a banquet in honor
Of the Grand Sire Joseph Oliver and
Past Grand Sire Alfred S. Pinkerton
at the Washington Hotel banquet
room on the evening of April %.
All Odd Fellows, members of their
families and invited guests. may OBJ
tain tickets from any Noble or Vice
Grand. Further particulars of the
event will be announced in other
columns of the press.
Encampments.
Fred D. Stuart at its last session
cxemplified the Golden Rule degree
which was viewed by several mem
bers OF other jurisdictions. At its
next session the PatTisrchial de-
gree will be conferred.
Grand Patriarch Adams. accom-
panied by the Grand Encampment Mt
oficers, will pay a fraternal visit to
Excelsior lodge next Tuesday even
ing. This will be one Of the first
Of q series of visits which will be
paid to all the subordinate lodges
The entertainment to be given by
the men of Dorcas lodge gives every
indication of being a most unique
lot ottnndtnO 1-
ised a most interesting program. Ar
rangements for the bazaar to be
held during the month Of May aie
progressing satisfactorily. Articles
both useful and fancy will be or
sale. Further announcements OF
the affair will be made at a later
date. Al its last session several
visitors were in attendance.