Evening star., 1921-10-23

A membership contest Is now going
on in Federal City Lodge between four
teams captained by Ernest P. Sanford,
Harry L. Bennett. William R.. Mccall
and ]. w. Stansbury, the object being
to increase the membership to 800 by
the end Of the present term.
GrandaMaster Saul Praeger of Mary
land was the guest Thursday Of Grand
Master Wolfe, and during the afternoon
and evening both were honor guests OF
Grand Master William S. Gregory Of
Virginia, participating in the parade
and ceremonies by the Odd Fellows OF
Northern Virginia. at Alexandria.
Union Lodge, at 316 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast. is to conclude the
present term with "a series of enter
tainments. AT the last meeting Noble
Grand Green appointed J. Fred Leiss-
Ter chairman OF a committee of five.
including Spencer Il. Smith. Glenn
C. Slater. Eldridge ID. McNair and
Leonard II. Orndorff. The first of the
series will be- a masque ball to be
given early in November.
Chief Patriarch A. A. Coates pecu-
liar announcement Of the meeting of
Mount Nebo Encampment tomorrow
evening is exciting curiosity, 1T is
said. 1t reads to the effect that 1t
will be dangerous to be absent when
liner and Patriarch James w. Hughes
are announced on the program of en-
tertainment. The evening is to be
given over to sociability, including
refreshments.
President Henrietta Werner, in out
lining the various activities which
are to be in charge of special COM
mittees from the assembly, especially
refers to immediate training in ritual
istic and floor work for competitive
exempiification at the next session of
the Sovereign Grand Lodge. For sew
eral years Washington has been
awarded first prize.
Tomorrow evening lodgeroom No.
will he the scene of merriment, when
Esther Lodge will stage an old-timS
Halloween party. 8
Dorcas Lodge will hold a heart So
cial Wednesday evening at O'Clock al
the home of Mrs. Robert Goode. 522
Sd street northeast.
Mrs. Ella V. Mallory. chairman OF
the ways and means committee of the
Rebekah Assembly, has called a meet
| ing for Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock
in the library Of /. o. .. F. Temple.
For the social Wednesday evening
of Mount Pleasant Lodge. each lady
| has been urged to prepare a box
| lunch. size and amount limited for 6he
occasion, which is to be in the nature
OF Homecoming.
Through the efforts of Secretar,
Leonard L. Godbold of the Noble and
Vice Grands' Association, it is said q
movement is afoot to have all degree
directors as we'll as the past grand.
OF the several lodges present afte,
| the business session Wednesday even.
F., ing. when General Instructor Frank
NJ. Roller will instruct in both writ
ten and nnwritten work. Justin NJ
~ president of the association, anc
William C. Heider, noble grand o.
| Beacon Lodge. is vice president. TIL,
meeting will be called at o'clock, II
Ilodgeroom No. l.
| o. o. H. and p.
| Headed by delegation Of NOR,
than 200. Grand Hyastytee S. n. Nal
lory went to Baltimore last night tt
witness the comforting Of the degre,
| of Humility and Perfection, by Jahaz:
Sanctorum. in the large auditorium
in Odd Fellows Temple. The entir,
Grand Lodge line Of Maryland wa.
! present In Grand Master Wolfe,
party. which motored. to Baltimore
were General Degree Director vii
! fred E. Lawson. Grand Instructo,
Lewis w. Bennett. Thomas r. He'll
muth. secretary of Beacon Lodge, ant
! Harry Kramer