Evening star., 1922-07-30

Visitors at the grand secretary
Office during the week included Clay
ton W. Young, who served in Pennsyl-
vania jurisdiction in the capacity of
district deputy grand master; William
G. Henry and c. Grant Carr Of Glover
Lodge. No. 34S. Ambridge. Pa: Elmer
E. Lampheer and Sampel w. Robinson
of Mount Rainier Lodge. No. 1856, Mount
Rainier. Md.
Mrs. Flora o. Schwinger, vice presi-
dent and active head of the Odd Eel
lows Home Association. was in con-
ference with Grand Secretary Wolfe
recently with reference to home
proposition submitted by Blenheim
Lodge, No. 1872, of Aberdeen, Md. A
with the board of directors, at which
Grand Secretary William A. Jones and
other Maryland members will be pres
ent.
. Reports to the grand secretary's
office show that Edward G. Grumley
ing IN Minnesota; Elmer Cummings
of Metropolis Lodge, No. 16, is in In
diana and Charles Cassidy. well
known fraternal worker in Bright
wood Lodge. No. 80, has for the past
several months been confined to Fitz-
simmons General Hospital, Denver
Colo.
Federal City Lodge. through the
death, on the 18th instant, OF Past
Grand William Harris Wilson, lost
it's second oldest charter member.
January II last-the 45th anniversary
45-year jewel. Mr0EiIson was also a
member of Fred D. Stuart Encamp-
ment No. and had been an active
worker in Red Men circles and in the
G. A. R. Byron S. Adams. it Is said,
is now the sole living charter member
of this lodge.
Noble Grand Joseph F. Wynn of
Friendship Lodge is arranging for
several outings for members and their
families. the first to be an old-time
picnic with the following in charge:
Nobel grand. chairman ex ofhcio; Z.
Brown Lampe. chairman; Joseph b.
Kincer and H. Elmer Griffin.
Harry A. Cooper has been elected
representative from Langdon Lodge
to serve the uneXpired term on the
board of representatives to the ODD
Fellows Home Association, vice VIII
ton Harvey. late president. Langdon
Lodge has twice been honored with
the presidency of the home associa-
ton, Past Grand Master Frank +.
Rapp having served in the position
for three years.
A Joint excursion to Chesapeake
der the auspices of Forest Lodge. No.
Al, Forestville, Md, and Mount Rain
ier Lodge. No. 1856. Mount Rainier
Md, the proceeds to go to the building
funds of each lodge. A program OF
entertainment and sports. including a
base ball game. is to feature the days
outing. Leroy Pumphrey for Forest
Lodge and Stephen Tinko for Mount
Rainier Lodge are in charge of ar
rangements and Nobel Grand Martin
c.. Harmon and Past Grand Elmer E.
Lampheer are assisting from Mount
Rainier. -,
That the Sovereign Grand Lodge VIII
accept an invitation to hold its 1874
session in Washington is assured. ac-
cording to the belief of those who claim
to speak advisedly. The various COM
mittees are putting forth vigorous ef-
forts on tentative plans in cooperation
with the executive committee provided
by the Grand Lodge, of which Past
Grand Treasurer William T. Galliher
Is chairman.
Chairman George B. Johnston reports
that his committee on Detroit arrange
ments has placed an order for special
badges which the Washington delega-
tion will wear. and also that 10000
specially designed booster buttons are
to be provided to distribute among visi-
tors to the Detroit convention. The
Hotel Wolverine will be the headquar-
ters of the delegation from Washing
ton, which will leave Saturday. Sep
tenfber 16, on a special parlor car train
personally conducted by James P. NJ.
Duvall. general passenger agent Of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and a
member of Eastern Lodge.
Grand Master Andersen and Grand
Representative John H. Wood ad
dressed the members at the last meet
ing of the Noble and Vice Grands