The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-14
canadian GENERAL
PAYS VISIT TO CITY.
ODD FELLOW BODY
Canton Washington, No
Il, Honors Gen. Hermis-
ton at Big Meeting.
Calendar.

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IN i'Monday-Union. No. IL; Beacon,
No. Is, degree.
- Tuesday-washingto No. 6: Col
den Rule. No. 81: Amity. No. %;
Mount Pleasant. No. %. degree.
ednesday-Eastern. No, 4; Hsr-
pony. No. 9; Friendship, No. IL;
Covenant. No. IL. degree.
--Thursday-CoIum No. 10; Sa-
: lem. No. %: Phoenix. No. IS; de-
gree.
7sFriday-CentraI. No. 1; Federal
City. No. 90; Metropolis. No. 16; de-
gree.
49, Eresmpwert..
Monday-Fred d. Stuart No. Z,
degree.
-Tuesday-Magenenu. No. 4. de-
gree.
5Monday-Naomi. No. 1: Ruth, No.
2. degree.
= Tuesday-Fidelity. No. I. degree.
- Thursday-Dorcas. No. 4. degree.
,Friday-Miriam. No. 6; Schuyler
. Colfsx, No. 10, degree.
Gen. G. NJ Hermiston. general
Commander of the Patriarchs Mill
liant, /. o. o. F., of Toronto. Can
ada. accompanied by Col. Fred A.
+, Groome. military secretary. of Bal
2 tisaore. Md. paid an official visit to
4, Canton Washington, No. l. at. the
regular meeting Saturday evening.
/, The general was given a very en-
pthusiastic reception and rendered a
Il, banquet by members of the Ladies'
Auxiliary. The general directed at
tention to the rapid growth of this
branch of the order and stated that
the reports of the present year. now
being made, would show a very sub
stantial increase in membership.
He also declares that a great deal
r of activity Is being shown by the
Odd Fellows throughout the coun-
..try.
Canton Washington expects to
attend the meeting. of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge and hopes to enter a
team in the irill contest. This can
ton has won several first prizes in
the international drills held at pre-
vious sessions of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge.
Otis c, Dixon. Of METROPOLITAN
Lodge. No. 22s, of Richmond, Va,
was an interested visitor at the
grand secretary's office during the
past week. The following commit
tee has been assigned to look into
1.-The feasibility of inviting the Sow
aereign Grand Lodge to hold its 1921
session in Washington: Grand Mas
ter Andersen, Grand Secretary
Wolfe. Grand Representative Wood,
Past Grand Master Bradford. Past
Grand Fits and Past Grand Treas
urer Gailiher.
Fred D. Stuart Encampment ex-
poets to confer the golden rule de-
gree on four candidates Monday
evening. Magerenu Encampment
expects to confer the royal purple
degree on a large list of candida IS
Tdesday evening, May Is.
90 Central Lodge, No. 1. expects to
confer the second degree on a list
OF candidates Friday evening, May
Noble Grand Wilson. Of Federal
City Lodge, announces arrange
nents by which the lodge will en-
atertain the ladies on Friday night,
May IS. and also announces the
second degree for Friday night,
May 10.
Rebekahs.
AT the annual session of the Re-
lbekah Assembly the assembly de-
"gree was conferred on a large
nclass of past grands and past noble
Brands Many visitors were pres
ant from the Maryland Assembly.
rThe officers OF the assembly for the
year are: President. Emma ]. S.
Murray; vice president. Alice s.
Thomas: recording secretary. Edna
Ohlander; treasurer, Anne NJ. Cole {;
warden, Mary v. Pollock. Presi-
dent Murray appointed the follow
ing officers: Marshal, Edna Ran
kin; conductor, Emma P. Belt; in
side guard, Linnie Keiser; outside
guard. Nettie r. Mettler; chaplain,
Caroline Schippert.
Mrs. Emma J. S. Murray was re-
elected representative to the Hons
Association. Schuyler Colfax Re-
eekah Lodge will meet In their hall
over Potomac Savings Bank, Wis.
consin avenue and NJ street north
west. the first and third Fridays OF
each month. Noble Grand Laura E.
3. McCheeney announces that
Martha Washington Lodge will con-
fer the degree Friday evening, Nav
10. Miriam Lodge, at its last meet
Ing, welcomed President MURRAY
and presented her with a basket of
Mowers. The grand master and
past presidents were guests of the