The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-03-26
DETAIL EQUIPMENT
FOR EAGLES Home
Board of Trustees Decide
On Furnishing and :
Management.

An important meeting of the
board OF trustees, Messrs. Fisher.
Given and Hayes. was held at the
residence Of President James N.
Rinehart Monday night. The OBJ
ject of the meeting was to discuss
the plans for the refurnishing Of
the new quarters in the James Y.
Oyster Building at Ninth and
PennsylYanIa avenue.
Il was decided to equip the
lodge room with entire new furni-
ture, handsome draperies and new
officers Jewels: The color scheme
adopted will be mahogany. white
and ivory In addition an attrac-
tive reception room for visitors
and candidates and a secretary's
ONCE have been provided for. The
trustees announce that the lodge
room will be ready for the next
regular meeting Thursday, April 6.
1922. The club rooms will be
ready by April 20, and will be so
members will ever be the main OBJ
ject Of the officers. The outlined
plans cali for four new modern
pocket billiard tables. special
chess, checker and card rooms. a
modern kitchen. a cigar stand. and
an up-to-date library; relative to
this feature the membership are
requested to bring in any old books
that they are through with and
present TO the aerie. The front Of
the new quarters will have a beau
tiful electric sign with the words
Fraternal Order of Eagles in the
colors. A manager of experience
will be appointed. and the trus-
tees will at all times supervise the
activities of the club.
Congratulations were extended 10
James Donald Britt for the eX-
cellent manner in which he has
filled the office as secretary for the
past eighteen years. and in his Of
fee in the new club quarters he
will be at all times available to
the membership. Grand Worthy
President the Hon. John NJ. Norm
has appointed Mark Jackson. long
an active member of this aerie, a
member of the lecturing staff of
the grand aerie. and as a district
deputy grand organizer.
Lecturers from the general stan
of the Grand Aerie. under the
leadership of the past grand chap
lain the Hon. f. r. Fuller, have
signifed their intention of being
present at the opening of the new
quarters Thursday. April 6. Time
ly topics of the day will be dis
cussed. and a large class initiation
will be the feature. The revived
activity of the organization in the
city of Washington is very com
mendable, due credit being given
President James NJ. Rinehart and
his able officers. At the last meet
ing Arthur A. Riemer was made
chairman of the committee on pub
licity. The new membership drive
with its goal set at l 1000 more be-
fore January l. 1923. will soon be
under way. the committee in charge
to be announced at the next regu-
lar meeting.
At a gathering of a few of the
were present Mcssrs. william II.
Clark. James 1. Feeney. Myer
Fisher. ST., James VI. Becker. Tony
Auth. Gus Brahler. Edward
Schmidt. Edwin H Neumeyer. jr..
Rosa Downing. Judge Denhsm and
William Il. Davidson. il was re-
solved to once more get in harness
and boost the organizations re-
newed activities. These old mem
bers with the knowledge of the
wonderful work that the order has
done in the past are again at the
new members in their efforts to
republic of ours.