Evening star., 1923-07-15
Rebeknh Lodges.

Assembly President Alice S. Thomas
announces the following fall vista
tions: Friendship, No. s, Tuesday,
October 16; Fidelity. No. Z. Tuesday,
November 8; Schuyler Colfax. No. 10,
Tuesday, November 13; Mount Pleas
ant. No. 8, Wednesday. November 28;
Ruth, No. 2, Monday. December 8.
A general invitation has been ex-
tended to the Odd Fellows and Re-
| bekahs of the District of Columbia to
attend a bazaar to be held under the
auspices of Clarendon Rebekah Lodge.
No 2s. beginning tomorrow evening
and continuing all week. at the Cruitt
estate, Wilson boulevard. Clarendon.
The invitation came from Noble Grand
Clara l.. Nevin and announces that
the proceeds will be applied to the
building fund for Odd Fellows
temple now under construction.
The following completed installa-
tions have been reported: Esther
Lodge. No. 5, Bertha Moore. noble
grand: Stacey /. Medders. vice grand:
Marian S. Geiman, recording secre-
| tary: NJ. Edna Mcintosh, financial sec
retary; James A. Geiman, treasurer.
Following the ceremony. Past Noble
Grand Ruth G. Campbell. on behalf
Officer Emma d. Wolfe with boudoir
| lamp. The retiring noble grand was
presented with a jewel by Past Noble
Grand Anna Billings. Ruth Lodge.
No. 2-Lena NJ. Elder, noble grand:
keck. recording secretary: Verna
Probst, financial secretary; Belle NJ.
Carter, treasurer.
Degree work is scheduled for to-
morrow evening at Naomi Lodge, No.
/. which meets in /. o. o. F. Temple.
Director Emma T. Strobel will be in
charge. Large classes are due for
Fidelity Lodge, No. Z. Mills and Rhode
Island avenues northeast. and Frind-
Anacostia, each lodge having re-
hearsals following the meetings on
Tuesday night.
Past Noble Grand Ethel v. Fowler,
newly appointed degree director of
Ruth Lodge. No. 2, has called a meet
ing Of the degree staff for tomorrow
evening, at which time reorganization
Will take place. The members of this
lodge have organized a social club.
Of which Noble Grand Lena NJ. Elder
is president, the purpose of the club
being to raise funds for the enter
tainment of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge in 1924.
Noble Grand Anna Blalock of Dor
cas- Lodge, No. 4. announces the fol-
lowing committee chairmen: Simeon
n Mallory, finance: Past President
Earet Ison. entertainment: Past Noble
Grand Annie NJ. Cole, refreshments;
Past President Ella v. Mallory, mis-
cellaneous; Minnie A. Butts, press
The entire line of officers will con-
stitute a visiting committee. Follow
ing the installation ceremony at the
last meeting, Past President Ella v.
Mallory presented Installing officer
Esther NJ. England with a silk UNI
brella, and the retiring noble grand,
Gertrude w. Gerhold, was presented
with a jewel by Past Noble Grand
Celia NJ. Hines. Miss Gerhold was the
recipient also of many beautiful
tokens by members of the lodge.
Subordinate Lodges.
Visitors to the grand secretary's
Office during the current week in
cluded William C. Henkel, Sulphur
Springs Lodge. No. "a, Sulphur
Springs, Fla; john Adams. jr., Van
dalia Lodge. No. Al. Norfolk. Va;
Rev. Norman T. Allen, Ventos Lodge,
No. AIS, Galesburg. ILL.,; Elizabeth J.
Burton. Esther Rebekah Lodge, No. 9.
Grass Valley. Cal; w. l.. Bragg and
C. Eugene Doyle, Arlington Lodge,
No. 1913, Clarendon, Va.
Preparatory for the ninety-ninth
session of the Sovereign Grand Lodge,
to be held at Cincinnati drills are
being held every Saturday night by
Canton Washington, No. /, Patriarchs
Militant, and reservations are in
charge of Capt. Guy F. Glossbrenner
A large class was mustered in at the
last NEE ting of the canton