Evening star., 1927-03-20
ODD FELLOWS.

Golden Rule Lodge. meeting In the
Odd Fellows Temple Tuesday evening,
will be officially visited by Grand
sMaster Lemuel III. Windsor ana MS
associate officers of the Grand Lodge
A special program will be given. Inc
speaker of the evening will be ReV.
Homer ]. Councillor of Calvary Bap-
tist Church. Grand Sire Ernest w.
Bradford is expected to be present.
Eastern Lodge held a business ses-
sion last Wednesday evening. Noble
Grand julius SchnitZer presided. The
lodge took action on the proposed
change in sick benefits, which matter
will come before the Grand Lodge at
a special session to be held in the
near future.
The grand master and his associate
officers paid the annual fraternal Of
fetal visit last Friday evening to
Langdon Lodge The officers were ex-
amined in the work of the order and
gave an exemplification. The grand
master complimented the lodge upon
their showing Past Grand Walter b.
Randall of Langdon Lodge was pre-
sented with diploma in recognition
of his services.
Grand Master Windsor, accompanied
by the grand officers. went to Balti-
more last Monday evening to attend
campment branch of the order. A
banquet was held at $50 pm. in Odd
Fellows Temple following invocation
by the grand warden of the Grand
Lodge of Maryland, Rev. James Riley
Bergey. Col. Fred A. Groom, chair
man in charge of the centennial COM
mittee, extended a welcome. Grand
Secretary William A. Jones made an
address. Following the banquet the
party went to the large Grand Lodge
room, where the centennial exercises
were held. Past Grand Master and
Past Grand Representative J. Edward
Chapman of the Grand Lodge of
Maryland presided. The address of
the evening was by Grand Sire Ernest
w. Bradford. An address was also
made by former mayor of Baltimore,
William NJ. Broening.
Rebekah Lodges.
Ruth Lodge will hold a short bust
ness meeting Tuesday evening, fol-
lowed by the annual visitation of the
president of the Rebekah Assembly
Nettie r. Mettler, and her corps of
officers accompanied by the grand
master, Lemuel II. Windsor and his
corps of officers.
The officers of Brightwood Lodge
met at the home of the instructress,
Belle Thomson, last Friday evening.
A benefit entertainment is being
planned for the near future. The men
of the lodge have charge Of the en-.
tertainment and refreshments at the
meeting to be held Tuesday evening.
The degree directress, Elma Gieger,
of Esther Lodge has called a degree
rehearsal for Thursday evening at 730
o'clock in Odd Fellows Temple.
President Nettie r. Mettler, ac-
companied by her associate officers.
paid her official visit to Friendship
Rebekah Lodge, in their hall in Ana
costa, ID. c., Wednesday evening. The
lodge officers were complimented and
were presented with certificates Of
proficiency by the president through
Grand Master Lemuel II. Windsor
Mrs. Nally, instructress of the lodge,
was also congratulated upon her work
and her officers were presented with
certificate of proficiency Mrs
Teates, on behalf OF the lodge, pre-.
sented the president with gift
Mr.. Greer, in behalf of the lodge,
presented the grand master with "A
gift. Daniel Z. c. Smithson presided
as chairman of the entertainmen MT
committee and presented several in
teresting numbers, features of which
were recitation by Mrs. Harriet
Smith. Refreshments were served