Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08

the Grand Lodge Of Masons and the
matrons and patrons of 1881. An en-
tertainment depicting the past history
of the chapter was rendered under the
supervision of Conductress Margaret
Wood.
The annual dance and card party,
under the auspices of the Ways and
Means Committee, will be held Febru-
airy &c at Wardman Park Hotel. A card
party will be held February IL at the
home of Associate ConductreSs Iva
Hockenberry, 1903 A street southeast.
Naomi Chapter will celebrate its
thirty-sixth birthday anniversary Feb
ruary IL, at which time the grand ma
tron and grand patron, with other dis
tingliished guests, will be present; also
the matronS and patrons of 1881.
The grand matron has appointed the
matron, Elma G. Jenkins. as Grand
Ruth, and Past Matron Helen Robbins
as chairman of the Temple Committee.
Degrees were conferred on three candi-
dates at the meeting of January 20,
with one affiliation. A card party will
be held February % at Thomas Circle
Club, 1926 Massachusetts avenue.
Warren C. Harding Chapter had a l.
| tiatory work January 81, when Two
members were dQIllICcO. EdSI 1IdIlQ
Patron Dulin spoke. At the next meet
ing, February 10, a short business ses-
sion will be followed by entertainment
and refreshments. On February II a
card party will be held at Tilden Gar
dens under auspices of the Ways and
Means Committee.
ODD FELLOWS.
The officers of the Grand Lodge for
the present year are: Grand master,
william H. Mcconnell; deputy grand
master Thomas G. Mettler; grand
warden, Morris L. Dreeben; grand Sec
urer, James E. Chamb- Rain; grand
chaplain, George B. Johnston; grand
marshal. Charles B. Lampe; grand con-
ductor, James H. Solt; grand guardian,
Roscoe Jenkins: grand herald, Alfred
II. NoakeS, and grand representatives,
w. W. MILAN and Wilfred E. Lawson.
Grand Master Mcconnell has APP
pointed the following standing commit
tees: Credentials, Edgar w. Parks,
chairman; Henry c. Thomson and Max
H. Friedman. Returns, Ernest L. Low
ing, chairman; Roscoe Wines and Ed
ward H. Holkamp. Finance, Wilfred E.
Lawson, chairman; j. Burton Kincer
and DR.. Henry w. Tippett. Appeals,
Victor P. Hammer, chairman; Paul G.
Dietrich and Alexander L. Solomon.
Supervision, w. W. MILAN, chairman;
Thomas r. Hellmuth and Harry B.
Vincent. Printing, George G. Wilson,
chairman; Thomas H. Dennis and
Chalmers F. Croft. Bylaws, Lemuel
H. Windsor, chairman; Samuel G. Tay-
lor and Elmer Cummings State OF the
Order, Guy F. GloSSbrenner, chairman;
Embert A. lie Lacheur and Charles H.
Van Horn. Rebekah Lodges, William
B. Berlin, chairman; Simeon N. Mallory
and Ernest Woodwork.
He appointed Past Grand Master and
Past Grand Representative John H.
Wood as grand instructor.
The Line officers Association will be
guests Friday evening of Federal City
Lodge in the Odd Fellows Temple.
Subordinate lodges have been request
ed to appoint a representative ito the
General Relief Committee, which COM
mittee will hold a meeting as soon as
the Office of the grand secretary has
received word from the subordinate
lodges. A reorganization of the COM
mittee will be made and new officers
elected for the present year.
The first official visitation will be
made to Golden Rule Lodge February
II. The official visitations for the
Spring series are: Golden Rule Lodge,
February IT; Excelsior Lodge, February
"a; Columbia Lodge, March 5; Beacon
Lodge March g. Salem Lodge, March
10; Eastern Lodge. March IS; Bright
wood Lodge, April /, and Langdon
Lodge, April 10.
In preparation for trip to Baltimore
this Spring with Canton washington,
and in order to secure new robes with
which to assist in the comforting OF the
degree of chivalry, the Ladies Auxiliary
of Canton Washington will hold an
oyster supper February IL at Odd Eel
lows Temple at 5 o'clock.
The grand master and grand officers
of the Grand Lodge have been invited
to attend a reception by Ruth Rebekah
Lodge at the Odd Fellows Temple to
their members and the president OF the
Rebekah Assembly, jeanette Griffith,
the evening of February 16.
Eastern Lodge will meet next We'd
nesday evening.
The Grand Encampment held the
annual session Tuesday evening, Grand
Patriarch Lemuel H. Windsor presiding.
Millard F. Zepp was elected grand
patriarch. Other officers are: Grand
senior warden, Samuel F. Frye; grand
junior warden, James E. Griffith; grand
scribe, George T. Decker (re-elected);
grand treasurer, Walter B. Randall (re-
elected), and grand representative, Guy
F. GloSSbrenner.
Grand Master William H. Mcconnell,
accompanied by his official staff, visited
Federal City Lodge last Friday evening.
Following his visit the grand officers
went to Langdon Lodge, which was
celebrating its thirty-seventh birthday