Evening star., 1940-02-25
|. 0. 0. F. Extension
Director Coming 10
District Tomorrow
Gen. George |. BreieI
To Hold Conferences,
Speak Over VOL

Gen. George I. Breiel of South
Gate, KY, director of development
and extension of the Independent
Order OF Odd Fellows, will arrive
here tomorrow to devote several days
to the promotion of Odd Fellowship
In the District of Columbia.
He will hold q conference tomor-
row with Ashlan F. Harlan. grand
master Of the Grand Lodge; Roswell
M. Woodruff, grand patriarch of the
Grand Encampment; Charles B.
Lampe, department commander of
the Patriarch Militant; Margaret j.
Rule, president of the Rebekah As
sembly, and their official STATS Of
officers. At 6 pm. a dinner will be
served at the Taft House Inn, after
which reception will be held by
the Rebekah Lodges in the I. o. o. F.
Temple. The members of the Re-
bekah Lodges and Theta Rho Girls
| Club will hold an Educational
Foundation Fund celebration. A
play, THE Helping Hand" written
and directed by Mrs. Annette E.
Harrell, secretary of the Rebekah
Assembly, will be presented.
To Speak Over VOL.
On Tuesday evening the Patriarch
Militant. the Ladies' Auxiliary, P. M,
and the Encampment have made ar
| rangements to receive Gen. Breiel in
conference. Earlier in the evening
he will make an address over VOL.
Subordinate Lodge Night will be
on Wednesday when the various
lodges will hold mass meeting in
the I. o. o. F. Temple. On Thurs
day at $50 pm, Gen. Breiel will
speak In I. o. o. F. Temple. This
meeting will be open to the public.
The Junior Boys Lodge received
the grand master and his staff at
their last meeting. Grand Master
Edgar w. Parks. Deputy Grand
Master Ernest L. Loving and Grand
Secretary Harry L. Andersen spoke.
Covenant Lodge will meet We'd
nesday. Harry Katz, noble grade,
will preside. This will be past
grands' night and honor will be
given to James E. Chamberlain,
grand representative "elect" Gen.
Breiel will present the past grands'
Jewel.
Columbia Lodge will meet next
Thursday. Rufus B. Colvin. noble
grand, will preside. Grand Master
Harlan and his officers will be re-
ceived
Magenenu Encampment will meet
February q at Langdon Hall. c.
Lewis Cooper, chief patriarch, will
preside. The royal purple degree
will be conferred on Nathan Gins
berg.
Columbian Encampment will meet
Wednesday night c. L. Combs,
chief patriarch, will preside.
Canton Washington. Patriarch
Militant, will meet March 2, Capt.
Albert P. Dobbins commanding.
Rebekah Lodges.
Esther Rebekah Lodge will meet
tomorrow. Jane Lane. noble grand,
will preside. The Rebekah degree
will be conferred on Mrs. A. j.
Hammer and William F. Zimmer.
man, guardian of the Grand Lodge.
Schuyler Colfax Lodge met last
Thursday night; Martha Watson.
noble grand. presided. The Rebekah
Assembly officers were present.
Dorcas Rebekah Lodge held a re-
ception in honor of Margaret j.
Rule. president of the Rebekah As
sembly: Annette E. Harrell, assem-
bly, secretary, and A. Naomi Cooper,
assembly musician, all of whom
have been affiliated with this lodge
for more than Is years.
The president of the Rebekah As
sembly, Mrs. Margaret j. Rule, will
make an official visitation on March
4 to Ruth Lodge She will be ac-
companied by Grand Lodge and
Assembly officers Mrs. Rule made
an unofficial visit to Martha WASH
lngton Lodge with a number of
her officers. The. following spoke
Mrs. Olive C. Woodwork, Junior
past president; Mrs. Grace Thoma-
son. past president; Mrs. Marian
, Geiman, grand representative; Mrs
Annette Harrell. secretary of the
assembly, the grand master, and
Ernest Loving, deputy grand mas
ter. A visitor from Illinois, Mrs
Emma Bernhard, also spoke.
On February 20 a drill rehearsal
will be held by the degree team Of
Martha Washington Lodge in the
temple, under direction of Past
Grand Master A. S. Vuster.