Evening star., 1940-03-10
Patriarch Militant
Chief Coming Here
For Official Visit
Prohs Due to Arrive
From Colorado on
Saturday

Edward S. Prohs of Longmont,
Colo, commander in chief of the
Patriarch Militant Order of Odd
Fellows, will arrive here Saturday
on his official VISIT. He will be well
coined by Department Comdr.
Charles B. Lampe, Maj Gen. Will.
liam F. Becker, militant advisor to
the general commanding; Maj Guy
F. Glossbrenner, department aide to
the general commanding, and Capt.
Albert P. Dobbins.
A ceremony was held by Covenant
Lodge last week in honor of James
E. Chamberlain, grand representa-
tive-elect to the Sovereign Grand
Lodge.
Brightwood Lodge will meet Fri
day at 8 pm. A. G. Miller, noble
grand, will preside. Grand Master
Harlan and his officers will make
their official visit. . The first degree
will be conferred.
Columbia Lodge will meet Thurs
day at 8 pm. Rufus B. Colvin,
noble grand, will preside.
Columbian Encampment will meet
Wednesday at pm. c. l.. Combs,
chief patriarch, will preside. This
encampment will hold an oyster
roast next Sunday at McClure's
cottage, Back Bay Beach, Nd Mem
bers of the subordinate lodges and
encampments are invited.
Canton Washington No. l, Patri-
arch Militant, will meet March 16,
7:30 pm. The decoration of chiv-
airy will be conferred on Mrs. Mar
garet j. Rule, president of the
Rebekah Assembly; Mrs. Olive c.
Woodwork, junior past president of
the Rebekah Assembly; Mrs. Grace
w. Thomasson, past president of the
Rebekah Assembly; Miss Louise c.
Hutz and Mrs. Bertha ]. Nichols,
marshal of the Rebekah Assembly.
General Commanding Prohs will
take part in comforting the decora-
tions. Other guests who will witness
the ceremonies are: Maj. Gen. Russell
K. Patterson, department COM
mander of Pennsylvania; Brig Gen
Edmund S. Spangler, commander of
the 1st Brigade of Pennsylvania;
1t. Col. F. j. Furhman, department
commander of Maryland; 1t. Col. J.
F. Sim of Maryland; Col O. c.
Hockett, department commander of
Virginia, and members of their Off
cial staffs.
Rebekah Lodges.
Naomi ToEra will ,,oot ~.
I. o. o. F.: Temple March 18, pm.
Mrs. Rose Firtag, noble grand, will
preside. At the last meeting a cere-
monial was held in memory of Alice
S. Thomas The charter was
draped by Iva Horner, warden, and
Eloisa Bass, conductor.
Last Friday evening Mrs. Donella
Covan, noble grand of Dorcas Lodge
entertained the Noble and Vice
Grands' Association at her home.
4913 Forty seventh street NV.
Initiation of vice grands were held.
Estelle Johnson, president, presided
Schuyler Colfax will meet March
II, 7:30 pm, at 822 Twentieth street
NV. Martha Watson, noble grand,
will preside. The Rebekah degree
will be conferred on Ruby P. Fitz-
gerald, Mrs. A. J. Hammer and Ros-
we'll M. Woodruff, grand patriarch
OF the Grand Encampment.
Brightwood Rebekah Lodge will
meet in Stansbury Hall Tuesday
7:30 pm. Estelle Johnson, noble
grand, will preside There will be
rehearsal and party.
Fidelity Rebekah Lodge will meet
March 10, 8 pm, at 1920 Rhode
Island avenue NE. ENTITY Dingley.
noble grand, will preside. A st.
Patrick's Day party and white
elephant sale will be held. Mrs.
Grace w. Thomasson, past grand of
this lodge and past president of the
Rebekah Assembly, will receive the
decoration of chivalry Saturday
night.
Martha Washington Lodge will
celebrate its 50th anniversary March
28 at the I. O. o. F. Temple. Men,
bers of the order are invited. On
March IA this lodge will meet. The
noble grand, Mrs. Ellen Dorsey, will
have charge.