Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia
Independent Order of Odd Fellows

The Special Meeting of the Grand Lodge and Degree Conferral Scheduled for Tuesday, February 9, 2010, has been rescheduled to Tuesday, February 23, at 7pm, due to the weather.
Current conditions make traveling hazardous or, at best, severely inconvenient. Additional snow and sleet are expected on Tuesday. For the safety of the brethren and candidates, the Grand Master has rescheduled the meeting and degrees for Tuesday, February 23, at 7pm.

Tucked up in the Northeast quadrant of the City, in the Langdon neighborhood, on Rhode Island Avenue, is a charming, yet unassuming, Italian bistro.  Unreported by Zagats or the local restaurant journals, it appears to be an undiscovered gem, even among the locals.  Last night, checking up on reports of the excellent fare, the Grand Secretary and I drove out to this unknown trattoria for Friday night dinner to kick off the weekend.  What we enjoyed was a dining experience of fine Italian fare to go head to head with the best of Washington, DC, Chicago, or even a certain haunt

We're going to give this Twitter phenomenon a run; see what all the hype is about.

The Grand Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of the District of Columbia is now on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/dcoddfellows.

Congratulations are due Brothers Walter Hoenes, of Friendship Lodge No. 12, and Albert James, of Langdon Lodge No. 26, of the Grand Lodge membership committee who organized and executed yesterday's picnic at the National Zoo.

The Grand Lodge will host a picnic at the National Zoo on Saturday, July 18, at noon.

All members of the Order, their families, and guests, are invited to attend.  The event will include a picnic lunch, games, and music, as well as all the entertainment available at the National Zoo!

The Grand Master of the District of Columbia has selected the Fisher Houses of Washington, DC, as the Odd Fellows charitable project of the Grand Lodge for 2009.