Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-24
THE MASONIC VETERANS.
Guests Who Sat Down to the Annual
Dinner Of the Association.

About hundred and fifty members Of the
Masonic veteran association and a goodly num-
Der of invited guests sat down to the ninth an
nual dinner of the association at the National
hotel last night. General Albert Pike pre-
sided and was supported on his right by Grand
Master Harrison Dingman. of the Grand Lodge
of the District, and on his left by Hon. Charles
Stewart, of Texas. There was but one toast
proposed during the evening, and that was by
Gen. Pike on ''the Grand Lodge Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia" Grand Master Harrison
Dingman replied at length. Songs were sung
by Messrs. Hancock. Gibson Lillibridge, and
short responses to calls were made by Con-
gressmen Stewart, Richardson. Allen and Pc
tiers. and Messrs. Bennett, Croffutt, Lubbock,
Stevens. Roome, Roose and others. Before en-
tering the banquet hall an informal meeting
was held In the ante-room, and the following
new members were elected: James Bright Nor
gan, James Fl. Pillson, Hamilton I. Gregory,
Algernon A. Aspinwall, John ]. Carroll, William
Charles Allen, Lorenzo Vanderhoef, James II.
Pudney, T. +. Green and George B. Loring.
The total membership is now nearly 200.
Among the guests present were: Honorables
James ID. Richardson, of Tennessee; Edward
P. Allen, of Michigan, and Samuel r. Peters,
OF Kansas; J. II. Pilson, George w. Knox, Am
brose NJ. Douglass. James Lansburgh. ]. +.
Green, P. Porter, Irwin Dugan. Louisville, Ky.
G. III. Gildersleeve, Santa Fe, New Mexico; H.
s. Lubbock. San Francisco; George H. Lilli-
bridge, C. H. Townsend, r. T. Heiston, W. H.
II. Church, G. r. Faulkner, J. H. Pudney, G.
Wilmer, DIR. Charles Allen, ]. p. Noyes, Asher
G. Caruth, Hon. W. G.. Raines, Col Wall, to-
gether with the following members Of the asso-
citation: George b. Adams. J. F. r. Appleby,
W. 8. Ballard George w. Balloch, Morris Bar
nett, II. W. Barrett, Henry Barton, Joseph
Barton. c. W. Bennett. II. W. Birge, William
b. Brown. Andrew K. Browne. j. w. Ohilds,
William H. Crosby. Robert F. Crowell. VIM. w.
Davis, A. r. Dick, J. N. Dickson, NJ. A. Dillon,
Anton Eberly. Samuel Emery VIM. j. Fauk-
ner, o. s. Firman, Edward Fitzki, Weston
Flint, John A. Zoos, George II. Gladdis. Joseph
Gawler, William Gibson, B. X. Gladman.
George Gibson. Charles w. Hancock, Rev. VIM.
A. Harris DIR. Thomas T.. Hatch, Louis He'll
brun. III. N. Highbee James NJ. Hodges. George
w. Hascall, Daniel T. johnson, Abner T. Long
ley, Theo. L. Lamb, Edwin B. MacGralty,
Greenville Mason, Benz. p. Mcknew, John A.
Mllburn. Frederick Mohl, George E. Noyes,
Albert Pike. VIM. s. Roose. VIM. Oscar Roome,
John J. Rupli, Valentine. Ruebram, A. J. San
derson, VIM. H. Sibley, W. ]. Stephenson,
Ezra l.. Stephens. Thomas Somerville, John II.
Thompson VIM. W. Upton, Albert Van Dusen,
William Van Week, Frederick Weber, Spencer
J. Willis, and Chas. Stewart. The banquet was
under the management of the stewards, Messrs.
W. s. Roose and John II. Thompson. The Off
GERS of the association are: President, Albert
Pike; first vice-president. VIM. W. Upton;
second vice-president. Clement W. Bennett;
secretary, Abner L. Longley; treasurer, Ezra
l.. Stevens; stewards, VIM. s. Roose and John
X. Thompson.