Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-05

cries. with membership OF about q. 600. and 81
Grand Communicates, representing thirty-nve
states and territories. have been furnished with
quarters. there has not been the slightest dis
satisfaction on the part of any one. The COM
mittee had its work so well in hand that they
can still supply quarters to great many more
In case the need should arise The efforts oil the
committee were not confined merely to seeking
out desirable quarters but there was great
deal OF preliminary correspondence, which re-
suited frequently in the sending of committees
to this city. The chairman Of the committee,
Mr.. Allison Nailor. jr, would take these COM
mittees In charge, drive them around to the
various places, when the accommodations were
Inspected. After place was selected contracts
were signed. 1t frequently happened that upon
the return home Of committee correspondence
followed In regard to matters overlooked by the
committee while here. The chairman was very
ably assisted by his first corresponding secre-
tary, Sir Charles c. NJ. L9ff1er, generalissimo
of DeMolay commandery INo. 4, until he was
compelled to leave the city on business. when
the assistance was secured In the same capacity
of Sir Will. A. Short OF Potomac commandery,
No. 3, who has devoted all his time and atten-
ton for months past to the duties apperta!ning
to his office. To these two gentlemen are large
ly due the success of the very important trust
imp osed upon the hotel committee. Mr.. Allison
Major, jr.. the chairman of the committee, is
native of the District. He received good classi-
cal and English education and fair knowledge
Of the modern languages in the best schools OF
Washington and afterward graduated In book
keeping and commercial law in Chamberins
commercial college of Baltimore. Md. At an
early age he adopted the livery business, In
watch his father had oeen engaged since 1880
and by energy, enterprise and industry has
achieved success. HIS books show among his
patrons Presidents Buchanan, Lincoln. johnson,
Grant, Hayes. Garfield. Arthur Cleveland and
Harrison and other celebrated persOnages. His
"reminiscences of men and events prominent in
affairs in the last third of century are interest
ing. 1t was his horse that Booth rode away
after the ASSASSINATION Of President Lincoln. al
though the horse was hired by Harold. Atzerodt,
another Of the conspiratOrs, Nho was hung. kept
his horses at his stable. He knew President
Garfield well and assisted in cOnferring some
OF the degrees in Masonry on him. He
joined the odd Fellows in 1857 and became
entitled to a seat in its Grand lodge about
degrees in the meantime and is q member
OF the Grand canton Of this city and is Inspector
general on the staff of the brigadier general of
the second brigade. division of the Atlantic. Pa
triarchs Militant, with the rank of major. He Is
a captain on the staff Of the Washington Light
Infantry corps and one of its board of managers,
aud in fact Identified with great many institu-
tions In which the interests and welfare Of his
native city, in which he has just pride, is in
vOlved.
His Masonic career commenced in 1869. when
he was raised in st. Johns lodge No. IL, Of this
city. Arterward he was exalted to the sublime
degree of Royal Arch Mason in Columbia chap
ter, No. Land created and dubbed Knight Tenn
piar In Washington cOmmandery. No. l. He has
attained the thirty second degree OF Scottish
Rite Masonry and has held for many years the
office of treasurer of Albert Pike cOnsistory No.
/. A. A. S. K. He is also ''shriner' and men,
Der of Almas temple. A.A.ON.M.S.
During his Masonic career he has ever been
noted as a hard and Jealous worker in every
position to which he hos been assigned. He was
one OF the general committee Ia 1871, when the
members of the Grand encampment which met
In Baltimore and all the Communicates partici-
pating in that triennial conclave were invited to
Washington and were entertained so handsomely
while here.
Mr.. Majors associates on the hotel committee
are:
Washington, No. 1.-Sir Knights William Il.
Crosby, Joseph w. Howell, john o. Knox. Sam
uel l.. Mattingly. 7. JOnn Newton, Caleb w.
SpOfford William H. Webster.
Columbia. No. 2.-Sir Knights Benjamin w.
Brown Thomas Cavanaugh. Lyman b Cutler
Charles E. Gibbs Charles W. Leannarda, VIM.
r Speare. J. s. Tomlinson.
Potomac No. 3.-Sr Knights Lyman A. Lit
tlefeld. William A. Short.
DeMolay No. 4.-Eininent Sir Knight Andrew
W. Kelley; Sir Knights Frederick G. Alexander
H. F. Breuninger. Harry c. Bowers, Charles c.
NJ. Loef1er, o. q. Staples.
Committee on Levee.
The social features of the visit of the knights
to this city are to be conspicuous by two prom
nent events The committee on leyee which