The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-08-24
Golden Gross Notes.

AT Meridian Commandery No. 17S, U. o. G.
c., Friday evening last, Charles H. Hospital
received the I'd and Sd degrees.
Capital Commandery No. 1928, U. o. G. c.,
gave an excursion to Bay Ridge Friday last,
which was generally attended by members of
the order.
At the regular meeting of Mt. Vernon Com
mandery No 440, after routine business was
transacted, Noble Commander s. Norris Thorne
gave the commandery an interesting account of
the reception of Putnam Commandery No. 3S
at Somerville, Mass, given to Grand Com
mander Ehle and the visiting Sir knights and
Ladies of the District of Columbia.
The meetings next week are Goodwill No 21,
at Scottish Rite Hall, No. 1907 e street, Mon
day, August 25; Columbia No. 374, Tuesday,
August 26.
At st. Johns Commandery No. 32, U. o. G. c..
Thursday evening last, Grand Commander Ehle
gave an interesting account of the recent recep-
tion to members of the order from the District
of Columbia by Putnam Commandery at Somer-
Vile, Mass. The reports of the committee on
the good of the order and the committee on the
increase of membership We're discussed by Sir
Knights 5. A. III. McKim, w. E. Graham, j. L.
Moffatt, Frank Q. Manson, Samuel Mahoney
Lady Emma McKim, and others.
AT the regular meeting of Anacostia Com
mandery No. 423, U. O. q. c., after the routine
business, Sir Knight John H. Dony gave the
commandery an interesting account of his visit
TO Putnam Commandery No. 81 at SOmerYille,
Mass. The commandery agreed, on motion of
Sir Knight Putnam, to make a. fraternal visit to
National Commandery No. 346 on Monday
evening, Septemberl l.
Grand Commander j. N. Ehle has returned
from his trip to the Grand Army reunion at Bos-
ton in good health and fine spirits Putnam
Commandery No. 3S, u. o. G.. c., at SomerVille,
Mass, took advantage of the visit of the Grand
Commander and number of other members of
the Golden Cross of this District and rendered
them reception at their commandery on the
llth instant, According to reports words fail
ton, and the occasion will long be remembered
as one of the grandest events in the history of
the order. The following Sir Knights and ladies
from this jurisdiction were present: Grand Com
mander John N. Ehle, Past Grand Commander
George Redway, Past Grand Commander Charles
l.. Patten, Past Noble Commander Stamp, and
Lady c. e. Stamp, of Halcyon; Noble Comman-
der 5. Norris Thorne, of Mt. Vernon; Sir Knight
g. b. Sayer, N. X. r., of Columbia; Past Noble
Commander Peake and Lady 4. M. Layton, of
st. Johns; Sir Knight j. H. DOny, N. r. r.,
and Sir Knight David l.. Pitcher, of Anacostia;
Lady Adelaide Payne, of Goodwill; Lady A. @.
| Smith and Sir Knight Fuller, of Meridian; Lady
| M. j. Peabody, N. X r., and Lady, Il. j. Floyd,
of Capital, Among those to whose efforts the
! success of the reception was in a great measure
mon, DIR. Il. A. Wyman, Of Maiden, Grand Com
mander of Massachusetts, A. l.. Greene of ProYi-
! dence, Grand Commander of Rhode Island;
! Charles &. Miller, of Brooklyn, Grand Comman-
| der of New York; Past Grand Commander Ed
ward Hartshom, editor of the Golden Cross
JOurnai Past Grand Commander Coolidge, and
| Supreme Representative IL eale, of Chelsea. At