The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-07-06

this lodge will meet at 7:30, sharp, and adjourn
early, that the Grand Lodge may hold its ses-
sion, commencing at s o'clock Grand Archi-
tect T. II. Watson looked in at the new lodge
room and was much pleased with the appear
ance of things.
Columbia Lodge No. | met Tuesday evening,
with w. NJ W. p. Knight in the chair Brother
j. II. Flather, residing at T21 Twenty-third,
street northwest, was reported sick. Brother j.
n. King has recovered. This being the evening
set aside for the reunion of the members of the
lodge and their families, at o'clock the doors
were thrown open, and the lodge-room was soon
filled with the invited guests. Past Supreme
Ruler II. E. Weaver, master of ceremonies, took
the chair. The following programme was rem
dered: Song, Opening Ode, by the members of
the order and their lady friends; music, Brother
Hodgson; recitation and song, Miss Bertie
Cleveland. The Grand Conductor, G.. w.
Berry, announced that the Grand Lodge officers
were in the ante-room ready to install the
of1icers-elect of this lodge. They were admitted
as follows: Senior Grand Architect John w.
Thompson, Grand Architect Thomas II. Wat
son, Vice Grand Architect Robert B. Wilson,
Grand Secretary Edward Bawsel, Grand Treas
urer Edward Journey, Grand Chaplain
H. NJ. Bennett, Grand Conductor George
w. Berry, Grand Inside Sentinel a. G.
Stevens, and Grand Outside Sentinel j. III.
Shuler They were greeted with the lnstalla-
tion Ode, sung by members of the order Then
the Grand Lodge officers took the chairs and
installed the following officers of Columbia
Master, NJ. w. PLACER; Junior Master, Ezra
Troth; Recording Secretary, j. w. kidwell;
Financial Secretary, d. G.. Eichelberger
Treasurer, W. L; Courtney; Chaplain, A.
outside Sentinel, George Godmell; Senior
Master, W. P. Knights Right Guard to Worthy
Master, Otto Schenter; Left Guard to Worthy
Master. w. A.: Upperman; Right Guard to
Junior Master, I. o. Dale, Left Guard to Junior
Master R. G. Tinker. \ beautiful badge was
presented to Brother w. L. Courtney by the
members of the lodge as reward for his long
and faithful services as Treasurer of the lodge,
| after which Senior Grand Architect j. W..
! Thompson, the silver tongued orator of the
| order, delivered one of his interesting addresses
upon the aim and object of the order. The
| programme was then continued, as follows:
Recitation, Miss Marion Lamb; recitation, Miss
Carrie Troth; stump speech, S. Gilingham, and
| concluded by that laughable sketch, "The Gar
den Gate" by Brothers A. F. Lipphsrd and
William Lewis. Everybody seemed to enjoy
themselves, and the ice-cream and cake, which
were served in abundance by the committee.
ards, H. E. Weaver, William Lewis, Frank
Blaine, Frank White, Mrs. G. G. Isel, G.. w.
Berry, j. G. Weaver, A. F. Lipphard, Edw.
Hodgkin, n. w. Wilkenson and daughter, R.
w. Stafford and family, j. T. Haynes, Martin
Schmidt, Charles Warren and wife, Joseph Ac
ton, Edw Bawsel, B. Olive J. H. Duvall and
laughter. Miss L. Alpress, R. B. Wilson and
family, S. S. Ingle, John F. Williams, j. w.
Thompson, NJ Belt, G. B. Greaves. James Lu-
genfelter, s. w. Brunner, W. f. Perkins and
wife, William Dillingham; w. B. Sens, S. G.
Carter and wife, H. G. Kenner, A. l.. Patti
Miss Nellie Petrie, Miss BERTHE Cleveland, Will
liam Gayle, Edw. Journey and wife, Mrs. An
ladies, Mrs Turford, Miss Turford, Miss Hen,
rick, Mrs. Henrick, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Christen
sen, Charles r. Hooper, William P. Knight
Daniel Lewis, L. H. Watson, wife, and daugh
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Troth, Misses Emma
Ella, and Carrie Troth, Miss Mamie Cameron
j. NJ. Ganter, wife, and daughter, Charles H
Reany. wife, and daughters j. G. Harkness
and wife, Miss Irene Wood, r. P. Beatty, w. l.
Courtney and family, j. S, Tayman, Otto
Schleuter and wife, Ohm Christman and wife
NJ. w. PLACER R. G. Tinker and wife, G. A
Evards and lady, w. H. Peters, W. A. Upper
man and family, Mrs. Mary Watkins, Mrs. NJ
Y. Snead and daughter, w. G. White, Eugene
Belt, j: H. Wahl E. F. Earl, J. H. Sheels, Mis-
S. Brown, II. T. Simpson, r. E. Lee Tyler, a
D. Sullivan, Mrs. Lewis and family, G. B. Jer
kins, G. Harr and ladies' Miss Agnes Nelson
c. Nelson, G. T. Hilton, A. T. Bladen, E. E
Hoffman, G.. w. Baumann Mrs. D. G. Lamb
Misses Marion and Blanche Lamb, w. E. Clark
son, j. Fred Isel E. X. Plant, D. T. Queen
j. H. Loveless, Mrs. j. w. Nolan and son, T
o. Dale, NJ. l.. Benton, Mrs. T. O. Dale Theo
. Tuerney and wife, j. w. Kidwell and wife, T
J. Fidler, and d. G.. Eichelberger. Columbi
Lodge No. l was instituted January 20, 1871
The total receipts have been 500, 03; tota
expenses, S22, ,994 IS; balance on hand and in
vested July l, 1890, $2,136.15; amount paid TO
relief of sick and disabled members, IS, 7Sl
average membership each year, 176