The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-03-23
Golden Crnss NOtes.

A new commandery of the order has been
partially secured in the First Ward section of
the city. Some thirty or more names have been
secured.
Alexander Mckerichar, member of Meridian
Commandery, and the efficient superintendent
of Glenwood Cemetery, has been seriously i'll,
but is improving.
j. E. Crandall, member of Columbia Com
mandery No. 374, was in Boston, Mass, last
week, on business, and called upon Past Supreme
Commander William II. Solomon.
Charles e. II. Holmes, member of the
Grand Commandery, died in January, and the
following committee has been named to pre-
pare suitable resolutions: George j. p. Wood,
Fred f. Woodward, and George w. f. Striebey.
Goodwill Commandery No. 81 will hold an
open meeting Monday evening, March 81, in
Scottish Rite Hall, 1907 G street, to which all
are invited. Among other attractions Professor
Edgar Frisby, of the Naval Observatory, will
speak of the "Astronomy of the Bible"
The ninth annual session of the Grand Com
mandery of the United Order of the Golden
Cross will he held in Golden Cross Hall, corner
of Fifth and streets, Friday evening, April II,
at o'clock. A large number of new members
will be admitted front he subordinate com
manderies.
Lincoln Post, No g. G.. A. r., having decided
to have as one of the attractions Golden
Cross booth'' the Grand Commander has ac-
cepted the invitation for the order to visit the
fair, and an evening will be selected, to be an
nounced later, when the knights and ladies Of
the Golden Cross will attend.
Anacostia Commandery No. 423 held most
interesting meeting Wednesday evening last,
there being large attendance and two appi-
cations for membership. The proposed recep-
ton to the members of the Grand Command
cry which was to have taken place was post
poned on account of the sickness of Grand
Commander Ehles little son.
An exciting contest is in progress in Meridian
Commandery between the membership, which
has been divided into two sides, under the lead
ership of S. w. Maddux, Sr., and f. f. Wood
ward, as to which side shall bring in the largest
number of acceptable candidates between this
time and July |. The defeated side is to pay
for a supper for the whole party.
The following applications have been re-
ceived in Anacostia Commandery No. 423: Mrs.
Mary F. Gator, j. E. Powell, David L. Pitcher,
Franklin Jay Henry, James G. Lee, Elizabeth V.
Lee, William E. Tew, Maggie Tew, A. NJ.
Green, Carrie S. King, and Mary Baxter in
| Quick in National Commandery, from John
| Bauer: in Goodwill Commandery, from Henry
| G. Stier and Norman r. Jenner.
| The last session of Meridian Commandery No.
| ITS was one of the most interesting held by the
| Commandery. Mrs Harriet Ferris was initiated
| and an application for membership was received
from Mr.. Louis Heilbran. The good-of-the
order exercises inclrded the reading of an orig
inal poem by p.. W. w. Granger, recitation
| by Fred F woodward, and brief remarks by
Sir Knights Cough, Keck, Patten, Maddox
Kent, Ladies Moore, Smith, and Ferris, and Sir
Knights Topper, of Halcyon. and Fingles, OF
| Columbia Commandery.
Spring styles are now ready fer inspection.
| SNYDER g. WOOD,
Merchant Tailors,
423 Eleventh street northwest.
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| Co.'s Beers for the grip.