The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-03-01

was formed he was one of the charter members
and its first Worshipful Master. At the recent
meeting of the Supreme Council of the A. A.
s. Il. held in this city he received the highest
of all Masonic honors, the SD degree. The
General was deeply touched by the kind action
of his New England brethren and values the
jewel as one Of his most precious possessions.
One of the strongest influences in maintaining
the sociable feeling which is characteristic of
the Masons of this jurisdiction is the fact that
we have among its members two veteran organi-
cations of brethren who have been Masons for
over twenty-one years. 1t is very pleasant to
attend their meetings and listen to the stories
and experiences of these veterans OF the craft
Outside of their regular meetings, each associa-
tion holds an annual banquet, and that of the
Washington Masonic Veterans occurred last
Monday evening. The business meeting pre-
liminary to the banquet was held in lodge-room
No. Q of the Masonic Temple and after the
transaction of routine business the following
brethren were elected to memberships w. A.
Gately, E. j. Burt, NJ. W. Leese, B. Silverberg,
j. o. Miller, G. w. Shears, r. z. Cross. 9. r.
Greer, p. Il. Wilson, j. b. Lord, E. n.
Leonard, w. Il. Smith, G.. Goodman,
j. T. Wild, Henry Kaiser, and s. E.
Thomason. After the conclusion of this busi-
ness the annual election Of officers was in ORDER
unanimous ballots being cast Tor the following
distinguished brethren: Past Grand Master Jose
NJ. Yznaga President; Past Grand Master Noble
D. Larner, First Vice President; Past Grand
Master r. B. Donaldson, Second Vice President;
Grand Capitular Secretary L. q. Stephens, Sec
tetary: Past Eminent Commander De Molay
Commaudery No. 4, James p. Pearson, Treas
urer; Grand Captular Lecturer James H.
Trimble and the Worshpful Master of Hiram
Lodge No. 10, Brother Joseph Jouy, Stewards
The asylum of the temple never looked more
bright and cheerful than when the members,
after the conclusion of the business session,
filed in and took their seats at the long row of
tables so bountfully spread with good cheer.
When the clatter of the knives and forks had
somewhat subsidized the President addressed the
association, and in his remarks spoke feelingly
of the members who, though present at the last
annual meeting, had since joined the silent ma
joritY, alluding to each by name-William H.
Faulkner, William Yorke Atlee, and George
w. Cowie. The first toast of the evening, ITO
the Memory of George Washington" was then
drank in silence. To the ''Grand Lodge of the
District of Columbia Grand Master Thomas
T. Gibbs responded; "The Grand Royal Arch
Chapter of the District of Columbia" by the NJ.
E. q. III. P, Alex. Mckenzie; ''Other Veteran
Associations by G. w. Bennett; 'Past Grand
Masters" by Noble d. Larner; 'The First Car
dinal Virtue: Temperance" by s. G. Mills, of
Harmony Lodge No. II; ''The Founder of
Singleton, Grand Secretary; 'The Day We
Celebrate, I" by Past Grand Master E. II. Cham
berlain. Numerous other toasts were proposed
and responded to by distinguished brethren pres
ent The guests of the association on this occasion
were as follows: Thomas F. Gibbs, Alex. Nc
Voeniff, L. Il. CHM, W. X. Mendenhall, B. P.
Wilson, N. Carusi, G. Y. Atlee, F. o. McCreery,
T. w. Sweeny, c. H. Smith, j. A. Harvey, w.
r. Shedd, John Reilly, and Robert Armor.
The membership of the association was largely
represented, among those present being noticed
j. S. Gray, w. A. Gately, A. c. Richards, j. c.
Allen, S. S. Bond, W. s. Anderson, G. w.
Reardon, William Mckenzie, Charles G. Bor-
land, Thomas R. Trumbull, William R. Singleton,
| J. M. Yznaga, Thomas R. Benson, j. P. Crow
| ley, John f. Wild, E. H. Chamberlain, Thomas
! R. Benson, Elery J. Burt, George z. COLLISION,
D. G. Dixon, R: V: Goldman, E. NJ. Willis, w
! T. Turpin. j. n. Walker, P. r. Wilson, E. P.
yaux, W. T. Turpin, j. S. Tomlinson, Thomas
R. Turnbull, James H Trimble, W. j: Stephen
son, j. A. Gibbs, 7. +. Gill, William H Goods,
j. A. Gibbs, John Hayward, Stephen f. Gill
James r. Howard George w. Shears, j. B.
I Sint, John Z. Smith, Louis Kettler, Malcolm
! Seaton, William G. Sterling, s. j. Haslett, j
P Hamlin, l. L. johnson, Thomas Hynes, L. j
Stephens, NJ. w. Leese, w. r. Smith, James
A. Sample, E. H. Shaw, S. R. Robinson, L. NJ
Penteld, James K. Kerr, William Palmer
James P. Pearson, s. c. Mills, j. P. Hamlin
Joseph Jouy, and numbers of other well-known
brethren of the Jurisdiction