The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-15
Golden OrNsa H4veea.

st. Johns Commandery at its last regular
meeting conferred the degrees on John o.
Guy The attendance was large and included
as visitors Sir Knight Stephen Simonds and
Lady Mary l. simonds, of Anacostia; Sir
Knights j. II. A. Fowler aud Charles G.
Harrison, of Mount Vernon; slr Knights j.
F. Kilgore and Samuel N. Hilton and Ladies'
Martha j. Peabody and Mary L. Kilgore, of
Capital; Lady Adelaide Payne and Sir Knight
w. H. Pope, OF Goodwill. The interest in
the order has been revived in this conserva-
tive commandery, and arrangements for
earnest and systematic work have been
made......The semi-annual visitation by the
Grand Commandery was made to Goodwill
Commandery on Monday evening last. The
grand officers present were John N. Ehle,
Grand Commander; Mrs. Fannie E. Cordero,
Vice Grand Commander; w. T. Kent, Grand
Keeper of Records; r. H. Yates, Grand
Treasurer; Samuel Howison, Grand PreIate;
Thomas Humphrey, Grand Herald; B. w.
Beebe, Grand Warder Inner Gate; w H. Pope,
Grand Warder Outer Gate; DR.. s. A. H. Nc
Kim, Past Grand Commander The Grand
Commander made some interesting remarks
on the rtualistic OF the order. The grand
officers then vacated the chairs and they were
assumed by the regular officers of the com
mandery as follows: Miss Adelaide Payne,
Noble Commander; Mrs. Martha r. johnson,
Vice Noble Commander; Rev. w. H. Schell,
Worthy Prelate; Samuel II. Knight, Worthy
Dc Herald; Mrs Louisa 7; Watrouss, Warder Of
Past Noble Commander. The officers con-
ferred the Sd degree on John G.. Wood of
Baltimore, Md, and Arthur J. Houghton, of
this city. The work was carefully scruti-
nized by the committee OF the grand COM
mandery, appointed 70 decide the contest for
the best rendition Of the rtualistic work, con-
sisting Of DR.. s. l. Groot, Of Goodwill DR..
j. N. Granger, of Meridian, and Mrs. Martha
j. Peabody, OF Capital. Application for
membership was received from Mrs. Nina NJ.
stevens..:...At the last Meeting of Columbia
Commandery, Noble Commander Dr.sJ. A.
Dickinson presided. Remarks on the good of
the ordor were made by Sir knights Il. @.
Gunson, G. b. Sayer, K. Z. Harvey, and
others The conmandefy is preparing to com
pete for the ritual prize at the semi-annual
visitation OF the Grand CommAndery, which
Will take place on Tuesday, November "a, at
It's hall, corner Of Eighth and streets north
east.....National Commandery held an inter
esting meeting on Monday evening last,
Noble Commander w. II. II. Kesler presiding.
Applications for membership were received
from Harry L. LeRrute and Charles l.. Moore.
The Sd degree was conferred on Milton Il.
Gngsby. The commandery will hold an open
meeting on November 80. The good of the
order was discussed by Noble Commander
Kesler, Sir Knights L. r. Trembly, L. q.
Handy, Il. II. Yates, Joseph B. Bailey, Lady
mandery expects to get the prize for the
largest attendance during the present term.
The semi-annual visitation OF the grand com
mAndery to this commandery will take place
on Monday, November %, at Its hall, corner
Of Seventh and ID streets northwest .....
st. Johns Commandery celebrated its
thirteenth anniversary on Thursday evening
last, at Golden Cross Hall. The room was
tasFefully decorated with flowers and ever
greens. There was large and attentive audi
ence present composed OF members and their
friends. Grand Commander Ehle, who pre-
sided, spoke on the fraternal and insurance
features OF the order. He was followed by
Past Grand Commander DR.. 8. A. II. McKim
on the same subject. Past Grand Commander
Graham, OF Massachusetts,, spoke of the
admission of women to equal participation in
the Dement'S OF the order. Sir Knight W. Z.
Graham, Keeper OF Records, read an interesting
statistical history Of the commandery. The
commandery was instituted November9 9, 1887,
with thirteen charter members, and now num-
bers lO2, and has contributed members to all
the other Communicates. The first application
for membership was made by DIR. 8. A. H.
McKtm, who has since filled all the Offices
subordinate, grand, and supreme To him is
largely due the success of the order in this
jurisdiction. The last application for mem
bership in this commandery was presented
him. Among the prominent and active
workers in this commandery may be mem
toned Grand Commander Ehle, DR.. s. A.
ii. and Mrs. Emma McKim, w. E.eand Mrs.
M. Ida Graham, John r. and Mrs. Marion r.
Mahoney, j. S, aud Mrs. Emily Moffatt, e. r.
Barbour, w. w. s. Dyre, j. A. Van Doren,