Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-24
THE MASONIC VETERANS.
The Fifth Annual Banquet I.ase Evsnsng-'
Toasts and Responses.


Tossts and Responses.
The hfth annual meeting and banquet q II.
Washington Masonic Veteran Association VA
held at Masonic Temple last evening. 1t .
O'Clock. Lodge room No. WAS idsedo for tn.
transaction Of business and The banquet wa,
held in the conmandery asylum, which wa
neatly arranged and decorated for the occasion
The following new members were elected: W
A. Galley, Enery J. Burt, NJ. W. Leese, D. Sill
verberg, ]. o. Miller, George W. Shears, e.
Cross, c. E. Greer, P. r. Wilson, John B. Lord
Henry Kaiser, 8. E. Thomson, John r. Wild
g. Goodman, Vim. r. Smith and E. N. Leonard
The following officers were unanimously re
elected for the ensuing year: Jose N. Yznaga
president; Noble D. Larner, R. B. Donaldson
first ard second vice presidents; L. g. Stephens
secretary; James p. Pearson, treasurer; james
II. Trimble and Joseph Jouy, stewards.
After the transaction Of the regular business
the members and guests repaired to the ban.
quet room, where full justice was done an ele-
CANT repast. after which the president ad.
dressed the association, reviewing its acts dur.
ing during the past year and paying fitting
tribute to its members who have died since the
last annual meeting-Wm. H. Faulkner, Geo
w. Cowie and VIM. Yorke Alice.
He then announced the toasts a. follows
10 the memory Of George Washington;'
drank in silence. 1.-THE Grand Lodge Of the
District Of Columbia;" responded to by Grand
Master Thos. +. Gibbs. ''The Grand RIA
Chapter OF the District Of Columbia;" re-
sponded to by Grand High Priest Alex. Nc
kenzie. communication was read from Dis
trict Commissioner Ross rsgretting his inabil-
ity to be present. The next toasts were:
.'Other veteran associations" responded to by
Clement W. Bennett, who feelingly referred, in
the course OF his remarks, to the illness of the
venerable Albert Pike. Past Grand Master
Noble D. Larner;' responded to by the
brother toasted. ''The first cardinal virtue
Mills 1.-THE founder Of veteran Masonic asso-
ciations-Wm. Il. Singleton responded to by
that brother. 1.-The day we celebrated" re-
sponded to by E. H. Chamberlin. Other toasts
were proposed and responded to by Messrs.
l. L. johnson, JAS A. Sample and others.
were present: Jeremiah G. Allen. W. 8. Ander-
son, s: >. Bond, Chas. G. Borland, c. W. Ben
nett, Thos. X. Benson, Ellery J. Burt, E. H.
Chsmberlin, ]. P. Crowley, Geo. z. COLLISION,
Chas. b. Il. Coliedge, d. g. Dixon, Charles
Godman s. Graz" S a. G f. Sood h00sr'
Gibbs, John Hayward, James r. Howard,
Thomas Hynes, ]. T. Hamlin, Samuel ].
Aaisiett, /. L. johnson, Joseph Jouy,
James X. Kerr, Louis Kettler, NJ. W. Leese, N.
u. Larner, j. q. Larman, Samuel @. Mills, L.
d McDade, VIM. Mckenzie. E. .. McClary, J.
". -uiAleI, L. T. uCUulre, w IN. Ilttip, Juuiob
Pearson. L. NJ. Penfield, J. VIM. Palmer, Thos.
NJ. Reed. S. H. Robson, Geo. W. Reardon, A.
C. Richards, Edwin H. Spang, VIM. R. Single
ton, Jas. A. Sample, John NJ Smith, VIM. r.
Smith. ST.. Malcolm Seaton, L. G. Stephens, r.
Sterling, John E. Smith, W. J. Stephenson. s.
Jno. Thomson, j. s. Tomlinson, James Fl.
Trimble, Thos. R. Turnbull, H. o. Towies, w.
7. Turpin, E. P. Vaux, P. r. Wilson, E. NJ.
Willis, J. N. Walker, Jno. F. Wild, J. NJ.
Yznaga.
ton: Thos. F. Gibbs, grand master; Alex. Nc
Kenzie, grand high priest: NJ. r. Thorp, B. P.
Wilson, Geo. Voeniff. L. r. CHM, w. r. Shedd,
Robert Armour, John A. Harvey, John Riley,
Frank o. McCleary, Chas. H. Smith, T. W.
Sweony, G. Y. AtLec, N. Carusi, w. X. Men
denhall and s. NJ Ryder. The association ed
journed after singing "Auld Lang Syne."