The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-12

late, James w. Loveless Financial Keeper
OF Records, Robert d. Meston; Treasurer,
james s; Sharp; Warder Inner Gate, Mrs.
Rosina NJ. Humphrey; Warder Outer Gate,
George IL. Cline. Noble Commander Stetson
appointed Sir Knights George H. Cline,
Thomas Humphrey, and James w. Loveless
the committee on finance, and Ladies Mary
r. Stetson, Rosna NJ. Humphrey, and Sir
Knight James s. Sharp the committee on the
good of the order......At the last meeting Of
Mount Vernon Commandery Deputy Grand
Commander w. H. Pope presided, assisted
by Past Noble Commander George H.
Cline, Of Halcyon Comnandery. The first
degree was conferred on Charles d. Alder
son. The treasurer reported that he had
paid to the widow of the late Sir Knight
DR.. K. G. Msus, the amount of the benefit
certificate held by the deceased brother
$4,000. Deputy Grand Commander w. H.
Pope, assisted by Past Grand Commander
Martha j. Peabody, and Grand Herald Thomas
Humphrey then installed the following officers
for the present term: Noble Commander j.
III. A. Fowler, Worthy Prelate, DR.. Harlow X.
Street; Noble Keeper of REGARDS. NJ. L.
yenable; Financial Keeper Of Records, David
Warden of the Inner Gate, Miss Clara E.
Lewis Noble Commander Fowler appointed
Sir Knights g. G. Harrison, H. j. Isel and
Lady Clara E. Lewis, the committee on
Finance. and Sir Knights M L. Vensble, DR..
Harlow r. Street and Lady Emma V. Dulin,
the committee on the Good of the Order. Re-
marks were made by Grand Commander Ehle,
Vice Grand Commander, Mrs. Fannie e. Cor
dero, Noble Commander Keck, of Meridian,
Noble Commander Newton of Capital, and
Others. The semi-annual reports submitted to
GrandCommander Ehle on the LIST of July show
total membership of the order in the District
of Columbia Of 9l0, distributed among the
nine subordinate communicates as follows:
Goodwill, 175 st. Johns, 1O1; Halcyon, so;
Meridian, 135; Capital, SO; National, los; Co
lumbia, 1l9; Anacostia, 40; Mount Vernon, 81,
The gains during the last term were: National.
"a; Columbia, II; Meridian, 10; Mount Ver-
non, 8; Capital, q; Goodwill, 6; Halcyon Q;
Anacostia, 3; st. Johns, O; total net increase,
50. The communicates here expect to reach
total membership of 1000 before the 1st day
in his report submitted in May last gives the
total membership of the order lin nineteen
States and the District of Columbia) as over
$4,000, an increase Of over 900 since May /,
lso9.. The following officers of st. Johns
Commandery were installed on Friday even
ing by Deputy Grand Commander s. A. H.
Mckim, assisted by Grand Commander j. N
Ehle and Deputy Grand Herald Lady Martha
j. Peabody: Noble Commander, E. K. Bar
bour; Vice Noble Commander, Miss Jennie c.
Bean; Noble Keeper of Records, William E.
Graham, Financial Keeper of Records, w. w.
s. Dyre; Treasurer, Mrs. Emma McKim;
Worthy Herald, Clarence Newman; Warder
Inner Gate, Mrs. Sarah NJ. Howe; Warder
outer Gate, Mrs NJ. Ida Graham; Past Noble
Commander, Mrs. Mary l.. Hawkins. THE
following officers of Meridian Commandery
were Installed on Friday evening by Deputy
Grand Commander Henry H. Hough, assisted
by Deputy Past Grand Commander DIR. w.
w. Granger aud Deputy Grand Herald Almon
f. Tucker: Noble Commander, David N.
Keck; Worthy Prelate, Oscar T. Towner;
Noble Keeper of Records, Samuel W. Mad
dux, ST.; Financial Keeper of Records, William
l. Kent; Treasurer, Richard A. Walker
Worthy Herald, George c. Hough; Warder
Inside Gate, DIR. II. NJ. Bennett; Past Noble
Commander, Charles L. Patten. Noble Com
mander Keck appointed Sir Knights L. NJ
Movers, George &. Hough, and A. M. Salmon
the committee on finance. Sir Knights
Dr. w. w. Granger and William Muirhead
and Lady 5. E Maddux the committee on the
good of the order, and Sir Knights DR.. d. NJ.
Ogden and A. F. Tucker and Ladies Grace
Murhead and Nettie Landon the committee
on music. The death of Sir Knight Aaron
Pinney of this commandery was announced
1.-The following officers of Capital Com
mandery were Installed last evening by
Deputy Grand Commander DR.. Richard Kings
man: Noble Commander Frank E. Newton;
Vice Noble Commander, Mrs. Mary E Pea
body; Worthy Herald, Theodore F. Swayze;
Noble Keeper OF Records, Jerome B. Diver;
Financial Keeper of Records, Bentley p Muir
ray; Worthy Herald, Miss Marguerite Nc
Cutchen; Warder Inner Gate, Mrs. L. w.
SwayZe Warder Outer Gate, Elijah l.. Bugbee;
Past Noble Commander, Daniel L. Gold