The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-04-19
Golden Gross Notes.

heen is making a dig drive In $50 sultS. MY
own. George t. Keen, Ala Ninth street.
A public meeting in the interest of the
order will be held at the chapel at Takoma
Park on Friday, April "a.
The Grand Commandery will dedicate the
new Golden Cross Hall, National Capital
Bank building, Thursday evening, April 3d.
Meridian Commandery will meet on Friday
evening at Golden Cross Hall, corner of Fifth
and G streets northwest, and confer the de-
grees on several candidates.
Capital Commandery will meet on Friday
evening next at Washington Hail. corner of
Third street and Pennsylvania avenue south
east, and confer the degrees on one candidate.
Mount Vernon Commandery will meet on
Wednesday evening at Good Templars' Hall,
corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Four-and-
a-half street, and confer the degrees on one
candidate.
The adjourned meeting of the Grand Com
mandery will take place at the new Golden
Cross Hall, National Capital Bank building,
on Pennsylvania avenue, between Third and
Fourth streets southeast, Friday evening,
May l.
At the meeting of Columbia Commandery
on Tuesday evening last Noble Commander
j. A. Dickinson presided. Remarks were
made by Sir knights Henry Floyd, e. r.
Gunson, S. E. Crandell. and j. A. Dickinson,
of Columbia, and Sir Knight Frank E. Newton,
of Capital Commandery.
At st. Johns Commandery on Thursday
evening last Grand Commander Ehle installed
Mrs. Emma McKim in the Office of Treasurer.
The commandery decided to hold it's meetings
hereafter at the new Golden Cross Hall, in
the National Capital Bank building. A reso-
luton in favor of the admission of non-bene-
fcial members was adopted.
At Anacostia Commandery on Wednesday
the good OF the order was discussed by Sir
knights j. III. Dony, ID. l.. Pitcher, and T. j.
Putnam. Sir Knight Putnam, the Treasurer,
who had been also performing the duties of
Herald, having been requested to come for
ward and sign paper as Treasurer, remarked:
"Noble Commander, please close me as Herald
and open me as Treasurer" Having signed
the paper, and returned to his station, said:
SNOW, Noble Commander, please close me as
Treasurer and open me as Herald.' The
gravity of the sir knight in making these re-
quests caused great laughter.
At the last meeting of National Commandery
at Harris's Hall, Seventh and ID streets north
west, Noble Commander DR.. Charles Allen
presided. Applications for membership were
received from Mrs. Christine Hansen and
James A. Smith The 1st degree was CON
Norton, William P. Campbell, James +.
Waters, William L. Hiplzins, George w. Sor-
rell, Mrs. Mary A. Wistar, and Mrs. Arabella
II, Norton. The doors were then opened and
the ''house-warming'' took place. Speeches
were made by Grand Commander Ehle, Noble
Commander DR.. Charles Allen, and Sir
Knights l.. h. Trembly and r. IL. Yates.
Refreshments We're served under the direction
of committee consisting of Sir Knights II.
I'll. Yates, Samuel Howison, Mrs Lille A.
Edelen, Mrs. Susan Kesler, Mrs. Martha Howl
son, and DR.. G. f. Price. This commandery
is reaching out for 1875 members before July
/, which, if secured will placeit third in point
of numbers.
Goodwill Commandery at its last meeting,
Noble Commander Heryey s. Knight presid-
ing, conferred the Sd degree on Wallace M.
Chase and Mrs. Loretto Il. Redway. Visitors
| were present from Mount Vernon, Capital,
Meridian, and Halcyon communicates. Re
! marks We're made under the good of the order
| by Past Noble Commander +. A. Stier, Vice
| Noble Commander Emma V. Dulin, Lady
Laura Dulin, Sir Knights j. II. A. Fowler, O.
d. Sunny, and NJ. L.. Venable of Mount Yer
non; Noble Commander G.. e. Topper, of Hal
cyon, and Past Noble Commanders James G.
! Thompson and James w Cheney, of Goodwill.
! Other visitors were Past Noble Commander
Thomas Humphrey, of IIalcyon; Lady Elyira
Moore, of Meridian, and Vice Grand Comman-
der Marguerite McCutchen, Vice Noble Com
mander Anna l.. Slack, Ladies Martha j. Pea
body, Mary f. Peabody, and Sir Knight Frank
p. Newton, of Capital The representative to
the Grand Commandery was instructed to pre-
sent the name of Lady Fannie e. Cordero for
the office of Vice Grand Commander. The
new closing ode composed by DR.. S. l. Groot
solo and chorus, "Come, Let Us Join in a
Song, Brothers." was sung-Miss Lizzie r.
Brown singing tue solo in pathetic and touch
ing manner
The tenth annual session of the Grand Com
mandery convened on Tuesday evening last at