Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-23
MASONIC vErERANa
They Hold Their Annual Meeting and SIT
Down to Their Annual Banquet.

They Hold Their Annual Meeting and Sit
Down to Their Annual Banquet.
The annual meeting Of the Washington Ma
sonic Veteran Association was held last even
ing at Masonic Temple. Lodge room No. 2
was used for the transaction OF business and
the commandery asylum for the banquet, the
latter being neatly decorated for the occasion.
The president gave brief history of the as
ISOLATION from its organization to date and
congratulated the members on its success.
only one member departed this life since the
last annual meeting-George T. Cook.
The following we're elected members: Geo.
+. Spencer, q. W. Fisher. John II. Hood, Jos.
l. Howard, Philip Peyser. VIM. J. Donovan,
John j. Hill. A. P. Leidy, A. s. Whiteside. Max
6ock. VIM. j. Warren. J. G. Fill, B. F. Williams.
T. IT, Saxton. W. Howard, 7. B. Wells. Thos.
Foster. J. b Littlewood. H. E. Woodbury., A.
N. Hoover, VIM Oscar Roome. Ernest LIE Mour,
John Tyler Powell. Vim. Ii. Barton. H. NJ. Gill
man. Chas. kattleman. VIM. ii. H. Gould, John
W: Bell, VIM. 81. Gibson and Geo. W. Balock.
Inc Following officers were unanimously
elected FOR the ensuing year: N. D. Larner,
president; X. b. Donaldson. first vice presi-
gent; =; d. Chamberlin, second vice president;
Jas. r. fearson. treasurer; L. q. Stephens, sec
stewards.
After the completion of the regular business
the members and guests repaired to the banquet
room, and after enjoying the elegant menu
the following regular toasts were proposed and
responded to, the president N. ID. Larner, act
ing as toastmaster: TO the memory of George
Washington; drank in silence. 1.-The Grand
Lodge OF the District Of Columbia" responded
to by +. G. Alexander, grand master 1.-The
Grand Royal Arch Chapter; responded to by
1. +. Gibbs. grand high priest sister ssso-
ciations;' responded to by W. W. UPTON. TO
the memory Of our departed brother, Geo. 1.
COOK; drank in silence. 1.-THE District of Co
!umbia; responded to by Assessor Trimble.
'Ihe public schools of the District responded
to by VIM. B. Powell, superintendent OF public
schools. Other toasts were proposed and re-
ssponded to by Charles F. Benjamin, J. NJ.
lznaga. Samuel G. Mills VIM. II. Barton and
Z. II. Chamberlin.
The following members Of the association
were present: j. G. Allen, W. s. Anderson, c.
c. Borland, e. W. Bennett. Vim. Bryan, Max
BOOK. Robert Ball, Chas. F. Benjamin, Ellery
J. Burt, I. r Benson. s. s. Bond j. q. Bowen,
geo; ". Ballock, W. H. Barton, J. I. Crowley,
Z. H. Chamberlin, d. G. Dixon, L. b. Donald
son, VIM. j; Donovan, NJ. ?. Fisher, Thos. Fos-
ter, Chas. Freiruk, J. c. Fill. Il. V. Goldman,
l. L. s. Gray. VIM. A. Galley, J. r. Garrison. VIM.
d. Goods, H. M. Gilman, A. H. Holt, Jos.
nanacher, A. w. hodsinan, j. j. Hill, S. j.
Haislett, John I. Hamlin, J. H. Hood, John
Hayward, J. 7. Howard. Jas. HALEY, JOS. Jouy,
noPPoA, y. hattleulall, Louis hettier A. W.
Kelley, John B. Lord, N. ID. Larner, A. P.
Leidy. Z. N. Leonard, J.. Q. Larman. NJ. W.
Leese, J. b Littlewood, L. s. McCleary, T.
F. Mcguire, ]. o. Miller. L. H. McDade,
Samuel {. Mills. Philip Peyser, J. p.
Pearson, J. W. Palmer, L. NJ. Penfeld W. b.
Powell, J. I. Powell, +. B. Saxton, John NJ.
Smith, B. Sllverbcrg VIM. r. Smith, ST., L. G.
Stephens, John E. Smith, W. r. Singleton, VIM.
J.. stephenson. S. Jno. thomson. J. S. Tom
iInson, Matthew Trimble, Jas. H. Trimble,
Ihos. T. Turnbull, Chas. ]. Watson, L. NJ.
Willis. John F. Wild, II. L. Woodbury., VIM. ].
Warren. NJ. NJ. Whitney, John n Walker and
j. NJ. Yznaga.
The guests Of the association were F. G.
Alexander, grand master; lhos. F. Gibbs.
grand high priest; W. W. UPTON. president of
the Masonic Veteran Association OF the Dis
trlct OF Columbia; Aaron baldwin, c. I. Cald-
well, ): NJ. Emory, j. Z. Mann, Jos. Bauer.
John w. Bell, b. W. Holman, W. c. Bickford,
W. II. Stuard and ]. C. Taylor.