Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-25
MASONIC VETERANS.
Their Fourteenth Annual Reunion Made an
Enjoyable Occasion.


The fourteenth annual reunion Of the Ma
sonic Veteran Association of the District of
Columbia was held Saturday evening at the
Scottish Rite sanctuary and was largely at
tended. One Of the conditions for eligibility
to membership is a service OF at least twenty
one years in the blue lodge.
The dinner took place in the banquet hall Of
the sanctuary and President WV. Upton occu-
pied the chair. Toasts to George Washington,
Albert Pike and departed brethren were drunk
standing
Then followed the following toasts and re-
sponses ''The Grand Lodge of the District by
Grand Master Frederick G. Alexander; THE
Grand Chapter of tho District" by Thomas F..
Gibbs; The Masonic Veteran Association" by
FIRST Vice President Clement W. Bennett; THE
late president, Albert Pike" by Surg Gen. John
Nj. browne, United States navy; The mission
OF freemasonary," by Senator Dolph of Oregon:
Master Hasons." by Hon. Charles Stewart Of
texas; rfreemasonry as a civiizer. by Hop.
James ID. Richardson of Tennessee" 1.-The
social features Of Freemasonry." by DR.; Charles
Allen; 'Freemasonry and education" by DR..
Thomas L. Hatch; ''The ladies'" by Simon
Wolf. Charles W. Hancock, between tho toasts.
sang a number of songs.
Among those present were ". W. Upton. c.
W. Bennett, J. T. Hatch, A. T. Longley, G. W.
W. -. uooSc, 1EiiAUic,
Allen, J, T, II. AppIeby, Robert Ball, A. c.
Bromley, J: N. Browne, W. H. Crosby, Thomas
Bowling, W. Flint, A. Gaddis, G. H. Gaddis, 7. b.
Creighton, Il. F. Croweli. A. r. Dick. O. S, Fir
man, John Gibson, J. II. Hartley, W: j. Hay,
W. L. Kinds. ]. NJ. Hodges. r. B. Hamilton,
=. i. Larcombe, d. ]. Logan, J. J. Little,
J: n. Mannix, E. B. MacGrotty, Granville
Mason, ]. A. Miburn, +. W. Mitchell. W.
Ii. Myers, Valentine Kuebsam, A. J. Sander
son. Thomas Somerville, G. Y. AtLee, 7. I.
1lppett. W. Van Week, J. L. Sogt, Fred
erick Webber, W. 7. Walker, w. T. Meth-
erell, Frank Wolfe, W. N. Wood. w. W.
Chambers. A. A. Frederick, DR.. Frederick,
Z. NJ. Willis, r. T. Hulace, c. Z. Schneider.
{: j. Walker, G.. E. Walker, Daniel Fraser,
Thomas Taylor, c. NJ. Koones +: u. Rams
dell, George Schultz. c. F. Smith, W. Fl.
Griffin. W. W. Danenhower, jr.. w. II. Bar
stow, Q. G. NJ. Loefter, b. 4. Larcombe, jr.,
Lemuel Gaddis, 7. L. Green, C. w. Hancock,
W. L. Hutchinson, William Helmus, G. ]. John
son, c. c. Kimball, Angus Lamond, ID. 7. Nc
Carly, II. u. McKeon, !. Ii. McCathren, j. W.
Moore. c. W. O'Neill L. $. O'Neill, William
Pitts, II. j. playtor, c. ii. Reaney, j. H. Rus
sell, +. H. Smith, A. II. Van Deusen, W. H.
WetZel, S. J. Willis, Simon Wolf, S. n. Hatton,
NJ. W. Bayliss, Charles Newill B. Z. l.. Ire
maine, L. G. Alexander, +. F. Gibbs, Senator
Doiph, W. z. II. Crews, G. II. Mann, L. A. Reed,
Hon. Charles Stewart. W. H. Nichols. S. NJ.
Ryder, s. H. Robinson, James Lansburgh, J.
7. Reed, Aaron Baldwin, Henry Liddell, Louis
Goldsmith, J. A. Harvey, J. h Kerr, T. J. Lut-
trcll, L. s. Woog, c. A. Riddle, A. d. Parts C.
s. Hyer, T. ?. Moves, Is. W. Beveridge, J. b.
Adams, Thomas Adams, Lemuel Adams, A. A.
Asp.nwau and N. NJ. Bone.