The Washington times., 1894-11-04
THE GOLDEN CROSS.
The Grand Visitation 10 Capitol Command
ery-Other Interesting News.

The Grand Visitation 10 Capitol Command
ery-0ther Interesting News.
At the last regular meeting of Capital Com
mandery, United Order of the Golden Cross,
Noble Commander James F. Kilgors presided.
After the regular business of the commandery
was concluded. the officers of the grand com
mandery entered the citadel and assumed the
stations of the officers as follows: Grand
commander. Waldo G. Perry vice grand com
mander, Mrs Mary l. Sinonds; grand prelate,
DR.. George w. n Custis; grand keeper of
records. William E Graham: grand treasurer,
Robert E. Harvey; grand herald, Robert W.
Burnside; grand warden inner gate, Miss
Clara Il. A. Nelson; grand warden of the
outer gate. Miss Lauretta Henrick; past grand
commander, Richard H. Yates. Past Grand
Commander John y. Ehle and DR.. $ 1. Groot
and Past Noble Commander W. II. Pope,
judges. were present, the latter acting in
place of Mrs. Martha J. Peabody, who is the
treasurer of Capital Commandery. The
judges have been appointed TO award the
prize of q gavel to that commandery whose
officers shall give the best rendition of the
secret work and the best exemplifcation OF
their duties as officers.
The grand commander examined the Off
GERS as to their several duties, and in the
secret work of the order. and at the close of
his examination were further exam lned by
Past Grand Commander Ehle. The officers
passed the examination in a creditable man
ner, and were complimented by the grand
commander. The officers present were:
Noble commander, James F. Kilgore; vice
noble commander, Miss Mary Z. Peabody;
keeper of records, Frank z. Newton: finan-
cial keeper OF records. Mrs. Martha A. Hol-
ton; treasurer, Mrs. Martha J. Peabody: wor-
thy herald. Orrin B. Hallam; warden inner
gate. Hoyt A. Holton, warden outer gate.
Miss Marguerite McCutchen.
Among the prominent members of the order
present other than those mentioned above
were Noble Commander Nelson Conover, of
Goodwill: Noble Commander L. e. Magru-
der, of Halcyon; Noble Commander E. Q.
Gunson and Mrs. Anna A. Harvey, of Colum
bia: Noble Commander George j. Thomas,
Stephen Simonds Mrs. Roe, and Mrs. Thomas,
of Anacostia; Vice Noble Commander Miss
Floy Hatcher. ]. H. A. Fowler, and c. G.
Harrison. of Mount Vernon; Noble Com
mander Mrs. Belle NJ. Carter, Mrs. Annie l..
Allen. Mrs. Lille A. Edeien, Mrs. Anna NJ.
Layton, Mrs. Evelyn NJ. Hazen, Richard NJ.
Allen Clarence l. Gessford, and Ernest Hazen,
of National; Noble Commander E. J. Pattee,
James T. Harvey, Sackett Duryee, William K.
Peabody, +. r. Sparks. Mrs. Emma s. G. Pat
tee, Miss Susan A. Langley. Miss Ida NJ. Har-
vev, and Mrs. N. J. Gibson, of Trinity; Noble
Commander Newman W. Wilkerson, Frederick
J. Sohm, S. W. Maddux, ST.. and Mrs. Sarah
E. Maddux, of Meridian Bella W. Beebe,
John Russell, Miss Gertrude r. Bartlett. Mrs.
Mary K. Norman. Miss Jennie G. Bean, and
Mrs. G. D. Russell, of st. Johns.
At the close of the meeting the members of
Capital held an informal reception with fra
ternal greetings to the members of sister COM
manderies.
At the last meeting OF Meridian Command
cry, Noble Commander Newton W. Wilkerson
presided. One application for membership
was presented. Miss Kate Bowbeer was
elected organist. The following were ap-
pointed to make arrangements for a public
entertainment on the evening of November 30:
Carl f. W. Bergman, DR.. d. NJ. Ogden, A. W.
Wilkerson, Edwin F. Huggins, Mrs. Elizabeth
Dolan, Miss Lauretta Henrick, and Mrs. Mary
A. Keck.: The official visitation OF the grand
officers to the commandery will take place on
November %.
Anacostia Commandery meets on Wednes-
day evening next. The degrees will be con-
ferred on four candidates.
The semi-annual visitations of the officers
of the Grand Co mmandery for the month of
November will be made to subordinate COM
mtnderies as follows: Trinity Commandery,
at Golden Cross Hall, No. 315 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, on Tuesday, 18th; Potomac