Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-20
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THE GOLDEN CROSS.

Visitation to Anacostia Commandery
by Officers Of the Grand CoInmandery.
The first Of the seml-annual grand vista
lions was made by Grand Commander
Perry and the officers Of the Grand Com
msndery OF the Golden Cross to Anacostia
Commandery. at Masonic Hall, Wednesday
evening. The commandery was opened by
%Oble Commando Geo. j. Thomas, and
'rree applications for membership were re-
ceived. Grand Commander Perry accom-
paried by the following grand officers, then
entered the citadel. and occupied the sta
tons Of the officers Of the commandery:
Vice grand commander, Mrs Mary I. ST.
monds; grand prelate DR.. Geo. w. N. Gus
It's; grand keeper Of records, VIM. z. Ora
ham; grand treasurer, Robert E. Harvey:
grand herald, Robert w. Burnside; grand
warder inner gate. Miss Clara r. A. Nell
Lauretta Henrick; past grand COM
mander Richard ii. Yates. Past Grand
Commanders John N, Ehie, DIR. s.
/ Groot ano Mrs. Martha J. Peabody.
the judges appointed by the grand COM
mander to award the prize of a silver
mounted Jewel to that commandery whose
officers shall give the best rendition of the
secret work and the best exemplification
OF their duties as officers during the grand
visitations. were present
The grand commander examined the Off
GERS In their several duties and in the secret
work of the order and at its close commit
mented them for their proficiency. The off,
GERS present were: Geo. j. Thomas, noble
commander; Mrs. Eliza p. Watson, vice
noble commander; David L. Pitcher
worthy prelate: James H. Dony. keeper of
records; DAM. G. Smithson, financial keeper
OF records; Mrs. Julia A. Dony, treasurer;
Frank j. Henry. worthy herald; warder
inner gate, Mrs. Barbary j. King; warder
outer gate. VIM. f. Johnston. Among the
members fror, al
communicates. other than those above men
toned. were Knights Frank r. johnson.
Mrs. Matte f. johnson and Miss Adelaide
Payne Of Goodwill Commandery, Mrs. M.
Ida Graham and Miss Jennie c. Bean of
st. Johns. Noble Commander ~ w. VIII
kerson Of Meridian, Noble Commander Jas.
r., kilgore. Miss Marguerite McCutcheon.
Mr.: and Mrs. Hoyt B. Holton and Danl L.
Gold OF Capital. Mrs Belle NJ. Carter,
noble commander; Mrs Annie L. All.
LEM vice noble commander; Mrs Lille
leslie sdf r. rr pass grand er, commander;
Miss Fannie Carter and the choir of Ma.
tional, Mrs. c. 8, NJ. Corbn of Columbia.
G. G. Harrison of Mount Vernon Mrs, Lucv
J; Cox and Mrs; Mary c; Mccarthy of Po-
tomac, Noble Commander Z. ]. Pattee,
Mrs. Emma s. G. Pattee Miss Susan A.
Langley. Mrs. Ida NJ. Harvey Jas 8. Har-
vey and Herman +. Denham of Trinity.
her usual pleasing manner. entitled "Our
Traveller Parson," and the choir of Ma
tional Commandery gave two choruses in
an excellent manner. Knight Dony. know
ing the extreme love OF Knight t. !. Pit
nam for pie, handed to the grand com
mander for presentation a drawing of that
gentleman eating pie. which the grand com
mander presented him In a neat speech.
which was responded to by knight Put
nam In his usual humorous VEIN Later he
was presented with a large pie by the Ia
dies of the commandery
Al the close Of the exercises refreshments
were served to the members and visitors in
the banquet han.