The Washington times., 1895-02-03

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sided. Mrs. Mary X. Norman resigned the
Office of worthy preate, and Miss Jennie C.
Bean was elected and installed. The noble
commander appointed John n. Ehle, W. L.
Graham and Miss Gertrude II. Bartlett the
committee on tho good of the order, aud
Thomas M. Downing. i. II. Barbour an d
| Mrs. NJ. Ida Graham the committee on
| finance. The committee the good OF the
order were instructed to make arrangements
for musical and literary entertainment for
the benefit of the commandery At the next
meeting on February 2 interesting pro-
gramme will be given under the good Of the
| order.
The officers OF Capital Commandery were
| installed at its last meeting by Grand
Keeper of Records William E. Graham in the
absence OF Deputy Grand Commander James
! f. Kilgore, who was detained on account of
| sickness IN his family. The officers installed
! were: Noble commander. L. U. Worley; vice
! noble commander, Miss Lillian J. Burfough:
/ worthy prelate, Jerome B. Diver; keeper of
records Frank E. Netwon; financial keeper
of records, Mrs. NJ. NJ Hoiton. and worthy
herald, Hoyt n. Holton. The noble COM
| mander appointed DR.. Richard KingsmaB,
Mrs Martha j. Peabody. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Hol-
ton the COMMITTEES on the good OF the order.
Goodwin Commandery held an interesting
meeLing last Monday evening, Noble Com
mander Walter L. Allen presiding. Two ap-
plications for membership were presented,
ana Miss Mary Mann. of Onward Command
| cry. No. 472, OF Brooklyn. Ny, WIS admitted
ny card. Deputy Grand Commander L. ID.
Harrington was present and babe farewell to
the members, previous TO leaving the city for
the Pacific coast, where he will be engaged In
government business during the next six
months. The supreme keeper of records no.
titled the commandery tina, tne,draft for -, 600
in payment of the benefit certificate OF
ba tata tor GTprf had for tva arfp
+ to the supreme treasurer for payment. The
noble commander appointed the following
committees: On good OF the order, Mrs.
Inazella +. Jones Miss Adelaide Payne, Mrs.
Mary L. Goss, Mrs. Matte T.. Johnson, and
Dr. s. !. Groot; on finance, James G. Thorn D.
son, Frank r. johnson. and DR. Groo,; on
rooms. Mrs. Mary e. Goss. Joseph ". Chari-
ton and Nelson Conover. At the next meet
ing ON February II The degrees will be con-
ferred, and the committee on the good OF the
order will present an Interesting programme.
The new officers OF National CommanGery
conferred the three degrees for the first time
at the last meeting. No books were used,
and the service was rendered in the most i'm
pressive manner. Three applications for
| memt ership we're presented. Speeches under
the good OF the order were made by Past
Grand Commander Yates aud Past Noble
Commander Fowler of Mount Vernon Com
manderY. Miss Adelaide Payne OF Good
will Commandery. recIted a humorous poem
entitled 'Too Late Tor the Train. 1t was
announced that the book reception OF Ma
tIonal Mount Vernon. and Potomac Com
manderies would be held at National Com
mandery Hall on March l. the price OF ad-
mission TO be one book. AT the next meeting
the degrees viii be conferred.
Grand Commander Perry has extended his
offer of premium OF 81 10 each member Sc
I curing an accepted candidate and the prize
OF Golden Cross pin 10 each member who
secures Ave new members until the lst of
April.
Columbia Commandery will have book
reception at i hall, corner of Eighth and
( streets northeast. on the 18th OF February
An interesting musical and literary pro-
gramme will be presented. The price of ad
mission will be one book.
In the late elections the ladies secured tho
, Office of noble commander in three com.
manderies: Columbia Comman9ery, Mrs
Anna A. Harvey; Anacostia Commandery
Mrs. Mary /. Simonds. and Trinity Com
mandery, Miss Su~an A. Langley. The Office
of worthy preaie during the present tern
will be filled by the following ladies: Good
Will, Miss Adelaide Payne; ST. Johns. Miss
Jennie c. Bean; Hacyon Miss Rosina NJ
Humphrey; National, Miss Lulu Weaver
. Auacosta. Mrs Carrie III. King; Mount Yer
non. Miss Florence Lugenbeel; Potomac
/ Miss Edith b. Ashford. The only lady treas
urers are Mira. Martha J. Peabody, Of Capi
tai and Mrs Emma Mckim of ST. Johns
. The only lady flnancial-keeper OF records /:
: Mrs. NJ. NJ. Holton of Capital.
The youngest noble commander is Waite
t Z. Allen, OF Goodwill
5 The officers of Trinity and National Com
for the dpprpes entiraly with
out the use of books.
= Past Grand Commander Ehle, who wa
;, ! grand commander for six terms. and organ
J. lied seven Communicates. is warder of th
: outer gate in St. Johns Commandery.
e The following is the calendar for mex
# week: Potomac on Tuesday evening. at Ma
tionai Commandery Hall; Mount Vernon OF
Wednesday evening, at the same bali; Anacos
. tia on Wednesday evening. at Masonic hall
|; AnacoStia; Meridian on Friday evening, q
: Society Temple, corner Fifth and G street
: northwest Capital at Golden Cross Hall, No
e 316 Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
:, The efforts OF Grand Commander Perry t.
establish a Golden Cross library for the orde
, in this jurisdiction are being heartily indorse
by all the communicates. National an,
: Mouut Vernon have made appropriations o
y money for its support, and the other com
:. manderies, no doubt, will follow the example
When the complete reports of the suhordi
> nate communicates are filed in the Office Q
/, the grand keeper OF records they will shoy
: nearly 200 limitations for the past year, con
q. siderablv in excess of any previous year.
1 KNIGHTS OF pYTHIAS
/, Union Lodge, No. %. Knights of Pythias
u formally took possession OF her new hall, Nc