Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-01
THE MYSTIC SHRINE
Almas Temple e4s'ss4 Lady. Night With
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Those Who Constituted to the Pleas
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Almas Temple, Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine. gave a ladieS' night at National
Rifles Armory last evening. Affairs of this
sort have almost Inevitably proved a great
success, but that pf.last evening surpassed
ell its predecessors in the character of the
entertainment, the brilliancy of the gath
ering and the general good feeling tina. pre-
vailed. The Shriners have a reputation to
sustain as entertainers, but they even
added to it last evening, and added con-
siderably to their popularity with the fair
sex.
The special feature of the evening was
musical and literary entertainment, to
which some of the best local talent COR
tributed. There were songs, Rotations
and fancy dancing, all Of a high order.
Among those who took part in the program
were the Gridiron Quartet, composed of
Alexander Mosher, Herndon Morsell, J.
Henry Kaiser and William D. Hoover;
E. b. Hay, Frank H. Cunningham, poten-
tate of Acca Temple; William H. Conley,
Eugene Coffin, Miss Miriam Stoddart, Mrs.
II. Clay Browning. Mrs. w. Andrew Boyd,
W D. Mcfarland, John Tweedale Miss
Helen Winter and quartet consisting of
Mrs Browning, Mr.. Mcfarland, Miss Nc
Nelly and Mr.. Kaiser.
Supper was served about II o'clock at
small tables in the lower hall, and dancing
was kept up until late hour.
Among the special guests OF the evening
were number of out-of-town Shrners, III
Guiding Representative Curtis of New
Representative Hilborn, Representative
Thomas G. McRae, Representative Frank
w. Mondell, Potentate Starr of Bounli Tenn
pie. Robert Downing. Henry Boykin, George
Mr.. Fisher and Representative TazowcIl
Elicit. all Of Acca Temple Of Ricnmoni,
and Noble BRAKEMAN of Mecca Temple.
In Charge.
The committees in charge Of the various
details Of the affair were as follows:
Executive Harrison Dingman, chairman;
Frank H. Thomas, Jesse F. Grant, William
7. Galliher. Robert E. Constant, Ed H.
Chamberlin, George H. Walker, Harry
Stamford. Andrew w. Kelley. ]. f. R.
Appleby. M. D.; George w. Baird, William
Andrew Boyd. George w. Evans and George
Gibson.
Reception-George W. Baird. chairman;
Fred G. Alexander. M. W. Bayliss, George
p. Corson. r. B. Donaldson. David g.
Dixon. Joseph H. Jocum. Noble D. Larner,
Jesse w. Lee. tr.. John Locke, Alexander
Mckenzie. Henry s. Merrill. Myron NJ.
Parker, George w. Pratt. James A. Sample
L. c. Williamson. L. c. Wood and Jose NJ.
Yznaga.
Refreshment - William Andrew Boyd
chairman; A. L. Bliss, Thomas A. Chandler
William P. Cole. A. T. Coumbe. William
E. Dennison. William B. Easton, William
F. Guide, Charles w. Hancock, Edwin B.
Hay. P. NJ. Hough, William NJ. Larcombe
Charles c. Leavens, F. 0. McNew, Thomas
P. Morgan. jr. Fred 8. Newman, John F.
ONeill. William H. Otterback, F. X. Ray
mond, J. NJ. Rieman, B. p. Rouse, Il. G.
Schafer, ]. Henry Small. Sam c. Thomp-
SON and Charles L. Wood.
Hail.. F. r. Appleby, chairman; G. H
A. Allender. Fred w. Behrens. Frank A.
Butts. William A. Craig, William B. Creepy
John b. Daish, Walter C. Duff, John A
Ellinger, George f. Fleming, Ferd GawIer
Harvey Given, r. Won Gluemer, Evan j
Gray. Ed b. .Hesse. James A. Hunter, sgd
ney r. Jacobs, Jacobus S. JONES' Jesse B.
K. Lee. James T. Macy, Lee Pitchtyn
Frank H.. Quasi. Webster Vinson, Thomas
b. Walker and William ]. Wallace.
observation-disclosures Gibson. chairman
Bennett A. Allen, H. L. Briscoe. JOSEPH
Brummett H: c. Browning, F. W. Bud
decke, c. T. Caldwell. John c. CLANCY. r
w. Darby. Daniel Fraser, Alexander Grant
w. E. Handy. NJ. D.: J. ]. Narrower, S. B
Hege, William Messervy. A. Nailor, jr.
George c. ODER. NJ D.: James F. Oyster
J. William Palmer William H. Rupp, Alex
| ander Scott, 8. w. Stinemetz, A. s. Taber
G. Taylor Wade and J. ]. WILDER.
Floor-George w. Evans, chairman; j
Harry Cunningham, Ferd. GawIer, William
Gettinger, William 8. Knox. s. Ed Tom
| linson, Benjamin Parkhurst and 8. c
Stokes.