The morning times., 1897-02-25
The VETERAN MASONS MEET
Eleventh Annual Banquet of the
Washington Association.
The Army, the Navy and the Fifty
fourth Congress Toasted-Elo-
quent Speeches by Masons.

The Washington Masonic Veteran AS
sociation, an organization which receives
into membership only those residents of
the District who have been for twenty-one
years entitled TO wear a Iambskin apron,
gave its eleventh annual feast last night
at Freund's Cafe. on Tenth street north
west. There were nearly 100 guests about
the board, which was bountifully spread
with choice flowers, placed at intervals, by
way OF adornment.
The association had invited several dis
tinguished brethren of the order, some
veterans and others who ranked fair as
liabilities, to participate In the festival,
and these and other were pressed into
the service when the time arrived for the
introduction OF the oratorical features
which constituted the finale to the even
ings entertainment
The invited guests were Representative
George z Harrison, of Alabama; Commo-
dore Philip PichbOrn, u S. N, who is
past grand master and past grand high
priest of the order in California; Represen-
tative James H. Codding, of Pennsylvania;
W Larue Thomas, grand master or the
Gen. Joseph B. Doe, Assistant Secretary OF
War; Representative S. G.. Hnborn, OF
| California; Representative William sulzer,
| Of New York; Hon. william r. Cox, secre-
| tary Of the United States Senate, as past
grand master of North Carolina; Matthew
| Trimble, grand master OF the District Grand
| Lodge; md others
Under the skillful manipulation OF that
| veteran toastmaster, Mr. Noble D. Lar:Ier,
| the intellectual treat was quite equal to
| that of any former similar occasion for
| which the association was responsible.
The Grand Lodge was responded 10
| by Grand Master Trimble, thelnitlal feature
| of the program.
The Grand Comm andery of the United
| States was responded TO by Grand Master
| Thomas. Gen. Harrison, OF Alabama, was
| the next speaker; Gen. ID oe followed him,
| responding to The Army OF the United
| States and the toast, The Masonic yster-
ans was received standing Commodore
| Hichborn spoke to The Navy of the
United States" and Congressman Hilborn
| to The Fifty-fourth Congress" Succeeding
! these was an original song, The Level,
| Plumb and Square," by H. E. Woodbury..
| The addresses were entertaining, being
| in large part reminiscent and all OF an
especially witty character. The speakers
| were each heartily appla uded.
! Gen. Harrison is about to sever his con
nectiCn with Congressional life, and the
occasion was to him both a greeting and a
farewell. His popularity among his breth-
rem was amply attested by the cordiality
of their reception of him and his speech.
| These members were present: David G.
| Dixon, DR.. r. B. Donaldson, w. j. Don
| evan, w. s. Anderson, G. Yorke Atlee,
| John II. Hood, a NJ. Hoover, j. NJ. Emory,
| George W. Baird, NJ. Z. Fisher, James NJ.
| Fowler, A. F. Fox, George W. Bauer,
| Charles Baum, A W. Kelley, c. F. Ben
| nett, II. KTonheimer, j. 2. Crowley, Col.
| E. G. Davis, past grand master; F. NJ.
| Detweiler, James Haley, James E. Heff-
ner, John Q. Larman, N D. Larner, pres
| ident of the association; T F. Mcguire,
| Alexander McKerchar, Frank B. Miller,
j o. Miller, Louis Meyer 8. T. G Morsell,
| W Harry Olcott, l.. 81. Posey, W. B.
| Powell, j r. Riggles, Richard Rothwell,
| James A Sample, George W. Shears, j. S
| Tomlinson, James II. Trimble, B. II. War
ner, John F. Wild, II. E. Woodbury.. Frank
| Stevenson, H. e. Wells, G. NJ. Cohen and
| James A. Wetmore.