Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-24

Since the early days when the order was
first established in the District of Columbia
by the institution of Central Lodge, No. l.
November 26, 1897, it has increased in num-
hers and in influence, and at this time there
are scattered in various sections of the
District twenty-one subordinate lodges
three Rebekah lodges. four encampmeats
of PatriarchS and two cantons of the Pa
triarchs Militant, with membership of
2.123 subordinate lodge members, 3a3 Re
bekah Lodge members, 80 subordinate en-
camDment members and about 100 cheva-
lierS. These branches OF the order during
the past year afforded relief to the amount
of Sl1,Jj2.1S.
The exercises at Odd Fellows Hall, 7th
street northwest, in the evening will con-
sist of n literary and musical entertain
ment. to which the widows and orphans of
the deceased members have received spe-
cial invitations to attend The lodge rooms
will be thrown open and the committee In
charge expect to have an interesting pro-
gram in each room.
During the afternoon the Patriarchs Mill
tant of Baltimore will arrive to join with
the chevaliers of the District in a short
the city.
The officers of the Grand Lodge are:
Grand master, Thos. j.. Jones; deputy
grand master, John l. Brown; grand war
den, David l.. Hazard; grand secretary,
VIM r. Hunt; grand treasurer, j. A. b.
Espey; grand representatives, F.. A. Stier
ard VIM. p. Allan; grand marshal, W. W.
Milan; grand conductor, j. G.. Durfey;
grand chaplain, Richard Emmons; grand
guardian, r. H. G. Bouis; grand herald, L.
H. McDade.
The officers of the Grand Encampment
are: Andrew T1rnbull, grand patriarch;
H. c. Hazard, grand high priest; E. H.
Pearson, grand scribe; John Fl. Seiffert,
grand treasurer; Joseph l.. Irwin, grand
senior warden; John G.. Morrison, grand
junior warden; Joseph Burroughs. grand
representative A r. Vermillion, grand
j. c. King, grand deputy sentinel.
The subcommittee of arrangements, to
whom is iptrusted the management of the
coming celebration, consists of Messrs.
John /. Brown, Henry C. Hazard, J. G.
Durfey, w. F. Dement,, p. H. Leary. James
H. Cathell and Mrs. Julian A. Allan.
Past Grand Masters.
Following is list of past grand masters
of the Grand Lodge of the District:
T. NJ. Abbott.1s2S-' VIM. r. Mclean 1856,
James Gettys.. .lS:iD s. E. Douglass 1854
James Gettys-...1S3l j. Edmonston. 1865
James Gettys....lS;e w. ]. Brown. 1866
Thos. Hoffman 1873 ]. T. Given 1867
G. NJ Davis. ..1SiI B. A. Kidder 1865
]. A. Blake. .....1S,5 c. b. R. Colledge 1853,
w H. Mauro.-.-1 1876 CIR. Colledge. 1910
VIM. W. Moore..1S37 VIM. Kettler .1s7O-'71
J. c. McKelden. 1899 j. W Thompson. 72-'73
]. T. Towers ..1S4o T. w. Fowler. 1874
Jos. Beardsley..-.1SH II. Burr. .1S14-'7J
s. Stettinius. .-...1S42 i. Z. Allyn. .1SI5-'76
II. Latham. 1913 J. T. Petty. .1S76-'71
j. Sessford, jr...lsA j. II. Daniel. 1S77-'7s
A G. Herold go. 1915 Ed Bawsel 1sIS-'79
Levin JoneS.....lSi6 A. Fl. Gawler. 1898
Jos. Borrows. 1877 S f. Faunce. .1SSD-'Sr
VIM. Towers. .1S4S j.. E. Mason. .1SS1-'S2
F. d. Stuart. 10 J. Long. -.. .1SS2-'S3
Thos. Rich. .....ISJ0 J. II. Seiffert .1SS3-'Si
j. w. Hodgson. 1851 NJ. d. Months. ISIS
A. Buchly 1859, C.P. Crandall. 1855 'SG
Chas. Calvert. 80. 1853 W. P. Allan 1sS5-'S1
j. T. Clements. .1SJIl G.. f. Emmons. 'ST-'SS
j. Hepburn. 1855 ]. A. Watt. .1SSS-'S9
S. T. Shugert. 1856 VIII. Frazier. 1885,
Jas. A. Brown. 1851 T. F. Kinney .1S9O-9I
]. X. Piper. $50. ISIS II. C.. Hazard 1919
G. w. Robinson. 1859 BE-. Crawshaw. 49, 93
John Thaw 1853 j. H. Wood. .1S3-'9f
Geo. 1851 r. Mead. 800. 1S94-95
r. F. Hunt. 1857 r. Fl. Sorren. 1853