Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-19
Vice President Hobart Sends a Check
for the National Masonic Temple.
HELP GIVEN BY THE RAILROADS
Largest Attendance Recorded at
the Fair and Exposition.
MILITARY TO CAPTURE IT

The donations to the temple fund continue
to gladden. the hearts and hopes of the
Washington Masons, who are SO Earnest in
their efforts to make the project for a ma
uonal Masonic temple successful. Vice
President Carrot A. Hobart yesterday sent
President Small of the board of control his
check for 800 Enclosed in note express
ing many good wishes. In addition to this
enough railroad tickets were donated to
keep a person travelling the rest of the
year. Through s. B. Hege, the Baltimore
and Ohio donated a round-trip to San
Francisco and return. The Southern sent
two round-trips to Asheville, N. c. The
Union Pacific, in conjunction with the Chi
cago Northwestern and the Southern Pa
cific, gave round-trip to the Pacific coast.
From the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
came ticket from Chicago to st. Paul
and return. The Missouri Pacific donated
trip from st. Louis to Hot Springs, Ark
and Dallas. Tex. and return, and H. W..
Fuller, for the Chesapeake and Ohio, sent
two tickets to Cincinnati and a round-trip
to st. Louis. A round-trip ticket from Bal
timore to Providence was received from the
Merchants and Miners Transportation Com
pany. The Bay Line sent ticket for a
round trip from Baltimore to Norfolk, and
the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
company two round trips from this city to
Norfolk. All these will be disposed of by
voting and will add very substantially to
Treasurer Sam. Walkers already wei-dis-
tended Golfers.
Largest Attendance Last Night
The second week of The fair and exposi-
ton was ushered in last night with the
biggest attendance Yet recorded 1t was a
generous assemblage, too, as shown by its
RESPONSES nd do
upon it. The guests of the evening were
the Odd Fellows, the knights of Pythias
and the Knights of the Golden Eagle, who
came in full force, under charge Of their
respective officers and accompanied by a
large number of ladies. Under the escort
of the Mount Pleasant Field Band, the Wis
itors arrived shortly after o'clock, and,
after Il eking the circuit of the hall, were
reviewed by the grand officers, who were
grouped the platform above the en-
trance. and were as follows: Grand master
John /. Brown; deputy grand master, w.
W. MILAN; grand warden, John B. Ward;
grand representatives, w. P. Allan and
George W. Clne: grand patriarch, II. c.
Hazard; grand guard l.. H. McDade;
grand secretary. William R. Hunt; grand
marshal, ]. H. Crew, and grand chaplain,
]. 2. Yoder.
L Knights of Pythias - Grand chancellor
John c. Yost: grand vice chancellor. J. A.
Frank; past grand chancellor, r. d. Cru
cellor of Superior Lodge. Frank Thomas,
and vice chancellor Of Superior Lodge,
Harry Stamford.
Bodies In Attendance.
The lodges of Odd Fellows in attendance
were Central, No. 1; Washington, No. 6;
Eastern, No. I; Harmony, No. 8; Columbia,
No. 10; Union, No. IL; Friendship. No II;
Covenant, No. 13; Beacon. No. 10; Metrop-
oils, No. 16; Excelsior, No. II; Mechanics,
No. Is: Federal City, No. 10; Golden Rule,
No. p; Mt. Pleasant No. q; Salem, No.
%; Takoma, No. "a: Langdon, No %. and
Rebekah Lodges, Naomi, Ruth and Martha
Washington, and the Knights of Pythias
lodges were Colt mbia, Franklin, Mount
Vernon, Webster, Rathbone Syracusian.
Calanthe. Hermone Equal, Harmony. De-
catur, Union. Capital, Superior, Amaranth,
Germania and Excelsior.
Haley's Washington Concert Band was in
attendance, and leader and men received
rousing ovation. Attired in bright scarlet
coats, the band made an effective picture in
the gallery, and its numbers were very
much enjoyed. The entertainment COM
mittee presented the usual attractive pro-
gram, including expert bicycle riding by
Samuel Howard and Ray Cogswell, dancing
by the pupils of Professor Caruana and
Shreve and Morsell In a revolving la yer
act.
Military Night.
Inc military OISdHlLdtlO11S Will WISH the
fair tonight. and owing to the intense pa
triotic sentiment that inspires all breasts,
the evening will doubtless be character
lied by much enthusiasm The Alexandria
Light Infantry will come up from the city
down the river and be met at 1917 street
and Pennsylvania avenue by the Washing
ton Light Infantry and headed by the
Mount Pleasant Field Band will march to
New York avenue and 18th street. where
tha iDh Nada will fol in ha
National Rifles will march behind Haley
Band from their armory. and the National
Fencibles and Morton Cadets will assemble
at It'll street and the avenue and be escort
ed to the fair by the National Guard Band
Fair Notes of Interest.
Owing to the practice INDUCED in last
week by many holders Of season tickets,
who, after gaining admission themselves,
sent their tickets out to bring in others.
a plan to check this custom was suggested
by Secretary Howard Perry and adopted
by the board of control Saturday and put
in operation last night. All season tickets
PRESENTED are now punched by the door
keepers. and cannot be used again the
same night after having been thus marked
Persons desiring to go out and return are
given return checks. The heavy increase
in the admission receipts last night is
Partly attributed to this wise move on the
part of the management.
Quiet but effective campaigning is In
progress in the voting contests. and the
friends of the various candidates are work
ing with oeaseless energy in their behalf.
The records chalked on the boards in the
annex corridor show very few changes,
but the books In circulation will make very
substantial and surprising additions when
their totals are added next Saturday night
The following is the program at the Old
English Village tonight: Part 1. 7:45 pm
String orchestra, Prof. Christianis pupils;
fancy dance, Miss Virgie Luckett: wres-
Ting, Messrs. Sterling Kerr. jr.. Of Har-
mony Lodge. No. II. and George Schaefer,
Allegheny Lodge. No. ESQ, Virginia: exhi-
bition of bag punching. Mr.. George A.
Crawford, jr., Columbia Athletic Club. In
PERMISSION. Part 2, SIS pm.-Whistling
solo and limitations. Mr.. Milton Clark.
Burnt Cork Club: Almost talking" BLACK
Bonnie" owned and exhibited by Mr.. H. o.
French: oriental ballet, pupils of Prof.
Caruana: fancy bicycle riding. by "Racy-
cle'' Baker. Intermission. Part g., S:45
p.m.-Specialty, Mr.. Henry Hills. Burnt
Cork Club: caricature sketches, Mr.. Felix
E. Mahony; wond erful exhibition of cleo
trical club swinging. Miss Emily F.. Sauter
and pupils. Interalission. Part 4, 9:15 pm
I-Broadsword exercises. Messrs. E. c. Shaw
and w. T. Ellis. Columbia Athletic Club;
wrestling. Prof. Joyce and Mr.. Brick. C. l.
A. c.; the two German consuls, Sol s.