The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-19
THE MASONIC FAIR
Second Week Opens With an In
creased Attendance,

Convention ha4l entered ..cn It's second
and closing week under suspicious cir
cumstances last night
The attendance showed no falling off
from the great throngs of last week. ana.
as if TO make things more interesting.
three orders attended in a body These
were the Independent Order of odd Eel
lows, the knights of Pythias and the
knights and Ladies of the Golden Eagle
Shortly before o'clock the visitors en-
tered the hall from the annex, under the
escort Of the Mount Pleasant Field
Band
The officers of the odd Fellows on the
stage were: grand master John l.
Brown; deputy grand master, w w Mil
Ian; grand warden, John B. Ward; grand
Representatives, w. p. Allen and George
w. Time; grand patriarch, H. c. Hazard;
grand guard. L. II. McDade; grand sec
rotary, William R. Hunt; grand master,
]. II. Crew; and grand chaplain, j. Il.
Yoder.
The following lodges of the order were
represented: Central, No. / Washington,
No. 6; Eastern. No Z, Harmony, No. 8,
Columbia, Nc. 10; Union, No. Il; Friend
ship, No -; Covenant, No. 10; Beacon,
No. Is; Metropolis, No Is; Excelsior. No.
L; Mechanics. No. Is; Federal City, No.
l9; Golden Rule, No. q; Mt. Pleasant, No.
y; Salem, No. %; Takoma, No. "a; Lang
don, No. %; and Rebecca Lodges, Naomi,
Ruth and Martha Washing on.
The grand officers of the Knights of
Pythias in the reviewing party were:
grand chancellor, John c. Yost: grand
vice chancellor, j. A. Frank; past grand
chancellor, r. ID. Cruper; grand prelate
Frank Hosford; chancellor of Superior
Lodge, Frank Thomas; and vice chancel-
Tor of Superior Lodge, Harry Stamford
The Pythian lodges represented We're: CO.
lumbia, Franklin. Mount Vernon, Web
ster Union. Capital. Superior Rathbone,
Syracusian, Calanthe. Equal, Hermione,
Harmony, Decatur, Amaranth, Excel
sion and Germania.
The program of the evening was as
follows: Dancing by pupils of Prof. Ca
ruana; expert bicycle riding Mr.. Samuel
Howard; revolving ladder act, Shreve and
Morsell; expert bicycle riding, Ray Cog
swell.
The music of the evening was furnished
by Haley's Military and Concert Band,
which will also play each evening during
the week, supplanting the National Guard
]
The village program for tonight will
| be: String orchestra, Prof. Christiani' s
/ pupils; fancy dance Miss Virgie Luckett;
wrestling. Brothers Sterling Kerr, Jr.,
/ Of Harmony Lodge, No. II, and George
! Schaefer, Allegheny Lodge, No. 256 Vir-
| ginia; exhibition of bag punching, Mr.
/ George a. Crawford, Jr., Columbia Ath-
/ letic Club; whistling solo and limitations,
Mr.. Milton Clark, Burnt Cork Club
entail ballet, pupils of Prof. Carnana;
/ fancy bicycle riding, by 'Racycle" Baker
| speciality, Mr.. Henry Hills, Burnt Corl
1 Club; caricature sketches Mr.. Felix E
Mahony; wonderful exhibition Of cleo
! tricai club swinging, Miss Emily E. Sau
/ ter. and pupils; broad sword exercises
/ Messrs. E. c. Shaw. and w. T. Ellis
! Columbia Athletic Club: wrestling, Prof
| Joyce and Mr.. Brick. c. /. A. c.; the tw,
! German consuls, Sol S. Goldsmith anc
John L. Reh original sketch Did She; :
acrobatics, Messrs. Orlando Ross, Franz
| Waters. and Prof Crossley, c. A. c.; ou
| dog, BLACK Bonnie" cornet solo. Waite
| +. Smith, of Harmony Lodge No. II
serpentine dance, Miss Mabel Thompson
The program on the main exhibition
| stage will be as follows:
Drill, by fancy drill squad, Mai. H 7
Domer, commanding, Sergt. l. c. Nor
! WOOG, capt g. ID fOunS, corp. X.
Black Sergt. II. NJ. Shuster, Sergt Car
roll Paul Lieut.. J. II. Gunnell Sergt
c. c. Heylmun. Capt. S. W. Began; fame
bicycle riding. by Miriam Baker; scar
drill. by Miss Bertha Heinline and ladies
drill by Company c, Fourth Battalion
National Guard, Capt. Streeks, com
handing.
The night has been set apart for tn
military organizations of the city.
The Washington Light Infantry wi
meet the Alexandria Light Infantry a
Thirteen and Half Street and Pennsyl
vania Avenue tonight and march unde
the escort Of the Mount Pleasant Fiel
Rand to Thirteenth Street and Me-
York Avenue. where the High SchoC
cadets will fail in and continue to tn
hall. Haley's Band will escort the Ma
tional Rifles, aid the National Guart
Band Will escort the Fencibles and MOI
| ton cadets from Seventh Street and Penn
sylvania Avenue. All cadets will rer
devious at Thirteenth Street and Me-
York Avenue and parade to the hall.