Evening star., 1898-01-05
THE MASONIC VETERANS
Twentieth Annual Meeting of the District
Association.
Election of Omcers for the Ensuing
fear-Sketch of the Organixa-
tiOn-The Membership.

trict Of Columbia was held Monday even
ing, and the following-named officers were
elected: William Gibson. president; Simon
Wolf, first vice president: Adam Gaddis,
second vice president; A. H. Van Deusen,
secretary; Thomas Dowling treasurer;
George Gibson and J. H. Trimble, stewards;
Weston Flint, almoner.
This Is one of the oldest organizations
of its kind in the world, and. it's members
assert, has more than a national reputa-
ton. 1t was founded by that eminent
Mason and author. Albert Pike, August 20,
1879. He was its first president and was
successively reelected until his death, in
1893.
General Pixies allocutions and addresses.
which were published by the association,
but now out of print, are very rare. and
are being sought after by Masonic libraries
and collectors all over the world.
The Coming Annual Dinner.
Much interest and enthusiasm was mani
Tested at the recent meeting, in an
ticipation of the annual dinner, which will
take place the oath instant, at which time
an entirely new and what promises to be
a very popular departure will be inaugu-
rated.
After a membership in the order of twen-
ty-one years or over, Mason may be-
come a veteran, and be entitled to wear
the medal of the association, which Is of
silver, circular and of the exact size of an
American half dollar of the issue of 1877.
On one side is the square and compasses,
the square representing 3 and 4, and around
these the words "Unitas, Libertas, Carl
tas." On the other side right-angle tri-
angle. representing 3, and 3, and round it
Masonic Vet. Association. d. c., U. S. A, y
and under the triangle Aug %, 1879"
This medal shall be worn on the breast,
suspended by a ribbon, Hght-blue and
watered, from the neck.
Members of the Annexation.
TIE list of members is as follows: Jacob
w. Abel, George Il. Abrams, John r.
Adams, Lersluel Adams, Thomas Adams,
Chas. Allen, Francis H Allen VIM. p. An
derson, Job w. Angus, j. F. r. Appleby,
a. r. Applen an. Robert Armour, Algernon
a. Aspinwall. Geo. w. Baird, Chas. A. Ball.
". S. Ballard. George ". Balloch Morris
Barnett, H. W. Barret. VIM H. Barstow
Vim. H. Barton, George T. Bassett, William
j. BaSsett, NJ. W. BaylisS, Jas. E. Bell
Saml- c Benjamin, Jos. B. Bennett, d. w.
Beveridge' 5er h II: W; ,,..I Birge' H. L. Biseoe,
w. Began. Geo. W. Bonnell, P. H. Bran
son, J. Hart Britain, Alex. c. Bromley,
William b. Brown. Charles Bruni. Aaron
Brunn. Samuel S. Burdett, Frank A. Butts,
Jas. Henry Byram.
John Cameron, VIM. B. Cardester, Jno. J.
Carroll, VIM. W. Case, H. P. Cattell, VIM.
w. Chambers, William p. Cole, John W.
Cook, William J. Cook, David NJ. Cooper,
Geo. f. Corson, Thos b. Creighton. Will
lam Fl. Crosby, ]. d. Cummings VIM. A
Cunningham, John w. Daniels, John b.
Davis. William p. Davis, VIM. w. Davis.
Louis A DellwiS, Archibald r. Dick, Per-
ley 4. Dickerson, NJ. A. Dillon, Thomas
bowling, Anton Eberly, Watson w Ell
bridge. Louis T. Farabee, Orange S. Fir
nan. Chas. Fischer, Robert 1. Fleming,
Weston Flint, David Floyd. John A. Foos,
Robert H. FOrsy tn. Chas. II. Fowler Hen
ry Franc. Abram Frey Adam Gaddis, Geo.
Ter. Joseph Gaw-ler, Thomas F. Gibbs. David
Gibson, George Gibson, William Gibson,
Vim. Howard Gibson. Stephen F. Gill, Ben
jamin F. Gilbert, Burgess X. Gladmon. Geo.
y. Glover, Richard Goouhart, Stephen E.
Cough, Geo. Grim. James T. Greaves, Ham
ilton l. Gregory, VIM. II. Griffin, Albert G..
Hail, GoH A Hall, H. o. Hall, Robert b.
hamilton.
Chas. W. Hancock, William b. Hardester,
Robert w. Hardy, Vim. H. Harrison, J. j.
Narrower. Abraham Hart, Joseph Fl. Hart
ley, George w. Hascall. Benz f. Hawkes.
William j. Hay, Louis Heilbrun, William
Helmus, William A. Henderson. Sarnl. N
Hilton, w. l.. Kinds, James NJ. Hodges,
Jc: eph F. Hodgson, Edwin S. Holmes, AL
exander H. Holt, James F. Hood, Peter H.
Hcoe, Jas. H. Hopkins. Frank 7. Howser,
Emile Huck, George Hunter, W. E. Hutch
inson Henry 7. Hutton, Andrew Jackson,
Albert +. johnson, Daniel Johnson, Geo. J.
johnson. Jos. Jouy, Andrew w. Kelley,
Chas. {. Kimball. VIM. B. kimball Geo.
w. King, Chas. NJ. Koones, Herman kop-
pei, James b. Lambie, Angus Lamond, Jas.
Lansburgh. Benz. F. Larcombe, Abraham
Il. Lascalette, VIM. Z. Layton, Jesse w.
Lee, jr.. Henry Liddell. John Jay Little,
John Locke, Daniel J. Logan, T. G. Loock
crman.
John p. Lothrop Heman Lowe. Hugh
Lyons. Daniel ]. McCarty. Edwin B. Nc
Grotty. Robert l.. Magruder, l. II. McCath-
aran. J. c. Mcconnell Ferdinand McDon-
ough. Daniel McFarian, James H. McIn-
tosh, Henry b. Mexican, Alexander Nc
ke nzie Alexander Mckerichar, Benjamin
p. Mcknew, II. b. McKnew, Frank NJ.
Marshall. Charles Matthews. David N. Mat
thewscn, Henry s. Merrill William Mertz,
Samuel Miller, b. p. Mimmack. William
H. Mnnix, Frederick w. Mitchell James
W. Moore, John Morrison, w. H. Myers,
II. Nelson, Fred S. Newman, John Mich
els, r. b. Nixon. George E. Noyes. Isaac
p. Noyes. John O'Connell Lewis /. ONeal,
Charles W. ONeill, Samuel c. Palmer, My
ron NJ. Parker, A. T. Parsons, D. ]. Par
tello. Thomas B. Penicks. James p. Per-
ley. Charles H. Perry. Alfred Pew, Daniel
l. Pitcher; William Pitts H: J. Playter'
James II. Pudney, Samuel C. Raub, Roscoe
F. Redway. John Reilly, L. II. Ridenour,
Henry +. Riley. Henry A. Robbins. Will
liam Oscar Roome, John W: Ross, James S.
Roy, Valentine Ruebsam, William II. Rupp,
A. j. Sanderson. Thomas K. Scheller. Ernst
Schmid. Aug. Schroeder, John II. SchultZe,
Abraham Il. Shekell, William Shepherd,
Frank +. Sherwood, Benjamin Sinsheimer,
William r. Singleton, Rev. c. b. Smith,
Francis II. Smith, Thomas G. Smith, Will
liam r. Smith. Henry n. Snyder, Thomas
Somerville. William T. Spencer. C. w.
Spofford, John +. Stewart, Charles A.
Stockett. Leonard Stoddard, Fred w.
Storch. Louis =. Sutor, Alfred b. Talcott,
Leroy NJ. Taylor, l. S. Tichenor, Charles
Thompson. John S. Tomlinson, James s.
Topham, John A. Travis. James H. Trim
hle. Rev. John Trimble, John Tweedale,
Albert II. Van Deusen, l.. Vanderhoef,
Peter Nierbuchen, w. T. Walker, James
=. Wallace. c. II. Walther. Frederick Web
Der, James II. Weldon, William P. Wether-
ell, William II. Wetzel. Charles S. Wheeler,
John F. Wild. E. Nj. Willis, Spencer j.
Willis, A. Grant Wilson, Calvin Wilmer.
Simon Wolf. Frank Wolfe, Francis Wood,
Thomas +. Wood, w. n. Wood, Francis
j. Woodman. Edmund 8. Woog Levi p
Wright, W. ID. Wyville, William s. Yeat-
man.
Out-of-TOwn Members.
James B. Adars, Gaithersburg, Nd; Edw.
p. Allen. Grsilanti, Mich: R. Depuy,
Wabash, Inc; Joseph ". Dolph, Portland,
Ore; John A. Doyle. Huntington, Pa: Her
man Ely. Elyria. Ohio: William Gaddis
Fort Logan, Mont; c. H. Johnson, Henjer-
son, Ky. Robert G. Jordan, Omaha Neb ::
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