Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-28
THE CONCLUDING PROGRAM
District Odd Fellows Bring Their Celebra-
ton to a Close.
The Exercises at Hall Eighth
Street Southenst-Lists of
Fast officers.

A fitting finale to the celebration Of the
eiehtIcth anniversary of American Cdd
Fellowship :ranSpirei last night at Odd
Fellows Han on sth street southeast, at
which the friends of the order assembled
with odd Fellows from ali sections of the
Jurisdiction and the members of Harmony
Lodge No. Q, Union Lodge, No. II: Salem
Lodge No. -. LaHgdon Lodge. No. 2G;
Am!ty Lodge. No -. Magenenu Encamp-
ment. No. i. and Naomi Rcbekah Lodge.
No / Seated on the platform were W. w.
Milan. grand master. Fred y. Sticr grand
representative. James q. Durfey. grand
warden Richard Emmons, grand chaplain;
Joseph L. Irwin. grand patriarch. Richard
II. Sorrer. past grand master. and W II.
Nash and George A Crawford. past graudS:
VIM r Allen. past grand master: Philip
Walker. past grand. and Mrs. Sarah NJ.
SanCeTSOU. past noble grand. Rev. RiC ha rd
Emmons presided. The hall was tastefullv
decorated with palms ard American nags.
The address of the evening was delivered
by Grand Master MILAN. and the follow
ING program IN addition was rendered:
overture 10y Harmony Lodge band consist
ing of Charles r. SamueIs. John f. Pros
peri, Frederick BO"ttch-r. jr. Arn3 bile
Samuels and Mr. Zimmerman: opening ode
sung by the audience: Invocation, Rev.
Fred a Stier, music. by he band; solo
Miss Isabella shelton; recitation Miss
Webster; solo. Chas- II. SorIu. rotations
Wayson. Miss Mamie Miller accomranist;
piano duet, Rough Riders March Miss
Weiss and Mrs Whitney: music by the
band. solo. George W Powell. cakeyaIb
Miss May and Miss Helen Manning: reel
tdtlon Reed Hanna. noble grand OF Cen
traI Lodge No l; solos. Mss DayeIle Tay-
LOT Miss Laura Kahert accomganfst.
At the conclusion Of these exercises the
floor was cleared and the young paoI,,c in
duIsed III dancing until a late hour.
Past Grand Masters.
The following Is list of the past grand
masters Of the Grand Lodge. /. .. o. F. OF
the District Of Columbia, with the period
Of the service of each indicated:
t NJ Abbott, 1s2S-'29; James Gettys. 1872:
James Gettys, 1851; James Ciettys. 1S:;2:
James Gettys and Thomas Hoffman. 1,.3;
George NJ Davis, 1851, J. \. Blake. $50,
Iejt; John Mills. 1853; !. c. Mchelden $3.50:
J. I. Towers, $50; Joseph Be,rrdsley 1871:
) Stettinius, lS42; Hugh Latham. 1873:
John SeSsfOrd jr- 1871: A e. Her0'I 1875.
Levin Jones, 1S46; Joseph BorrJws. 1917;
William Towers. ISIS. Fred d Stuart. 1919:
Thomas Rich. 1S-tH; J. W. HoIgs0n 1851:
Anthony Buchiy. 1872: Charles Calvert,
1893; John T. Clements. 1>54: Jeremiah
Hepburn. 1856; 5. T. Shugert. 1856; James
A. Brown. 1851; John r. Piper, 1855; Geo
w Robinson, 1888: John Thaw. 1869; Geo.
Brown, 1861: R Finley Hunt 1s62; VIM.
Il Mclean, 1sGS; Samuel r. Douglass, 1854;
j. EdmonstOn, 1855; W. j. Brown 1885:
John T. Given, 1866: Byron A Kldder. 1865,
charles b. r. Colledge, 1865; Charles 3. r.
Colledge, 1862 20; William kettler. 1S70-'11:
Andrew Jackson. 1S11-'72: John W. Tncn!,-
son. 1872 -, Thomas w. Fowler 1873 u;
Harrison Burr, 1S74-'75: Lucius b. Allyn
1S1j-'T6; J. Thomas Petty. 1S76-'1T; JOSEPH
H. Daniel, 1SII-'7S; Ed. Bawsel 1S7s-'I9:
Alfred H. Gawler, 1SI9-'SO; Solomon +.
Faunce. 1SS1'-'sl; John Edwin Mason, ISL
-; John Long. 1888; John H. Seiffert.
1Ns&-S4: Nahlon u. LIontis. 1sS4-'>.,: Clarke
p. CraudaN, 1NS,-Stj: William T. \ Ian,
1>a6-'N7; George f. Emmons, lo>7-'SS Jas.
A Watt, 1SSS-'S9s William H Frazier, 1eH.'
eo; Theodore + Kinney, 1SyO-'9l. Henry c.
Hazard. 1N9l-'E., & r. Crawshaw. ,29'.;
John II. Wood. i~t;-'94. Theodore Mead.
1sJ4-9I; Richard II. SorreI 1sJ5-'gG, Thos.
j. Jones, 1s.Hi-'97; John 1. Brown, 1s9I-9S;
Grand Patriarchs.
The following are the past grand patri-
archs Of the Grand Encampment of 1he
District OF Columbia. with date Of service
of each. William Towers 1s4G-7; William
W. Moore. ISIS; William Z. Magruaer.
1889; l. \. Gobrisht. 1s49-5o; John Scss-
ford, jr., 1sjO-51. Thomas Rich, 1S51-52;
Fred d. Stuart. 1S-t2-.ti: X finley Hunt.
lN.'.i-Ji. George W. Robinson. 1S:J4--,J: Chas
Calvert. 1S5--;'6. W. u. Stewart 1S5ti-:,.;
john Thaw, 1>51-5S, Andrew Jackson lslS-
81, James Skirving, 1SJg-GU. Jonn f Ha-
venner, 1StU-G1; Charles J. Wright 1SGl-G2:
William s Roberts, 1>4j2-tS;: Alfred IL
Gawler, 1stl-t4, Joseph : Tucker IS.4-6J:
John = Given. ls'.5-66; John 7. Suter,
1stt-Gi; Byron y. KiGder. 1sG7-G9: Thomas
W Fowler. 1s6S-69; Thomas Greer. 1s,lJ-7U.
andrew j. Donaldson, 1s1u-Il; II. Clay Is
PeN 1s71-I2; Sol. L. liable 1s72-7;;:
II. Seiffert. 1s14-15. George S King.
1s75-76. George H Batr. 1s7f-II.
Jos Burroughs 1SII-'7S. Henry e. Stevens.
1e7s-I9: John Long f-7g--~,: \. II, stock
man. 1ASO-'S1. Jno Edwin Mason. 1SSi-,s.s.
VIM H. Frazier. 1SS2-'N.{. NJ. D. Bratuard.
Ia>'- n ri. g GrUm.cy, ISsI-'SJ. Geo \.