Evening star., 1899-04-24
The Present Organization.

The corporations charter provided for
the first annual meeting of the temple as
sociauon in January of this year, and Or
ganiZation was then completed as follows:
President, ]. H. Small, jr. secretary, ].
R. Garrison; treasurer, S. II. Walker.
Board of audit-Thomas 2. Moran, James
B. Lambie, Joseph C. johnson.
Executive committee-J. H. Small, jr,
president, chairman ex-officio; j. K. Garri
son, secretary; George w. Evans, Howard
Perry, DIR. r. B. Donaldson.
Committee on site-Matthew Trimble.
chairman; E. G. Davis, Allison Nailor, jr.
VIM. II. Baum, Wallace H. Hills.
Committee on building-George w. Baird
chairman; Joseph C. Johnson, John c. Cha
ney, William Oscar Roome, Thomas P.
Morgan.
Committee on ways and means-James A.
Sample, chairman; e. H. Chamberlin,
Thomas F. Gibbs, Samuel R. Bond, John
H. Olcott.
The following representatives from Ma
sonic bodies Of the District of Columbia
constitute the board Of managers: Grand
Lodge District of Columbia James A. Sam
pie; Federal Lodge, No. l. DR.. r. B. Don
aldson; Columbia Lodge, No 3, Thomas F.
Gibbs; Lebanon Lodge, No. Z, Henry Orth;
berlin: Hiram Lodge, No. 10, James B.
Lambie; ST. Johns Lodge, No. IL, Jesse w.
Lee, jr.; National Lodge, No. II, Richard
c. Lewis Washington Centennial Lodge,
French Lodge, No. Is, Wallace H. Hills;
Dawson Lodge, No. 16, Samuel r. Bond;
Harmony Lodge, No. II, A. w. Johnston;
Lafayette Lodge, No. 10, Thomas P. Nor
gan: Hope Lodge, No. 20, George w. Baird;
Pentalpha Lodge, No. %, Joseph c. John
son; Osiris Lodge, No. 26, L. Cabell Will
hanson; Grand Chapter, District of CO.
lumbia, Matthew Trimble; Columbia Chap
ter No /, Allison Nailor, jr.; Washington
Chapter No. 2, John R. Garrison; Mount
Vernon Chapter, No. 3, John H. Olcott;
Eureka Chapter, No. a. Samuel H. Walker;
Lafayette Chapter No. 5, George W. Evans;
Phillips; Hiram Chapter, No. 10, John c.
Chaney; Grand Commandery. District of
Columbia. Eldred G.. Davis; Washington
Commandery No. l. Howard Perry; Co.
lunnbia Commandery, No. 2, ]. H. Small,
jr; De Molay Mounted Commandery, No.
A. Andrew w. Kelley; Mithras Lodge of
Perfection, Henry K. Simpson; Evangelist
Chapter Rose Croix, VIM. Oscar Roome;
Robert de Bruce Council, Kadosh, AleXan-
der H Holt; Albert Pike Consistory Mark
H Brainard; Almas Temple A. A O.. N.
MS. H Staindiford. Samuel R. Bond is
the legal advisor of the association.
Selecting the Site.
At the same meeting the committee on
site was Instructed to proceed with this
most important work. 1t can be easily
realized what careful and judicious dis
elimination was necessary when so many
were offered, and of these no less than
fifty-four were considered, the prices asked
forfthem being from $50 to Sc per foot. The
character of the building to be erected, the
convenience of location and amount to be
expended were the prime problems for So
luton. Many of the sites proposed were
located most desirably, but were not salts
factory, owing to the law prescribing the
height of buildings, and as 1T was believed
the new temple would be 100 feet or more
high when built. such sites were laid aside
There were many consultations between the
site committee and the executive commit
tee, and the opinions of the most exper-
fenced real estate experts in the District
obtained. Finally decision was reached to
purchase the property situated at the con-
junction of New York avenue and H street
with 18th street northwest, which COM
mands one of the most extensive plazas in
the city. A glance at the ACCOMPANYING
plat of the property will show the desirable
character of the site. The price paid for
the entire site, which contains IL 224 square
feet. was $11S,000.
The next step in the accomplishment of
the project will be directed by the board of
managers, and the character of the gem