Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-15
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Various Organizations Hold Their Annual
Sessions
The Names of Those who VIII Hold
Office for the Ensuing
Year.

NiioiSc VI liiS loilpWlilS <ATCuoIl,
Howard Perry; provost, v. B. Jackson, M.
D.: secretary. Claude 8. Frost; treasurer,
F. L. Carswell; financief, N. E. Webster,
| jr.: prelate. George w. Cox; inspector. VIM.
j. Bacon; warder. II. c. Robinson: senti-
rel, Ed. S. Ransdef; trustees, E. B. Moore,
| DR.. j. X. Haley and G. w. Gesner; au-
ditors. J. C. Jemison, John r. Wright, jr.,
| and John S. Kistler.
Frederick Koehler district deputy su-
| preme archon, and Robert Brooks. alter
| nate. both of Baltimore, were present The
eonclave voted to have a public installa-
ton of officers on the 23d of January, and
a committee was appointed to make the
necessary arrangements.
Harmony Lodge. No: II. F. A. A. NJ,
instant. as follows: Worshipful master,
Henry f. Trip: senior warden, J. Louis
Willige; junior warden. Charles E. Gross;
secretary Uenth term) w Hamilton Smith:
min; senior deacon. Louis D. Carman; jun
Tor deacon, NJ. D. Rosenberg; senior stew
ard, Clarence A. Weaver; Junior steward
r. S. c. Caldwell
The following appointments were made:
Master of ceremonies (nineteenth term,
samuel Baxter; chaplain, Rev. F. Duncan
| Jandon; tiler, Isaac s. Gray organist, Jas.
W. Cheney.
Washington Council No. "a. Loyal Addi-
ttonal Benefit Associa ton, has elected the
following officers to serve during the year
$500: Councillor, Benjamin Franklin; vice
councillor. s. A. HoIIfngshead: orator, D.
q. brennan: recorder, H. c. Scott; collec-
tor. 7. M. Hayes: treasurer. 8. 1. Besse-
lievre; chaplain, Henry Baum; marshal, M.
A. Lynch; guardian. F. R. Whitney; sentry,
c. G. Robinson: trustees, B. F. Peters, w.
w. Kari. and C. H. James.
Officers of the George Washington Me-
mortal Association have been chosen for The
ensuing year. Before the balloting began
Mrs. L. D. NJ. Sweat of Portland, Me- was
nominated for the Office OF president and
elected by reclamation.
The complete list of officers elected is as
follows: President, Mrs. D. NJ. Sweat,
Maine; vice presidents, Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins, Washington; Mrs. Washington A.
Roebling, New Jersey; Mrs. Henry r. NAL
10y, New York: Mrs. Frank Northrop, New
York; Mrs. Lawrence Maxwell, jr., Ohio;
Miss Elizabeth T. King. Maryland; Mrs.
William Tod Helmuth, New York. trustees,
Mrs. Phebe A. Hearst, California; Mrs.
Calvin s. Brice, Ohio; Mrs. H. H. Adams,
Connecticut: Mrs. William T. Carter. Penn
sylvania: Mrs. Leslie c. Wead, Massachu-
sets; Mrs. John L. Routt, Colorado; re-
cording secretary. Mrs. Susanna P. Page,
New York: corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Arthur Elkins Lee. West Virginia; national
treasurer, Charles ]. Bell
The following advisory council will con-
tinue: DR.. John Clark Ridpath, historian,
Boston; DR.. David Starr Jordan, Colonel
H H. Adams, director of civic study in
American schools for the American Insti-
tute Of CiYics, New York; Mrs. Phebe A.
Hearst, regent of the University of Cali
fornia. and Mrs. Calvin 8. Brice, trustee
Of the Western College of Oxford, Ohio.
Mrs. Ellen Richardson was, on motion of
Miss Helen La Ditto Potter. made honorary
president Of the association for life in
recognition Of her services for the Ma
tional University and Memorial Hall
causes. -.
Burnside Post No 8, G. A R., has elected
officers as follows: Commander, I. c. KIM
ball; senior vice commander, B. F. Brock
EFT; Junior vice commander, A. P. Tasker;
quartermaSter, Geo. T. Carter; surgeon,
Joseph Jouy MD. chaplain, T. w. Tall
! maage: officer of the day. E. R. Campbell;
officer of the guard. l. E. Kirk. Represen-
| tatives t. department encampment, A. ].
Huntoon. Geo p Davis, Silas w. Hastings.
Geo. c. Ross, Joseph f. Hart. E. S. Woog,
L. x. Brown, L. Vanderhoef, w. w. Brown,
F. J. Young.
The annual election of officers for Tako-
ma Park Lodge, No. 20, F.A.A.M NJ, held De-
cember II. resulted as follows: H. NJ.
! Camp, W:M-; o: D. Sunny, s.W.; F. J.
Perry, J.W.; J. X. Depue, secretary; C. NJ.
Heaton. treasurer H. NJ. Bennett. NJ. of c.;
Rev. Luther B. Wilson. chaplain; o. J.
Eddy. SD; w. T. Andrews, id; VIM.
Mehn. SIS; James W. Wilson. Us; L. 3.
Dudley. tiler.
At the annual election of officers of the
Women's Relief Union. Hancock No. 1,
elected: President, Mrs. Jennie Dyrenforth;
senior vice president, Mrs. Sarah E. Beach,
Junior vice president, Mrs. Carrie G. Miller;
treasurer. Miss Rose Dyrenforth: chaplain
Miss Emma Milans: conductress, Mrs. Car
rie r. Middleton; inside guard, Mrs. Laura
Beach: outside guard, Mrs. Cathrine Gar
vey: secretary, Miss Elinor Middleton: del
egate. Mrs. Ella c. Plunkett alternate,
Mrs Elsie Fenton.
John A. Logan Post, No ID. Grand Army
OF the Republic Of Anacostia, has elected
ensuing term: Commander James H.
Dony; senior vice commander, Adoiph s.
Gertman: junior vice commander, John H.
Anderson; surgeon, DR.. E. H. Grant; chap
lai PaI- II art.
Alpheus Dawson: officer of the day. Henry
W. Emo: officer of the guard, William H.
Peck: delegate to department encampment,
Henry W. Emo; alternate Jasper E. Snow
The Most Worshipful Eureka Grand
Lodge of Free and Accepted Ancient York
Masons (compaso, District of Columbia.
under the obedience of the National Grand
Lodge of North America, held its annual
grand communication last evening Grand
officers were present as follows: d. F.
Seville, most worshpful grand master;
VIM. c. Dennis, deputy grand master; K.
A. Washington, senior grand warden; w.
Tate, junior grand warden; Jas. T. Adams,
grand treasurer: M H. Hill, grand secre-
tary; Rev. j. II. Watson, grand chaplain
JOS Thornton, grand marshal; ]. ].
Schencks. grand lecturer; f. A. Jackson,
grand senior deacon; J. T. Ridley, grand
Junior deacon; Jas. F. johnson, grand SEN
Tor steward H. d. Newton, grand junior
steward: Hiram Walker, grand sword
bearer: w. Bell. grand standard bearer
Thomas Wade, grand pursuivant; Henry
SCHuleT, SrdHu tller. Inc GrdnQ Lodge
was opened IN ample form.
After the usual routine of business the
Grand Lodge passed a resolution indorsng
the most worshipful grand MASTER D. r.
Seville. The Grand Lodge then closed In
ample form.
The following named comrades were
elected to I'LL the various offices of Henry
Wilson Post. G. A. R., for the ensuing
year, at the last meeting of the post: Com
mander, Jacob Moore; senior vice COM
mander. Ed. Burns: junior vice commander
John H. Cole; quartermaster. James T.
Thomas; officer of the day, James Adams;
chaplain. William Turner; officer of the
guard, William Moore; delegates to de-
partment encampment, Comrades Hoover,
Thomas. Mitchell and Burne; alternates,
Mansfield, Davenport. Adams and Ander-
son.
National Hive. No, I, Ladies of the Mac
cabees, has elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: Lady Commander,
Mary NJ. Frey; lady lieutenant commander
Ida J. Maxwell; lady record Keeper, Lula
S. Hammond; lady finance keeper, Lille
F. Hayes; lady chaplain. Mary E. Dona-
| hue: lady sergeant. Amanda Hungerford;
lady mistress at arms, DR.. Edith Jewell
ladv sentinel. Clara T Moore. lo1u