Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-17
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Visitation of Officers of Grand Lodge, F. A.
A. M, to Potomac Lodge.
Most Prosperous Year in the History
of the Local Lodge Marked
by BANQUET.

The grand officers of the Grand Lodge of
the District of Columbia made their annual
visitation last evening to Potomac Lodge,
No. j, F. A A. NJ in Masonic Hall, George
town. The occasion was particularly
suspicious one the records of the lodge
showing that the year just being brought
TO close has been one of the most sue
cessful in the hundred and more years of
the lodges existence. Worshipful Master
James 5. Raeburn, through whose untiring
efforts this fire showing is in large part
due. has raised sixteen candidates during
the year. This is record. it is said, that
has not been surpassed in the District this
year
The lodge room was beautifully decorate-
with autumn branches, was also the
banquet hall. which has recently under
gone refrescoing and a general overhauling.
The address of the evening, an eloquent
effort. was delivered in the lodge room
proper by the Rev. James 2. Stump of Fir-
ginia. At its conclusion Mr.. J. Ho}dsworth
Gordon presented the speaker a handsome
bouquet of rare flowers in recognition OF
the sentiments expressed.
on the termination of the exercises in the
lodge room $50 guests set down to a BAN
quet in the new hail. Worshipful Master
Raeburn presided and announced the
speakers of the evening with appropriate
remarks. All the leading dignitaries In DIS
trict Masonry were present, replying to the
toaStS of their respective bodies DurliS
the speeChmaking opportunity was alIoru-
ed for the presentation to Norshlp1ul MAS
ter Raeburn in acknowledgment OF the
superior work done under his direction the
past year, of a handsome vase
Addresses We're made. respectively. by
Henry Small jr.. grand master; Past Grand
Masters Matthew Trimble and Samuel e.
Palmer: w. r. Singleton, secretary OF the
Grand Lodge. and W. T. Galliher, eminent
grand commander of Knights Templar In
the District; Past Masters j. n Gordon.
Thomas c. Lookerman and y. T. Bennell
Of PotOmac Lodge. and Worshipful Master
g. w Murth of George C. W hitins Louse.
Pnralyzed in II Cell.
Isaac Henderson. a colored man about
twenty years of age. was arrested yestel-
day afternoon at 5:45 o'clock by Policeman
McGilI Grove who found him drunk on Grace
street between sd and Potomac streets.
The man was sent to the station house ana
a charge of vagrancy placed against ms
name. The prisoner appeared to be SuHef-
ing from some injury. and was sent TO the
GEORGETOWN University Hospital. but on ac-
count of his condition the officials at the
hospital did not examine him. so it Is SAID
believing that everything was due TO MS
hard drinking.
About 10 o'clock Lieut. Swindells visited
the man in the cell. in company with the
prisoners mother. and it was found that
he could not stand. 1t was thought that he
was paralyzed. and the patrol wagon i'm
mediatcly carried him to the Emergency
Hospital in Washington. whore he was
given treatment. This morning his condi-
ton was reported to be somewhat better,
though the man is still in the hospital.
An examination. of the case by the police
revealed the fact that the man was pushed
or fell from high porch of one of the
houses on Grace street. A woman was be-
hind him. II is said. with an AK. The man
fell at the bottom of the steps and remain
ed there until picked up by the police.
Luncheon Given.
A luncheon was given by the Misses
Blackmon of Goth street Saturday in honor
of their cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H.
Bradshaw of New York. The party includ-
ed Mr.. ard Mrs. Bradshaw, Mrs. Blackmon,
DR.. Lamb, Miss Lamb, the Misses Black
mon, DR.. F. H. Hyatt, Mr.. and Mrs Shell
don, Miss Fox. Mr.. Walter Burchell and
Mr.. Ed. Chapman. Mr.. and Mrs. Bradshaw
left for New York Sunday morning, accom-
panied by Miss Matte Blackmon. who will
spend a week with Mrs. Bradshaw at her
home, in NOlcott, \. !.
Slight Fire.
An alarm was turned in yesterday for a
fire IN the dwelling at 1245 9th street,
which is occupied by a man named Brad
ley. and owned by A. W. Tancil. The en-
g.nes responded promptly to the call and
sCcce eded In extinguishing the flames after
damage to the amount of SO to the prop
erty had resulted.
General Mention.
David L. Reynolds has sold to George w.
Basin. for Columbus Thomas. premises
1896. 1898 and 1880 33d street. No consider
alton is named
Messrs. Fred n. Somerville Phil Hazel
and William Staub have returned from a
hunting trip in Virginia. They left the
city Saturday for Sterling. Va. and were
met at the depot by Mr.. Samuel l.. Jen-
kins, whose guests they were. The hunts
men brought back with them three large
'coons and one 'possum.
. Mr.. Chris. Hager has returned from a