Evening star., 1901-07-13
ANOTHER BIG FAIR
Masons Arranging a Monster Enter
prise for Next Spring.
NATIONAL TEMPLE IT'S OBJECT
Meeting Tonight to Organize
Board Of Control.
BODIES ESENTED

Several weeks ago the Masonic Temple
Association determined to have a fair in
the spring of 1902 the proceeds of which
should be devoted to paying the balance
due upon the property at the junction of
New York avenue and H and 18th streets,
purchased a site for the projected Ma
tional Masonic Temple. This realty was
bought for S115. 900, and of this sum S65,OOO
in cash has been paid.
1t has proved an excellent Investment as
its rentals more than sufficient to
eventually pay for it. The association.
however, desires to begin building opera
ticns as soon possible. and has conse-
Quently decided to hold another fair. In
reaching this conclusion a resolution was
adopted providing that the enterprise
should be placed in charge of a board of
control to be composed of a representative
from each Masonic body in the District.
which should at the termination of the fair
turn over the net receipts therefrom to the
Masonic Temple Association. 1t was also
resolved that stock in the association
should be given to each body to the amount
of the net receipts of the booth conducted
by it in the fair.
Notification of this action was sent to
each Masonic body, accompanied by an in
v1tation to name representative for MEM
bership of the board Of control. and thus
far forty-one of the siXtytwo lodges, COM
| manderies, chapters and other bodies have
| complied with the notice
The executive committee of the Temple
Association. composed of J. H. Small, jr..
chairman: John H. Olcott, secretary: Geo.
w. Baird, S. r. Bond, Thomas P. Morgan.
James A. Sample. Matthew Trimble. Geo.
w. Evans and DR.. Robert B. Donaldson. is
sued during the week a call for a meet
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held at O'Clock tonight at Scottish Rite
Temple. No. 1907 G street northwest. to
! organize the board Of control.
Representative on the Board.
The representatives are as follows: Fed
eral Lodge, No. 1. Walter A. Brown: Co
lumbia Lodge, No. 3. ]. Claude KEEPER;
Lebanon Lodge No. Z. Thos. H. Young:
New Jerusalem Lodge, No. 0. William G.
Henderson,; ST. Johns Lodge. No IL. VIM.
T. Jones; National Lodge, No. II, D. c.
Vaughn; Washington Centennial Lodge.
No IA. Charles C. Stouffer; Benz. B. French
Lodge. No. 15 James A. Wetmore; Dawson
| Lodge. No. 16, VIM. NJ. Garrett; Harmony
Lodge, No. II, w. Hamilton Smith; Acacia
Lodge. No. 1S, Frank c. Roach; La Fayette
Lodge, No %, 10. VIM T o,;al Galllher; ell Hope pt
" nitney Lodge. No. %, Saml. c. Palmer:
Pentalpha Lodge. No. o, J. c. Johnson:
stansbury Lodge. No: "a, G; A: NJ. Loefier:
oSlElS lOuSe, NO ~, ". liy cl my oi
NJ. Parker Lodge. No. q, Jos. M. Mccoy;
VIM. r. Singleton Lodge, No. 30, Frank III.
Thomas; Mt. Vernon Chapter. No 3. Jo-
| seph L. Atkins: Eureka Chapter. No. 4.
Theo. Friebus; Washington Naval Chapter.
No. 6. A. G. Herman; Mt. Horeb Chapter.
No. 7. Charles G. Zange; Brightwood Chap
ter. No. o. Abram Frey; Hiram Chapter,
No. 10. Alfred NJ. Lambeth; Capitol Chap
Commandery, No. l, Fred w. Behrens; Co
| lumbia Commandery, No. 2. J. H. Small.
| jr.: De Molay Mounted Commandery. No.
f. Emil G.. Schafer; Orient Comma ndery.
No. 5, Alex. Mckenzie: Mithras Lodge of
Perfection, William l.. Boyden: Evangelist
Chapter, Rose Croix. James H. Trimble:
Robert de Bruce Chapter of Kadosh, Sam
uel E. Aler: Albert Pike Consistory, Walter
s. Harshman; Ruth Chapter. No. I. Order
Eastern Star, Geo. +. Zeh; Naomi Chapter.
| No. 3. o. E. s.. James L. Marshall; Mar
tha Chapter. No. 4, o. e. s. ]. ]. Faber;
| Esther Chapter. No. 5. O. E. s.. Wallace
Streator: Bethlehem Chapter. No. 7. O. E.
| s. H. G. Ellis: Adah Chapter. No. 8. o. E.
| S.. s. Clifford Cox: Avenue Chapter. No.
10, o. E. s., Anderson X. Belt.
The First Fair.
1t is the hope of those interested that
| the coming event will equal the Masonic
| fair and exposition which was held in
| April. 1898. This was the most extensive
| and successful affair Of It's character ever
held In Washington. Convention Hail and
cupied by the District militia as an
armory, were leased and elaborately fitted
up The booths in Convention Hall were in
| the form Of reproductions of historic edi-
fees and at one end was an old English
village. For three weeks the attendance
was very large and the profits were some
thing over $4,000 above the expenses.
which were about $4,000. The prelim-
! inaries for this notable event were ar
ranged and the project conducted and
managed by a board Of control, composed
Of representative Masons. as follows:
J. H. Small, jr.. president: George w.
Evans. director general; Howard Perry,
general secretary, and the following chair
men of committees: Thomas somerviIIe.
advisory: Samuel H. Walker, finance;
James L. Norris, cash contributions: ALL
son Naiior, jr.. general contributions:
Frank H. Thomas, outside donations: John
c. Chaney. music: Edwin B. Hay. enter
tainment: John H. Olcott ladies; Thomas
P. Morgan. visitors; Frank H. Hosford,
press: James A. Sample. audit: George
Gibson. printing; s. NJ. Yeatman, order;
c. s. Domer. uniformed organizations;
James Lansburgh. guarantee. and Joseph
Darlington. general counsel Mr.. Small
was chairman Of the committee on decora-
tions. and Mr.. Perry Of the committee on
tickets and badges