Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24
ABOUT THE BANQUET BOARD
VETERAN MkSONS ASSEMBLE AT
THEIR ANIMAL FEAST.
Menu and PrOfusiOn of Dec
OratfOns Tribnte to President
Neutrality-suspicious. Present.

For twenty-three wears past the Master
Masons comprising the Masonic Veteran
Association of the District of Columbia
have gathered once each winter about the
banquet board In celebration of the sue
ceeding anniversaries of the founding Of
their organization. Last evening the TWEEN
ty-third of this series of dinners was held
at the Ebbitt House, the association being
represented by almost its entire member
ship, while there were a number Of dis
tlnguished guests present. The banquet
hall was prettily decorated with flags and
twining greens looped along the side walls.
Vases Of roses, carnations and other flow
ers were set at intervals along the tables.
The llluminations were particularly bril-
liant.
Prior to the banquet business meeting
of the association was held in the red par
lor The deaths of number Of members,
occurring during the past year. were an
nounced. among the names on the list be-
ing those of the former treasurer, Thomas
Bowling; Charles Fischer, Joseph Jouy,
William Ryde Smith. Spencer j. Willis and
Alfred L. Perkins, the latter having lately
resided at Alameda, California. A num-
Der OF new members were elected
Mr.. Wolf az Toastmaster.
1t was a few minutes before 9 o'clock
when the guests adjourned to the dining
William Gibson, leading the way. The
menu served was one of the most elaborate
which has yet marked function of the
association. After it had been served in
entirety Mr.. Simon Wolf arose and called
the assemblage to order. He acted as
postmaster, and inaugurated the addresses
OF the evening with brief outline OF the
history and purposes of the Masonic Vet
eran Association. The first toast proposed
was that of The President" and it was re-
sponded to by Mr.. Thos. w. Cridler, the third
assistant secretary of state. Mr.. Cridlers
tribute to President Mckinley and the
executive office aroused much enthusiasm
The other toasts and speakers We're: THE
Grand Lodge" Harry Standiford, most wor-
shipful grand master; THE Grand Com
mandery," George E. Corson, grand gen.
eralissmo of Knights Templar; Masonry
in Michigan William B. Thompson. The
program also included recitation by James
f. Brown, and songs by George w. Bal
loch and Charles w. Hancock.
The officers of the association are Will
liam Gibson, president; Simon Wolf, first
vice president; Adam Gaddis, second vice
president Albert H. Van Deusen, secre-
Gibson and James H. Trimble, stewards;
George E. Corson, almoner; Claudlus 3.
Smith, chaplain; Capt. Andrew w. Kelly,
marshal, and John F. Field, tyler
Present at the Banquet.
Among those present at the banquet were
the following:
Harry Stamford, most worshipful grand
master; Thomas w. Cridler, Warner slut
ler w. l.. Burch, Achille E. Burklin, M.
S. Brewer, Walter A Brown, c. w. Bland,
Henry c. Espay. Charles Schneider, F. A.
Weldon, w w. Wetzei G. B. Wetzel, DR.. d.
Percy Hickling, William H. Sterne, Victor
f. Montgomery, Rev. Joseph p. Gibson, A.
c. White B. II. Gladmon, John H. Olcott
Willis l.. Moore, William II. Yerkes, jr,
Dr. George A. White, George B. Abrams,
Lemuel Adams, Algernon A. Aspinwau,
George w. Balloch. Jeffrey Barton, Major
w. Bayliss, Joseph 3. Bennett, Isaac Birch
Henry L. Biscoe, James Edwin Browne,
Edward R. Campbell. George E. Corson,
James D. Cumming, Lyman b. Cutter, Da-
vid O. Floyd, Robert H. Forsyth, Adam
Gaddis, George II. Gaddis, Thomas A. Glib
son. William Gibson, George Gibson, Bur-
CESS X. Gladmon, Louis Goldschmidt, VIM
H. Griffin, Charles w. Hancock, Abraham
Hart, Warren L. Kinds, Henry T. Hut on
B. kimball, James B.. Lambie, James Lans-
burgh. John S. Larowe, William B. Lay
ton, Daniel J. Logan, Henry Morgan, Alex
ander McKerichar. William H. K. Minnix,
Lewis ]. O'Neal, Samuel c.. Palmer, Henry
j. Playter George S. Prindle, Henry A.
Robbins. James S. Roy, Robert w. Shop
pei Benjamin Sinsheimer, William M. Som
erville Melchoir B. Stricken, Arson S.
Taylor, James H. Trimble, Lorenzo Van
derhocf. Albert H. Van Dusen, William r.
Wetherell, William A. WetZel, Granville A.
Walker James H. Weldon, William p.
Whitaker John F. Wild, Edward NJ. Will
Gladdis, William II. Harrison and William