The Washington times., 1902-03-30
THE MASONIC FAIR.

The Masonic fair and exposition com-
rnittee on organizations has made the fol-
lowing assignments of dates: Monday,
April II. opening: Tuesday, April II, Blue
Lodge, Wednesday, April 16, Blue Lodge;
Thursday. April II, Commandery; Friday,
April IS. Royal Arch Chapter; Saturday,
ApriI 10, Mystic Shrine; Monday, April
q, Eastern Star; Tuesday, April y.
Pythians and Red Men; Wednesday. April
%. military; Thursday, April "a, Elks, and
Friday, April %. Odd Fellows and Daugh-
ters of Rebekah. The last night has not
yet been assigned.
The Scottish Rite Fair Committee held
its weekly meeting Monday night at 1907
G. Street northwest. The chairmen of the
subccmmittees are enthusiastic and hard
workers. 1t is safe to say the A. A. S.
Rite booth will be one of the bright par
ticular attractions of the coming fair.
Chairman ". L. Boyden- is very enthu-
siastic over the progresses made thus far.
Ladies of the Scottish Rite booth are to
wear genuine Chinese costumes. This
will. of course, be an attraction in itself.
A eoodiy number of Scottish Rite booth
donations have been on exhibition at the
cathedral.
The general committee of Dawson
Lodge, No. 16, F. A. A. NJ, met at the
room of r. Fl. Coward, 902 Pennsylvania
Avenue northwest, Wednesday evening
and transacted considerable routine busi-
ness. The various committees of Dawson
are as follows: General comnittee-M. H.
hot Tha- Ir,l1
tary; Charles Some, treasurer; E. S.
Bowman, j. E. Champion, J. T. Doyle, J.
w. Fritz, C. f. Hermann, R. L. jerks. ID.
II. Lyons, J. Strasburger, w. Nj. Wales,
Joseph Clemens, J. J. Costinett, DR.. r.
Parsons. L. Karpeles, Leo c. Brooks, W.
r. Lannon, John A. Colburn, George r.
Sheriff. R. II. Coward, and Louis Foer.
Committee on badges-Charles Some, L.
karpeles. and ]. J. Costinett Committee
on decoration-John A. Colburn, R. L.
jerks. William 4. Thompson, George r.
Sheriff, Jacob Strasburser, II. NJ. New
myer, and P. B. Wright. Committee on
derations-W. F. Lannan, Jacob Stras-
burger, John A. CoIburn, Dr. r. Parsons,
R L. jerks, Z. S. Bowman, Samuel Saks,
and Leo C. Brooks. Committee en- yalua-
tioG-J2cob Strasburger, George r. Sher-
IF, Leo C. Brooks, Mrs. Charles Some,
Mrs. E. S. Holmes. jr., Mrs. Leo C.
Brooks. Committee on finance - George
". Siggers, Leo c. Brooks, John A. Col
burn, E. C. Thompson, and W. f. Lannan.
A number of valuable contributions in
cash and merchandise have been received,
and the depot for donations is at the
store Of the E. f. Brooks Company, Fiji
teenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.
Washington Commandery's Masonic fair
and exposition committee held it's last
meeting prior to the opening of the fair
Thursday evening, at 1925 New York Ave-
nue.. Chairman Behrens and his asso-
ciates have worked with a will and the
conImandery will make a handsome show
ing al the fair. Eminent Commander
Parks says: The fair committees of the
conImandeTy are fully organized. and will
be ready when the fair opens oil the 18th
proximo to fully uphold the prlmacy of
Washington Commandery. Sir Knight
Behrens. of the executive committee. and
Sir Knight Hickling, of the ladies' COM
mittee are fully alive to the Importance
CT having the support and cooperation
Of the entire membership, and the re-
sponscs to the notices issued indicate the
interest aroused"