Evening star., 1902-08-05
KNIGHTS OF Sf,GEORGE
Pennsylvania Grand Lodge
in Session Here.
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LIST OF DELEGATES
ADDRESS OF WELCOME BY COM
MISSIONER MAcFARLANp.
Response by the Grand Secretary of the
order-The Delegates to Go
Sightseeing.
LIST OF DELEGATES

sightseeing.
The opening session Of the convention of
the Grand Lodge Of Pennsylvania, Sons of
st. George, with which the District lodge
is affiliated, was held this morning In G. A.
r. Hall, beginning at 10 O'clock The ses-
sions will continue until Thursday A large
number Of out-of-town delegates were pres
ent at the deliberations this morning, and
after the opening features, which consisted
of an address of welcome to the delegates
by Commissioner H. B. F. Macfarland on
behalf of the city and the response by Mr..
]. Henry Williams, grand secretary of the
order, the convention went into executive
session and took up the business of the
order, which will be transacted In secret.
Commissioner Macfarland was frequently
interrupted by applause, and cries of
Hear, near" the expression of approval
common to an English audience, were heard
above the handclapping.
Words of Welcome.
Mr.. Macfarland, in his short address,
made happy reference to Washington as
q summer resort, and, among other things,
said:
II am very glad to welcome the Grand
Lodge of Pennsylvania Of the Order Of
Sons of st. George. It Is fortunate In hav-
ing q national capital within it's jurisdic-
tion, and the national capital is fortunate
today in having the Grand Lodge within it's
territory. Washington is just now an ex-
ceIIent summer resort, and 1t is all the wear
round the most attractive city In the coun-
try, to say nothing of its SURROUNDINGS in
the District Of Columbia and over In Vir-
ginia. Its hospitality, represented in your
case by the arrangements of so many Of it's
I'D Ia cit Ia hioJ
less you will fully enjoy it.
THE order which you represent merits
our respect for its benevolent purposes and
its philanthropic achievement Made up, as
it is, Of sons of England who have adopted
the United States as their country, or
whose forefathers did so, it suggests that
wonderful stream of intellectual and sptr-
ttual forces which has brought so much Of
ties which bind the United States to the
old world and especially to the country of
the Puritan and Cavalier, the land of'Shake-
speare and Cromwell. Your pride in old
England, with its splendid history Is most
natural. But even more admirable is your
determination to be thorough Americans
Your order encourages its members who
are not already American citizens to be-
50 doing establishes a claim to the appre-
citation Of all patriotic Americans"
Grand Secretary Responds.
In his response to the Commissioners re-
marks Mr.. Williams, the grand secretary
expressed his appreciation on behalf OF the
delegates for the cordial words Of welcome
We are told" said the speaker that
once. years ago, the British made descent
on Washington to capture it, with the
thirst OF war upon them, but that is not
our purpose In coming here at this time
Our mission now is one of peace"
He told Of the objects Of the order and
said each member was loyal to his adopted
country. He praised the public institutions
Sons Of st. George, to man, would defend
them with their lives If necessary.
After the speechmaking the regular work
of the lodge was taken up.
The visitors will take a trip around the
city tomorrow afternoon on the electric
cars to view the various points Of interest
in the national capital, and in the evening
the lady visitors will be rendered a recep-
ton at the Oxford Hotel, while the dele
gates will be received by the officers Of the
Grand Lodge at the hall of a local lodge,
30 Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Grand Officers and Delegates.
The grand officers of the organization are
follows:
E. j. Langston, past grand president,
Carnegie, Pa; William Griffin, G. p, Phil
adelphia; Albert j. Payton, G. v. P. Phil
adelphia; ]. Henry Williams grand secre-
tary, Philadelphia; John Kenworthy. grand
treasurer. Pittsburg; William J. Trembath.
grand messenger, Wilkesbarre; George
Townsend. G. I: s.. pro tenn, Philadelphia;
J. G. 1llingworth, G. o. g.. Norristown, Pa;
James Smith, G.. A M, Scranton, Pa;
I. I. Perkins, @. c., Philadelphia; grand
trustees: William Maylin, chairman, Scran-
ton, Pa; w. ]. Anthony, Mt Carmel, Pa:
A. p. Symons Wilkesbarre, Pa; chairman
Of finance committee. William H. Heeley,
Philadelphia.
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Parsons, Scranton; Samuel W. Fear Pitts
ton; Charles H Mines, Beaver Falls;
Thomas Rule, Wanamie; William Edwards,
Brownsville; Frank W. Evans Philadel-
phia; James H. Pideaux, Parsons; Albert
e. B. Harker, Philadelphia; John W. Brad
ley, Philadelphia: william Grassland. Phil
adelphia: Henry e. Seymour, Philadelphia;
Joseph Haigh, Philadelphia; Henry Stan
ley, Philadelphia: George Byers, Philadel-
phia: George H. Fawkes. Philadelphia; VIII
Wilmington; Frederick Jennings, Philadel-
phia: Samuel Riggall, Philadelphia; Charles
Homes, Pittsburg; Albert E. Wilkes. Pitts
burg; Samuel Severns. Carnegie; William
Maund, McKeesport; Charles w. Rggall.
Philadelphia; James Bigrass, Erie; J. Hen
ry Perkins; Philadelphia; Andrew p. sy-
mons. Wilkesbarre; William Searle, ST..
PHILADELPHIA; George Ball, philadelphia;
James Wright, Homestead; John +. Cross.
nall; Samuel Owens. Mount Carmel;
Thomas r. Goodman, Pittsburg;
Harrison Heslop. shamokin; Arthur
Hughes. Allegheny; F. 8. Berry. Norris
town: Thomas soulsby, jr.. Scranton;
George Dainty. Dunmore: James Smith.
Scranton: William Hawkins. Priceburg;
Sidney N: Levy. Wilkesbarre; John Wat
kinson. Charleroi; George Dovey, Monon-
gahela; Charles E. IMelior, Philadelphia; ;
James Stevens. Washington; Edmund Nj
chols. Olyphant; H. W. W.yRowland. Balti-
more: William A. Gregory, washington;
William Walker. Philipsburg; William
Poole. Canonsburg: Alfred Barnfeld, ST.
Bristol: Samuel J. Curnows Latrobe; George
townsend, Philadelphia ~
Entertained by Local Lodges.
The delegates to the convention Of the
Sons of st. George were entertained in the
6. A. r. Hall last night by members OF the
local lodges, who rendered the visitors
reception and smoker There were about
2oO guests, and the evening was pleasantly
spent with songs, stories and music by an
orchestra, while the visitors ana local
members became acquainted with eacn
A striking feature of the decorations last
night was the flag Of the British embassy: