The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-31
Columbia C0mmandeTy's
Annual Reception.
A VERY BRILLIANT EVENT
New Willard Banquet Hall Crowded
With Eminent Sir Knights and Men
Prominent IN Business Life.

The annual reception and ball. given
by Columbia Commandery, No. >, Knights
TempIars, was held last night atthe New
Willard. Plumed knight and fair lady
reveled in the briIliancy of the event.
which proved the most entertaining ever
arranged by this organization. Men
prominent in business affairs as well as
distinguished Masons from other cities
were present as guests of the Sir
Knights. The invited guests we're re
ceived by the entire commaudery, drawn
up in line in the center of the hall under
command of Eminent Sir Alexander
Grant
The guests we're in troduCed by Right
Eminent Sir George Gibson. after which
they passed down the long line Of
knights TO the commander Admiral
Y. S. Schley was present. but assumed
no part in the program c. A Small J.
T. Clyder. and Albert Paxton were pres
ent, attending as representa- of
Palestine CommandeTy, New York city.
Most Eminent Sir j. II. Hopkins, past
grand master of Knights TemplarE, Grand
EnCampmeut of the United States, was
the first guest received He was fol-
lowed by Very Eminent Frank H Thorn
as grand junior warden Right Emil
neHJ George z. CorsOn, grand com
msndeF and staff, grand COmmandeTy
Of the District of Columbia, Grand
CeneraIissirno REGISTER. Henry Standi-
ford. grand high priest George H
Walker, grand master. Joseph f Rae
burn, commander, No. 8, Thomas c.
Loudon, commander No. 4,
The receiving line was composed OF
the following sir knights and their
wives:
Eminent Sir J. Henry Small jr.. chair
man Right Eminent Sir Frank H
Thomas. vice chairman: Right Eminent
SiTs George Gibson and Charles F Scott;
Eminent SiTs Charles W Hancock Frank
NJ Marshall Matthew Trimble. n N
Parker. James f Allen. J n Tznaga-
Z. c. ElnOTe, E B. Hay. Simeon H Mer-
riIl. Bennett A Allen John s. Loud.
Walter Il. KlopfeT. Walter B. Pettus
John II. Brown John J. narrower. Alex
ander Grant, and Sirs J. EIdridge Burns,
5. Q Cox. J Harry Cunningham. william.
z. Decker. Charles 5 DomeT. David II.
Fenton. Joseph c johnson. John A
Meyer. Harry T. Riley. J O-C. Roberts.
Stephen N Ryder, William H Sautel-
mann, a, G. SteinbreHRer, Wallace
StTeater. Z. ST. Clair Thompson. Thomas
B. Walker.
Among those present were the follow
ing knights. many Of whom were ac-
companied by their wives.
En- SlT AEToI IL Parker II I'm. SIT
Geo. Gibson, Sirs a c. Steinbrenuer
John r. adams Milton E Allies. Joseph
n Alexander, Robert L Anderson, FIar-
MS l. AtchisOn- Clarence Baker. John c.
BallOu, George Z Barber. Walter 8.
Barker. James n Barnard, Louis E
Barnard Edwin c. Bartlett. George T.
Bassett, Samuel Baxter. William H
Baum. George W Beavers George b
Bennett. Alexander } Bentley, John 7
Biacknar, Charles H Bradley. Edgar L
Brice. John Breck. Walter J Brooks.
Charles z. Bronson, Charles W Brown.
Nazareth Bunch. Z. 2. Burgee. David L.
Burnett Alexander F. Burnley. ElIery
J. Burt. George Butterheld. Edward NJ
ByTnes, Frank L. Campbell Louis D.
Carman, James 6 Carter. Charles c
Casey, Amos B. Casselmau, Thomas
CavanaUgh, William s. Clark. Charles c
Cole. George Z. COLLISION, William z. Col
laday, William H Collins. Robert R.
Cooke Charles ". Coombs. Henry @.
Corbin. Hobart f Corning. Albert Cottle,
Oscar H Coumbe Seward T Covert.
Francis NJ CrisweU Lyman b Cutler,
Joseph 7. CuTran. James E DaIgIeish
Robert a Daniel George A Darling,
Francis s. Davidson, J. HuiIe Davis,
James ". Davis. Salvatore Desi0 La
Motto K DevendorL Arthur J. Dodge.
Herbert A Dodge. Edward W DOleTry.
William II. Douglas, Benjamin Du-fee.
Henry EberbaCh, August 2. Eberly,