Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-29

les a lady who in those peculiar times
had assumed masculine attire and gained
some military reputation.
The Frenchmen were equal to the occa-
sion, and then and there concluded that II
she could bear arms for her country she
could be initiated into Masonry, and unani-
mOuSly determined to confer upon her not
only the rite of adoption, but also the first
degree Of Ancient Masonry. This, with her
consent, was done. and repeatedly AFTER
ward she assisted this lodge in working the
first degree. This action has always been
severely criticised, but there is no question
that Madame de Xantrailles, like the Hon.
Mrs. Aldworth. was regularly initiated an
apprentice Mason
The oldest surviving past grand master
of District Odd Fellows is William Kettler.
who served in 1S70-71 He is not now con-
senior past grand master belongs of right to
Andrew Jackson. who presided over the Dis
tr1ct grand body in 1912. The other SUI
viving past grand masters who are still
connected with the fraternity are John w.
Thompson, 1929 Thomas w. Fowler.
1891; J. Thomas Petty, 1867; Alfred II.
Gawler. 1S79-SO John Long, 1923; William
P. Allan, 1867; James A. Watt, 1889:
William H. Frazier, 1SS9-9O; Theodore f.
Kinney, 1s90-91; Henry c. Hazard, 1891 90;
B. F. Crawshaw, 1929; John H. Wood.
1884; Theodore Mead 1894 -95; Richard
II. sorrell, 1886; Thomas J. Jones.
Ian. 1S9S-99, John B. Ward $4,000: ]. g.
Durfey, 19OO-O1; Jefferson D. Bradfeld,
1901-02; George q. COLLISION, 19O2-O3. Forty
five past grand masters have gone to their
eternal reward.
The members of Mount Hermon Lodge.
No. 179. F. A. A. M. Hyattsville. are ar
ranging to celebrate the twenty first ami
versary Of the foundation of the lodge. The
celebration will take the form of a fair,
from which the lodge hopes to raise suf-
ficient funds to enlarge its hall and deco
rate the Hyattsville temple building. Com
mittees have been named by the lodge as
follows:
Executive committee-w. B. Severe Wal
ter A. Wilson, John NJ. Hanford John w.
Carter, Ernest F. Gasch.
Publicity and printing-W. B. Severe, E.
A. M. Lawson, H. A. Pratt, Chas. ]. Helm.
E. A. Fuller.
Ladies auxiliary-Walter A. Wilson, Dr.
V. L. Perry, N. K. Tabler. F, A. Holden,
w. NJ. levin.
Ffnance-John NJ. Hanford DR.. s. NJ Nc
MILAN, F. A. Preston. F. c. Burrhus. w. F.
Drown.
Decentralization w. Carter A. st.
George, Geo. Ganbin, Hugh Pitzer, NJ E.
Stallings.
Reception-Ernest F. Gasch Myer Edla-
WITCH l.. F. Brownley, Geo. A. Cooley, c. P.
Shettle. The executive committee will have
a meeting at Hyattsville this evening.
Imperial Secretary B. w. Rowell of the
prepared the following list of Shrine yeter-
ans who attended the session at Saratoga
Springs this year, and who were also at
the session Of the Imperial Council in 1885
fifteen years ago; George H. Walker, WASH
ington: Preston Belvin. Richmond. Va; B.
w. Rowell, Boston. Mass; Geo. F. Loder,
Rochester. N. Y; Sam Briggs. Cleveland,
Ohio; E. F. Allen, Kansas City Mo-: Chas.
L. Field, San Francisco Cal; Charles w.
Cushman. Buffalo. N. Y: H. A. Collins, To-
ronto. Canada; John w. Boyle. Utica. N.
George w. Miller. New York: James Nc
Gee, New York: Charles H. Heyzer. New
York; A. B. McGaeffy, Denver, Col; W. B.
Melish. Cincinnati, Ohio; Thomas j. Bishop,
Albany, N. Y.
Atlantic City promises to be far more
popular gathering place for the Shriners
than is Saratoga. The Free Mason and
Fee thus expresses the situation: Atlantic
City gets the next Imperial Council, praise
be to Allah, the merciful, the compassion
ate, for it win save the tourist from nu-
merous ills that 1903 was heir to. There
was the deposit of the tickets and their
confusion with half a dozen other doings.
There was the outcry against the annoy
ances of the place and there was the an
noyance in getting tickets in the same
party from the same points reading over
different lines for the last twenty or thirty
miles of the trip. Atlantic City Is large
enough and is seaside resort. the right
place for an Imperial Council to meet, and
there will not be the confusion of the ticket
business that was had this year.
Mr.. H. E. Crouch, the commander of Ma
tional Tent, No. 1, X. o. T. M, is in Ten
nessee on a vacation.
Mrs Penelope D. Smith, deputy supreme
commander for the L. o. T. M, is spending
some time in Atlantic City,
Mr.. w. G. Worrell, past commander of
Mt. Vernon Tent, No. 4. K. o. T. NJ, is on
vacation trip to Niagara Falls.
James Willis, as deputy for the Macca-
bees, is getting up charter list at Rock
vile, Md.
The Knights and Lady Maccabees in this
city have nearly 5000 members.
new division of the uniform rank X
o. 7. M, is in progress of organization, to
be known as Golden Rule Division. No. 3.
Georgetown Tent, No. 6, K. o. T. M, will
elect new. commander on next Monday
night.
D. B. Gusdorf, the finance keeper of Ma
tional Tent. No. 1, K. o. T. NJ, has re-
turned from a vacation at Atlantic City.
The Maccabees have bureau of employ
ment here, which enables them to find work
for their members without cost to any one.
State Senator Christopher Sarau of Osh-
kosh, a prominent Pythian of Wisconsin,
was run down by a street car last Tuesday
afternoon, sustaining injuries from which
he died about two hours later. His leg
was cut off and his skull was fractured.
When the accident occurred he was march
ing at the head of procession of PythianS.
The band drowned the noise and the car
was upon him before he was aware of it.
Deceased was a native of Germany and
was sixtyfour years old. He served as as
semblyman two terms and was justice of
the peace for over twenty years.
The Supreme Council, A. A. s. r., for the
Southern Jurisdiction (colored) will meet in
Jacksonville September 8. The following
Washington delegation will attend: Sover-
eign Grand Commander Thornton A Jack
son, thirty-third degree: Grand Prior James
H. Hill, thirty-third degree; Secretary Gen
eral James O. Bampield thirty-third de-
gree. grand master; William H. Judd NAL
win, thirty-third degree; Past Potentate r.
l.. Gaines. M. D., and Imperial Recorder
Magnus L. Robinson. thirty-third degree.
The party leaves this city for Jacksonville
over the Seaboard Air Line, in Pullman
sleeper, Saturday. September 5, at 1875 p. m.
Grand Master George H. Walker of the
District Grand Lodge, F. A. A M, took in
the yacht races off Sandy Hook this week.
He was the guest of DIR. w. E. Handy.
surgeon of the Algonquin. DIR. Handy was
formerly an active member of the Masonic
fraternity in Washington He was APP
pointed to the navy after the opening of
the Spanish-American war. He is past
master of National Lodge No. IL, F. A. A.
NJ of this city. The grand master is
British born and American by adoption.
and took keen interest in the series of
races.